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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…

A platter of Easy Orange Chicken.

Easy Orange Chicken

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By Cathie Valentine
One of my employees used to own a few restaurants and he told me the ...
(4 ratings)
Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers ready to be served.

Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers

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By Kristin D
These are AWESOME for a quick and hearty weeknight meal. I hope you all enjoy ...
(7 ratings)
Steak on the Grill grilled and on a plate.

Steak On The Grill

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By Shirley Terhaar
We like t-bone steak and it's the best with this recipe. This is for a ...
(6 ratings)
Jamie's Smothered Pork Chops on a plate with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Jaime's Smothered Pork Chops

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By Jamie Beecham
I saw this recipe on Paula's cooking show and changed it around to my taste. ...
(18 ratings)
Sea's Salisbury Steak on a plate with mashed potatoes and carrots.

Sea's Salisbury Steak

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By Sea Sun
This is my favorite recipe for Salisbury steak. It's very easy and gets rave ...
(59 ratings)
Family friendly Mexican Pizzas stuffed with refried beans and taco seasoned ground beef then topped with oddles of cheese, sun ripened tomatoes and spicy jalapenos.

Mexican Pizza

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By Beth Pierce
These delectable Mexican pizzas are double decker crispy fried corn tortilla pizzas stuffed with taco ...
Southern Style Blackened Shrimp & Grits with a poached egg.

Southern Style Blackened Shrimp & Grits

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By Debbie Elliott Vair
This is an amazing recipe made with local wild-caught North Carolina shrimp & farm-fresh organic ...
(1 rating)
Two Crescent Wrapped Cheese Hot Dogs on a plate.

Crescent Wrapped Cheese Hot Dogs

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By Brenda-Lee Barajas
We never use hot dog rolls anymore. These are sooo good and easy to make. ...
(4 ratings)
Bowl of White Chicken Chili with a lime wedge, green onion, and cheese.

White Chicken Chili

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By Kim Biegacki
This is my all-time favorite chili to make and I didn't have a recipe for ...
(43 ratings)
Kings Hawaiian Tuna Melt Supreme on a plate with chips and a pickle.

King's Hawaiian Tuna Melt Supreme

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By Family Favorites
My personalized version of the old standard tuna melt. One of my favorite lunches with ...
(2 ratings)
A slice of chicken pot pie on a white plate.

The Best Chicken Pot Pie Ever!

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By Martha Ray Deen
I get a request from my family to make this dish at LEAST once a ...
(47 ratings)
Three Maple Mustard Pork Chops on a plate.

Maple Mustard Pork Chops

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By Lindsay V
So easy, you will laugh... So delicious, you will cry.
(4 ratings)
Just in time for Mardi Gras!

Robin’s Faux Gumbo (spicy)

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By Robin Wellhouse
This Gumbo may not be made in the traditional way, but it's certainly a potluck ...
Dirty Rice is a delectable combination of ground pork, ground beef, finely minced chicken livers, rice, onions, celery, green pepper, garlic and Cajun seasoning. It is a complete meal that can be cooked up in about twenty five minutes.  It is so full of f

Dirty Recipe

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By Beth Pierce
Dirty Rice is a delectable combination of ground pork, ground beef, finely minced chicken livers, ...

Crock Pot Easy New Orleans Roast Beef Po-boy

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By Barbara Lentz
This roast just melts in your mouth. Taste amazing
My version of Red Beans and Rice is all cooked up in one big pot.  This mouthwatering combination of onions, peppers, celery, Andouille Sausage, red beans, rice and a perfect blend of spices is a super hearty flavor packed meal.

Red Beans And Rice

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By Beth Pierce
My version of Red Beans and Rice is all cooked up in one big pot. ...
In the crock pot go all delicious ingredients like sausage, shrimp, okra, diced tomatoes...the aroma!!

Creole, Slow-cooker Sausage & Shrimp Gumbo

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By Sherry Monfils
I have made various versions of gumbo over the years but since some of us ...
Red beans and arborio rice cooked with onions, ready to enjoy!

Louisiana Red Beans And Rice

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By Alix E
This is a favorite recipe of a Cajun family friend and it's become a favorite ...
Baked bell peppers stuffed with Cajun dirty rice.

Dirty Rice Stuffed Peppers

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By Sue L
Called dirty rice because the ground meat gives it a dirty color, the flavorful ...
(2 ratings)
Crockpot Chicken Creole (serve with rice)

Crockpot Chicken Creole

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By Sue L
I love a good chicken leg recipe. No one ever said you have to pay ...
(1 rating)
Creole Sausage Po' Boy Sandwiches

Creole Sausage Po' Boy Sandwiches

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By Sue L
Comfort food on a toasted bun, such as you might see at a Louisiana food ...
(1 rating)
Oven fried catfish plus a recipe for fry coating.

Oven Fried Catfish

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By Sue L
I've posted recipes for oven fried catfish before, but never along with my signature ...
(1 rating)

Smothered Pork Chops

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By Lynn Clay
One of the Classic Pork Chop dishes in Cajun/Creole cooking
(8 ratings)

Smothered Chicken

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By Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Smothering meat, seafood or vegetables is a cooking technique used in both Cajun and Creole ...
(3 ratings)
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