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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…

Roasted Vegetables With Pasta in a serving bowl.

Roasted Vegetables With Pasta

Ina Cobh avatar
By Ina Cobh
This is my go-to picnic recipe. I love it!
(11 ratings)
A bowl of Crock Pot Cheese Tortellini and Sausage.

Crock Pot Cheese Tortellini And Sausage

Phyllis Gesch avatar
By Phyllis Gesch
This might be THE easiest recipe on planet Earth. It just might be one of ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Parmesan Red Pepper Fish.

Parmesan Red Pepper Fish

Cyndi Holman avatar
By Cyndi Holman
Try these with any type of white fish fillets: mahi mahi, tilapia, perch, cod, etc.
(6 ratings)

Garlicky Pan-fried Cod

Lori L (JostLori) avatar
By Lori L (JostLori)
Talk about weeknight-easy! This comes together in minutes and is exceptionally tasty! We use fresh ...
(2 ratings)
Bowls of Crock Pot Chicken and Gravy.

Crock Pot Chicken And Gravy

Carol Davis avatar
By Carol Davis
This is our ultimate comfort food. It's so easy and delicious. Serve it over mashed ...
(1 rating)
Melt in Your Mouth chicken breasts on a platter.

Melt In Your Mouth Chicken

Dee * avatar
By Dee *
This chicken will melt in your mouth and is much better than fried chicken. Very ...
(10 ratings)
Cheese dripping from a Grilled Cheese With A Twist cut in half.

Grilled Cheese With A Twist

Debbi Bitner avatar
By Debbi Bitner
You can "customize" this grilled cheese recipe as you like. Enjoy on a cold ...
(6 ratings)
Bowl of Green Chile Pork Stew.

Green Chile Pork Stew

Lacie O'Neil avatar
By Lacie O'Neil
I made this tonight after finding a slow cooker version that I modified for what ...
(2 ratings)
Chicken Biscuits in a bowl.

Chicken Biscuits

Barbara Miller avatar
By Barbara Miller
Mama used to make this and we all loved it. This is my version. Her ...
(1 rating)
Pork Chop Potato Casserole on a plate with salad.

Pork Chop Potato Casserole

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By Tonna Canfield
I have been making this recipe for more than 20 years. It is delicious, easy, ...
(13 ratings)
Bowls of Beef in Guinness.

Beef In Guinness (stout Beer)

Michelle Sebastian avatar
By Michelle Sebastian
My family is English, and this is a staple weekday meal on a cold winter ...
(13 ratings)
A bowl of Pasta Carbonara.

Pasta Carbonara

Marie E avatar
By Marie E
When I was an Au Pair in France, the mother's side of the family was ...
(2 ratings)
Savory layered ingredients topped with a buttery pie crust.

Provolone, Salami And Spinach Pie

Sherry Blizzard avatar
By Sherry Blizzard
An easy Italian spinach pie that will delight your tastebuds. All that cheesy, spinach, ...
A quick and easy Creamy Carbonara recipe made with crisp bacon and sweet garlic with a simple creamy texture.  It is the ultimate Italian comfort dish recipe and one everyone should try.

Pasta Carbonara

Beth Pierce avatar
By Beth Pierce
Pasta Carbonara is a unique and easy pasta dish that combines linguine or spaghetti with ...

Comfort Food Supreme--chicken & Noodles

Ellen Gwaltney Bales avatar
By Ellen Gwaltney Bales
This is the best chicken and noodle recipe I have ever made. The soup makes ...
Crock Pot French Dip sandwich on a plate.

Crock Pot French Dip Sandwiches

Teresa Carter avatar
By Teresa Carter
These sandwiches are SO easy and delicious. We have them at least once a week. ...
(5 ratings)
Chicken Parm, plated.

Shortcut Chicken Parmesan

Teresa G. avatar
By Teresa G.
This recipe is so quick and easy, but also so very delicious. It's always been ...
(1 rating)
Monika's Moroccan Chicken served over yellow rice.

Monika's Moroccan Chicken

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By Monika Rosales
I had this once at Epcot Center in Orlando, FL. So, remembering the flavors, I ...
(2 ratings)
Bowls of Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli.

Orecchiette With Sausage And Broccoli

Jennifer Chaiken avatar
By Jennifer Chaiken
Orecchiette are little bowl-shaped pasta "ears" that hold creamy sauces very well. For this, I ...
(3 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)
A nice and spicy Blackened Grilled Fish along with rice and corn on the cob.

Blackened Grilled Fish

Francine Lizotte avatar
By Francine Lizotte
This tasty, quick & easy recipe is perfect to make at your next backyard party ...
Mexican Goulash ready to be served.

Mexican Goulash

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By Karen Petree
I fix lunch for a group of female card sharks every Tuesday. The house rule ...
(1 rating)
Two delicious New England Lobster Rolls ready to be enjoyed.

New England Lobster Rolls

Francine Lizotte avatar
By Francine Lizotte
Quick and easy to make, these are the perfect meal to enjoy this summer!
This recipe has a fluffy egg texture; like a quiche, it is filled with hearty cheeseburger flavor. You can add a slight drizzle of mustard and ketchup when you serve the cheeseburger pie with a nice green salad as a side dish.

Cheeseburger Pie

Carol White avatar
By Carol White
This recipe has a fluffy egg texture; like a quiche, it is filled with hearty ...
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