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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…

Stuffed Bell Peppers on a plate.

Stuffed Bell Peppers

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By Donna Brown
This is a good way to use an abundant supply of fresh veggies in the ...
(11 ratings)
YUM! Homemade Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs. This picture is of my plate for dinner.

Homemade Italian Spaghetti Sauce And Meatballs

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By Julia Ferguson
This is my family's recipe. My mother always made this for our birthday dinner. It's ...
(4 ratings)
Best Chicken Fried Steak Ever with mashed potatoes and corn.

Best Chicken Fried Steak Ever

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By Nancy Mair
This version of chicken-fried steak is extremely user-friendly. Albeit a bit messy, the outcome is ...
(3 ratings)
Bold Tastin' Grilled Steak on a plate.

Bold Tastin' Grilled Steak

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By Ashley Muller
This was a favorite when I was growing up!! We rarely had meat but ...
(17 ratings)

Runza Casserole

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By Karen Petree
I quit introducing Cara as my wicked step-daughter after she prepared this Runza casserole dish ...
(8 ratings)
Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole in a baking dish.

Tater Tot Casserole

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By Phyllis Gesch
This tater tot casserole is perfect for potlucks and very kid-friendly. Always a crowd-pleaser.
(5 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)
Air Fryer Shrimp Fajitas with veggies and sour cream

Air Fryer Shrimp Fajitas

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By Denise Neely
These air fryer shrimp fajitas are delicious and so easy you'll be eating before you ...
(1 rating)
Fiesta Casserole ready to be served.

Fiesta Casserole

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By Mary Hendricks
This can be made with ground beef, ground chicken, or turkey. Great served with your ...
(2 ratings)
Italian Sausage and Rice Stuffed Peppers with melted cheese.

Italian Sausage And Rice Stuffed Peppers

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By Enro Gay
I am the only person in my household that likes stuffed peppers. I had some ...
(3 ratings)
A dish of Kielbasa Lazy Pierogi.

Kielbasa Lazy Pierogi

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By Nor Mac
I’m sure a lot of you have had lazy pierogi. This is more of a ...
(5 ratings)
A platter of Homemade Pigs in a Blanket.

Homemade Pigs In A Blanket

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By Diane C.
In honor of National Hot Dog Day, I wanted to make hot dogs for dinner, ...
(1 rating)
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie baked until golden brown.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

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By Virginia (Ginger) Dean
This is one of my family's most favorite recipes, especially my youngest daughter. She absolutely ...
(5 ratings)
Lasagna Like No Other ready to be sliced.

Lasagna Like No Other!

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By Stacey Lawson
I love pasta and lasagna and I have tried many, many ways to do lasagna ...
(5 ratings)
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)
Beef Stroganoff Sandwich ready to be sliced.

Beef Stroganoff Sandwiches

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By Peggy Kriebel
This beef stroganoff sandwich recipe is delicious. My family loves it!
(3 ratings)
Crock Pot Pulled Pork on a roll.

Crock Pot Pulled Pork

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By Christine Schnepp
This is one of my hubby's favorite dishes. I make a basic slaw on the ...
(6 ratings)
Best Buttermilk Baked Chicken on a plate.

Best Buttermilk Baked Chicken-connie's

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By Connie Ottman
I was messin' in the kitchen yesterday and came up with this crisp, extra moist ...
(9 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)
8 Cheese Baked Macaroni ready to be served.

8 Cheese Baked Macaroni

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By Becky Hallstrom
When we were growing up, Mama used to make the best homemade macaroni and cheese ...
(6 ratings)
Skewers of Honey Mustard Shrimp on a plate.

Honey Mustard Shrimp On The Bar-b

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By Darci Juris
Big fan of shrimp? I am and during the summer, nothing is better than to ...
(1 rating)
Jan's White Pizza

Jan's White Pizza

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By Jan Cook
Saturday night is pizza night in our house. Primarily vegetarian, am always looking for creative ...
A super easy and fun three cheese and garlic stuffed manicotti that can prepped up to two days in advance for busy families.

Three Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

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By Beth Pierce
This Roasted Garlic Three Cheese Stuffed Manicotti are filled with ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, fresh roasted ...
A piece of lasagna on a plate along with a salad.

Meat Lasagna

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By Francine Lizotte
The ingredients in this flavorful Meat Lasagna blend so well together, making this dish a ...
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