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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…

Shredded beef on a large white plate with red tongs with mashed potatoes, broccoli and a glass of red wine in the background.

Slow Cooker Beef Brisket

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By Francine Lizotte
With bold ingredients, this Slow Cooker Beef Brisket is very flavorful! Moist, tender and versatile, ...

Jamaican Chicken Stew

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By Christina Haley
This stew is so full of warm flavors. It is one of my favorites ...
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Cassie’s Roast

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By Cassie Hall
My Mother-In-Law taught me her roast recipe that her mother (Nanny) taught her. It was ...
Slices of the Spiral Sliced Smoked Baked Ham partially cut.

Spiral Sliced Smoked Baked Ham

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By Diane Springs
My family loves ham. I LOVE ham! And so easy to make. Yet every time ...
(3 ratings)
Cooked chili in pot

Georgia Style Chili

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By Catherine Cantrell
I mixed this up one night just when the weather started to get cooler. I ...
The best baked ziti!

Best Baked Ziti For A Crowd

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By Jamie Tarence
Guests will RAVE over this cheesy and delicious baked ziti! The dish won first place ...
Slices cut into the Smoky Juiced Turkey.

Smoky Juiced Turkey

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By Jason Summers
I have made this turkey the last 3 years at Thanksgiving and everyone just loves ...
(2 ratings)
chicken and red sauce on a plate

Chicken And Red Sauce

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By TERRI OPGENORTH
My husband needed room in the freezer for a large amount of coffee beans...so he ...
I loved the way my mother made her chicken and dumplings.  She would add chopped up boiled eggs and add to her dish.   It added another layer of flavor to the dish.  I have incorporated the boiled eggs into my casserole.  Hope you enjoy!

Rich Chicken And Dumpling Casserole

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By Diane Atherton
This dish is rich in flavor and pretty sure to please most! I was ...
This Crock Pot Beef Stew recipe is plump full of onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, garlic and tender beef stew meat all nested together in a red wine reduction sauce with just a small kick of spice.

Crock Pot Beef Stew For Two

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By Beth Pierce
This Crock Pot Beef Stew recipe is plump full of onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, garlic ...
So yummy

Poultry Essentials: Spinach Stuffed Chicken

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By Andy Anderson !
I put this together the other day for an impromptu dinner. Added a few bits-and-bobs ...

Mexican-style Beef Soup

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By Daily Inspiration S
I've had this recipe for many years and while it has a lot of components ...
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My Favorite Chicken Spaghetti

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By Daily Inspiration S
This recipe was shared with me by a friend many years ago. It's one ...
(1 rating)
Cowboy beans - a cold weather favorite

Cowboy All Day Beans

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By 'Ria Murphy
Beans are often a cheaper buy than other base ingredients. When I was raising my ...
Pinto Beans with smoked sausage onions and green chili peppers

Pinto Beans In The Instant Pot

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By Jeanne Benavidez
These beans are cooked (with no over-night soaking) in @ 1 1/2 hours and taste ...
This recipe for Chicken Florentine combines golden brown chicken breasts, mushrooms, spinach and garlic in a creamy white wine Parmesan sauce that will knock your socks off.

Chicken Florentine

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By Beth Pierce
This recipe for Chicken Florentine combines golden brown chicken breasts, mushrooms, spinach and garlic in ...
Low Carb Loaded Baked Cauliflower cooked until golden brown.

Low-carb Loaded Baked Cauliflower

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By Rhonda White
My meat-and-potato guys missed their baked potatoes when we started a low-carb lifestyle, so I ...
(4 ratings)
Here is how it looks!

Bonnie’s Easy Beef And Cheese Enchiladas

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By BonniE !
Easy to make beef and cheese enchiladas that should please anyone who is fond of ...
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Poblano stuffed pepper with rice and refried beans

Stuffed Poblano Pepper

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By Dennis Purcell
other meats and meat mixes (ie beef and pork meat loaf mix) can be substituted ...
Veal with a caper sauce along with penne pasta in the background with parsley and a slice of lemon as a garnish.

Veal Piccata

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By Francine Lizotte
This is such a scrumptious dish with its lovely lemon-caper sauce! It is easy to ...

Keto Spanish Rice-a-phoney

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By Melanie B
My friend, Deanna showed me how to make this recipe. I love it and ...
Skillet Sausage and Peppers are a winning combination of sweet chicken sausage, crisp bell peppers and onions in an amazing Asian inspired sauce. It is the perfect busy family meal as it can be on the table in less than thirty minutes.

Skillet Sausage And Peppers

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By Beth Pierce
I love this recipe. Skillet Sausage and Peppers is so easy and tastes so ...

Chicken Stroganoff

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By Barbara Lentz
Just as delicious as beef stroganoff. Maybe even better.
Chicken thighs with Butternut squash, pears, Parsnips, bacon, and onions. Served with a savory cider sauce.

Cider Chicken Thighs With Parsnips & Squash

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By Nor Mac
A lot of people don’t think of pears, when it comes to Fall and ...
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