How to Use main dish in a Sentence

main dish

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  • Toss the gnocchi with kale, white cheddar, and lemon zest for a creamy side or hearty main dish.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Chicken feet can be served as a snack, in soup or as a main dish in China.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • In my eyes, pasta can do no wrong: hot or cold, creamy or bright, main dish or side.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Enjoy a sweet treat by reducing the carbs in your main dish and sharing a dessert with the table.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 19 June 2023
  • In Italy, Eggplant Parmesan is a main dish, not served with pasta.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 28 July 2023
  • The lobster main dish is too salty for her, but Fraser stays positive — the other guests love the food.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • This makes a good main dish for vegans (use kosher rye, which excludes dairy).
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • This noodle bowl can be a main dish or the supporting player to a vegetable stir-fry.
    — Elyssa Goldberg, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
  • This corn ribs recipe makes a great vegan main dish or summer side dish when sweet corn is in season.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2023
  • It can be prepared as a simple side, baked into a casserole, or act as the star component of a main dish.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
  • Fizzle and Glock argued over food, stating that mac and cheese should be considered a main dish.
    — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2023
  • Even though beans are normally a barbecue side dish, this slow-cooker recipe is hearty enough to be a main dish.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
  • This refreshing, uniquely Southern recipe is the perfect side to serve with any main dish this summer.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This quick vegetarian main dish combines your choice of herbs with a little cream and some goat cheese, which melts in the heat of the pasta to lightly coat each strand.
    — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • When pescatarians or fish fans consider a main dish for grilling, most turn to that second staple.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
  • Most of our big holiday meals revolve around a centerpiece main dish.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Turn it into a delicious side or main dish salad using slices of herby goat cheese.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And Chicken Hot Pot This one-pot soup combines chicken drumsticks with udon noodles and kabocha squash for a comforting main dish.
    — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • This main dish, also known as keftedes, inspires raves from regulars — and rightly so.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 July 2023
  • Serve this cauliflower as a satisfying main dish or tuck it into bao and bánh mì.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Serve these kebabs with rice, roasted potatoes or whole-grain pita pockets and a green salad to round out this colorful, veggie-ful main dish.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2023
  • With a corn muffin base, a layer of slightly-spicy chicken tamale mixture, and cilantro, sour cream, and bubbling, golden cheese to top it all off, this pie is a stunning main dish fit for any occasion.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • For a vegetarian meal, tomato corn pie is a crowd-pleasing main dish served hot or at room temperature.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
  • No matter the season, something like a vegetable side dish packed with crunchy, earthy flavors is the perfect compliment for a main dish of steak, prime rib, chicken, fish, or practically anything else.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
  • Try using a buttermilk brine on turkey breast for an impressive main dish centerpiece.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Gossip, fashion, politics, and travel are among the table topics du jour, but with the holidays fast approaching, the subject quickly turns to one main dish: food and entertaining.
    — Town & Country, 24 Apr. 2023
  • However, sweet potatoes can make an interesting main dish or appetizer.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024

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