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Home › Recipes › Entertaining & Holidays › Special Occasion Mains

Memorable Main Dishes

This collection highlights our go-to mains for gatherings and holidays. From elegant roasts to approachable seafood and seasonal favorites, these recipes are well-tested so you can serve a centerpiece that’s both memorable and manageable.

Partially carved boneless leg of lamb on a serving platter showing the medium rare interior and herb rub rolled inside; fresh herb garnish and a meat fork surround it.

Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb

A close angle of two stuffed turkey tenderloins fresh from the oven with details of the celery, onion, and fresh herbs in the stuffing clearly visible.

Baked Turkey Tenderloins with Stuffing

Two roasted cornish hens in an enameled cast iron braising pan with baby yellow potatoes and fresh rosemary and thyme.

Roasted Cornish Hens with Bourbon Glaze

A white serving platter with a prime rib roast, one sliced carved, and horseradish cream sauce on the side.

How to Cook A Standing Rib Roast (Prime Rib)

An overhead view of a round white plate filled with baked stuffed colossal shrimp with seafood forks and lemon slices for garnish.

Baked Stuffed Shrimp

Sliced ham with a glossy orange marmalade glaze on a white platter with decorative orange slices and parsley sprigs.

Orange Marmalade Glazed Ham

A large, spiral-sliced, glazed ham on a serving platter, surrounded by parsley garnish, mashed potatoes and a striped tea towel in the background.

How to Cook and Glaze a Ham

A serving platter with New England boiled dinner; sliced corned beef brisket, cabbage wedges, baby red potatoes, baby carrots, pearl onions, and turnips.

New England Boiled Dinner

A serving platter of partially carved beef brisket garnished with oranges, pearl onions, fresh rosemary and thyme.

Orange Braised Beef Brisket

A partially carved, boneless pork loin roast crusted with garlic and fresh herbs on a serving platter, garnished with fresh rosemary and thyme.

Garlic Herb Crusted Boneless Pork Roast

A garlic and herb crusted crown roast of pork on a round serving platter, garnished with sprigs of fresh rosemary.

Garlic-Herb Crusted Crown Roast of Pork

An overhead view of a carved turkey breast with golden brown skin on an oval serving platter garnished with fresh herbs and apple.

Apple Cider Brined Turkey Breast

A partially carved boneless, stuffed turkey breast with on a white oblong platter with rosemary garnish, a bowl of apple cider gravy to the left.

Stuffed Boneless Turkey Breast With Apple Cider Gravy

Mayonnaise and herb coated turkey with golden brown skin, ready for carving, on a platter garnished with fresh herbs, a glass of red wine in the background.

Herb Roasted Turkey With Mayonnaise Coating

An uncarved buttermilk and honey brined turkey with crisp, golden brown skin and a garnish of parsley and fresh cranberries.

Buttermilk and Honey Brined Turkey

A whole roasted duck with crisp, golden brown skin on a serving platter garnished with orange slices and sprigs of fresh rosemary.

Slow Roasted Duck with Orange Sauce

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