main dish

noun

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

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Make carrots a part of your main dish with this easy, delicious pasta recipe. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025 Make this your main dish or serve it alongside beef or chicken. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025 Serve the beans as a side or as a main dish. Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 Think of it as a plate of tasty appetizers before next week’s main dish. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Aug. 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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