Recipes for main courses using vegetables and mushrooms

This fluffy omelette, originally from Murcia, Spain, is perfect for a late Sunday breakfast or a light dinner with a green salad. Filled with eggplant, bell peppers, tomatoes, and...

"I love the 'nose to tail' vegetable concept of this salad. You just have to be a little careful: the flavor of the greens can vary. For example, one bunch of carrot tops might taste..."

To save time, Sandra Lee makes this side dish using canned sweet potatoes. It's easy to cook in a slow cooker or multi-cooker: just load the sweet potatoes, sprinkle with spices, and you can forget about them for...

This side dish takes just 15 minutes of active preparation, and then the kale simmers quietly on the stovetop for an hour while you prepare other dishes. The hearty cabbage...

The main ingredient of this African dish is cassava. It was brought from South America to West African countries several centuries ago and became an important part of the local diet. Cassava...

"I really love the approach to making braised greens, as it's a team effort and a responsibility, brought to life by the extra hands needed for peeling and chopping...

To maximize the richness and intensity of her sweet potato mash, Alex Guarnaschelli makes it using baked sweet potatoes. After baking, the flesh is easily mashed with a spoon or whisk. Alex pats the mashed potatoes dry...

These succulent chicken enchiladas baked in mole sauce are a great way to enjoy mole coloradito, a traditional sauce from the Mexican state of Oaxaca. When preparing mole coloradito, it's used as a thickener...

Many people think Caesar salad is an Italian dish, but it was actually invented at Caesar's restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. This recipe features corn prepared Caesar-style.

This recipe works with both yams and sweet potatoes. Halved lengthwise, the tubers are drizzled with a mixture of butter and brown sugar and sprinkled with toasted spices, including fennel,...

Molly Yeh makes the potato bagels for these sandwiches from scratch. The resulting buns are fluffy and deliciously soft, perfect for freezing cut up for quick morning enjoyment.

This Tex-Mex-style dish is another vegetarian "golden mean" that will please both vegetarians and meat lovers. Three types of canned beans—black, red...

A delicious vegetarian take on the classic chili con carne. The abundance of vegetables, beans, and spices makes it warming and filling, and to ensure even meat lovers don't find this chili boring, try...

Succulent pork and veal meatballs in a velvety wine sauce with mushrooms are served with boiled egg noodles. Both button mushrooms and dried porcini mushrooms are used in the preparation. The flavor is...

Unlike traditional minestrone, this winter version is thicker, richer, and warming. It contains winter vegetables, including pumpkin, plenty of beans, and small pasta. After the soup has rested,...

This vegetable lasagna is filled with the vibrant bounty of summer. Zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, and plenty of mozzarella make it summery light yet filling and nutritious. Instead of lasagna sheets, this...

For this recipe, you'll need a large oven-safe casserole with a lid. Chicken legs are braised in white wine with red onion, carrots, dried apricots, garlic, and rosemary, and...

Chicken thighs are fried until crispy, then placed in a skillet on a bed of sautéed mushrooms, fennel, onions, thyme and rosemary, topped with white wine and sent to...

Rich, flavorful, and delicious, baked acorn squash wedges can be served as an appetizer or side dish. This recipe uses plenty of butter and brown sugar. But don't let this...

If you're making this gratin for a festive occasion, serve it impressively in individual serving dishes. Mashed potatoes with gooey Parmesan cheese are topped with sweet caramelized onions and thyme, and sprinkled with...

Chaat is the Indian name for various appetizers, and there are many variations. This sweet potato and star fruit chaat is a light salad that offers a wonderful combination of flavors...

This fluffy, hearty, and nutritious omelet is perfect for brunch, a snack, or dinner. Savory bits of fried bacon pair perfectly with the sweetness of sweet potatoes, kale, and...

Grilled corn is a popular street snack in Mexico. Street vendors sell the corn from their stands, generously seasoned with a spice mixture and topped with cheese. This recipe follows one...

