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Cooking Main Dishes for Two

Make delicious dinners for two without getting stuck with a week's worth of leftovers or awkward amounts of ingredients you don't need.
Fresh Pasta Recipe for Two People
Fresh Pasta for Two People
Savory pies
Pork Pot Pie
Wine-Braised Short Ribs
Wine-Braised Short Ribs for Two
Trout with lemon cream sauce
Lemon Cream Sauce for Trout
Improved Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict for Two Recipe
Shrimp with chinese greens stir fry
Shrimp Stir Fry with Chinese Greens Recipe
Easy Homemade Gyros recipe; gyros on a white plate
Easy Homemade Gyros
A potato and sausage breakfast casserole
Potato-Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Panko-Fried Shrimp Recipe
Fried Panko Shrimp for 2
Recipe beef stroganoff for two recipe
Leftover Steak Beef Stroganoff for Two
Basic cheese souffle recipe
Light and Airy Cheese Soufflé
Pork Roast
Garlic and Rosemary Mediterranean Pork Roast
Authentic Buffalo chicken wings on a plate with dressing
Authentic Buffalo Chicken Wings
Peel-and-Eat Seasoned Shrimp
Peel-and-Eat Shrimp
Beef Braciole on a platter
Beef Braciole Recipe
Italian OxTail Stew Guazzetto
Italian Guazzetto Oxtail
Potted shrimp, a British appetizer
Potted Shrimp: An English Canape
Easy Minute Steak Meal
Easy Minute Steak Meal
Food
Ground Lamb Kabob: From the Streets of Pakistan
Chili Con Carne
Flavorful Cuban Picadillo
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettucini Alfredo
Spicy Italian Shrimp Fra Diavolo in bowls, with forks
Spicy Italian Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe
Homemade Crab Cakes With Remoulade
Crab Cakes: An Old Favorite
Butter-Basted Rib-Eye
Butter-Basted, Pan Seared Rib-Eye Steak
Roasted Whole Duck
Roasted Whole Duck
Mexican Rice With Pork
14 Winning Ways to Use Leftover Roast Pork
Making the most of leftovers stroganoff
Repurposed Leftovers for Stroganoff
Quiche
Recipe: Quiche With Three Variations
Muffaletta bread country Italian round loaf
Muffaletta Bread
Southern Fried Chicken recipe
Fried Chicken Recipe
Athenian Chicken Greek Dish
Athenian Chicken: Inspired by the Flavors of Greece
Mayonnaise Grilled Salmon Recipe
Mayonnaise Grilled Salmon Recipe
Corned Beef, cabbage and carrots
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Rack of lamb for two with mint and caper sauce
Rack of Lamb With Herb-Caper Sauce
Hearty Bean Soup with Country Ham
Country Bean Soup
Grilled swordfish steaks with lemon
Grilled Swordfish Steak Recipe
Prime Rib for Two
Prime Rib for Two
French Wine Braised Boston Butt (Pork Shoulder) Recipe
Wine-Braised Boston Butt: French Style
Milk-Braised Pork Chops
Milk-Braised Pork Chops
green curry salmon
Green Curry Salmon Recipe
Beef Meat Tacos
Steak in a Sack: a Neater Barbecue
Beef stew
Crock Pot Beef Stew for Two People