main dish

noun

: the main food prepared for a meal

The main dish was poached salmon.

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Bone-in roasts: Figure about 1 pound per person if that is your main dish. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024 Get The Recipe 04 of 24 Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs These delicious slow-cooker meatballs work wonderfully as an appetizer or a main dish. —

Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024 The pardoning of a turkey ahead of the holiday, for which the bird is the traditional main dish, became a tradition under former President George H.W. Bush in 1989. —

Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Nov. 2024 Get the recipe 07 of 10 Twice-Baked Duchess Potatoes A show-stopping main dish deserves a potato that's dressed for the occasion. —

Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for main dish