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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…

Sliced Roast Pork Loin With Balsamic Mustard Rub on a platter.

Pork Loin With Balsamic Mustard Rub

Adrienne Boswell avatar
By Adrienne Boswell
I made this for Memorial Day, and it disappeared. The meat is moist and melt-in-your-mouth ...
(16 ratings)
Chicken, Bacon, and Ranch Pasta Salad in a serving bowl.

Chicken, Bacon, And Ranch Pasta Salad

Aleta Hepp avatar
By Aleta Hepp
This is a pasta salad I have been making for at least 15 years. So ...
(4 ratings)
Shrimp Pasta Salad ready to serve.

Shrimp Pasta Salad

Michelle Flory avatar
By Michelle Flory
My girls love this. I make it with leftover steamed shrimp.
(3 ratings)
German Sauerkraut and Bratwurst and Bacon Onion Potatoes on a plate.

German Sauerkraut & Bratwurst & Bacon Onion Potatoes

Terrie Hoelscher avatar
By Terrie Hoelscher
This is authentic! I lived in Germany for 3+ years. This is the way my ...
(13 ratings)
Brenda's Easy Pot Pie To Die For ready to slice.

Brenda Easy Pot Pie To Die For

Brenda-Lee Barajas avatar
By Brenda-Lee Barajas
I made up this recipe. My whole family said it was great. They just kept ...
(7 ratings)

Foolproof Roasted Pork Tenderloin

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By Donna Graffagnino
Tender, juicy and full of flavor - this is a no-fail recipe for pork tenderloin ...
(14 ratings)
A bowl of Nana's Beef Tips With Noodles.

Nana's Beef Tips With Noodles

Gail Welch avatar
By Gail Welch
I made this for supper one night and my grandson enjoyed it. Whenever he comes ...
(5 ratings)
Platters of Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs.

Honey-glazed Grilled Chicken Thighs

Debra Harrelson avatar
By Debra Harrelson
This was great. We all loved it and will make it again. We used skin ...
(5 ratings)
Greek Steak (ribeye) on a plate.

Greek Steak (ribeye)

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By Gary Hancq
When it comes to a type of cuisine, I hold no prejudices. Italian, Greek, and ...
(7 ratings)
Plates of Creamy Champagne Dill Pork Chops served over noodles.

Creamy Champagne Dill Pork Chops

Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal avatar
By Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
My family loves dill, so I tweaked a roast recipe and came up with these ...
(5 ratings)
Marinated Flank Steak on a plate with salad.

Marinated Flank Steak

Jane Thompson avatar
By Jane Thompson
This easy recipe has been one of my family's favorites for over 25 years. It ...
(2 ratings)
So Yummy!

Italian Drunken Noodles

Lisa Swarm avatar
By Lisa Swarm
This Italian drunken noodle recipe has been a family favorite for a while. Great flavors ...
(16 ratings)
Mozzarella and Pesto in a Crock Pot on a serving platter.

Mozzarella And Pesto Chicken In A Crock Pot

Penny Malone avatar
By Penny Malone
I found this Crock Pot Mozzarella and Pesto Chicken recipe and made changes to suit ...
(4 ratings)
Assembled Greek-Inspired Chicken Pitas From the Instant Pot.

Greek-inspired Chicken Pitas

Amy H. avatar
By Amy H.
This is great on a busy evening. Serve this by heaping the chicken on top ...
(1 rating)
Bacon Cheeseburgers To Die For with lettuce and tomato.

Bacon Cheeseburgers To Die For

FREDA GABLE avatar
By FREDA GABLE
Perfect for picnics and BBQs, this is a summertime family favorite. My husband is a ...
(30 ratings)
A platter of Grilled Honey Maple Pork Chops.

Grilled Honey Maple Pork Chops

Treva Orange avatar
By Treva Orange
I have made this on my George Foreman grill, in the oven using the broiler, ...
(3 ratings)
Grilled Garlic Shrimp in Foil with lemon slices.

Grilled Garlic Shrimp In Foil

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By Daune (pronounced "Dawn") Browne
Grilling shrimp in foil is easy and fit for a king (or queen).
(6 ratings)
Grilled Italian Spiced Pork Chops.

Italian Spiced Pork Chops

Carla Tipton avatar
By Carla Tipton
I used the zesty Italian dressing mix and omitted the red pepper flakes. These have ...
(9 ratings)

Wowribs

Susan Magness avatar
By Susan Magness
This makes a wonderful, tender moist rib that even when you are full, you come ...
(4 ratings)
Grilled Chicken Kabobs on a plate.

Grilled Chicken Kabobs

Tanya Strayhorn avatar
By Tanya Strayhorn
I love cooking with my honey and we just had the best time putting these ...
(4 ratings)
Grilled Chicken a L'Orange in a serving dish.

Grilled Chicken A L' Orange

Chip Burrus avatar
By Chip Burrus
I tend to go heavy on the cumin (in almost every recipe). It's so ...
(8 ratings)
A plate of Simple, Succulent BBQ Baby Back Ribs.

Simple, Succulent Bbq Baby Back Ribs

Brad Nichols avatar
By Brad Nichols
This is an easy way to consistently make very tasty fall-off-the-bone BBQ Ribs. As a ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Shrimp and Grits Casserole.

Shrimp And Grits Casserole

Joyce Lowery avatar
By Joyce Lowery
A true Southern fantasy dream come true! Shrimp and grits in the same dish. I ...
(2 ratings)
Juiciest Hamburgers Ever on a plate.

Juiciest Hamburgers Ever

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By Thedford Byrum
For you guys who like to grill, this one is for you. This is so ...
(54 ratings)
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