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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…

Chicken and Broccoli Skillet on a plate.

Evil Chicken & Broccoli Skillet

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By Lauren Conforti
Did the name get your attention? My daughter Taylor gave it this name because she ...
(13 ratings)
Slices of Easy Meatloaf on a platter.

Easy Meatloaf

Sabrina Nichols avatar
By Sabrina Nichols
I love using the Pace Picante sauce. It has everything you need to make a ...
(3 ratings)
Melt in Your Mouth chicken breasts on a platter.

Melt In Your Mouth Chicken

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By Dee *
This chicken will melt in your mouth and is much better than fried chicken. Very ...
(11 ratings)
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken in a bowl with rice.

Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

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By Vicki Picotte
This slow cooker sesame chicken is delicious and easy to make!
(19 ratings)
Bowls of Beef in Guinness.

Beef In Guinness (stout Beer)

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By Michelle Sebastian
My family is English, and this is a staple weekday meal on a cold winter ...
(13 ratings)
Asiago Chicken in a White Wine Mushroom Sauce on a plate with rice.

Asiago Chicken In A White Wine Mushroom Sauce

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By Diane Atherton
Asiago cheese is a very strong cheese, not for the weak-hearted cheese lover. This is ...
(19 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)
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)
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)
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)

Sauerbraten

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By Thea Pappalardo
This recipe was my grandmother's. I have made a few small changes over the years. ...
(2 ratings)
A slice of Meatball Lasagna on a plate.

Meatball Lasagna

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By Jane Whittaker
Everyone here has a lasagna recipe, and I can tell you just by looking at ...
(10 ratings)
Slices of Chicken Spaghetti Casserole on a plate.

Chicken Spaghetti Casserole

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By Steve Young
This is a great recipe for feeding a lot of folks or for feeding a ...
(39 ratings)
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas ready to serve.

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

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By Sharon Colyer
My husband was served this dish by his nephew's wife. He loved the dish, so ...
(5 ratings)
Cajun Butter-Basted Grilled Chicken on two plates.

Cajun Butter-basted Grilled Chicken

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By Cindy Sandberg
I came up with the idea for this chicken in an effort to create a ...
(2 ratings)
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast on a plate.

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast

Laura Davis avatar
By Laura Davis
This is so easy and delicious. Serve with brown rice and green beans.
(9 ratings)
Fettuccine Chicken & Tomato Dinner on a plate with bread.

Fettuccine Chicken & Tomato Dinner

Denise Miles avatar
By Denise Miles
Made this recipe from what I had in my fridge and pantry. Very good, ...
(9 ratings)
A platter of Creamy Chicken Pillows.

Creamy Chicken Pillows

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By Kathy Cromer
I found 101 and more ways on the food blogs and recipe sites to make ...
(17 ratings)
Marry Me Pork Chops on a plate.

Marry Me Pork Chops

Jennifer S avatar
By Jennifer S
I defrosted chops and had a plan but didn't have the ingredients. I made this ...
(7 ratings)
Serving the Chicken Alfredo casserole with a spoon.

Chicken Alfredo

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By Christine Schnepp
This semi-homemade recipe is quick, easy, and guaranteed to please. I came up with this ...
(5 ratings)
Two bowls of Spring Salad Stack-Up.

Spring Salad Stack-up

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By Tam D
This salad is so good even the pre-schoolers ate it. It's wonderful for a ...
(2 ratings)
Chinese Chicken Takeout at Home on a plate.

Chinese Take-out At Home (chicken)

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By Susanne Heartsill
I have used pork loin, beef tenderloin, and rotisserie chicken in this recipe. Tofu would ...
(10 ratings)
Chicken Taco Stuffed Pasta Shells ready to serve.

Chicken Taco Stuffed Pasta Shells

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By Monica Price
This is a family favorite! I have 7 (somewhat) picky eaters and this recipe pleases ...
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets.

Teriyaki Chicken Nuggets

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By Ruthann Cook
This recipe is one I have used for about 25 years now. It is always ...
(3 ratings)
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