Winter Main Dishes

Looking for winter dinner ideas? Browse more than 620 comforting winter main dish recipes that will warm you up inside and out.

Farmer cheese dumpling served in a bowl.

Farmer Cheese Dumplings

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

mid-low view of chicken pot pie with a biscuit crust served in a casserole dish

Mom's Fabulous Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust

close up view of slow cooker chicken and dumplings in bowls, with a spoon

Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

A pressure cooker pot roast on a serving platter with potatoes and carrots

Easy Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

looking at a serving bowl of pancit, garnished with lemon wedges

Quick and Easy Pancit

an overhead view of sliced rib roast on a cutting board dressed with jus and fresh rosemary

Foolproof Rib Roast

a plate of slow cooker venison roast, served with mashed potatoes

Slow Cooker Venison Roast

mid angle, cropped into a heaping spoonful of cabbage roll casserole with the remaining casserole behind

Cabbage Roll Casserole

A braised lamb shank topped with sauce and fresh rosemary, served over mashed potatoes

Braised Lamb Shanks

close up view of Traditional Osso Buco over polenta in a bowl

Traditional Osso Buco

high angle looking at a plate of cabbage rolls with one cut in half

A plate of overnight blueberry french toast, with a baking dish of overnight blueberry french toast in the background

Overnight Blueberry French Toast

Close up on a serving of Christmas breakfast sausage casserole on a plate with remaining in a red casserole dish behind.

Breakfast Sausage Casserole

a rosemary-crusted prime rib roast on a cutting board with a thick slice showing the medium-rare interior

Reverse-Sear Prime Rib Roast

A serving of simple beef pot roast with carrots and celery served over mashed potatoed

Simple Beef Pot Roast

looking at a bowl of super easy chicken and dumplings

Super Easy Chicken and Dumplings

whole ham studded with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries

Ham with Pineapple

overhead view, looking down at a platter of beef pot roast with carrots, celery, mushrooms and fresh herbs

Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

an overhead view looking into a bowl of chicken murphy.

high angle looking down at a few slices of top sirloin roast in a bowl with some mixed vegetables

Top Sirloin Roast

close up view of German Pork Chops and Sauerkraut in a pot

German Pork Chops and Sauerkraut

Finished Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe with roasted vegetables.

Roast Leg of Lamb

Sausage and Sauerkraut

high angle looking at a green casserole dish full of parmesan chicken bake

The Best Parmesan Chicken Bake

close up on a plate of boiled chicken, sliced and shredded, with carrots and lettuce

close up view of a slice of French Canadian Tourtiere on a plate

French Canadian Tourtière

close up view of Chicken and Pasta Casserole with Mixed Vegetables in a white bowl

Chicken and Pasta Casserole with Mixed Vegetables

close up on a large serving of macaroni and cheese on a plate

Chef John's Macaroni and Cheese

Crispy Roasted Chicken

True Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy

looking at a whole beef Wellington with a few pieces sliced next to sauce in a bowl

Beef Wellington

close up view of mashed potatoes with gravy, carrots, cabbage, corn and corned beef brisket on a plate

Newfoundland Jigg's Dinner

Mom's Hearty Beef Stew with Dumplings

Cock-a-Leekie Soup

looking at two cabbage rolls, with one cut in half to see inside filling

Easy Cabbage Rolls

close up on a bowl of classic beef stroganoff over pasta, garnished with fresh herbs

Chef John's Classic Beef Stroganoff

Creamed Chicken for Biscuits

Creamed Chicken for Biscuits

close up view of BBQ Turkey on a platter with kale

looking down at a plate of slow cooker bbq pork chops with a side of green beans

Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Chops

high angle looking at a bowl with spaghetti squash, tomatoes and black olives

Spaghetti Squash

close up view of Eggnog French Toast with syrup on a white plate

Eggnog French Toast

Cabbage and roasted kielbasa sausage in bowl

Kielbasa and Cabbage

close up view of a piece of Christmas Brunch Casserole on a plate, topped with scallions

Christmas Brunch Casserole

close up view of a Tuna Noodle Casserole in a glass baking dish

Classic Tuna Noodle Casserole

close up view of Chicken Stew with Dumplings in a white bowl

Chicken Stew with Dumplings

close up view of a Baked Omelet garnished with sour cream, green onions, and tomato slices in a white ramekin

close up view of a Pastie sliced in half with the filling showing

Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls

Slow Cooker Ham and Beans

close up view of Pork Osso Buco in a white bowl

close up on a large bowl of butternut squash risotto

Butternut Squash Risotto

a perfect-looking roast turkey on a white platter garnished with herbs and whole roasted carrots

Chef John's Roast Turkey and Gravy

Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey

close up view of Tomato Bredie garnished with fresh herbs in a red bowl with a spoon

Slow Cooker Moose Roast

Roast Pork with Maple and Mustard Glaze

American Shepherd's Pie

A plate of slow cooker ribs with a small bowl of extra barbecue sauce on the side

Slow Cooker Ribs

Salmon patty on lettuce with mustard and chips on the side

Salmon Patties II

close up view of Chicken and Dumplings soup in a brown bowl

Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

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