29 Impressive Dinner Party Main Dish Recipes

Get ready to be seriously impressed with these flavorful dinner party main dish recipes. No matter what you choose, you and your guests will be amazed by the incredible flavors. Choose from chicken recipes, pork dishes, or even homemade lasagnas. There’s something for everyone, ensuring you’ll be an outstanding host. These tasty creations always turn out delicious.

Roasted Chicken

The key to the best holiday roasted chicken might lie in the recipe’s simplicity. Also ideal for a regular weeknight dinner when you want something a little fancier, this no-fuss, one-pot whole chicken is a real winner. Garlic, lemon, and rosemary add subtle, delicious flavors, and you will find just about any festive side dishes that go perfectly alongside this juicy chicken.
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Pan Roasted Beef Tenderloin Medallions

Beef tenderloin served with a homemade tomato relish. — Pan Roasted Beef Tenderloin Medallions. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

The delicious flavours of cayenne, garlic, chilies, horseradish and more, these seared beef medallions with tomato relish sauce are sure to tantalize your taste buds with this 30 minute meal.
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Beef Wellington

A beef stuffed pastry with rosemary sprigs on a wooden board. — Holiday Beef Wellington. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

What about making holiday beef Wellington for Thanksgiving dinner this year? It’s made with beef tenderloin, the most tender beef cut, and flavourful ingredients such as prosciutto parma ham, rosemary, thyme, mushrooms, shallot, and more. This Thanksgiving or Christmas beef Wellington recipe is straightforward to make, and it’s a wonderfully decadent meal for the holidays.
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Roasted Cauliflower Carbonara

A cauliflower dish cooked with carbonara sauce and bacon. — Roasted Cauliflower Carbonara. Photo credit: Roasted Cauliflower Carbonara.

This delicious Italian recipe is ideal for any pasta lover, combining roasted cauliflower florets with a creamy sauce that includes bacon, pancetta, and parmesan cheese. It comes out of the oven perfectly golden brown and caramelized and is sure to impress.
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Sheet Pan Crab Legs

Flavored with Old Bay, butter, garlic, and lemon, these juicy crab legs are sure to put a smile on everyone’s face. Crab has a distinctive taste and these snow crab legs are always a nice treat.
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Mushroom Ragu

Elevate your pasta game with this delicious and flavorful mushroom ragu vegan pasta sauce made with garlic, wine, herbs, and various fresh vegetables. This homemade spaghetti sauce is perfect for vegans or anyone who loves a hearty and healthy meal and is sure to become your new favorite meatless ragu recipe.
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Cranberry Beef Brisket

Cranberry holiday beef brisket in a red pan. — Cranberry Holiday Beef Brisket. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This cranberry holiday beef brisket is seriously amazing. It’s a lovely dish for the holiday season, Jewish holidays or any time of year you’re feeling festive. A large brisket with fresh cranberries or cranberry jelly is a great recipe for any holiday, special occasion or simply because it’s delicious enough to have any day!
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Italian Beef Braciole Stuffed Beef Roll

Beef rolls cooked in sauce and served over pasta. — Beef Braciole. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

A stuffed Italian rolled steak or beef roll with tomato sauce is always good. Braciole is delicious served with pasta, mashed potatoes or a vegetable based side dish.
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Pot Roast with Red Wine

A crock pot full of roast beef, carrots and potatoes, perfect for Thanksgiving mains. — Pot Roast with Red Wine. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This slow cooker pot roast with red wine is a simple and delicious meal that is perfect for preparing in the morning and letting cook all day. When you return, the mouth-watering aroma that fills your home is just a bonus!
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Smoked Sweet Onion Honey Glazed Ham

A ham is sitting on a wooden cutting board. — Smoked Sweet Onion Honey Glazed Ham. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

Smoked sweet onion honey glazed ham on a pellet grill makes such a delicious meal for a special occasion. Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter would be the perfect time for smoking a ham on a pellet smoker or Traeger grill. This honey ham recipe is juicy, boasting all kinds of rich, wonderful flavours. The glaze ensures it won’t dry out and the flavour is just phenomenal.
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Garlic Tomato Shrimp Scampi

Many easy garlic tomato shrimp scampi recipes call for wine, but do you really need to add it? Is there a wine substitute you can add to this seafood pasta dinner recipe instead? The following recipe proves you don’t need to add wine for a delicious shrimp and tomato dish served with pappardelle pasta.
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Instant Pot Pork Loin Roast

A hearty winter dinner featuring succulent pork tenderloin served on a plate alongside savory potatoes and carrots – the ultimate comfort food. — Instant Pot Pork Loin Roast With Vegetables. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

This Instant Pot pork loin roast is an especially great recipe because you can make it in a fraction of the time you’d spend using a slow cooker or Dutch oven. Pork roast with vegetables makes a very easy dinner for busy weeknights.
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Baked Pork Tenderloin

At a dinner party, a person is skillfully slicing a main piece of meat on a cutting board. — Baked Pork Tenderloin. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

This juicy and flavorful Baked Pork Tenderloin is full of smoky, sweet spices and cooked to tender perfection in the oven. It makes a quick and healthy weeknight dinner that the entire family will love!
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Easy Teriyaki Salmon Recipe

Main course for a dinner party - three perfectly grilled salmon fillets served on a rustic wooden plate. — Easy Teriyaki Salmon Recipe. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

This easy Teriyaki Salmon recipe is flavorful, tender, and absolutely delicious. The 5-ingredient homemade teriyaki sauce makes this easy meal a family favorite, and the whole dish comes together in under 45 minutes.
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Champagne Chicken Recipe

A simple and elegant skillet full of chicken and mushrooms, perfect for New Year's Eve celebrations. Enjoy it with a glass of wine. — Champagne Chicken Recipe. Photo credit: PinkWhen.

