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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…

A platter of Amazing Date Night Chicken Tacos.

Amazing Date Night Chicken Tacos

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By Shanelle Long
We love to go to our favorite Mexican restaurant... but when we can't get a ...
(8 ratings)
Chicken Parm, plated.

Shortcut Chicken Parmesan

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By Teresa G.
This recipe is so quick and easy, but also so very delicious. It's always been ...
(1 rating)
Grilled Pork Medallions With Lemon and Rosemary.

Grilled Pork Medallions With Lemon And Rosemary

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By Cassie Thornburg
I am notorious for over-cooking my pork loins and also didn't want to turn on ...
(2 ratings)
Bonnie's Perfect French Dip Sandwich

Bonnie's Perfect French Dip Sandwich

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By BonniE !
This is the Perfect French Dip Sandwich made with ingredients right from your pantry. ...
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)
Cheesy Salsa Bake with a dollop of sour cream.

Cheesy Salsa Chicken Bake

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By Janice Bartholome
This is a super easy and delicious dish to bake right before you leave for ...
(4 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)
Ground Beef & Potato Casserole ready to serve.

Ground Beef & Potato Casserole

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By Marianne Gleason
Found a similar recipe on the internet and tweaked it. Made it the first ...
(8 ratings)
Baked Chinese buffet crab casserole in an 8

Chinese Buffet Crab Casserole

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By Teresa G.
This casserole is my version of one of my favorite choices at our local Chinese ...
A bowl of Chicken Stew Francais With Parsley Dumplings.

Chicken Stew Francais With Parsley Dumplings

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By Susan Bickta
I created this recipe one cold winter day with ingredients I had on hand. It ...
(2 ratings)
Yakitori Beef over rice.

Yakitori Beef

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By Nickole Smith-Palacios
Yakitori is commonly a Japanese type of skewered chicken. The term Yakitori can also refer ...
(2 ratings)
A plate of Grill Chicken Thighs With White Barbecue Sauce.

Grill Chicken Thighs W/ White Barbecue Sauce

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By Missy Wimpelberg
The flavor of the rub and the sauce is WONDERFUL. They go so great together. ...
(3 ratings)
Pasta Slaw ready to be served.

Pasta Slaw

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By Shelene Wilhelm
We came up with this recipe after eating pasta slaw at Nordy's BBQ. Neither my ...
(33 ratings)
Crock Pot Pork Chops & Potatoes on a plate.

Crock Pot Pork Chops And Potatoes

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By Tracy Hooper
This is one of my husband's favorite Sunday lunches. I just put it on the ...
(13 ratings)
A platter of Dale's Dazzling Grilled Shrimp.

Dale's Dazzling Grilled Shrimp

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By Melissa Varady
This is a recipe that my husband gave me that he got from some family ...
(5 ratings)
A Pepperoni Pizza Dog on a plate.

Pepperoni Pizza Dogs

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By Barbara Lentz
My grandkids love these and they are fast and easy to make. Yummy too.
(1 rating)
Chinese-Style Hamburger Casserole on a plate.

Chinese-style Hamburger Casserole

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By Shelley Simpson
This was one of mamma's recipes! And one of our favorite wholesome meals growing up. ...
(9 ratings)
These r so ooey gooey good!  Make sure that you only heat them in the foil for a short time to melt the cheese and cook the onion slightly or you will have buns stuck to the foil.

Aunt Kathy's Oven Burgers

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By Dawn Whitted
These burgers are simple and delicious. My guy's Aunt Kathy made these when I first ...
(19 ratings)
Spinach, Mushroom Onion Quiche ready to be sliced.

Spinach, Mushroom, Onion Quiche

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By Loey Krause
Note about temperatures of ingredients. The pie crust will tend to slip down the sides ...
(1 rating)
Shrimp linguine with shaved parmesan in bowl.

Easy Creamy Shrimp Linguine For Two

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By Teresa G.
This is one of my favorite quick and easy meals. I like lots of sauce, ...
Baked pork chop casserole.

Pork Chops & Potatoes Casserole

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By Teresa G.
My husband told me about a pork chop recipe that his mother used to make. ...
A platter of Just Plain Good Golden Fried Chicken Cutlets.

Just Plain Good Golden Fried Chicken Cutlets

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By Elaine Bovender
Good old Southern fried chicken is a favorite of my husband and me. This is ...
(7 ratings)
Elmer's Bar-B-Que Sauce & Char-Grilled Chicken.

Elmer's Bar-b-que Sauce & Char-grilled Chicken

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By Jamie Beecham
My daddy was the best outdoor bar-b-que cook I knew. When it came to chicken ...
(7 ratings)
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