main dish

noun

: the main food prepared for a meal
The main dish was poached salmon.

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Your Super Bowl party main dish is handled thanks to Emeril Lagasse. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025 Whether cooking a main dish or letting appetizers stay hot in the pot, the slow cooker makes the party fun for the cooks, too. Andrea Yeager, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 In a 2020 poll, YouGov also found that turkey was the most popular main dish for Thanksgiving, with ham as a popular alternative. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 8 A decadent main dish calls for a companion side dish that lifts, complements, and balances the flavor of everything else on the menu. Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for main dish 

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“Main dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20dish. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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