This champagne chicken recipe is fancy enough for entertaining but easy enough to make without breaking your back on New Year’s Eve. With gorgeous dry champagne, mushrooms, cream, and fresh herbs, it’s packed with flavor and elegance!
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Baked Stuffed Shrimp With Crab

Celebrate New Year's Eve with an elegant and simple dish featuring shrimp, potatoes, and asparagus plated beautifully. — Baked Stuffed Shrimp With Crab. Photo credit: Foxes Love Lemons.

This Baked Stuffed Shrimp with Crab will make you feel like a restaurant chef at home, and it takes only 10 minutes in the oven. Serve this at your New Year’s Eve dinner party and impress your guests!
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Juicy Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin (30 Minutes)

Simple yet elegant, sliced pork tenderloin is beautifully presented on a sleek black plate. — Juicy Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin (30 Minutes). Photo credit: Where Is My Spoon.

Juicy apricot glazed pork tenderloin, seared until golden and then roasted in the oven. This delicious pork recipe uses just a few ingredients and is ready in about 30 minutes, so you can serve it to your New Year’s Eve dinner guests in no time.
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Smoked Lobster Tails With Lemon-Garlic Butter

Make your next special occasion even more memorable and put these smoked lobster tails with a decadent lemon-garlic butter on the dinner menu. You’ll love how sweet, buttery lobster gets an extra touch of flavor with the perfect kiss of smoky notes.
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The Secret To Tender London Broil

A dinner party main featuring a steak on a white plate, perfectly seasoned with salt and pepper. — The Secret To Tender London Broil. Photo credit: Seasonal Cravings.

Giving the meat a little bit of love beforehand goes a long way and guarantees a tender, flavorful steak every time.
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Sesame Crusted Teriyaki Salmon Recipe

A stunning dinner party main featuring salmon adorned with sesame seeds and scallions, beautifully presented on a tray. — Sesame Crusted Teriyaki Salmon Recipe. Photo credit: Pups with Chopsticks.

A quick and easy sesame-crusted pan-fried teriyaki salmon recipe glazed with a sweet and sticky homemade teriyaki sauce which can be served with rice and a side of vegetables
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Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken

A flavorful plate with grilled chicken and green onions, perfect as a main dish for a dinner party. — Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken. Photo credit: Pups with Chopsticks.

This Grilled Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken recipe is incredibly quick and easy to prepare, loaded with flavor from the lemongrass chicken marinade and grilled to perfection to give you a delicious sweet and savory, juicy grilled chicken that can be served in many different ways.
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Slow Cooker Pineapple Pulled Pork With Cauliflower Rice + Guacamole

Three bowls of pulled pork with guacamole and guacamole on a wooden table at a Dinner Party. — Slow Cooker Pineapple Pulled Pork With Cauliflower Rice + Guacamole. Photo credit: Pass Me Some Tasty.

Pork shoulder is slow-cooked with fresh pineapple, bacon, garlic, and apple cider vinegar and then served over cilantro lime cauliflower “rice” and topped with fresh guacamole. This super tasty meal is perfect for feeding a crowd or makes for some amazing leftovers!
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The Best Gluten-Free Lasagna

Lasagna casserole for a Dinner Party. — The Best Gluten-Free Lasagna. Photo credit: Pass Me Some Tasty.

This is literally the BEST Gluten-Free Lasagna recipe and it requires no noodle pre-boiling! It’s layered with a hearty, flavorful sauce, all the good cheeses (ricotta, mozzarella, Parmigiano), and a gluten-free lasagna noodle that could fool even those who aren’t gluten-free. Serious comfort food that is ultra delicious!
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Spanish Style Pork Chops (Libritos De Lomo)

A tantalizing dinner party main course - a succulent piece of chicken stuffed with cheese and tomato served on a baking sheet. — Spanish Style Pork Chops (Libritos De Lomo). Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons.

These comfort food at its best Spanish Style Pork Chops are crispy on the outside and stuffed with delicious combo of ham, roasted peppers and cheese. This recipe is a perfect way to turn regular pork chops into a scrumptious and satisfying dinner.
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Baked Chicken With Soy And Garlic

This Oven Baked Soy Garlic Chicken Thighs recipe is easy, tasty, healthy, the perfect blend of sweet and savory with soy sauce, garlic, molasses and more!
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Country Fried Steak (Cracker Barrel Copycat)

Country Fried Steak is a mouthwatering Cracker Barrel Copycat recipe that’s topped with a homemade version of their creamy sawmill gravy!
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How To Cook A Tomahawk Steak

A mouthwatering dinner party main featuring a succulent steak served on a cutting board alongside fresh tomatoes and mushrooms. — How To Cook A Tomahawk Steak. Photo credit: The Gourment Bon Vivant.

Learning how to cook a tomahawk steak isn’t as intimidating as you might think! It’s definitely not difficult, but it’s not something you want to wing at the last minute. So, let’s get into it. Because once you’ve got this down, there’s really not a more show-stopping, delicious meal out there.
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Braised Beef Short Ribs

Beef short ribs slowly braised in sauce. — Braised Beef Short Ribs. Photo credit: The Gourmet Bonvivant.

Beef short ribs are deeply flavorful, fork-tender, and just so stratifying to eat. The meat simmers all day in a complex braise, making for an elegant and delicious meal at the end of the day.
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How To Cook Prime Rib

A main dish for a dinner party displayed on a cutting board with wine glasses. — How To Cook Prime Rib. Photo credit: The Gourment Bon Vivant.

Learning how to cook prime rib isn’t super difficult. And when you’ve mastered it, you’ve got one of the most delicious meals around. It’s succulent, juicy, tender, and so full of flavor, it’s hard not to love. This makes the perfect centerpiece for any holiday table!
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