Results for "main course"
52 dishes found.
Pilaf
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreRice cooked in stock with spices, meat or vegetables, with each grain kept separate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Moussakaμουσακάς
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreBaked casserole of eggplant or potato, often layered with meat and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GoulashMeatgulyás
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreA paprika-spiced meat and vegetable soup from Hungary
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
BraciolaMeat
🇮🇹 ItalyItalian pan-fried or grilled slices of meat, often cooked in olive oil
Main dish
CarbonaraMeatpasta alla carbonara
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 morePasta tossed with eggs, hard cheese, cured pork and black pepper
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Okonomiyakiお好み焼き
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese savory pancake cooked on a griddle with cabbage and toppings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Beef StroganoffMeatбефстроганов
🇷🇺 Russia and 6 moreSautéed beef in a creamy mustard and sour cream sauce, often with mushrooms or onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Steak tartareMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreRaw minced beef, seasoned and often topped with a raw egg yolk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken tikka masalaMeat
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreRoasted marinated chicken in a creamy, spiced tomato-based sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tandoori chickenMeat
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChicken marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in a clay oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PljeskavicaMeatпљескавица
🇷🇸 Serbia and 5 moreGrilled Balkan patty of spiced minced meats, served hot with sides or in flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Poke
🇺🇸 United StatesHawaiian dish of diced raw fish tossed with seasonings and often served over rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Casserole
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA baked main dish of meat or vegetables bound with starch in a deep pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Arrabbiata sauceVegan
🇮🇹 ItalySpicy Italian tomato sauce with garlic and chili from Rome
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Sunday roast
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreA meal of roasted meat, potatoes and vegetables, served on Sundays in Britain and beyond
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PastitsioMeatπαστίτσιο
🇬🇷 Greece and 2 moreGreek baked pasta layered with meat and creamy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Arròs negreFish or seafood
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreRice cooked with squid ink, cuttlefish or squid, and seafood broth
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Vitello tonnatoMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreChilled veal slices covered in a creamy tuna sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ZrazyMeat
🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreBeef slices rolled around a savory filling and cooked as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Veal MilaneseMeatcotoletta alla milanese
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreBone-in veal cutlet breaded and fried in butter, from Milan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SosatieMeat
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth African skewers of marinated meat, often cooked over a fire
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
MasgoufFish or seafoodالمسكوف
🇮🇶 IraqFreshwater carp grilled over an open fire, a hallmark of Iraqi cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LazijiMeat辣子鸡
🇨🇳 ChinaCrispy chicken stir-fried with dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorns
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Türlü
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreA baked stew of mixed vegetables, sometimes with meat, from Turkey and the Balkans
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bistecca alla fiorentinaMeat
🇮🇹 ItalyA thick T-bone steak grilled rare, from Tuscany
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Nasi kandarناسي كاندر
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreSteamed rice with mixed curries and side dishes, served in northern Malaysia
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Ayam popMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaMinangkabau-style fried chicken with a pale, tender finish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kashk bademjanVegetarianکشک بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranEggplant and kashk dip from Iran, often served with bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MofongoMeat
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 3 moreMashed green plantains with pork and garlic, shaped into a ball and served hot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pozharsky cutletMeatпожарская котлета
🇷🇺 RussiaJuicy breaded patties of minced chicken or veal with butter, from Russia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
White cut chickenMeat白切雞
🇨🇳 ChinaPoached chicken served chilled with a ginger and scallion dip
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gobi ManchurianVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaCauliflower fritters tossed in a tangy, spicy Indo-Chinese sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Boeuf à la modeMeat
🇫🇷 FranceFrench braised beef cooked with wine, stock, carrots, and onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PastrmajlijaMeatПастрмајлија
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaOval bread pie from North Macedonia topped with meat and sometimes cheese or eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sweet and sour porkMeat
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreCrispy pork pieces tossed in a tangy, colorful sweet and sour sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GheimehMeatقیمه
