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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…

Grilled Cheese Burger cut in half.

Grilled Cheese Burgers

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By Colleen Sowa
Who doesn't love a great hamburger? Who doesn't like a great grilled cheese? Put them ...
(31 ratings)
Bacon tomato pie

Bacon Tomato Pie

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By Kim Phillips-Randolph
We have so many generous friends with gardens who send fresh vegetables and herbs our ...
(37 ratings)
Crock Pot Cube Steak on a plate.

Crock Pot Cubed Steak

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By Marcia Herring
When cooked in the slow cooker, cube steak is fork-tender. I love to start this ...
(3 ratings)

Crescent Hotdogs

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By Megan Stewart
Hubby loves these. So I had to write down how to bake them.
So Yummy

Pasta Essentials: Chicken In A Lemony/cream Sauce

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By Andy Anderson !
I worked on this recipe on Saturday evening, and then assembled it for our Sunday ...
Corned Beef and Rice on a plate.

Corned Beef And Rice

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By Susan Din
Canned corned beef used to be inexpensive and something to have in the pantry to ...
(2 ratings)

Shrimp Newburg

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By Lee Thayer
I found this recipe in a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & ...
(1 rating)

Creamy Lobster Macaroni & Cheese

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By Amy H.
This dish is super easy but super delicious!
A nice, hot & hearty beef stew with vegetables.

Coffee Beef Stew

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By Francine Lizotte
Rich, hearty with bold flavor, this is just what’s needed for the cold winter months!
A platter of Chicken Quesadillas with guacamole and sour cream.

Chicken Quesadillas

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By Megan Olson
This recipe is one I put together myself through trial and error. It's a great ...
(5 ratings)

Fried Crab Sticks

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By Lee Thayer
In my never ending quest to find recipes that use crab sticks (imitation crab, which ...
(2 ratings)
A platter of Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Crock Pot Corned Beef And Cabbage

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By Suzan Powers
Even though I am vegetarian (no meat), a few times a year, I take a ...
(6 ratings)
Plated chicken & artichoke pasta salad.

Pantry Caesar Chicken & Artichoke Pasta Salad

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By Teresa G.
This is a great way to use up some of those items that were tucked ...
So yummy

Air Fryer Essentials: Pork Schnitzel W/lemon Sauce

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By Andy Anderson !
Worked on this over the evening and early morning hours. Everyone is sound asleep, the ...
Meatball Grinders dusted with Parmesan cheese.

Meatball Grinders

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By Shirley Terhaar
These are so good and easy to make. The best thing about it is you ...
(4 ratings)
Pizza Long John in a hotdog bun

Pizza Long Johns

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By Patty Wesner
This is an old recipe from my high school days. When these were served in ...
A delicious plate of Penne alla Vodka garnished with fresh basil leaves.

Penne Alla Vodka

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By Francine Lizotte
In less than 30 minutes, you can serve this delicious restaurant-quality dish to your guests
A bowl of Chicken Taco Soup with shredded cheese on top.

Chicken Taco Soup

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By Vicki Wacasey
This recipe is great for those chilly days or to make ahead and take camping. ...
(5 ratings)

Cindy's Shepherd's Casserole

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By Cindy Pritchett
Shepherd's Pie is one of those dishes done differently by every person. I don't consider ...
Air Fryer - Lemon Fried Chicken

Air Fryer - Lemon Fried Chicken

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By J. White Harris
The lemony chicken flavour is awesome. The skin is crispy and the meat inside is ...
(1 rating)
Cheesy Seafood Manicotti with peas and carrots.

Cheesy Seafood Manicotti

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By Judy Garcia
This recipe is adapted from a cheesy chicken manicotti recipe I found somewhere. All of ...

Sipo Egg

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By Lee Thayer
Sipo Egg is a Filipino quail egg and shrimp recipe that originated in Pampanga, Philippines ...

Panko Crusted, Lemon Pepper Swai

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By Amy H.
We used Swai, but you could do this with any mild white fish that you ...
A platter of Brined Chicken Thighs.

Brined Chicken Thighs

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By Catherine Cappiello Pappas
Brining chicken thighs is a juicy and tender way to serve up chicken at your ...
(2 ratings)
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