Main Course

Meat-free entrees where vegetables or legumes are the star.

Also: Chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, fish, seafood and more.

Steaming yellow curry with tofu and greens next to white rice in a blue bowl.
10 Jan 2026

Traditional Panang Curry

This recipe provides a straightforward guide to making a traditional Panang Chicken Curry, featuring a rich, nutty, and fragrant sauce. Ready in just 25 minutes, it's a quick and easy dish perfect for a flavorful meal for 2-3 people.

Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes
Shrimp Pasta combine jumbo shrimp and pasta in a luxurious, creamy sauce
7 Jan 2026

Shrimp Pasta

"Marry Me" Shrimp Pasta combine jumbo shrimp and pasta in a luxurious, creamy sauce, boasting robust flavors from sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and smoked paprika. Despite its fancy taste, this impressive dish comes together in just 30 minutes, making it perfect for a quick yet special meal.

Prep time: 12 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes
Cantonese Superior Soy Sauce Noodles
30 Dec 2025

Cantonese Superior Soy Sauce Noodles

From J. Kenji López-Alt’s The Wok comes this recipe for Cantonese Superior Soy Sauce Noodles. It’s a classic dim sum dish characterized by its smoky aroma (wok hei) and a mix of textures between the crispy noodles and tender vegetables.

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes
Blue bowl of tortilla soup with avocado, tortilla strips, chopped herbs, and lemon wedges.
16 Mar 2012

Vegan/Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Potatoes, black beans, and corn add substance to this vegan/vegetarian tortilla soup to make it healthy, filling and absolutely delicious. I promise that no one will miss the chicken that is customarily put into tortilla soup. And, if you have any leftovers, the soup is just as good then next day, as long as you make sure to bake up some fresh tortilla strips.

Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
Large rectangular quiche with colorful vegetables on an outdoor table.
17 Aug 2011

Vegetable Quiche

I am obsessed with vegetables! Every meal, I have this habit to have at least 10 different kinds of vegetables and with this quiche, it is very easy to manage that!

Prep time: 55 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes
Pita sandwich with meat patty, lettuce, tomato, red onion, tzatziki sauce, and french fries.
31 Jul 2011

Homemade Gyros

Delicious Greek Gyros topped with a fresh Tzatziki yogurt sauce.

Prep time: 12 minutes Cook time: 60 minutes
Crispy orange chicken with white rice and mixed vegetables on a blue plate.
18 Dec 2010

Orange Chicken

I love orange chicken. In this particular recipe I added much more orange, ginger, and garlic than most recipes to make it mouth watering and delicious.

Cook time: 45 minutes
Blue bowl of light brown garbanzo bean soup, garnished with basil and carrot ribbons.
31 Oct 2010

Pia's Garbanzo Bean Soup

A few weeks ago we had a heavenly garbanzo bean soup in a small café in Fallbrook. I tried to recreate the same soup. I did not achieve this but created another really delicious soup. Very satisfying on an empty stomach.

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes
Creamy light brown lentil soup with a spoon, garnished with red spice and a green herb in a blue-rimmed bowl.
19 Oct 2010

Red Lentil Soup

Mom gave me this recipe years ago. It is perfect for a cold fall or winter evening, either as an appetizer or served together with bread as a main dish.

Prep time: 8 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes