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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…

Hunan Chicken over rice.

Hunan Chicken

Barbara Lentz avatar
By Barbara Lentz
A tasty dish!
(1 rating)
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)
Kielbasa Pasta Casserole on a plate.

Kielbasa Pasta Casserole

Thelma S avatar
By Thelma S
I had several jars of spaghetti sauce that I got on sale. I used 1 ...
(25 ratings)
Grilled Cheddar Burger with a side of fries.

Grilled Cheddar Burgers

Vicki Butts (lazyme) avatar
By Vicki Butts (lazyme)
We like to use this basic recipe when we have a crowd over for a ...
(9 ratings)
Super-Size Stromboli Sandwich on a plate.

Super-size Stromboli Sandwich

Teresa Malkemus avatar
By Teresa Malkemus
This is a big hit at my house. Teens especially love this. It's great for ...
(9 ratings)
Steak Kabobs on a platter.

Steak Kabobs

Aurora McBee avatar
By Aurora McBee
This is a summer favorite of mine. I also frequently make these while we're camping.
(4 ratings)
A plate of Honey Baked Chicken.

Honey Baked Chicken

Muna Escobar avatar
By Muna Escobar
This yummy dish is just so good. Slightly sweet and delicious.
(5 ratings)
Cheesy Taco Skillet with toppings added.

Cheesy Taco Skillet

Chrissy Hackley avatar
By Chrissy Hackley
I have been making this for my family for a long time. We love it! ...
(1 rating)
Grilled Cheese Burger cut in half.

Grilled Cheese Burgers

Colleen Sowa avatar
By Colleen Sowa
Who doesn't love a great hamburger? Who doesn't like a great grilled cheese? Put them ...
(31 ratings)
A platter of Mini Sliders Burgers and Special Sauce with chips.

Slider Burgers And Special Sauce

Brenda-Lee Barajas avatar
By Brenda-Lee Barajas
These sliders are soooooo good, I never want to eat a regular burger. I have ...
(9 ratings)
Crispy Fried Pork Chops With Bacon Onion Gravy.

Crispy Fried Pork Chops W/bacon Onion Gravy

Diane Atherton avatar
By Diane Atherton
We love crispy fried pork over most cuts of meat. The gravy put this ...
(14 ratings)
A platter of Grilled Coconut Chicken with toasted coconut on top.

Grilled Coconut Chicken

Ashley Muller avatar
By Ashley Muller
So this is a twist I took from a deep-fried coconut breaded recipe. I wanted ...
(4 ratings)
Three Salmon Fillets With Herb Pesto on a platter.

Salmon Fillet With Herb Pesto

Marian Arbour avatar
By Marian Arbour
This salmon is great done on the BBQ. But can also be baked in the ...
(2 ratings)
Chicken Pesto Pasta ready to be served.

Chicken Pesto Pasta

Shawn Lansing avatar
By Shawn Lansing
I love to serve this dish for the girls when we all get together or ...
(2 ratings)
A big bowl of Chicken Spaghetti.

Chicken Spaghetti

Jeanne Benavidez avatar
By Jeanne Benavidez
This is a great comfort dish. My sister gave me the recipe, and I tweaked ...
(92 ratings)
A platter of Fettucine Alfredo.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Megan Olson avatar
By Megan Olson
This rich, creamy dish is one of my favorite comfort foods and it has gotten ...
(29 ratings)
Steak on the Grill grilled and on a plate.

Steak On The Grill

Shirley Terhaar avatar
By Shirley Terhaar
We like t-bone steak and it's the best with this recipe. This is for a ...
(6 ratings)
A bowl of Take-Out Orange Chicken.

Take-out Orange Chicken

Diana Adcock avatar
By Diana Adcock
I love this stuff! I will eat the leftovers cold over salad greens if ...
(3 ratings)
A bowl of Connie's Shrimp and Pasta.

Shrimp And Pasta - Connie's

Connie Ottman avatar
By Connie Ottman
Our family has enjoyed this light yummy dish for a long time. We live in ...
(8 ratings)
Baked Chicken Fajitas ready to serve.

Baked Chicken Fajitas

Tamara Martin avatar
By Tamara Martin
So easy and delicious, too! Serve with lime wedges and sour cream. For an extra ...
(6 ratings)
Baked Chicken With Provolone & Ziti ready to be served.

Baked Chicken With Provolone And Ziti

Karen Rees avatar
By Karen Rees
This is delicious!
(2 ratings)
A platter of Yummy Chicken.

Yummy Chicken

Angela Powers avatar
By Angela Powers
This is seriously the BEST baked chicken I have ever had! I am a busy ...
(66 ratings)
A plate of Mom's Swedish Meatballs.

Mom's Swedish Meatballs

Marybeth Mank avatar
By Marybeth Mank
This recipe calls for consomme which has a stronger flavor than regular beef broth. If ...
(68 ratings)
Tater Tot Casserole ready to serve.

Tater Tot Casserole

Muna Escobar avatar
By Muna Escobar
My kids love this. The more tater tots and cheese I put in it, the ...
(76 ratings)
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