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian stew of lamb, split peas, tomato and dried lime, topped with crispy potatoes
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Zürcher GeschnetzeltesMeat
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandVeal strips in a creamy white wine sauce from Zürich, usually served with Rösti
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TinolaMeat
🇵🇭 PhilippinesFilipino chicken soup with green papaya, leafy greens and ginger
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Kori RottiMeat
🇮🇳 IndiaChicken curry with crisp rice wafers from Tulunadu, India
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baghali poloباقلا پلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreRice cooked with fava beans and dill, often served with lamb
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MechadoMeat
🇵🇭 PhilippinesFilipino beef braised in soy sauce, calamansi, and tomato sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bacalao al pil pilFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainSalted cod gently cooked in olive oil with garlic and a silky emulsion sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SheftaliaMeatσεφταλιά
🇨🇾 CyprusCypriot sausage made with minced meat wrapped in caul fat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BouneschluppMeat
🇱🇺 Luxembourg and 3 moreLuxembourgish soup of green beans, potatoes, bacon, and onions
Soup
Sole meunièreFish or seafood
🇫🇷 FranceSole fish floured, fried in butter, and finished with lemon and parsley
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tehri
🇮🇳 IndiaSpiced yellow rice cooked with vegetables, lentil dumplings and sometimes meat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PelauMeat
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 1 moreA one-pot rice and meat dish from the Caribbean, darkened with caramelised sugar
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CharghaMeatچرغا
🇵🇰 PakistanWhole chicken marinated, steamed, and deep-fried in Lahori style
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
İnegöl meatballsMeatİnegöl köfte
🇹🇷 TurkeyGrilled Turkish meatballs from İnegöl, made with only meat, onion and salt
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LechazoMeat
🇪🇸 SpainRoast suckling lamb from Castile and León, Spain
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GoshtaabMeat
🇮🇳 IndiaLarge mutton meatballs in a spiced yogurt gravy from Kashmir
Main dish, Dinner
Ifisashi
🇿🇲 ZambiaZambian greens simmered with ground peanuts and served hot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Steak tartare: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicken tikka masala: Kelly Sue, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bistecca alla fiorentina: mike packard, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pastrmajlija: Slavica Panova, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pljeskavica: Biso, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tehri: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Sole meunière: Jay Cross, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bouneschlupp: SITCK at lb.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sosatie: chee.hong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Masgouf: Hill93, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goulash: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, source
- Pilaf: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moussaka: Fotograf: Dieter Mueller ( dino1948 ) Kamera: de:Nikon 885, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carbonara: Javier Somoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poke: Openmalware.exe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Veal Milanese: mteson Marcelo Teson Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, source
- Okonomiyaki: ume-y, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tandoori chicken: Bharat Mirchandani, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Beef Stroganoff: Pittaya Sroilong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mofongo: Diane, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pelau: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ifisashi: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0, source
- Arrabbiata sauce: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastitsio: Sam Bailey, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Arròs negre: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, source
- Vitello tonnato: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Laziji: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Casserole: No machine-readable author provided. Db~commonswiki assumed (based on, Public domain, source
- Sunday roast: by robbie jim, CC BY 2.0, source
- Türlü: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Boeuf à la mode: Gżdacz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zürcher Geschnetzeltes: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kashk bademjan: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ayam pop: S Kartika, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi kandar: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Bacalao al pil pil: BocaDorada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pozharsky cutlet: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zrazy: Kuruni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- White cut chicken: Sjschen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lechazo: Xavier Béjar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sweet and sour pork: Walter Grassroot, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gheimeh: Diako1971, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tinola: FoxLad at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Mechado: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Baghali polo: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kori Rotti: DreamyFlutura11, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sheftalia: Georgios LCA, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gobi Manchurian: scaredy_kat, CC BY 2.5, source
- İnegöl meatballs: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goshtaab: Oniongas, Public domain, source
- Chargha: Miansari66, CC0, source