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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 platter of Lee's Chicken Fingers with dipping sauce.

Lee's Chicken Fingers

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By Stephen Lee Parker
This is my son's favorite. I created this after trying a tempura batter recipe for ...
(1 rating)
Spanish Pork Chops in a skillet ready to serve.

Spanish Pork Chops

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By Thea Pappalardo
My daughter gave me this recipe. She said she had it for years before trying ...
(10 ratings)

Pulled Pork And Roasted Corn Pizza

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By Amy H.
This can also be made with pulled chicken, or grilled chicken.
Ground beef, Italian sausage, pasta sauce

Best Pasta Sauce Ever

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By Russ46 Heinrich
This is the best pasta sauce I’ve ever made
Toasted Marble Rye bread. One slice with Hummus and Pepitas, one plain.

Marble Rye Red Pepper Hummus Toasts With Pepitas

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By Barbara Miller
I was looking for a quick lunch and had these ingredients handy. I made the ...
Mom and my brother Tom won the award for the best chili in 2014.  She passed away on January 19, 2023.  I made this yesterday in her honor.  Truly yummy!

2014 Championship Chili

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By Sherry Blizzard
Mom and my brother Tom won a chili cooking contest in 2014 in Paris, Texas. ...
(1 rating)
Boiled Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner ready to be served.

Boiled Corned Beef And Cabbage Dinner

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By Monica Keleher
Happy St. Patrick's Day! The best corned beef dinner ever. It's a big hit with ...
(2 ratings)

Honey Mustard Sausages With Mashed Potatos

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By Kathleen Williams
Easy, simple but mighty tasty. Sometimes simple tasty meals is all you have and yet ...

Michigan-upper Peninsula Pasties! (easy Version)

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By Amy H.
Brought to Michigan's Upper Penninsual in the early 1800's from England by Cornish immigrants who ...
No chips - no problem

No Chips No Problem Nacho 'burger'

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By Maggie M
Sometimes the best laid plans don't exactly go according to the rules. We were prepping for ...
A couple slices of beef liver topped with caramelized onions and served with mashed potatoes.

Best Beef Liver With Onions

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By Francine Lizotte
With some nice seasoning and caramelized onions, this is a great recipe to add to ...
My husband Bill sat down one day and imagined many of his favorite ingredients in a dinner pasta.  This wonderful dish was the result!

Imagine Bill's Cheesy Pasta!

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By M H
A warm ham and asparagus pasta that has a blend of cheeses that will have ...
A platter of Chili Chicken Tacos.

Chili Chicken Tacos

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By Julie Prior
Top with cilantro, shredded cheese, lime wedges, avocado, and low-fat Greek yogurt. Can also use ...
(2 ratings)
Ready to be served

Elaine's Easy Pasta Fagioli

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By Elaine Douglas
Great flavour. Very fast and easy with pantry ingredients. The amount of heat in the ...
Sexy Salmon on a plate with lemon.

Sexy Salmon

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By Eryn Cooper-Shiflet
There's nothing left to say... it's just SEXY!
(2 ratings)

Cashew Chicken

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By Jean Fisher
Delicious for an Easy meal.
Chicken thighs in a delicious Coca-Cola sauce served with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.

Cola Chicken

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By Francine Lizotte
Served with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables, this is a delicious comfort food to make ...
Marry Me Pork Chops on a plate.

Marry Me Pork Chops

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By Jennifer S
I defrosted chops and had a plan but didn't have the ingredients. I made this ...
(7 ratings)
Buttery beans with kielbasa and a savory sauce.

Buttery Peruvian Beans And Sausage

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By M H
A hearty bean and sausage dish featuring Peruvian Mayocoba beans which have a delicate buttery ...
Easy Baked Chicken Alfredo

Easy Baked Chicken Alfredo

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By Emily Anderson-Maskell
This recipe is yummy and will feed a crowd!! You can also personalize it to ...
Baked chicken drumstick.

Baked Chicken Drumsticks

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By NE Lady
This easy baked drumstick recipe is family (and budget!) friendly. It's easy to double or ...
(1 rating)
Classic Delmonico Steak (With Herbed Butter) on a platter.

Classic Delmonico Steak (with Herbed Butter)

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By Vickie Parks
Delmonico steak is world-famous, first introduced by Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City in the ...
(10 ratings)
Jason's No Leftover Pasta in a bowl.

Jason's No Leftover Pasta

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By Jason Vincik
This is one of my favorite recipes. It's creamy, bacony, mushroomy, sun-dried tomatoey, pestoey - ...
(1 rating)
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