Make It A Meal: 6 Hearty Winter Dinner Ideas

A week's worth of hearty winter dinner ideas

What's for dinner tonight? One of these menus! We've paired popular winter main dishes with two side dish or dessert ideas to make meal planning a little easier. Want to mix and match recipes? Go right ahead!

Menu #1 Oven-Roasted Pistachio-Crusted Salmon

Serve with: Honey-Roasted Red Potatoes or Sautéed Green Beans

Wine pick: Kendall Jackson Vintner's Reserve Pinot Noir

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Photo: Andy Lyons.

Menu #2 Slow Cooker Barbecued Beef Ribs

Serve with: Keto Cauliflower Hash Browns or Coleslaw with Vinaigrette Dressing

Beer pick: Bell's Brewery Oberon or other American pale wheat ale

beef ribs
Photo: Brie Passano.

Menu #3 Instant Pot Coconut-Curry Chicken

Serve with: Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons or Cinnamon-Chile Pineapple Slices (sprinkle fresh or canned pineapple rings with cinnamon and chile powder.)

Beer pick: Oskar Blues Brewery Old Chub or other Scotch ale

curried chicken
Photo: Brie Passano.

Menu #4 Slow Cooker Bolognese

Serve with: Pomegranate Spinach Salad or Chef John's Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

Wine pick: Michele Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera d'Asti or other Barbera

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Photo: Allrecipes Magazine.

Menu #5 Fennel-Rubbed Pork Chops with Apple, Kale, and Sweet Potato

Serve with: Classic Vanilla-Infused Crème Brûlée or Sautéed Mushrooms

Wine pick: Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay or other Chardonnay

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Photo: Andy Lyons. ANDY LYONS

Menu #6 Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary

Serve with: Roasted Potatoes or Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Wine pick: Jean Paul Brun Terres Dorees L'Ancien or other Beaujolais

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More: Check out our collection of Family Dinner Ideas & Recipes.

This article originally appeared in the Decemeber/January 2020 issue of Allrecipes Magazine.

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