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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…

Leftover Turkey Nachos

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By Doreen Fish
A great way to use up that Thanksgiving turkey. Delicious and filling!!
(2 ratings)

Holiday Meatballs

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By Edith Kehoe
Ideal for a crowd, a buffet or potluck. Always a hit!
(2 ratings)

Cathy's Thanksgiving Turkey

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By Cathy Evans Mauricio
I also cut an orange in half and put them in between the skin and ...
(2 ratings)

Bacon Shrimp & Tomato Salad On Garlic Bacon Toast

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By Andreann Geise
Who doesn’t love the smell of cooking bacon, that nice crisp salty meaty flavor that ...
(3 ratings)

Sirloin And Pork Burger With Blue Cheese Slaw

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By Shea Goldstein
This burger has multiple elements of huge flavor - the burger itself made with both ...
(2 ratings)

Chorizo, Bacon Cheddarburger

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By George Levinthal
BOOM!! That sound you just heard was a flavor bomb going off in your mouth ...
(3 ratings)

Caprese And Shrimp Cocktail Sandwich

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By Hidemi Walsh
I got inspired by shrimp cocktail. I thought I could make a good sandwich with ...
(2 ratings)

Seared Cod With Cilantro Lime Rice

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By John Barnes
This dish tastes as good as it looks. The Char flavor on the seared cod ...
(1 rating)

Southern Gentleman's Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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By Amy Freeze
During a grilled cheese date night battle, my husband wanted a grilled cheese with pulled ...
(2 ratings)

Reese's Stuffed Green Peppers

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By Edna Kidwell
My husband worked this recipe up for a chance from my mom's stuffed pepper recipe. ...
(3 ratings)

Spicy Calzone

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By Sarah Farish
This is kid tested and approved! I have a difficult time pleasing my son but ...
(1 rating)

Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom Manicott

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By Jennifer R
Weekend time to kill... yummy, stick-to-your-ribs comfort food! Or make-ahead on a weekend and have ...
(3 ratings)

Roasted Butternut Squash Four Cheese Lasagna

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By April McIver
Rich, warm layers of lightly sweet butternut squash, creamy ricotta, caramelized onions and vibrant greens ...
(2 ratings)

Taco Noodle Bake

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By Jenni K
This is an easy, flavorful meal to throw together on the weeknights. You can make ...
(5 ratings)

Pork, Bacon, And Onion Pasta

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By Wanda Leech
If you like sausage and bacon you're going to love this. My family loves it. ...
(3 ratings)

Elaine's Low-carb Zucchini Three Cheese Lasagna

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By Elaine Bovender
I'm just a plain old Southern cook and my husband loves traditional southern meals. Unfortunately, ...
(3 ratings)

Mexican Pizza

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By Brenda-Lee Barajas
This is a picture of half eaten pizza so you can see inside all the ...
(4 ratings)

Bacon Wrapped, Stuffed Mini Peppers

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By Jodi Taffel
This recipe literally came out of me looking at the leftovers in my fridge and ...
(4 ratings)

Pulled Pork With Jack Daniel's Sauce

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By Bruce Hoffman
Larger roast is good for large parties; a small roast for regular dinners.
(3 ratings)

Chickie Chickie Bang Bang

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By Amanda Smith
Three words - Wonderful... Addictive... Flavorful. A great appetizer!
(3 ratings)

Chicken With Sun-dried Tomatoes

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By Judy Wisniewski
I make this for company all the time, can be served over rice or pasta. ...
(3 ratings)

One-pot Lasagna

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By Ashley Dawkins
This is a pretty simple one-pot lasagna. I don't dirty any other dishes! I ...
(1 rating)

Chicken Marsala

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By Theresa Gail
This is a favorite in my house.
(5 ratings)

Grilled Chicken Pizza

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By Sherry Price
This pizza is out of this world. I use the burrito shells but you can ...
(2 ratings)
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