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Thanksgiving Mains Beyond Turkey

If you're not a fan of turkey or if you simply want to serve something more, here are some show-stopping holiday main dishes including rib roast, ham, pernil, lasagna and more. Discover more ideas for the holiday in our best Thanksgiving recipes collection.

Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Curried Goat
Priya Krishna, Hazel, Jessica Craig
185 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
185
2 hours, plus 12 hours’ marinating
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Hot Sauce Roast Chicken With Tangy Kale Salad
Alexa Weibel, Josef Centeno, Betty Hallock
364 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
364
1½ hours, plus resting
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Porchetta Pork Roast
Melissa Clark
4382 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,382
4 to 5 hours, plus marinating
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Mushroom-Parmesan Tart
Klancy Miller
802 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
802
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Pan-Seared Steak With Red Wine Sauce
Melissa Clark
1401 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,401
35 minutes
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Momofuku’s Bo Ssam
Sam Sifton, David Chang, Peter Meehan
9942 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,942
7 hours, plus 6 hours’ seasoning
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Garlicky Beef Tenderloin With Orange Horseradish Sauce
Melissa Clark
3289 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,289
40 minutes
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Whole Roasted Fish With Wild Mushrooms
Melissa Clark
275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
275
1 hour
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Salmon Roasted in Butter
Mark Bittman
10981 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,981
15 minutes
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Easy
Bison Pot Roast With Hominy
Sean Sherman
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
3½ to 4 hours, plus overnight soaking
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The Big Lasagna
Samin Nosrat
5409 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,409
About 2½ hours
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Crown Roast of Pork with Fennel and Lemon
Melissa Clark
333 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
333
20 minutes, plus at least 4½ hours’ marinating and roasting
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Carrot Tart With Ricotta and Feta
Sue Li
4476 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,476
1 hour
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Easy
Standing Rib Roast
Melissa Clark
1574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,574
1½ to 2¼ hours, plus at least 2 hours 20 minutes’ resting time
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Roast Lamb
Julia Moskin, Simon Hopkinson
2750 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,750
About 3 hours
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Ina Garten’s Make-Ahead Coquilles St.-Jacques
Sam Sifton, Ina Garten
2788 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,788
1 hour
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