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…

Picadillo Taco on a plate.

Picadillo Taco

Deborah Garza avatar
By Deborah Garza
Growing up in Texas where cattle is raised, ground beef is the most affordable cut ...
(4 ratings)
Chicken Fettuccini With Broccoli ready to serve.

Chicken Fettuccine With Broccoli

Belinda Castillo avatar
By Belinda Castillo
My daughter's favorite dinner. This is delicious as leftovers too!
(2 ratings)
Hot Hero Sandwich on a plate with chips.

Hot Hero Sandwiches

Laura Yoder avatar
By Laura Yoder
These sandwiches are great when you're entertaining a crowd. They can be made ahead and ...
(4 ratings)
Mexican Pulled Pork Yucatan Style on a plate with tortillas.

Mexican Pulled Pork - Yucatan Style

Brad Nichols avatar
By Brad Nichols
This is a different style of 'pulled pork' from Southern Mexico that I've modified for ...
(2 ratings)
A large bowl of True Old-Fashioned Swedish Meatballs.

True Old-fashioned Swedish Meatballs

Megan Wood avatar
By Megan Wood
This is my Nanny's handed-down family recipe. Her father was from Sweden. This recipe has ...
(8 ratings)
Crock Pot Beef Stew ready to be served.

Crock Pot Beef Stew

Penny R avatar
By Penny R
Very easy, savory stew. Throw it together in the morning, and by afternoon you have ...
(4 ratings)
Confetti Chicken Spaghetti Casserole on a plate.

Confetti Chicken Spaghetti Casserole

Jenny Powers avatar
By Jenny Powers
This is such a colorful and tasty recipe. Whenever I make this, folks always ask ...
(3 ratings)
Tasty Keto Lasagna baked until golden brown.

Tasty Keto Lasagna

Deni Elwood avatar
By Deni Elwood
Best lasagna I've had since going Keto!! So good my family asks for it all ...
(3 ratings)
Elmer's Bar-B-Que Sauce & Char-Grilled Chicken.

Elmer's Bar-b-que Sauce & Char-grilled Chicken

Jamie Beecham avatar
By Jamie Beecham
My daddy was the best outdoor bar-b-que cook I knew. When it came to chicken ...
(7 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)
Flat Iron Steak With Bleu Cheese Tomato Vinaigrette on a plate.

Flat Iron W/roasted Tomato Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette

Debbie Reid avatar
By Debbie Reid
I love to cook steak and to come up with new and different ways to ...
(1 rating)
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)
Husband's Delight on a plate with a roll.

Husband's Delight

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By Gretchen ***
Husbands (and kids too!) love this cheesy hamburger casserole. It's a big hit at my ...
(7 ratings)
Easy Turkey With Apples and Glaze ready to be sliced.

Easy Turkey With Apples And Glaze

Sherry Monfils avatar
By Sherry Monfils
A very easy, yummy, and moist turkey with a hint of fall.
(7 ratings)
Slices of Pork Loin Stuffed With Dried Figs and Apricots on a platter.

Pork Loin Stuffed With Dried Figs And Apricots

Jackie Shuler avatar
By Jackie Shuler
I love to stuff pork loin usually with spinach, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes but had ...
(11 ratings)
Italian Meatball Subs or Sliders with melted cheese.

Italian Meatball Subs Or Sliders

Tiphane Fleming avatar
By Tiphane Fleming
These meatballs require no bread crumbs, yet they are still firm and full of meaty ...
(5 ratings)
YUM! Homemade Italian Spaghetti and Meatballs. This picture is of my plate for dinner.

Homemade Italian Spaghetti Sauce And Meatballs

Julia Ferguson avatar
By Julia Ferguson
This is my family's recipe. My mother always made this for our birthday dinner. It's ...
(4 ratings)
Arielle's Favorite Tuna Casserole ready to be served.

Arielle's Favorite Tuna Casserole

Michelle Waco avatar
By Michelle Waco
This is a favorite in my household. My kids love it (named after my daughter ...
(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)
Turkey Shepherd's Pie ready to be served.

Turkey Shepherd Pie

Joeyjoan K avatar
By Joeyjoan K
A turkey big enough for 20. Dinner was canceled because of snow. Turkey, turkey everywhere. ...
(5 ratings)
A platter of Cran-Apple BBQ Pulled Turkey Sliders.

Cran-apple Bbq Pulled Turkey Sandwich

Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal avatar
By Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
A recipe from Thanksgiving Day leftovers. I try not to waste anything. So, this is ...
(5 ratings)
A plate of Turkey Croquettes.

Turkey Croquettes (after Thanksgiving Day Treat)

Iris Mccall avatar
By Iris Mccall
Don't despair over all that leftover turkey staring you in the face. Here's a recipe ...
(2 ratings)

Crock Pot Cube Steak & Gravy

Linda Hennessey avatar
By Linda Hennessey
This Crock Pot cube steak and gravy recipe is easy to make and even better ...
(29 ratings)
Cilantro Pesto Chicken Pizza ready to be sliced.

Cilantro Pesto Chicken Pizza

Kristi Bell avatar
By Kristi Bell
My hubby loves this recipe. The kids not so much. On half of the pizza ...
(2 ratings)
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