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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…

Parmesan Meatloaf ready to be sliced.

Parmesan Meatloaf

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By Alexa Mogan
I made this for the family for the first time last year, and it was ...
(3 ratings)
A plate of Tuscan Chicken Pasta.

Tuscan Chicken Pasta

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By Beth Pierce
This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta Recipe combines golden brown chicken breast pieces, fresh baby spinach, ...
(1 rating)
A dish of Parmesan Baked Pork Chops ready to serve.

Parmesan Baked Pork Chops

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By Janet Crow
These were the best pork chops I have eaten in a long time. So moist ...
(115 ratings)
A big bowl of Taco Pasta.

Taco Pasta

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By Kelli Thomas
This pasta is creamy, delicious, and tastes like tacos! It won't heat up your kitchen ...
(6 ratings)
Chicken Fettuccini With Broccoli ready to serve.

Chicken Fettuccine With Broccoli

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By Belinda Castillo
My daughter's favorite dinner. This is delicious as leftovers too!
(2 ratings)
A platter of Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken.

Pineapple Sweet And Sour Chicken

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By Sunny Shaine
I have been making it for years. Everybody in my family loves it.
(12 ratings)
Chicken Primavera baked until golden brown.

Chicken Primavera

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By Jenny Unternahrer
Everyone loves this creamy pasta dotted with colorful veggies from our garden.
(11 ratings)
Lemon-Dill Shrimp and Pasta.

Lemon-dill Shrimp And Pasta

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By Belinda Hughes
There are several variations of this recipe. You can use fettuccine in place of the ...
(3 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 Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets.

Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets

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By Ruthann Cook
This recipe is one I have used for about 25 years now. It is always ...
(3 ratings)

Dee Dee's Southern Fried Buttermilk Chicken

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By Diane Atherton
I think the trick to good crispy fried chicken is to brine it first in ...
(9 ratings)
Bowls of Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli.

Orecchiette With Sausage And Broccoli

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By Jennifer Chaiken
Orecchiette are little bowl-shaped pasta "ears" that hold creamy sauces very well. For this, I ...
(3 ratings)
Chicken Bites Tempura Style with fried rice and sweet and sour sauce.

Chicken Bites Tempura Style

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By Ralph Creamer
This batter works on onion rings, fish, and more. For the chicken bites, try adding ...
(19 ratings)

Drunken Sun-dried Tomato One Dish Pasta

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By Melissa Buchanan-Smith
The smells are fabulous and only one dish to clean. I prefer this meatless. There ...
(1 rating)
Roasted Vegetables With Pasta in a serving bowl.

Roasted Vegetables With Pasta

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By Ina Cobh
This is my go-to picnic recipe. I love it!
(11 ratings)
A platter of Simple Italian Shrimp.

Simple Italian Shrimp

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By Jean McDaniel
This Italian shrimp recipe was sent to me by Linda. The recipe is so good!
(22 ratings)
Spicy Sweet Stir-Fry over rice.

Spicy Sweet Stir-fry

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By Lillian Patterson
This is my go-to recipe when I need to feed a lot of people, or ...
(2 ratings)
Angel hair pasta on a plate topped with sauteed vegetables.

Easy Angel Hair Pasta With Veggies

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By Lori Ann
I love Pasta Primavera but sometimes I find it a little too plain. This combination ...
(1 rating)

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)
Veggie Lasagna ready to be served.

Veggie Lasagna

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By Stephanie Vandenburg
We love vegetables in this family, but one vegetable doesn't make the cut - onions. ...
(2 ratings)
Bowl of Shrimp Chinese Style Noodle Soup.

Shrimp Chinese Style Noodle Soup

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By Jodi Mueller Casolari
I got this recipe from my stepmother. It is absolutely yummy. I had actually forgotten ...
(5 ratings)
Sliced Asian Pork Loin on a platter.

Asian Pork Loin

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By Melanie B
Delicious marinade for a pork loin. The amount of marinade ingredients you use depends on ...
(4 ratings)

Cassies Asian Pineapple Chicken

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By Cassie *
My family loves this dish...put it in your crock pot and go about your day...3 ...
(1 rating)
Chinese Chicken Salad with Mai Pan

Chinese Chicken Salad

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By Mama Robin
I love to make this for company!! It's SO good you'll want seconds and thirds! ...
(2 ratings)
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