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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…

A platter of Ham and Beef Sliders.

Ham And Beef Sliders

Chrissy Hackley avatar
By Chrissy Hackley
I love sliders! There are so many different things you can do, the sky's the ...
(1 rating)
Shrimp Pasta Salad ready to serve.

Shrimp Pasta Salad

Michelle Flory avatar
By Michelle Flory
My girls love this. I make it with leftover steamed shrimp.
(3 ratings)
Two bowls of Hearty Chicken and Dumplings Southern Style.

Hearty Southern Style Chicken And Dumplings

Kristi Martin avatar
By Kristi Martin
I use thighs in place of breasts simply because I prefer the texture and flavor. ...
(2 ratings)
Pizza Stuffed Peppers ready to serve.

Pizza Stuffed Peppers

Jeannie Potter Hurocy avatar
By Jeannie Potter Hurocy
There is no great story here! I saw some gorgeous green peppers in the grocery ...
(3 ratings)
A slice of The Best Chicken Pot Pie on a plate.

The Best Chicken Pot Pie

Gail Herbest avatar
By Gail Herbest
This is the best chicken pot pie I have ever had. It reminds me of ...
(14 ratings)
A plate of Creamy Chicken and Rice.

Creamy Chicken And Rice

Shelley Young avatar
By Shelley Young
"What's for dinner?" my Hubby asked. I had dreaded that question all day. I went ...
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Good Ol' Goulash.

Good Ol' Goulash

Callie Godwin avatar
By Callie Godwin
This recipe is not only good on the first day, but it is better on ...
(6 ratings)
A Stuffed Pork Chop on a plate.

Stuffed Pork Chops

Jane Whittaker avatar
By Jane Whittaker
This is really easier than it looks when you use packaged stuffing mix. This is ...
(14 ratings)
Slices of Meatloaf With A Tomato Beef Sauce on two plates.

Meatloaf With A Tomato Beef Sauce

Phyllis Brescia avatar
By Phyllis Brescia
My husband and I ate at this little Inn in California and asked what was ...
(12 ratings)
A plate of Simple, Succulent BBQ Baby Back Ribs.

Simple, Succulent Bbq Baby Back Ribs

Brad Nichols avatar
By Brad Nichols
This is an easy way to consistently make very tasty fall-off-the-bone BBQ Ribs. As a ...
(2 ratings)
Brushing meat with barbecue sauce.

Oven Baked Bbq Pork Steaks

Nancy Allen avatar
By Nancy Allen
These BBQ steaks melt in your mouth and you bake them in your oven.
(6 ratings)
A serving of Chicken Apple Sausage One-Pot Dish.

One-pot Chicken Apple Sausage And Cabbage

Michelle Cory avatar
By Michelle Cory
My mom created this over 10 years ago using Aidell's Chicken Apple Sausage and it ...
(3 ratings)
Crispy Fried Pork Chops With Bacon Onion Gravy.

Crispy Fried Pork Chops W/bacon Onion Gravy

Diane Atherton avatar
By Diane Atherton
We love crispy fried pork over most cuts of meat. The gravy put this ...
(14 ratings)
Ooey Gooey Mac and Cheese on a plate.

Ooey Gooey Mac And Cheese

Samantha Jacobs avatar
By Samantha Jacobs
This baked mac and cheese is so creamy and delicious. It's great for a Crock ...
(112 ratings)
Grilled Chicken Patty on a roll with lettuce and tomato.

Grilled Chicken Patty

Dana Beavers avatar
By Dana Beavers
This is one of my Dad’s FAVORITE chicken burgers and, trust me, he is a ...
(5 ratings)
Two slices of Bacon Wrapped Salisbury Meatloaf with gravy on top.

Bacon Wrapped Salisbury Meatloaf

Garrison Wayne avatar
By Garrison Wayne
The flavor of Salisbury steak takes me back to my childhood. To be honest, it ...
(1 rating)
Lasagna Like No Other ready to be sliced.

Lasagna Like No Other!

Stacey Lawson avatar
By Stacey Lawson
I love pasta and lasagna and I have tried many, many ways to do lasagna ...
(5 ratings)
A bowl of Karen's Mac and Cheese With Bacon.

Karen's Mac And Cheese With Bacon

Karen Wilsey avatar
By Karen Wilsey
I had some leftover bacon that my husband cooked up for breakfast. I was going ...
(2 ratings)
Stuffed Green Pepper on a plate.

Stuffed Green Peppers

Natalie Loop avatar
By Natalie Loop
I love green peppers in my eggs for breakfast, in my salads, on my pizza, ...
(12 ratings)
A plate of Shrimp and Grits.

Shrimp And Grits

Paula S. avatar
By Paula S.
At one time this dish was just a "make do" dish when food was scarce ...
(4 ratings)
Crock Pot Pulled Pork on a roll.

Crock Pot Pulled Pork

Christine Schnepp avatar
By Christine Schnepp
This is one of my hubby's favorite dishes. I make a basic slaw on the ...
(6 ratings)
Best Buttermilk Baked Chicken on a plate.

Best Buttermilk Baked Chicken-connie's

Connie Ottman avatar
By Connie Ottman
I was messin' in the kitchen yesterday and came up with this crisp, extra moist ...
(9 ratings)
beef enchiladas in a casserole dish

Beef And Cheese Enchiladas

Debbie W avatar
By Debbie W
I love Mexican food and the way it makes my house smell... all the spices ...
(4 ratings)
A platter of Barbecue Chicken Breasts.

Barbecue Chicken Breast - The Simplest Recipe Ever

Traci Coleman avatar
By Traci Coleman
Not fancy. Just a super simple go-to meal when time is tight and energy ...
(5 ratings)
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