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…

A platter of Perfect Turkey Meatballs with tomato sauce.

Perfect Turkey Meatballs

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By Teal West-Craig
When I cut back the amount of red meat my family ate, meatballs were one ...
(3 ratings)
Swiss Steak on a plate with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Swiss Steak

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By Darlene Sweet
As a child, this recipe was one of my favorite meals. My mother had gotten ...
(1 rating)
Orange Chicken Salad in a serving bowl.

Orange Chicken Salad

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By CC MCCART-FROST
This is lovely for a light supper at the end of a summer's day as ...
(4 ratings)
Pork Chop Potato Casserole on a plate with salad.

Pork Chop Potato Casserole

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By Tonna Canfield
I have been making this recipe for more than 20 years. It is delicious, easy, ...
(13 ratings)
Bowls of Beef in Guinness.

Beef In Guinness (stout Beer)

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By Michelle Sebastian
My family is English, and this is a staple weekday meal on a cold winter ...
(13 ratings)
Twice-Baked Potatoes, Make Ahead sprinkled with bacon.

Twice-baked Potatoes, Make Ahead

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By Michelle 'FLAME' Kelley
Make these ahead, and your kids and hubby will love you. They last for a ...
(5 ratings)
Slices of Crustless Ricotta Quiche on plates.

Crustless Ricotta Quiche

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By Desiree Macy
This is such a light and fluffy quiche. I serve it as a main dish ...
(4 ratings)
Glazed Ham on a platter.

Glazed Ham

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By Dori Rominger
I make this for my family every year at Easter, and they love it.
(13 ratings)
Sauerkraut and Pork for New Year's Day on a plate with mashed potatoes.

Sauerkraut And Pork For New Year's Day

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By Marcia McCance
Mom used to make the best Sauerkraut and Pork on the planet! We all loved ...
(10 ratings)
A bowl of Pasta Carbonara.

Pasta Carbonara

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By Marie E
When I was an Au Pair in France, the mother's side of the family was ...
(2 ratings)
German Sauerkraut and Bratwurst and Bacon Onion Potatoes on a plate.

German Sauerkraut & Bratwurst & Bacon Onion Potatoes

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By Terrie Hoelscher
This is authentic! I lived in Germany for 3+ years. This is the way my ...
(13 ratings)
A bowl of Matzo Ball Soup With Chicken.

Matzo Ball Soup With Chicken

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By Ashley Burnam
I love, love, love Matzo balls... I could eat just a giant bowl of them, ...
(2 ratings)
Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese ready to be served.

Homemade Baked Macaroni And Cheese

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By Linda Ashby
Original from my mother. As I grew up, we got this on Sundays after church, ...
(8 ratings)
King Timmy's Prime Rib Salad on a plate.

King Timmy's Prime Rib Salad

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By Sherri Williams
This is a delicious and hearty salad fit for a KING! My baby brother, Timmy, ...
(3 ratings)
Prime Rib Casserole ready to be served.

Prime Rib Casserole

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By Raymond Spencer
For fans of prime rib, you will love this recipe to use up the leftovers.
(3 ratings)
A plate of Pumpkin Ravioli With Brown Butter Sage Sauce.

Pumpkin Ravioli With Brown Butter Sage Sauce

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By Malinda Coletta
This is delish!
(2 ratings)
Inside the Athenian Chicken Roll and served over rice.

Athenian Chicken Rolls

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By Danielle Lorton
This dish has an impressive presentation and will wow friends and family before they even ...
(12 ratings)
Asiago Chicken in a White Wine Mushroom Sauce on a plate with rice.

Asiago Chicken In A White Wine Mushroom Sauce

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By Diane Atherton
Asiago cheese is a very strong cheese, not for the weak-hearted cheese lover. This is ...
(19 ratings)
A pot of Mom's Beef Barley Soup.

Mom's Beef Barley Soup

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By Deb Lund
I have a family of men, and they love this hearty soup. It makes a ...
(5 ratings)
Slices of Stuffed Beef Tenderloin.

Stuffed Beef Tenderloin Recipe

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By Danny McSharry
This is my go-to meal for date night. This sounds complicated, but it is so ...
(2 ratings)
Apricot Glazed Turkey Breast on a serving platter.

Apricot Glazed Turkey Breast

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By Jamallah Bergman
Basted with a simple glaze, this wonderfully moist and tender turkey bakes to a lovely ...
(4 ratings)
Polish Potato Pancakes with applesauce on top.

Polish Potato Pancakes W/sour Cream Or Applesauce

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By Mary Lee
My grandmother taught me how to make these. I have to make extra cause I ...
(3 ratings)
A small bowl of Cheesy Potato and Ham Casserole.

Cheesy Potato And Ham Casserole

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By Cynthia Abraham
I was looking for a one-dish meal on a rainy day and came up with ...
(3 ratings)
Baked Boneless Pork Chops on a plate.

Baked Boneless Pork Chops

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By Darla Sibley
This recipe makes the most tender pork chops! You will not need a knife to ...
(38 ratings)
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