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Main Dishes

Check out these delicious main dishes including recipes for beef, pork, poultry, and seafood. There are also great meatless main dish recipes too.

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  • Recipes with rotisserie chicken.
    Easy Weeknight Recipes with Rotisserie Chicken
  • What to make with leftover ham.
    What to Make with Leftover Ham (31 Recipe Ideas)
  • Sausage and Egg Casserole with Cottage Cheese in a navy blue handled casserole dish with a green handled spatula lifting out a square.
    Sausage and Egg Casserole with Cottage Cheese
  • 20 recipe ideas for leftover turkey
    20 Recipe Ideas For Leftover Roasted or Smoked Turkey
  • Southern smothered chicken thighs in a blue handled skillet on a woven trivet with a plate of parsley to the side.
    The Best Southern Smothered Chicken Thighs with Rice
  • Wooden board topped with BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders with a yellow cloth in the background.
    Easy BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders with Red Cabbage Slaw
  • Campbell's shepherd's pie in a white oval baking dish with a blue-handled spoon, blue napkin, bowl of parsley, and a serving on a stack of white plates.
    Turkey Shepherd's Pie with Homemade Mashed Potato Topping
  • Two blue bowls of Instant Pot Creamy White Bean and Turkey Chili on a bamboo tray with a blue checked cloth to the side, spoons in the bowls, and a white dish with toppings off to the side.
    Instant Pot Creamy White Bean and Turkey Chili
  • Two blue-rimmed white bowls filled with Anne's Chicken and Dumplings on a wooden chevron surface with a pair of salt and pepper shakers, a blue linen, and yellow glasses of ice water.
    Southern Chicken and Dumplings with Anne's Dumplings
  • Foster Farms chicken wings (made in the air fryer) on red rimmed enamel plates with bowls of homemade ranch for dipping and celery sticks on the side.
    Crispy Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings with Ranch
  • White oval Dutch oven filled with creamy Boursin lemon pasta with chicken and peas on top of a wooden board with a small bowl of chopped parsley, a small bowl of Parmesan cheese, and a yellow checked linen napkin.
    Creamy Boursin Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Peas
  • An oven metal tray topped with air fryer buffalo wild wings copycat lemon pepper chicken wings and a wooden bowl of white bbq sauce on the side.
    Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings (Air Fryer Recipe)
  • Three white bowls of Cheeseburger Bowls with Special Sauce with light blue napkins and green glasses of water.
    Easy Weeknight Hamburger Bowls with Burger Sauce
  • A casserole dish of Lazy Frozen Cheese Ravioli Lasagna on a wooden board with a metal scooper and wooden bowl of fresh basil.
    Weeknight Lazy Lasagna with Frozen Cheese Ravioli
  • A white enamel plate with a Heinz Chili Sauce Sloppy Joe and crinkle cut French fries with a platter of sloppy joes, bowl of French fries, and bowl of pickle slices in the background.
    The Best Homemade Sloppy Joes with Heinz Chili Sauce
  • A white square dish of cottage cheese buffalo chicken dip on a basket weave trivet along with small plates, celery sticks, and chips on the side.
    High Protein Buffalo Chicken Dip with Frank's Red Hot
  • Bamboo tray with a coral napkin, white plate of poke nachos with ahi tuna, a blue bowl of spicy mayo, and small white appetizer plates.
    How to Make the Best Poke Nachos with Ahi Tuna
  • Three cream colored plates of sheet pan chicken thighs and vegetables with a yellow glass of ice water, wooden handled utensils, and beige napkins.
    Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs and Veggies
  • Dark wooden board with a pulled chicken sandwich topped with Alabama White BBQ Sauce and a jar of the sauce off to the side along with a bowl of chicken and pickles.
    How to Make the Best Alabama White BBQ Sauce
  • Puff pastry turkey pot pie in a dark brown skillet on a wicker trivet and plaid cloth with a plate of pot pie, dish of fresh herbs, and dark glasses on the side.
    Patchwork Turkey Pot Pie with Puff Pastry Crust
  • White plate with a serving of meat lovers' lasagna and Caesar salad in the foreground with another plate and a red casserole dish of lasagna in the background.
    How to Make The Ultimate Meat Lovers' Lasagna
  • Grilled garlic rosemary pork chops on a gray platter.
    Grilled Pork Chops with Rosemary Dijon Marinade
  • Rimmed baking sheet of pork chops with vinegar peppers and potatoes with a yellow zigzag napkin and a wooden handled spatula.
    Pork Chops with Cherry Peppers, Onions, and Potatoes
  • A light blue enamel plate filled with egg noodles and steak stroganoff along with gold and wooden handled silverware and a linen napkin.
    The Best Steak Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles
  • Crimped uncooked all butter pie crust in a pie tin with a white cloth, white bowl of flour, and green handled rolling pin off to the side.
    Flaky All Butter Pie Crust Recipe (Makes 2 Crusts)
  • White plate with Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Browned Butter.
    Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Browned Butter Sauce
  • White oval platter of Short-Cut Sautéed Onion, Ham, and Cheese Empanadas with a teal checked napkin, small aqua plates, and glasses of beer.
    Short-Cut Sautéed Onion, Ham, and Cheese Empanadas
  • Platter of mini monster meatloaf recipe.
    Mini Monster Meatloaf (Fun Halloween Dinner Recipe)
  • A dark wooden cutting board topped with triangles of jerk chicken quesadillas with a teal enamel bowl filled with pineapple salsa on the side and a stack of plates with some quesadillas on top.
    Jerk Chicken Quesadillas with Pineapple Salsa
  • Mini cast-iron dishes filled with Creamy Baked Cheddar and Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese with wooden handled forks off to the side.
    Creamy Baked Cheddar and Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese
  • White bowls of loaded potato soup with a wooden handled spoon and blue napkin off to the side.
    Loaded Baked Potato Soup (Newk's Copycat Recipe)
  • Two blue rimmed white bowls filled with Magnolia's Charleston Shrimp and Grits with two glasses of white wine, a wooden handled fork, and a tan cloth.
    How to Make the Best Charleston Shrimp and Grits
  • Two blue floral bowls filled with Shrimp and Chicken Fried Rice, one with a pair of chopsticks resting on the side as well as a wok filled with the fried rice, a small white bowl with sliced green onions, and a white napkin.
    Better-Than-Takeout Shrimp, Chicken, and Veggie Fried Rice
  • Aqua skillet of chicken cobbler with Red Lobster Cheddar biscuit mix topping.
    Chicken Cobbler with Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit Topping
  • Three cream colored bowls of copycat French's Chili-O Beef Chili with wooden bowls of sour cream and cheese and a small bowl of green onions.
    Beef Chili (with copycat French's Chili-O Seasoning)
  • Ham and Asparagus Quiche with Gruyere Cheese on a round wire rack with a yellow checked linen, wooden handled pie server, salt and pepper shakers, and a yellow plate off to the side.
    Easy Ham and Asparagus Quiche with Gruyere Cheese
  • Plates of Baked Norwegian Salmon with Panko and Herb Crus, rice pilaf, and asparagus with a gold fork, aqua napkin, and gray glass of wine.
    Baked Norwegian Salmon with Panko and Herb Crust
  • Wedges of sun dried tomato quiche on white plates and in a white pie dish.
    Sun Dried Tomato Quiche with Spinach and Goat Cheese
  • Teal handled skillet filled with Hamburger Helper without Milk with a red handled spoon, red checkered cloth and bowl of parsley.
    The Best Homemade Hamburger Helper (without milk)
  • Four blue handled crocks filled with Roy Choi French Onion Soup on a blue tile background with a white towel off to the side.
    The Best French Onion Soup (Inspired by Roy Choi)
  • Sliced Spatchcock Turkey on an oval platter with a plain table runner, gold and wooden serving knife and fork, a gravy boat, salt and pepper shakers, and a cream colored plate off to the side.
    Spatchcock Turkey and Gravy (With or Without Poultry Shears)
  • Pinto bean burgers on a white board with white parchment paper with a pitcher and glasses of ice in the background.
    Easy Pinto Bean Burgers with Spicy Chipotle Sauce
  • Metal platter of shrimp cocktail and lemon wedges with a white bowlThe Best 5-Ingredient Horseradish Cocktail Sauce.
    The Best 5-Ingredient Horseradish Cocktail Sauce
  • Houston's Hawaiian Ribeye copycat recipe on a white oval platter with slices of grilled pineapple wedges and green onions with a wooden handled meat fork off to the side as well as a teal striped kitchen towel on a wooden table surface.
    Hawaiian Grilled Ribeye (Houston's Copycat Recipe)
  • Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Style Pork Spare Ribs on a wooden board with a basting brush and metal bowl of extra sweet and sour sauce.
    Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Style Pork Spare Ribs
  • Two blue-rimmed white bowls of Shortcut Brunswick Stew with glasses of water, a red-topped salt and pepper shaker, blue cloth, and small wooden bowl of chopped parsley.
    How to Make the Easiest Shortcut Brunswick Stew
  • A blue-rimmed white enamel plate of Hawaiian Loco Moco with Brown Gravy alongside a bowl of green onions and a cup of coffee on a yellow placemat.
    The Best Classic Hawaiian Loco Moco with Brown Gravy
  • A white bowl of Creamy Kale Caesar Salad with Grilled Fresh Tuna with blue chevron napkins, silverware, a glass of water, and a bowl of shredded Parmesan cheese.
    Creamy Kale Caesar Salad with Grilled Fresh Tuna
  • Oval wooden platter with Teriyaki-Glazed Spam Musubi on a yellow chevron runner with a white bowl of furikake, a purple orchid, and white and yellow napkin to the side.
