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Main Dish Recipes

Add a pinch of fun to your next meal with these beloved main course recipe ideas. Meat and potatoes? You bet! But it doesn’t stop there…

Parmesan Meatloaf ready to be sliced.

Parmesan Meatloaf

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By Alexa Mogan
I made this for the family for the first time last year, and it was ...
(3 ratings)
A plate of Tuscan Chicken Pasta.

Tuscan Chicken Pasta

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By Beth Pierce
This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe combines golden brown chicken breast pieces, fresh baby spinach, ...
(1 rating)
Chicken Fettuccini With Broccoli ready to serve.

Chicken Fettuccine With Broccoli

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By Belinda Castillo
My daughter's favorite dinner. This is delicious as leftovers too!
(2 ratings)
A big bowl of Taco Pasta.

Taco Pasta

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By Kelli Thomas
This pasta is creamy, delicious, and tastes like tacos! It won't heat up your kitchen ...
(6 ratings)
Chicken Primavera baked until golden brown.

Chicken Primavera

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By Jenny Unternahrer
Everyone loves this creamy pasta dotted with colorful veggies from our garden.
(11 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Pasta ready to serve.

Blue Ribbon Garlic Shrimp Scampi And Pasta

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By Jim Frigyes
This amazing shrimp scampi with pasta recipe has won me 3 Blue Ribbons in 3 ...
(3 ratings)
A platter of Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken.

Pineapple Sweet And Sour Chicken

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By Sunny Shaine
I have been making it for years. Everybody in my family loves it.
(12 ratings)
A dish of Parmesan Baked Pork Chops ready to serve.

Parmesan Baked Pork Chops

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By Janet Crow
These were the best pork chops I have eaten in a long time. So moist ...
(115 ratings)
Lemon-Dill Shrimp and Pasta.

Lemon-dill Shrimp And Pasta

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By Belinda Hughes
There are several variations of this recipe. You can use fettuccine in place of the ...
(3 ratings)

Dee Dee's Southern Fried Buttermilk Chicken

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By Diane Atherton
I think the trick to good crispy fried chicken is to brine it first in ...
(9 ratings)
Roasted Vegetables With Pasta in a serving bowl.

Roasted Vegetables With Pasta

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By Ina Cobh
This is my go-to picnic recipe. I love it!
(11 ratings)
Bowls of Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli.

Orecchiette With Sausage And Broccoli

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By Jennifer Chaiken
Orecchiette are little bowl-shaped pasta "ears" that hold creamy sauces very well. For this, I ...
(3 ratings)
Chicken Bites Tempura Style with fried rice and sweet and sour sauce.

Chicken Bites Tempura Style

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By Ralph Creamer
This batter works on onion rings, fish, and more. For the chicken bites, try adding ...
(19 ratings)
A bowl of Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets.

Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets

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By Ruthann Cook
This recipe is one I have used for about 25 years now. It is always ...
(3 ratings)
Angel hair pasta on a plate topped with sauteed vegetables.

Easy Angel Hair Pasta With Veggies

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By Lori Ann
I love Pasta Primavera but sometimes I find it a little too plain. This combination ...
(1 rating)
Veggie Lasagna ready to be served.

Veggie Lasagna

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By Stephanie Vandenburg
We love vegetables in this family, but one vegetable doesn't make the cut - onions. ...
(2 ratings)

Drunken Sun-dried Tomato One Dish Pasta

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By Melissa Buchanan-Smith
The smells are fabulous and only one dish to clean. I prefer this meatless. There ...
(1 rating)
A platter of Simple Italian Shrimp.

Simple Italian Shrimp

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By Jean McDaniel
This Italian shrimp recipe was sent to me by Linda. The recipe is so good!
(22 ratings)
Spicy Sweet Stir-Fry over rice.

Spicy Sweet Stir-fry

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By Lillian Patterson
This is my go-to recipe when I need to feed a lot of people, or ...
(2 ratings)
Canned Salmon Patty on a plate with lemon and dill.

Canned Salmon Patties (the Best)

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By Nancy J. Patrykus
This recipe has been in my family for many years. I changed the bland original ...
(8 ratings)
Bowl of Shrimp Chinese Style Noodle Soup.

Shrimp Chinese Style Noodle Soup

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By Jodi Mueller Casolari
I got this recipe from my stepmother. It is absolutely yummy. I had actually forgotten ...
(5 ratings)
Jason's No Leftover Pasta in a bowl.

Jason's No Leftover Pasta

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By Jason Vincik
This is one of my favorite recipes. It's creamy, bacony, mushroomy, sun-dried tomatoey, pestoey - ...
(1 rating)
Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry served over rice.

Beef And Broccoli Stir-fry

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By Diana Adcock
The method used in this recipe is important. Please marinate the full 3 hours. ...
(3 ratings)
Sliced Asian Pork Loin on a platter.

Asian Pork Loin

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By Melanie B
Delicious marinade for a pork loin. The amount of marinade ingredients you use depends on ...
(4 ratings)
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