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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…

Sliced Roast Pork Loin With Balsamic Mustard Rub on a platter.

Pork Loin With Balsamic Mustard Rub

Adrienne Boswell avatar
By Adrienne Boswell
I made this for Memorial Day, and it disappeared. The meat is moist and melt-in-your-mouth ...
(16 ratings)
Millie's Holy Guacamole Pasta Salad ready to be served.

Millie's Holy Guacamole Pasta Salad

Amelia Vargas avatar
By Amelia Vargas
I do a lot of cooking for the hospitality team at my church and I ...
(6 ratings)
A bowl of Nana's Beef Tips With Noodles.

Nana's Beef Tips With Noodles

Gail Welch avatar
By Gail Welch
I made this for supper one night and my grandson enjoyed it. Whenever he comes ...
(5 ratings)
Greek pasta salad in a small bowl.

Greek Pasta Salad

Patti Rahilly- Jones avatar
By Patti Rahilly- Jones
A nice twist on a pasta salad. Something different and super easy.
(2 ratings)
Brenda's Easy Pot Pie To Die For ready to slice.

Brenda Easy Pot Pie To Die For

Brenda-Lee Barajas avatar
By Brenda-Lee Barajas
I made up this recipe. My whole family said it was great. They just kept ...
(7 ratings)
Fruit, Nut, and Seed Salad ready to serve.

Fruit, Nut, And Seed Salad

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By Cindy Sandberg
Good for you and endlessly adaptable! I love having a salad like this for lunch... ...
(2 ratings)
Chicken, Bacon, and Ranch Pasta Salad in a serving bowl.

Chicken, Bacon, And Ranch Pasta Salad

Aleta Hepp avatar
By Aleta Hepp
This is a pasta salad I have been making for at least 15 years. So ...
(4 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)
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)
So Yummy!

Italian Drunken Noodles

Lisa Swarm avatar
By Lisa Swarm
This Italian drunken noodle recipe has been a family favorite for a while. Great flavors ...
(16 ratings)

Foolproof Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Donna Graffagnino avatar
By Donna Graffagnino
Tender, juicy and full of flavor - this is a no-fail recipe for pork tenderloin ...
(14 ratings)
A plate of Jalapeno Grilled Chicken Breast Tenders.

Jalepeno Grilled Chicken Breast Tenders

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By Desiree Cleveland-Campos
I served this with a light Caesar salad. It was a huge hit for a ...
(2 ratings)
Bacon Cheeseburgers To Die For with lettuce and tomato.

Bacon Cheeseburgers To Die For

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By FREDA GABLE
Perfect for picnics and BBQs, this is a summertime family favorite. My husband is a ...
(30 ratings)
Platters of Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs.

Honey-glazed Grilled Chicken Thighs

Debra Harrelson avatar
By Debra Harrelson
This was great. We all loved it and will make it again. We used skin ...
(5 ratings)
Marinated Flank Steak on a plate with salad.

Marinated Flank Steak

Jane Thompson avatar
By Jane Thompson
This easy recipe has been one of my family's favorites for over 25 years. It ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Shrimp and Grits Casserole.

Shrimp And Grits Casserole

Joyce Lowery avatar
By Joyce Lowery
A true Southern fantasy dream come true! Shrimp and grits in the same dish. I ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Grilled Honey Maple Pork Chops.

Grilled Honey Maple Pork Chops

Treva Orange avatar
By Treva Orange
I have made this on my George Foreman grill, in the oven using the broiler, ...
(3 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)
Grilled Italian Spiced Pork Chops.

Italian Spiced Pork Chops

Carla Tipton avatar
By Carla Tipton
I used the zesty Italian dressing mix and omitted the red pepper flakes. These have ...
(9 ratings)

Wowribs

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By Susan Magness
This makes a wonderful, tender moist rib that even when you are full, you come ...
(4 ratings)
A platter of Grilled Mexican Citrus Chicken.

Grilled Mexican Citrus Chicken

Kathy Basik avatar
By Kathy Basik
My nephew CJ and I made this moist and delicious chicken for Dinner and Dominos ...
(7 ratings)
Grilled Sesame Flank Steak on a cutting board.

Grilled Sesame Flank Steak

Scott Anderson avatar
By Scott Anderson
Flank steak is a delicious cut of beef and is often stuffed or rolled, yet ...
(8 ratings)
Slices of Pepperoni Rolls on a platter.

"giuseppe" Pepperoni Rolls

Megan Todd avatar
By Megan Todd
I had this whole story typed out about this awesome pepperoni roll I ate as ...
(4 ratings)
Crispy Southern Fried Pork Chops on a plate with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Crispy Southern Fried Pork Chops

Elaine Bovender avatar
By Elaine Bovender
Another favorite of my family that dates back to my grandmother. These chops turn out ...
(3 ratings)
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