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Blue Ribbon 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…

Mozzarella and Pesto in a Crock Pot on a serving platter.

Mozzarella And Pesto Chicken In A Crock Pot

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By Penny Malone
I found this Crock Pot Mozzarella and Pesto Chicken recipe and made changes to suit ...
(4 ratings)
Kentucky Hot Brown Bake ready to be sliced.

Kentucky Hot Brown Bake

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By Kimi Gaines
This is a great recipe for get-togethers with family and friends. It can be served ...
(6 ratings)
Moussaka ready to slice and serve.

Moussaka

Amanda Hyatt avatar
By Amanda Hyatt
Great way to use summer eggplant.
(2 ratings)
A platter of sliced Chicken Stuffed WIth Goat Cheese and Basil.

Chicken Stuffed With Goat Cheese And Basil

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By Jayne Cagle Combs
Not too much of a story on this one except that we always have plenty ...
(1 rating)
Rustic Tomato Tart ready to be sliced.

Rustic Tomato Tart

Betty Graves avatar
By Betty Graves
This is a wonderful recipe using tomatoes. I made this last night and everyone wanted ...
(6 ratings)
Quick and Easy Hamburger Hash with melted cheese.

Quick And Easy Hamburger Hash

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By Diane Atherton
I had hamburger meat thawed and didn't know what I wanted to do with it. ...
(2 ratings)
Crispy Southern Fried Pork Chops on a plate with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Crispy Southern Fried Pork Chops

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By Elaine Bovender
Another favorite of my family that dates back to my grandmother. These chops turn out ...
(3 ratings)
Baked Chicken Braid on a serving platter.

Chicken Braid

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By Trudy Stevens
This is a very easy recipe. I make this for church picnics because it is ...
(4 ratings)
Ham and Cheese Sandwich Frittata ready to serve.

Ham And Cheese Sandwich Frittata

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By Lindsay Dougherty
I love grilled ham and cheese, so I wanted to use those flavors in a ...
(5 ratings)
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)
Skillet Lasagna ready to serve.

Skillet Lasagna

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By Tammy T
This is one of the most requested meals to make from my children and the ...
(52 ratings)
A plate of Scallops With Grand Marnier.

Scallops With Grand Marnier

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By Allison Hazell
Scallops are easy, delicious, and elegant. These are not your typical fried or broiled. Grand ...
(4 ratings)
Cheese dripping from a Grilled Cheese With A Twist cut in half.

Grilled Cheese With A Twist

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By Debbi Bitner
You can "customize" this grilled cheese recipe as you like. Enjoy on a cold ...
(6 ratings)
German Sauerkraut and Bratwurst and Bacon Onion Potatoes on a plate.

German Sauerkraut & Bratwurst & Bacon Onion Potatoes

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By Terrie Hoelscher
This is authentic! I lived in Germany for 3+ years. This is the way my ...
(13 ratings)
Grilled Garlic Shrimp in Foil with lemon slices.

Grilled Garlic Shrimp In Foil

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By Daune (pronounced "Dawn") Browne
Grilling shrimp in foil is easy and fit for a king (or queen).
(6 ratings)
A platter of Spicy Grilled Shrimp.

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

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By Susan Doty
Ron and Gwen, wonderful friends in Philadelphia, first shared this spicy recipe twenty years ago. ...
(2 ratings)
Sliced Sweet & Spicy Pork Tenderloin on a plate.

Sweet & Spicy Pork Tenderloin

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By Stacey Lawson
Pork tenderloin with a sweet and spicy flavor - that is what I've created. Let ...
(4 ratings)
Cajun Butter-Basted Grilled Chicken on two plates.

Cajun Butter-basted Grilled Chicken

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By Cindy Sandberg
I came up with the idea for this chicken in an effort to create a ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Zesty Grilled Chicken.

Zesty Grilled Chicken

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By Peggy Sue Ross
The chicken is tender and tasty and appeals to all of my picky eaters! This ...
(3 ratings)
Platters of Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs.

Honey-glazed Grilled Chicken Thighs

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By Debra Harrelson
This was great. We all loved it and will make it again. We used skin ...
(5 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)
Overnight Pulled Pork on a sandwich with coleslaw.

Overnight Pulled Pork

Mary Hart avatar
By Mary Hart
I used to get up early in the morning to put this in the oven. ...
(6 ratings)
Baked KFC Chicken with dipping sauce.

Baked "kfc" Chicken

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By Sonnie Otto
I am pretty sure that I have discovered the KFC secret recipe! It is DEAD ...
(5 ratings)
A platter of Ham and Beef Sliders.

Ham And Beef Sliders

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By Chrissy Hackley
I love sliders! There are so many different things you can do, the sky's the ...
(1 rating)
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