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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…

Sweet and Sour Pork Chops served over rice.

Sweet & Sour Pork Chops

Audrey Musick avatar
By Audrey Musick
I've made this recipe for over 25 years. It's a quick and easy recipe ...
(23 ratings)
Ciao Bella Mexicali Pork Chops on a serving plate.

Ciao Bella Mexicali Pork Chops

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By Anna Sciancalepore Antoniello
This is a recipe I used to make when I first got married. Thanks to ...
(6 ratings)
A platter of Ham and Beef Sliders.

Ham And Beef Sliders

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By Chrissy Hackley
I love sliders! There are so many different things you can do, the sky's the ...
(1 rating)
Sliced Meatloaf With Homemade Seasoning Mix on a plate.

Meatloaf With Homemade Seasoning Mix

Dee Tourville avatar
By Dee Tourville
Next time you decide to make meatloaf, be sure to use this recipe for the ...
(4 ratings)
Taco Cups topped with sour cream, salsa, and guacamole.

Taco Cups

Penney Goodwin avatar
By Penney Goodwin
Wow, I made this on a whim tonight! My son and husband ate them like ...
(3 ratings)
Mom's Shrimp Creole ready to serve.

Mom's Shrimp Creole

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By LYNDA LOOSE
Growing up as a kid through adulthood, Mom would make this recipe. She would call ...
(6 ratings)
BBQ Sloppy Joe Sliders ready to be assembled.

Bbq Sloppy Joe Sliders

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By Virginia (Ginger) Dean
For years I just made my mother's Sloppy Joe recipe. Then one day I ...
(3 ratings)
Healthy Hamburger Mix of Beef and Turkey on a roll.

Healthy Hamburger Mix Of Beef And Turkey

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By Marti Green
I'm always working on my recipes to keep my calories down. Mixing lean hamburger and ...
(1 rating)
A dish of Parmesan Baked Pork Chops ready to serve.

Parmesan Baked Pork Chops

Janet Crow avatar
By Janet Crow
These were the best pork chops I have eaten in a long time. So moist ...
(116 ratings)
A platter of Baked Taco Burgers Sliders.

Baked Taco Burgers Sliders

Renie Larson avatar
By Renie Larson
I grew up eating taco burgers at a local fast-food restaurant. They no longer make ...
(1 rating)
Easy Beer Battered Tilapia With Onion Rings on a plate.

Easy Beer Battered Tilapia W/ Onion Rings

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By Robert Thomas
Real quick, easy, and fun dinner that can be put together quickly. We can get ...
(3 ratings)
Spicy Sweet Stir-Fry over rice.

Spicy Sweet Stir-fry

Lillian Patterson avatar
By Lillian Patterson
This is my go-to recipe when I need to feed a lot of people, or ...
(2 ratings)
Bowls of Baked Cod Fish With Tomato Cheese Sauce.

Baked Cod Fish With Tomato Cheese Sauce And Bacon

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By Hidemi Walsh
To be honest, I made this for another recipe contest. This was not chosen but ...
(2 ratings)
Taco Casserole with melted cheese.

Taco Casserole

Marisa Skelton avatar
By Marisa Skelton
You can make this recipe as large as you would like; just double the ingredients ...
(4 ratings)
A bowl of Crock Pot Super Easy Beef Stew.

Crock Pot Super Easy Beef Stew

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By Melissa Fleetwood
The secret to this recipe is the potatoes. It gives this stew an unmistakable delicious ...
(1 rating)
A platter of Tasty Sauteed Tilapia.

Tasty Sauteed Tilapia

Bea L. avatar
By Bea L.
A couple of years ago my husband and I were in Sam's Club, and a ...
(5 ratings)
Unique Roasted Chicken on a cutting board.

Unique Roasted Chicken

Carrie Brannon avatar
By Carrie Brannon
Although the spices in this recipe may sound strange for chicken, it is so good! ...
(16 ratings)
Shrimp Pasta Salad ready to serve.

Shrimp Pasta Salad

Michelle Flory avatar
By Michelle Flory
My girls love this. I make it with leftover steamed shrimp.
(3 ratings)
Green onions sprinkled on top of the Mexican Manicotti.

Mexican Manicotti My Way

Laura Yoder avatar
By Laura Yoder
I was undecided on what to fix for supper. I was teetering between Mexican and ...
(58 ratings)
Bacon Mushroom Noodle Casserole ready to serve.

Bacon Mushroom Noodle Casserole

Jessica Silva avatar
By Jessica Silva
I am always in the mood for some comfort food. And for me, that includes ...
(7 ratings)
Slices of Ham With Peachy Brown Sugar Dijon Glaze on a platter.

Ham With Peachy Brown Sugar Dijon Glaze Annette's

Annette W. avatar
By Annette W.
I came up with this recipe when I found out my mother-in-law was making ham ...
(7 ratings)
Pimento Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts on a platter.

Pimento Cheese Stuffed Chicken

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By Renee' Klevenhagen
When we decided a while back to move south, I started reading up on Southern ...
(2 ratings)
Bogus Bang Bang Shrimp in a small bowl.

Bogus Bang Bang Shrimp

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By Debra Freeman
I love Bang Bang Shrimp from the Bonefish Grill and this is my version. You ...
(3 ratings)
Two bowls of Hearty Chicken and Dumplings Southern Style.

Hearty Southern Style Chicken And Dumplings

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By Kristi Martin
I use thighs in place of breasts simply because I prefer the texture and flavor. ...
(2 ratings)
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