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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)
A bowl of Nana's Beef Tips With Noodles.

Nana's Beef Tips With Noodles

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By Gail Welch
I made this for supper one night and my grandson enjoyed it. Whenever he comes ...
(5 ratings)
German Sauerkraut and Bratwurst and Bacon Onion Potatoes on a plate.

German Sauerkraut & Bratwurst & Bacon Onion Potatoes

Terrie Hoelscher avatar
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)
Two bowls of Easy Chicken & Biscuit Dinner.

Easy Chicken And Biscuit Dinner

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By Tawnis Wohlers
Something I just threw together on a whim. It turned out pretty great, so I ...
(3 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)
Juiciest Hamburgers Ever on a plate.

Juiciest Hamburgers Ever

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By Thedford Byrum
For you guys who like to grill, this one is for you. This is so ...
(54 ratings)
A platter of Simple Italian Shrimp.

Simple Italian Shrimp

Jean McDaniel avatar
By Jean McDaniel
This Italian shrimp recipe was sent to me by Linda. The recipe is so good!
(23 ratings)
Millie's Holy Guacamole Pasta Salad ready to be served.

Millie's Holy Guacamole Pasta Salad

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By Amelia Vargas
I do a lot of cooking for the hospitality team at my church and I ...
(6 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)
Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta in a skillet.

Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

Nelda Carnley avatar
By Nelda Carnley
Pesto is one of my favorite flavors, so I came up with this recipe to ...
(3 ratings)
Grilled Mahi Mahi With Papaya BBQ Sauce on a platter.

Grilled Mahi Mahi With Papaya Bbq Sauce

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By Malinda Coletta
This BBQ sauce is great on chicken, pork, and fish!
(3 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)
Greek Lemon Chicken With Potatoes on a plate.

Greek Lemon Chicken With Potatoes

Didi Dalaba avatar
By Didi Dalaba
This is a recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation. There is ...
(14 ratings)
Parmesan Meatloaf ready to be sliced.

Parmesan Meatloaf

Alexa Mogan avatar
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

Tammy T avatar
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

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

Easy Meatloaf

Sabrina Nichols avatar
By Sabrina Nichols
I love using the Pace Picante sauce. It has everything you need to make a ...
(3 ratings)
A pot of Mom's Beef Barley Soup.

Mom's Beef Barley Soup

Deb Lund avatar
By Deb Lund
I have a family of men, and they love this hearty soup. It makes a ...
(5 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)
Baked KFC Chicken with dipping sauce.

Baked "kfc" Chicken

Sonnie Otto avatar
By Sonnie Otto
I am pretty sure that I have discovered the KFC secret recipe! It is DEAD ...
(5 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)
Golden brown Panko Crusted Mustard Pork Cutlets.

Panko Crusted Mustard Pork Cutlets

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By Debbie Deverill
I love pork - the other white meat.
(27 ratings)
Pasta Slaw ready to be served.

Pasta Slaw

Shelene Wilhelm avatar
By Shelene Wilhelm
We came up with this recipe after eating pasta slaw at Nordy's BBQ. Neither my ...
(33 ratings)
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