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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…

European Breakfast Sandwich on a plate with potatoes.

European Breakfast Sandwich

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By Patricia & Jake Fish
My husband and I saw something like this in a movie and adapted our own ...
(4 ratings)
Quick London Broil sliced with asparagus on the side.

Quick London Broil

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By Juliann Esquivel
Whenever I am in a hurry, this delicious and satisfying meat dish takes first place. ...
(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!
(23 ratings)
Mother-in-Law's Awesome Mushroom Chicken Breast on a plate.

Mother-in-law's Awesome Mushroom Chicken Breast

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By Jayme Makowski
This is a great chicken dish. Rich in flavor, the tarragon puts it over the ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Chicken Pockets.

Chicken Pockets

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By Ursula Roll
My mother-in-law used to make these after Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with the leftover turkey. ...
(2 ratings)
Grilled Shrimp and Sweet Potatoes on a plate.

Grilled Shrimp And Sweet Potatoes

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By Sherri Williams
Let's "WOW" your family and friends during this grilling season. The grill is not just ...
(8 ratings)
Ground Beef & Potato Casserole ready to serve.

Ground Beef & Potato Casserole

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By Marianne Gleason
Found a similar recipe on the internet and tweaked it. Made it the first ...
(8 ratings)
A bowl of Amazing Bolognese with garlic knot.

Amazing Bolognese

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By Amanda Hyatt
Italian food is one of my favorites, and out of all the sauce recipes I ...
(13 ratings)
A platter of Bonnie's Dutch Oven Roasted Corned Beef in Ale sliced.

Bonnie's Dutch Oven Roasted Corned Beef In Ale

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By BonniE !
This is a very delicious and yummy way to make company-worthy corned beef. It comes ...
(4 ratings)
Chicken Margherita With Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette over penne.

Chicken Margherita W/ Sun-dried Tomato Vinaigrette

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By Jennifer Bass
You can experiment with this delicious ensemble with different flavors, such as balsamic and even ...
(7 ratings)
Overnight Pulled Pork on a sandwich with coleslaw.

Overnight Pulled Pork

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By Mary Hart
I used to get up early in the morning to put this in the oven. ...
(6 ratings)
Cranberry Rice Salad over lettuce.

Cranberry Rice Salad

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By Marina Neff
This sweet treat is great on a hot day when you're looking for something refreshing ...
(9 ratings)
Grilled Italian Spiced Pork Chops.

Italian Spiced Pork Chops

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By Carla Tipton
I used the zesty Italian dressing mix and omitted the red pepper flakes. These have ...
(9 ratings)
Baked KFC Chicken with dipping sauce.

Baked "kfc" Chicken

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By Sonnie Otto
I am pretty sure that I have discovered the KFC secret recipe! It is DEAD ...
(5 ratings)
Bowls of Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings.

Great Old-fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

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By Jewel Hall
In 2004, I shared this recipe in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law, Lura Hall. She ...
(27 ratings)
A slice of Crustless Zucchini Quiche on a plate.

Crustless Zucchini Quiche

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By Anita Hoffman
Even zucchini haters love this very easy-to-make, delicious quiche.
(19 ratings)
Baked Corned Beef and Cabbage on a serving platter.

Baked Corned Beef And Cabbage

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By Naomi Mela
Many of my friends have only eaten boiled or canned corned beef before they met ...
(7 ratings)
Asparagus & Mushroom Chicken in a skillet to serve.

Asparagus & Mushroom Chicken

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By Shawn Lansing
I love asparagus and mushrooms and made this one evening with ingredients I had on ...
(3 ratings)
Chili Cheese Burritos ready to be served.

Chili Cheese Burritos

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By Jamie McKinney
This is a dish my mom taught me. It's really quick and easy, and my ...
(4 ratings)
Roasted Chicken ready to serve.

Roasted Chicken

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By Kathy Sandoz
This is the most tender, juicy chicken ever! I have made cornish hens like this ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Mimi's Buttermilk Fried Chicken Thigh Nuggets.

Mimi's Buttermilk Fried Chicken Thigh Nuggets

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By Jean Goss
You just THOUGHT chicken breasts were the bomb for chicken nuggets! Join the world ...
(1 rating)
A platter of Super Simple Tuna Cakes & Tartar Sauce on the side.

Super Simple Tuna Cakes & Tartar Sauce

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By Charlene Knaps
This recipe will feed an elegant crowd or a hungry family. The idea to ...
(2 ratings)
Creamy Chicken Cobbler on a serving plate.

Creamy Chicken Cobbler

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By Heidi Hoerman
A creamy, yummy cross between chicken a la king, chicken and biscuits, and chicken pot ...
(2 ratings)
Fried Cabbage With Bacon ready to serve.

Fried Cabbage With Bacon

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By Kadijah James
I love this as a main dish or a side dish ever since my grandma ...
(4 ratings)
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