    How to Make Teriyaki-Glazed Spam and Egg Musubi
  • Two-handled skillet of New Orleans-Style Barbecue Shrimp on a dark wooden board with a wood-handled metal spoon alongside a bottle of hot sauce and a blue-checked cloth with bread.
    Easy New Orleans-Style Skillet Barbecue Shrimp
  • White plate of Honey Butter Old Bay Salmon with green beans and roasted potatoes.
    Old Bay and Honey Butter Roasted Salmon Fillets
  • An antique bowl with teal design of crab and corn risotto with a silver spoon.
    Creamy Corn and Blue Crab Middlins Risotto Recipe
  • Blue rimmed white bowl of Polish Mushroom and Noodle Soup.
    Polish Style Mushroom and Noodle Soup (Zupa Grzybowa)
  • White bowl of PF Chang's Chicken Lo Mein with a pair of chopsticks and a red linen napkin.
    Chicken and Vegetable Lo Mein (P.F. Chang's copycat)
  • Aqua handled skillet of Marry Me Chicken Pasta with a wooden spoon and a white linen with a wooden bowl of Parmesan cheese and glass of white wine off to the side.
    Marry Me Chicken Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
  • Enamel tray topped with Dutch oven pulled pork, bowls of macaroni and cheese, collard greens, dill pickle chips, and potato salad, and a pile of pickled red onions and okra beside a red-striped white napkin.
    How to Make the Best Dutch Oven Pulled Pork BBQ
  • Scalloped aqua bowl with orzo, Trader Joe's Greek chickpeas, hummus, Greek salad, and tzatziki both on top and in a wooden bowl.
    Mediterranean Bowls with Trader Joe's Greek Chickpeas
  • Chicken parm in a white cast iron skillet.
    Easy Weeknight Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Parmesan
  • Pie filled with sliced green tomatoes, fresh parsley, and basil.
    Savory Green Tomato Pie with Homemade Crust Recipe
  • Harvest Grain Bowl with chicken, sweet potatoes, quinoa, pickled red onion, beans, and cilantro.
    Harvest Sweet Potato and Quinoa Bowls with Chicken
  • Easy Skillet Shrimp with Homemade Honey Garlic Sauce in a blue handled pan.
    Easy Skillet Shrimp with Homemade Honey Garlic Sauce
  • White platter of Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa Tacos with charred tortillas on a wooden board, crumbled white cheese in a wooden bowl with an enamel spoon, and a glass of beer.
    Easy Instant Pot (or Slow Cooker) Beef Barbacoa Tacos
  • Three bowls of Trader Joe's Holiday Vegetable Hash and Sausage Stew in white bowls.
    Trader Joe's Holiday Vegetable Hash and Sausage Stew
  • Ultimate cheeseburger with bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and grilled onions on a red-rimmed enamel plate.
    The Ultimate Burger with Bacon and Cheddar Cheese
  • White bowl filled with Egg Roll in a Bowl with Trader Joe's Cruciferous Crunch on top of a black and natural wicker placement, a light blue napkin, bowl of sliced green onions, a bowl of wonton strips, and a gray glass of water.
    Egg Roll Bowl with Trader Joe's Cruciferous Crunch
  • Chicken Salad Chick Sassy Scotty recipe on croissants served on a blue-rimmed plate.
    Sassy Scotty Chicken Salad (Chicken Salad Chick Copycat)
  • Large white enameled skillet with light blue handle filled with Trader Joe's Chicken Meatballs and Piccata sauce with a yellow handled serving spoon, a stack of white plates, and a small wooden bowl with parsley.
    Chicken Piccata Meatballs (Trader Joe's recipe hack)
  • Lebanese freekeh with chicken and apricots in a cast-iron skillet with a wooden spoon.
    One-Pan Lebanese Freekeh with Chicken and Apricots
  • Trader Joe's pesto chicken caprese sandwiches cut in half and lined up in a white enamel pan beside a red lined white napkin.
    Trader Joe's Pesto Chicken Caprese Sandwiches
  • Metal Ovenex Starburst pan filled with Phillips Crab Cakes and a bowl of Cajun Tartar Sauce with lemon wedges and fresh herbs sprinkled on top.
    How to Make Crab Cakes with Cajun Tartar Sauce
  • Wooden bowl filled with creamy chicken macaroni salad with ceramic serving spoons, an orange checked cloth, two yellow glasses filled with ice water, and one pottery plate topped with a serving to the side.
    The Best Creamy Macaroni Pasta Salad with Chicken
  • Metal surface topped with Roger Wood sausage Low Country Boil, two cans of beer, and metal containers of tartar sauce and cocktail sauce.
    Low Country Boil with Roger Wood Smoked Sausage
  • Oval platter topped with a bourbon and brown sugar glazed spiral cut ham surrounded by a carving set and garnished with tangerines and fresh cherries.
    Bradshaw Bourbon and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham Recipe

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