"I love homemade mac 'n' cheese and decided to create a healthier version that I could make often for my family without feeling guilty," shares recipe author Alex Caspero. "Although this recipe...

This version of mac 'n' cheese could easily be called "Three Cheese." The dish is made with three Italian cheeses: fontina, parmesan, and Taleggio. It's delicious and chewy! Fried mushrooms fill the creamy...

To ensure the ribs are as flavorful as possible, rub them with a dry marinade and refrigerate overnight. The next day, bake them in foil until half-done, then brush with sweet and sour...

A delicious, complete Thai-inspired meal: fragrant lime rice served with succulent salmon fillet in a sticky soy glaze and crispy steamed broccolini. Fresh cilantro is the finishing touch.

A whole piece of pork shoulder is seared until golden brown, then braised in the oven in apple sauce, which gradually turns into a sticky glaze on the surface of the meat. The resulting pork...

"I'm constantly asked for this incredibly delicious cauliflower recipe," says recipe author Mary McCartney. "Crispy-baked cauliflower florets are coated in batter and...

Seasoned butter is a great way to add more flavor to any dish, and beef steak is no exception. Smoked chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are combined with butter, which is then...

Beef steak with sweet and spicy caramelized onions... What could be more delicious? Caramelized onions braised in beer! What a perfect accompaniment to meat. The onions are braised in beer with bacon bits and...

When you're the daughter of an Iron Chef, you're not expecting typical childhood food at home. Thanks to her mother, Alex Guarnaschelli, Ava Clark learned to cook and appreciate food from a young age. By the age of 12, she...

The meat for these kebabs doesn't need marinating. They're made with ribeye steak and tender vegetables, which are basted with the marinade just before grilling. Brush the kebabs...

If you don't have a grill, you can grill this delicious steak in the oven. Serve with garlicky spinach and top it all with a tomato-vodka sauce with Gorgonzola. Blue cheese enhances the flavor...

Ree Drummond decided to combine pasta with a popular steakhouse dish – steak and creamy greens. It turned out fantastic! Simmer the hearty greens in a savory, creamy, cheesy sauce and add...

With this recipe, you'll cook perfect asparagus in a steamer. It's just the right amount of tender, remains pleasantly crisp, and gets its amazing flavor from the shallot topping...

The star of this dish isn't so much the steak as the sauce it's simmered in. Portobello mushrooms, red wine, Worcestershire sauce, and a bouquet of spices give the sauce its unique, rich flavor.

When you don't have access to an outdoor grill, grill your steak and vegetables in the oven. Everything cooks on one baking sheet and, like a good steak, in just minutes! A nice bonus – minimal...

A light salad of arugula, spinach, radishes, avocado, and green peas makes a succulent bed for a grilled New York steak, served with a vibrant chimichurri sauce. Argentine chimichurri sauce...

For this recipe, unlike most grain salads, you'll need just a little spelt—just enough to make it a little more filling without loading it up on carbs and preserving the vegetable's...

The Oscar steak is a refined example of surf-and-turf, where succulent beef steak is harmoniously paired with natural crab meat under a rich Béarnaise sauce with hints of tarragon. On...

This exquisite dish is over a hundred years old. It's believed to have been named after King Oscar II of Sweden, who had a fondness for its ingredients. Grilled filet mignon steak is served with a topping...

Steak Oscar is a superb combination of grilled steak, seafood, asparagus, and hollandaise sauce. It's one of those dishes that many cooks shy away from, considering it too complicated. However, with...

This world-class dinner is ready in just 16 minutes! Juicy, pan-fried filet mignon steak medallions are served on a bed of smashed boiled potatoes and fried onions. For the sauce,...

Pan-fry a ribeye steak, basting it with melted butter and fragrant tarragon, and serve with homemade fries. For dipping, prepare a quick mayonnaise dip that will remind you of...