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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 Pork Chops That Melt in Your Mouth.

Pork Chops That Melt In Your Mouth

Lynn Socko avatar
By Lynn Socko
I had a lot of chops to cook. So, to cut down on the time, ...
(29 ratings)
Traditional Gnocchi in a bowl with tomato sauce.

Traditional Gnocchi

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By Anthony Nicometi Jr
When I asked my mom if we had a family recipe for gnocchi, she told ...
(2 ratings)
Ranch Chicken and Potatoes Casserole for Two ready to serve.

Ranch Chicken And Potatoes Casserole For 2

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By Lonna Weidemann
One of my favorites!
(8 ratings)
Chicken Enchilada Ring ready to be sliced.

Chicken Enchilada Ring

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By Mary Lou Ivy
This is always requested at my office when we do lunch. You can adjust ...
(17 ratings)
Mexican Cornbread Casserole ready to be sliced.

Mexican Cornbread Casserole

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By Kimi Gaines
This Mexican Cornbread Casserole is yummy. Great for a potluck or a hurry-up and-make dinner.
(13 ratings)
Cheesy Salsa Bake with a dollop of sour cream.

Cheesy Salsa Chicken Bake

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By Janice Bartholome
This is a super easy and delicious dish to bake right before you leave for ...
(4 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Garlic Shrimp Scampi and Pasta ready to serve.

Blue Ribbon Garlic Shrimp Scampi And Pasta

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By Jim Frigyes
This amazing shrimp scampi with pasta recipe has won me 3 Blue Ribbons in 3 ...
(3 ratings)
Bowls of Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings.

Great Old-fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

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By Jewel Hall
In 2004, I shared this recipe in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law, Lura Hall. She ...
(27 ratings)
Green onions sprinkled on top of the Mexican Manicotti.

Mexican Manicotti My Way

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By Laura Yoder
I was undecided on what to fix for supper. I was teetering between Mexican and ...
(58 ratings)
True Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip ready to be served.

True Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip

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By Pam Love
As someone who grew up in the greater Buffalo area, eating real Buffalo chicken wings ...
(2 ratings)
Two Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs on a plate with rice.

Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs

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By Vanessa Marie Milare
This is a family favorite. I make this at least once a month. It is ...
(1 rating)
A platter of Salmon Croquettes.

Salmon Croquettes

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By Sena Wilson
My mom made the best salmon croquettes when we were growing up. She had a ...
(2 ratings)
Mom's Fried Potatoes and Onions cooked until golden brown.

Mom's Fried Potatoes And Onions

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By Fran Murray
My husband, Mark, is a meat and potatoes man. He absolutely loves this fried potatoes ...
(5 ratings)
Bowls of Shrimp and Grits.

Shrimp And Grits

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By Linda Franklin
So, being from NY, I could not imagine this combo. After one taste out to ...
(11 ratings)
A platter of Argentine Empanadas.

Argentine Empanadas

Katie Nichols avatar
By Katie Nichols
Very tasty finger food and appetizer. It's not that spicy so don't worry about that ...
(9 ratings)
Carnitas (Slow Cooker) in flour tortillas.

Carnitas (slow Cooker)

Pam Stewart avatar
By Pam Stewart
I served this on Mother's Day figuring it was MY day and I love this ...
(4 ratings)
Sloppy Joes on a roll with chips and a pickle.

Sloppy Joes

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By Shannon Smith
My mom has made this for years and it is a family favorite.
(7 ratings)
Four Cheese Mac and Cheese baked until golden brown.

Four Cheese Mac And Cheese

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By Susan McGreevy
I make this when I'm feeding a crowd - holidays, large family dinners, or sports ...
(3 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)
Enchilada Casserole ready to serve.

Enchilada Casserole Mmb

Melanie B avatar
By Melanie B
Easy way to get the same great flavor of enchiladas when you don't have the ...
(11 ratings)
Kroketten (Dutch Croquettes) on a platter with dipping sauce.

Kroketten (dutch Croquettes)

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By Lisa 'Gayle' Goff
These were some of my favorite treats in Holland and they have vending machines in ...
(2 ratings)
Slice of Mexican Lasagna on a plate.

Mexican Lasagna

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By Dianna Champlain
Just made this up last night. Everyone really enjoyed it. I did the no-boil version. ...
(4 ratings)
So Yummy!

Italian Drunken Noodles

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By Lisa Swarm
This Italian drunken noodle recipe has been a family favorite for a while. Great flavors ...
(16 ratings)
Slices of Crock Pot Roast With Gravy over noodles.

Crock Pot Roast With Gravy

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By Gretchen ***
This always makes a tender roast and the gravy is sooo good. I usually use ...
(34 ratings)
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