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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 slice of salmon pie on a white plate.

Salmon Pie

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By Francine Lizotte
This quite flavorful pie is an awesome way to eat salmon especially for those who ...
Crock Pot Beef Roast ready to be served.

Crock Pot Beef Roast

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By Jackie Messina
This is a delicious and VERY easy roast to make. My family and I love ...
(3 ratings)

Chicken And Riced Cauliflower Casserole

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By Elaine Bovender
It's really a struggle for me to cook things that my hubby likes ever since ...
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This Roasted Pork Tenderloin and Vegetables is slow cooked in a dutch oven or covered roasting pan.  It combines browned pork tenderloin with onions, potatoes, carrots, fire roasted tomatoes and a perfect blend of common pantry spices in a super easy grav

Roasted Pork Tenderloin With Vegetables

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By Beth Pierce
Roasted Pork Tenderloin and Vegetables is slow cooked in a dutch oven or covered roasting ...
(1 rating)
With seven ingredients this scrumptious Garlic Butter shrimp comes together in about ten minutes.  You can serve as a quick little appetizer or over angel hair pasta.

Garlic Butter Shrimp

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By Beth Pierce
With seven ingredients this scrumptious Garlic Butter shrimp comes together in about ten minutes. ...
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A steak topped with a mushroom sauce sitting on an orange plate with broccoli and mashed potatoes.

Salisbury Steak

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By Francine Lizotte
This recipe is a simple, yet flavorful comfort food! This is the perfect meal to ...
A pork chop on a plate topped with sauce and a slice of lemon with broccoli and mashed potatoes.

Pork Chops Diablo

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By Francine Lizotte
The blend of sweet, sour and spice delivers a distinctive flavor to this dish. A ...
Spaghetti topped with veal and spinach mixture on an orange/white plate.

Veal Florentine

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By Francine Lizotte
Moist, tender and flavorful, this is an elegant dish you will enjoy at your next ...
Chicken pieces with sautéed vegetables in a large bowl.

Szechuan Ginger Chicken

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By Francine Lizotte
This recipe has a great balance of sweet and spiciness along with the added flavors ...
Homemade pizza with toppings sitting on a pizza pan on the kitchen counter.

Bbq Pulled Pork Pizza

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By Francine Lizotte
This amazing pizza is a unique combination of spicy and BBQ flavors. It is a ...
Three slices of pork with baby potatoes and beets on an orange/white plate.

Easy Pork Roast

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By Francine Lizotte
Moist, tender and juicy, this is a great meal to make anytime! Although it's an ...
Spaghetti with a few meatballs with a tomato sauce on top on a blue plate sitting on a red table mat.

Italian Meatballs

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By Francine Lizotte
Savory, spicy and moist, they have an amazing combination of flavor with just the right ...
Beans in a bowl with rice in the middle and garnished with chopped green onions with another bowl of beans and a glass of red wine on a red table mat.

Red Beans And Rice - Slow Cooker

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By Francine Lizotte
This slow cooker recipe is another tasty Louisiana classic that everyone will love. This dish ...
Fresh bread spread with avocado mayo and stacked high with fried chicken, bacon, heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and crisp, fresh basil leaves for a great kick of pure summer flavor!

Southern Fried Chicken Club With Fresh Basil

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By Alix E
I wanted a summertime recipe that used some of the loads of wonderful fresh basil ...
Baked Zuchinni Ravioli

Zuchinni Ravioli-keto Friendly

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By Lisa G. Sweet Pantry Gal
Started eating more keto friendly recipes. I'm feeling so much better eating this way. Haven't ...
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These Three Cheese Lasagna Roll Ups are a super easy family friendly that can be prepped and in the oven in about twenty minutes.

Three Cheese Lasagna Roll Ups With Sausage

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By Beth Pierce
School starts this week and things are going to get very busy very quickly. ...

Tuna Salad Cucumber Boats

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By Barbara Lentz
This time of the year everybody is growing these huge cucumbers. I am not a ...

Honey Balsamic Chicken Thighs

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By Barbara Lentz
This recipe is also great on the grill.

Korean Mini Meatloaf With Korean Bbq Sauce

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By Barbara Lentz
You can make this as a big regular meatloaf just bake for 45 minutes.
A dish of Heavenly Casserole ready to be served.

Heavenly Casserole

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By Debra Russell
The cheeses melt in your mouth with an Italian sweetness.
(4 ratings)

Healthier Chicken Nuggets!

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By Amy H.
Fun Fact, The chicken nugget was invented during the 1960's by Robert C. Baker, a ...
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Two lamb chops with dark sauce drizzled on top on a white plate with baby potatoes and broccoli.

Lamb Chops With Balsamic & Red Wine Reduction

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By Francine Lizotte
Lamb Chops with Balsamic and Red Wine Reduction is the perfect recipe you've been looking ...
Three slices of pork tenderloin topped with a sauce on a white/orange plate with baby potatoes and broccoli.

Maple Mustard Pork Tenderloin

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By Francine Lizotte
This scrumptious dish is perfect when entertaining as it is quick and easy to make ...
Chicken thighs garnished with slivered almonds on rice with another plate in the background and a small glass bowl of sour cream.

North African Chicken Thighs With Dates & Pomegran

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By Francine Lizotte
Amazingly flavorful, this is an unbelievable chicken dish you have to try to truly appreciate ...
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