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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…

Apple and herb infused roast turkey on a platter.

Apple And Herb Infused Roast Turkey

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By Tammy Brownlow
This is my holiday roast turkey. It is so flavorful and moist. My family loves ...
(1 rating)
A street taco on a plate with onions, cilantro, and ranchero sauce

Street Tacos

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By Cathy Valencia
These street tacos are great with rice and beans or just by themselves. Add your ...
(1 rating)
A bowl of quick pinto chicken chili with cheese on top.

Quick Pinto Bean Chicken Chili

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By Janie Frey
When the weather gets cool, soups are created in this household. Again, I used ...
(1 rating)
Bacon wrapped turkey burger on a plate with chips.

Bacon Wrapped Turkey Burgers

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By Barb Janisse
This is a new way to make a turkey burger, add a little bacon! They ...
(1 rating)
Bacon and pepper jack mac & cheese poured into a serving bowl.

Bacon And Pepper Jack Mac & Cheese

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By Diane Rodriguez
Creamy with loads of bacon. Just the right amount of heat. Definitely not for ...
(3 ratings)
Pork roast with tomatillo cream sauce served over white rice.

Pork Roast With Tomatillo Cream Sauce

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By Michelle Cory
I love tomatillo salsa and a good pork roast, so I thought I would marry ...
(2 ratings)
Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Mexican Stuffed Peppers With Ranchero Sauce

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By Michelle Crawford
Since I was 17, I fell in love with a hated vegetable - the bell ...
(1 rating)
Fall harvest stuffed chicken breast served over the vegetables.

Fall Harvest Stuffed Chicken Breast

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By Kimberly Richards
This recipe was a "Basket Challenge" for culinary school. We had to use chicken, cheese, ...
(1 rating)
Beef Bourguignon served over mashed potatoes.

Beef Bourguignon (crock Pot)

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By Vicki Butts (lazyme)
This can be served as a soup or over rice. We like it with mashed ...
(10 ratings)
A tray of brisket sandwiches with gravy on the side.

Jewish Holiday Brisket For Sandwiches Or Sliders

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By Mikekey *
Serve this sliced with the sauce for dinner. Or, shred it for sandwiches or sliders.
(2 ratings)
Two baked turkey legs on a plate.

Baked Turkey Legs- Connie's

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By Connie Ottman
I'm a real fan of dark chicken and turkey meat. And I was feeling ...
(2 ratings)
German style pot roast sliced with sauerkraut and onions.

German Style Roast Pork With Caramelized Sauerkraut

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By Helene Mulvihill
Something my mom made and I have been making for 25 years. It's my recipe ...
(11 ratings)
A serving of turkey shepherd's pie on a plate.

Turkey Shepherd's Pie

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By Jessica Strayer
A little more light than normal.
(2 ratings)
Salmon club sandwich with dill caper aioli on a plate.

Salmon Club Sandwich With Dill Caper Aioli

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By Robin Lieneke
This is the sloppiest most amazing sandwich ever. Dripping from the elbows good. The key ...
(3 ratings)
Gar-licky Arti-chicky Sandwich cut on a plate.

Gar-licky Arti-chicky Sandwiches

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By Cheryl Miller
I asked my husband to bring home a loaf of Italian or French bread so ...
(3 ratings)
Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa turned into nachos.

Instant Pot Barbacoa Beef

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By Jennifer R
This is a super easy, super tasty recipe for barbacoa beef. Once all the ingredients ...
(1 rating)
Vegetarian stuffed mushroom on a plate.

Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms For Two

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By George Levinthal
This was a last minute decision for dinner and all I had to shop for ...
(2 ratings)
Spiced butternut squash soup in a bowl with a sour cream swirl and cinnamon sprinkle.

Spiced Butternut Squash Soup

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By Cindy DeVore
Well into the brisk Autumn season, we'll throw a log into the wood stove and ...
(4 ratings)
Rocky mountain oven toasted sub cut in half with tortilla chips and salsa.

Rocky Mountain Oven Toasted Subs

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By Kade Tanner
I made up this recipe and it turned out to be a very successful experiment. ...
(1 rating)
Pizza casserole hot out of the oven.

Pizza Casserole

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By Cathie Valentine
We found this recipe in a kid's cookbook years ago. We altered it as our ...
(3 ratings)
Grilled Kahlua BBQ Hamee-Burger on a plate with chips.

Grilled Kahlua Bbq Hamee-burger

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By Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
Years ago they made this Kahlua BBQ sauce I would pick up at the grocery ...
(1 rating)
A serving of quick and easy shepherd's pie in a bowl.

Lori's Quick And Easy Shepherd's Pie

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By Lori Moore
This is a quick "go to" meal when we are in a hurry. It ...
(3 ratings)
Peggi's Layered Venison Casserole hot out of the oven.

Peggi's Layered Venison Casserole

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By Peggi Anne Tebben
I started making this several years ago and it's about a weekly thing at our ...
(3 ratings)
Hot dogs with onion and tomato relish.

Hot Dogs With Onion And Tomato Relish

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By Catherine Cappiello Pappas
A great way to jazz up a summer classic!
(2 ratings)
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