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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…

Tuna Patties With Lemon-dill Sauce

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By Tammy T
I crave Tuna Patties at times and this is how I make them. Sure hit ...
(7 ratings)

Asparagus Chicken Wraps

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By Paula Collier
Super easy and yummy. Did them while camping, and they were a hit!
(3 ratings)
Green Chile Chicken on a baking sheet.

Green Chile Chicken

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By Alma Tate
I love preparing this recipe because it's easy and delicious. A great recipe for college ...
(2 ratings)
Marry Me Chicken on a plate with sauce drizzled over rotini pasta.

Marry Me Chicken

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By Kitchen Crew
Prepare to fall in love with this Marry Me Chicken recipe. It features tender, juicy ...
(1 rating)
Traditional Gnocchi in a bowl with tomato sauce.

Traditional Gnocchi

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By Anthony Nicometi Jr
When I asked my mom if we had a family recipe for gnocchi, she told ...
(2 ratings)
Inside the Athenian Chicken Roll and served over rice.

Athenian Chicken Rolls

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By Danielle Lorton
This dish has an impressive presentation and will wow friends and family before they even ...
(12 ratings)
Two bowls of Chicken Mole with rice.

Chicken Mole My Mommy's Way___bebita

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By Martha Aguirre
This is one of my favorite meals my mother used to make. Now it is ...
(2 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 bowl of Amazing Bolognese with garlic knot.

Amazing Bolognese

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By Amanda Hyatt
Italian food is one of my favorites, and out of all the sauce recipes I ...
(13 ratings)
Bowls of Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings.

Great Old-fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

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By Jewel Hall
In 2004, I shared this recipe in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law, Lura Hall. She ...
(27 ratings)
Mom's Fried Potatoes and Onions cooked until golden brown.

Mom's Fried Potatoes And Onions

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By Fran Murray
My husband, Mark, is a meat and potatoes man. He absolutely loves this fried potatoes ...
(5 ratings)
Baked Chicken Fajitas ready to serve.

Baked Chicken Fajitas

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By Tamara Martin
So easy and delicious, too! Serve with lime wedges and sour cream. For an extra ...
(6 ratings)

Chef Andy's Technique Class: Velveting Chicken

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By Andy Anderson !
I love a good stir fry, and there are so many good recipes for stir ...
tomato sandwich

Heirloom Tomato Sandwich

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By Kitchen Crew
Nothing quite captures the essence of summer like a tomato sandwich. Bursting with vibrant and ...
(1 rating)
Assembled Greek-Inspired Chicken Pitas From the Instant Pot.

Greek-inspired Chicken Pitas

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By Amy H.
This is great on a busy evening. Serve this by heaping the chicken on top ...
(1 rating)
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)
Best Ever Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with a golden brown crust.

Best Ever Skillet Chicken Pot Pie

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By Carol Hampton
My husband and I absolutely love this version. Hope you do, too! Note: I use Cavenders ...
(1 rating)
Finished smashburger

Smashburger With "mac" Sauce

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By Kitchen Crew
The Smashburger is burger perfection. But why? The key to this style of burger is ...
(1 rating)
Cheesy Chicken Crescent Rolls.

Cheesy Chicken Crescent Roll

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By April Alvarez
I had this at a church dinner. It's very easy and very good.
(19 ratings)
A bowl of Janie's Chili Con Carne.

Janie's Chili Con Carne

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By Janie Massey
I kept tweaking my chili recipe until I finally settled on this one. It has ...
(2 ratings)
Asian Marinated Chicken Breasts on a plate with rice and broccoli.

Asian Marinated Chicken Breast

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By Melinda Lourenco
Everyone in my family loves this dish. It's simple and it saves on ordering takeout.
(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 platter of Pork Chops That Melt in Your Mouth.

Pork Chops That Melt In Your Mouth

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By Lynn Socko
I had a lot of chops to cook. So, to cut down on the time, ...
(29 ratings)

Burger Mac & Cheese

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By Barbara Lentz
Just like hamburger helper
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