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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…

Southern Fried Chicken on a plate.

Southern Fried Chicken Recipe

Virginia (Ginger) Dean avatar
By Virginia (Ginger) Dean
Naturally, fried chicken is considered Southern cuisine. Folks young and old enjoy good fried chicken... ...
(22 ratings)
Hot Chicken Salad ready to serve.

Hot Chicken Salad

Cathie Valentine avatar
By Cathie Valentine
My mom gave me this recipe when I got married in 1984. A few years ...
(6 ratings)
A platter of Amazing Date Night Chicken Tacos.

Amazing Date Night Chicken Tacos

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By Shanelle Long
We love to go to our favorite Mexican restaurant... but when we can't get a ...
(8 ratings)
Buffalo Wing Garlic Toasted Hoagies on a plate.

Buffalo Wing Garlic Toasted Hoagies

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By Kelly Williams
The first time I ever had Buffalo wings I just about flipped!! What an awesome ...
(5 ratings)
Firehouse Steak in two bowls with mashed potatoes and garlic knot.

Firehouse Steak

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By Donna Brown
I've often heard that some firemen are good cooks. I cut this recipe out of ...
(12 ratings)
Open-Faced Hamburger Steak Sandwich on a plate.

Open-faced Hamburger Steak Sandwich

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By Kathy Sills
Made these for supper a while back, and the whole family loved them.
(2 ratings)
Crispy Mac & Cheese ready to be served.

Crispy Mac & Cheese

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By Wallace Hale
one of my favs on a busy day
(30 ratings)
Plates of Creamy Champagne Dill Pork Chops served over noodles.

Creamy Champagne Dill Pork Chops

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By Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
My family loves dill, so I tweaked a roast recipe and came up with these ...
(5 ratings)
Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken on a serving platter.

Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

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By Heather Trice
This chicken comes out moist and juicy thanks to the fresh lemons inside. They also ...
(1 rating)
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 or Turkey Enchiladas ready to serve.

Chicken Or Turkey Enchiladas

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By Tammy Kendell
This recipe is great for leftover holiday turkey! The recipe originated in a 1989 edition ...
(1 rating)
Inside of the Cornish Pasties.

Cornish Pasties

Denise Gregory avatar
By Denise Gregory
This is a good old fashion pasty that brings back fond memories of family holidays ...
(3 ratings)
A platter of Crock Pot Citrus Chicken served over cabbage and rice.

Crock Pot Citrus Chicken

Theresa K avatar
By Theresa K
I was brainstorming what to do with a bag of lemons at the bottom of ...
(8 ratings)
Grandma's Chicken Pot Pie baked to a golden brown.

Grandma's Chicken Pot Pie

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By Karla Boyle
My grandma didn't cook fancy dishes, but every one of them was filling, made with ...
(2 ratings)
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)
Ranch Chicken and Potatoes Casserole for Two ready to serve.

Ranch Chicken And Potatoes Casserole For 2

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By Lonna Weidemann
One of my favorites!
(8 ratings)
Roasted Turkey With Scrumptious Chestnut Dressing.

Roasted Turkey With Scrumptious Chestnut Stuffing

Kami Roberts avatar
By Kami Roberts
I love chestnut stuffing for the added sweetness chestnuts bring. What I've always hated about ...
(2 ratings)
Spaghetti Squash Lasagna ready to serve.

Spaghetti Squash Lasagna

Mary Lou Ellis avatar
By Mary Lou Ellis
I was trying to fix a gluten-free meal for my sister-in-law that was different from ...
(2 ratings)
Farro & Turkey Stuffed Peppers.

Farro & Turkey Stuffed Peppers

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By Tiffany Pennington
I really enjoy stuffed peppers and tomatoes. I usually use ground beef and rice in ...
(3 ratings)
Sunday Roast Chicken Dinner ready to serve.

Sunday Roast Chicken Dinner

Sharon Walker avatar
By Sharon Walker
In Grandma's house, Sunday dinner meant roast chicken. She'd put it in the ...
(3 ratings)
Bowls of Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli.

Orecchiette With Sausage And Broccoli

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By Jennifer Chaiken
Orecchiette are little bowl-shaped pasta "ears" that hold creamy sauces very well. For this, I ...
(3 ratings)
Chicken Bites Tempura Style with fried rice and sweet and sour sauce.

Chicken Bites Tempura Style

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By Ralph Creamer
This batter works on onion rings, fish, and more. For the chicken bites, try adding ...
(19 ratings)
Chicken Annabella on a plate with angel hair pasta.

Chicken Annabella

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By Lucille Hoerle
I had this at a local restaurant many years ago and loved it. I came ...
(26 ratings)
A bowl of Better Than Homemade Slow Cooker Beef Stew with bread.

Homemade Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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By Bobbi Jo Woods
Here are some tips about making this stew. - I've made this without a bay leaf ...
(12 ratings)
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