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Blue Ribbon 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 bowl of Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls with crusty bread.

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

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By Deb Wilson
I got this recipe from a community cookbook years ago - they were trying to ...
(4 ratings)
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes on a toasted roll.

Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes

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By Anthony Nicometi Jr
I've seen the idea for this on Pinterest. But It lacked onions and peppers, It ...
(3 ratings)
My Swiss Cheese Tuna Casserole with French fried onions on top.

My Swiss Cheese Tuna Casserole

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By Amanda Dunlap
My family asks for this dish at least once a month. Even people that don't ...
(4 ratings)
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cubed Steak with gravy.

Melt-in-your-mouth Cubed Steaks

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By Barbara J. Lumb
I don't have exact measurements, as some steaks are larger, smaller, thinner, thicker...I typically buy ...
(13 ratings)
Canned Salmon Patty on a plate with lemon and dill.

Canned Salmon Patties (the Best)

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By Nancy J. Patrykus
This recipe has been in my family for many years. I changed the bland original ...
(8 ratings)
Best Chicken Tortilla Soup with garnish.

Best Chicken Tortilla Soup

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By Carla Niemeyer- Smith
This is a family favorite. It can be served in a Crock Pot too. ...
(7 ratings)
A piece of Easy Baked Salmon on a plate with veggies.

Easy Baked Salmon In Foil

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By Marlene B
My husband loved it when I made this no-fail version of baked salmon. We ...
(9 ratings)
Tuna Casserole baked until cheese is golden brown.

Tuna Casserole

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By Sandra Ann Marie Harvey
My mom used to make this when I was growing up. She passed it down ...
(2 ratings)
Crock Pot Chicken N Noodles ready to be served.

Crock Pot Chicken 'n Noodles

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By Missy Asche
My family loves this recipe! It is hearty and most definitely comfort food. Not only ...
(3 ratings)
Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Pea and Cabbage Soup with cornbread on top.

Slow Cooker Black-eyed Pea And Cabbage Soup

Alix E avatar
By Alix E
A great, easy way to ring in the new year! Serving black-eyed peas and ...
(2 ratings)
A slice cut from the Sangria Glazed Ham.

Sangria Glazed Ham

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By Megan Flores
A sweet and flavorful ham recipe that's sure to have eyebrows raising! ***Disclaimer - 99% of ...
(2 ratings)
Sausage Bacon Apple Stuffing ready for the holiday table.

Sausage Bacon Apple Stuffing

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By Didi Dalaba
We emigrated here when I was a little girl. Our first Thanksgiving was explained to ...
(3 ratings)
A spoonful of Hoppin' John.

Hoppin' John

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By J. White Harris
It's traditional in the southern U.S. to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. It's ...
(6 ratings)
Briana's First Standing Rib Roast ready to be sliced.

Briana's First Standing Rib Roast

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By Rose Mary Mogan
We had an early Christmas dinner in 2016 because our daughter Briana had to work ...
(1 rating)
Honey Pineapple Ultimate Baked Ham ready to be sliced.

My Honey Pineapple Ultimate Baked Ham

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By Lana Bade
I do not like ham except this one. Many have told me they agree. It ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Turkey Fried Rice with chopsticks.

Turkey Fried Rice

Lynda Hayes avatar
By Lynda Hayes
This is an excellent recipe for all that leftover turkey! After a couple of days ...
(2 ratings)
Leftover Turkey Broccoli Bake ready to serve.

Leftover Turkey Broccoli Bake, Lyn*

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By Lyn Starr
We were a bit tired of turkey on the 3rd day, so I came up ...
(2 ratings)
Slices of the Spiral Sliced Smoked Baked Ham partially cut.

Spiral Sliced Smoked Baked Ham

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By Diane Springs
My family loves ham. I LOVE ham! And so easy to make. Yet every time ...
(3 ratings)
Slices cut into the Smoky Juiced Turkey.

Smoky Juiced Turkey

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By Jason Summers
I have made this turkey the last 3 years at Thanksgiving and everyone just loves ...
(2 ratings)
Low Carb Loaded Baked Cauliflower cooked until golden brown.

Low-carb Loaded Baked Cauliflower

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By Rhonda White
My meat-and-potato guys missed their baked potatoes when we started a low-carb lifestyle, so I ...
(4 ratings)
Two slices of Brown Sugar Glazed Meatloaf on a plate.

Brown Sugar Glazed Meatloaf

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By Sandra Ann Marie Harvey
My family loves this meatloaf and asks me to make it often. Though there are ...
(1 rating)
Grandma's Beef Stroganoff served over noodles.

Grandma's Beef Stroganoff

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By Jennifer Utley
Long-time family favorite!!! This was my grandma's recipe and passed down from to mom then ...
(3 ratings)
Easy Chicken Tetrazzini sprinkled with chopped red pepper.

Easy Chicken Tetrazzini

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By Lynelle Caldwell
I came up with this recipe one day from what I had on hand in ...
(3 ratings)
Italian Beef on bread with melted cheese.

Italian Beef

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By Laura Yoder
This beef is so flavorful and tender. It is perfect for parties and it travels ...
(3 ratings)
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