Dinner recipes

The main event: braises, curries, roasts and pasta worth clearing an evening for. 2151 recipes, in a suggested order.

This is the largest part of the site, with pies and stir-fries from every cuisine here as well. The time on each card runs from start to finish, marinating and resting included. For a weeknight, the time filter on the recipe directory narrows the list to what you can cook tonight; the long braises and roasts are for an afternoon at home.

The 2,151 recipes come from 87 cuisines; the largest groups are American (471), Italian (261), British (187), Indian (147) and French (112). Of these, 328 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Barbecue Rub (5 min), Buttered Peas (8 min) and Minted Peas (10 min). For 552, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 1,302 easy, 756 medium and 93 hard.

As written, 404 are vegetarian, 165 vegan, 766 gluten-free and 896 dairy-free. Another 100 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.