The phrase "filling dish" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a dish that is substantial or satisfying enough to fill someone up, often in the context of meals or recipes.
Example: "For dinner, I prepared a hearty stew that served as a filling dish for the whole family."
Alternatives: "substantial meal" or "hearty dish."
It is a celebratory, filling dish that can easily move in from its satellite role to the centerpiece of a holiday meal.
Other modern touches include spaetzle pan-fried with shrimp and broccoli ($16), a plush and filling dish that tastes like something a homesick Cantonese music student marooned at the Konservatorium Wien might come up with.
The second course here is always a soup, on my visit a winter-appropriate bowl of bramley apple, celeriac and saffron garnished with toasted pumpkin seeds: a warming, filling dish of deep, savoury, umami flavours.
"Every culture has a cheap, delicious, filling dish that locals grab on the go: herring in the Netherlands, souvlakia in Greece, currywurst in Germany, zapiekanka in Poland, 'Flemish fries' in Belgium, Cornish pasties in Britain, and doner kebab just about anywhere in Europe," Hewitt says.
If you're looking for a fast yet filling dish, pasta is always a great option.
Because it contains protein- and fat-rich peanut butter, this sauce can make a hearty, filling dish even if paired with nothing more than rice.
Takahashi-ya, a two-minute walk from the station, offers filling dishes at reasonable prices.
It is one of the most fearless, not to mention filling, dishes on a menu that could use a little more of both qualities.
He lays down a few bills and motions to the scene around us: booths emptying and filling, dishes being brought out and then swept away.
The solution for me was to go into my archives and find some truly satisfying and filling dishes that fit in the right calorie range.
Include filling dishes such as pasta, rice, or potatoes as well as fruits and vegetables.
