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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…

An assembled BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger With Chipotle Mayo.

Bbq Bacon Cheeseburger W/chipotle Mayo

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By Tara Waites
I love the flavor of smoky-sweet BBQ on my burger. I made this recipe trying ...
(1 rating)
Uncle Matty's Hot Dogs With Onions in a hot dog roll.

Uncle Matty's Hot Dogs With Onions

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By Cathy LaFay
This recipe has been in my family for as long as I can remember. ...
(5 ratings)
A Pepperoni Pizza Dog on a plate.

Pepperoni Pizza Dogs

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By Barbara Lentz
My grandkids love these and they are fast and easy to make. Yummy too.
(1 rating)
Cajun Sauteed Salmon With Rainbow Carrots and Potatoes.

Cajun Sauteed Salmon With Rainbow Carrots And Potato

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By Kisha Washington
A healthy and clean-eating dish.
(1 rating)
Brushing meat with barbecue sauce.

Oven Baked Bbq Pork Steaks

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By Nancy Allen
These BBQ steaks melt in your mouth and you bake them in your oven.
(7 ratings)
Mexican Cornbread Casserole on a plate.

Mexican Cornbread Casserole

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By Angela (Grammy) Derby
The only problem I had with this dish was... no leftovers! This is a ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Crawfish Etouffee with rice.

Crawfish Etouffee - Louisiana's Best

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By Donna Graffagnino
This traditional New Orleans recipe was handed down by my mother. Made from scratch, simplicity ...
(6 ratings)
Spicy Chicken Sandwich on a plate with lettuce and tomato.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

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By Amanda Smith
These are so good. These are my husband and I's guilty pleasure. We try to ...
(3 ratings)
Inside of the Never-Fail Baked Pork Chops.

Never-fail Baked Pork Chops

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By Myra Wynne
I'm not a big fan of pork chops, but these get prepared at least once ...
(7 ratings)
Chicken Penne Pasta Casserole ready to be served.

Chicken Penne Pasta Casserole

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By Teresa Horn
Love to cook from scratch and was in the kitchen wondering just what to fix ...
(1 rating)
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)
Chinese-Style Hamburger Casserole on a plate.

Chinese-style Hamburger Casserole

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By Shelley Simpson
This was one of mamma's recipes! And one of our favorite wholesome meals growing up. ...
(9 ratings)
A platter of Easy Lemon Chicken.

Easy Lemon Chicken

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By Cathy Miller
If you like lemon then you will like this recipe. I ran out of lemon ...
(4 ratings)
Bowls of Old Fashion Pinto Beans.

Old Fashion Pinto Beans

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By Martha Robbins
This is the way I grew up cooking beans and still prefer them to the ...
(3 ratings)
Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry served over rice.

Beef And Broccoli Stir-fry

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By Diana Adcock
The method used in this recipe is important. Please marinate the full 3 hours. ...
(3 ratings)
These r so ooey gooey good!  Make sure that you only heat them in the foil for a short time to melt the cheese and cook the onion slightly or you will have buns stuck to the foil.

Aunt Kathy's Oven Burgers

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By Dawn Whitted
These burgers are simple and delicious. My guy's Aunt Kathy made these when I first ...
(19 ratings)
A platter of Argentine Empanadas.

Argentine Empanadas

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By Katie Nichols
Very tasty finger food and appetizer. It's not that spicy so don't worry about that ...
(9 ratings)
Spinach, Mushroom Onion Quiche ready to be sliced.

Spinach, Mushroom, Onion Quiche

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By Loey Krause
Note about temperatures of ingredients. The pie crust will tend to slip down the sides ...
(1 rating)
Parmesan Crusted Ranch Tilapia on a plate with asparagus.

Parmesan Crusted Ranch Tilapia

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By Niki Stutts
It never ceases to amaze me how fast my kids gobble up this yummy, healthy, ...
(2 ratings)
Lisa's Air Fryer Salmon With Dijon Dill Sauce.

Lisa's Air Fried Salmon With Dijon Dill Sauce

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By Lisa Walker
I am loving this new air fryer. I came up with this recipe last night ...
(1 rating)
Cabbage Roll Casserole ready to serve.

Cabbage Roll Casserole

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By Beth Pierce
Cabbage Roll Casserole is an easy family favorite. It combines all the delicious flavors of ...
(4 ratings)
Easy Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese ready to be served.

Easy Crock Pot Macaroni And Cheese

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By Jrkgkf Jfjgk
I was recently assigned to make mac & cheese for a family gathering. I decided ...
(1 rating)
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)
Almond Crusted Tilapia on a plate ready to serve.

Almond Crusted Tilapia

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By Leslie Holt
This recipe calls for almonds. However, I have used pecans and actually like the taste ...
(5 ratings)
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