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Main Dishes

Looking for some delicious and easy main dish recipes that are perfect for busy weeknights? Check out our collection of easy main dish recipes! From quick and easy skillet meals to flavorful pasta dishes, our recipes are simple to prepare, full of flavor, and perfect for any night of the week. Whether you’re in the mood for chicken, beef, pork, or vegetarian options, our collection has something for everyone. Plus, with easy-to-follow instructions and minimal prep time, you’ll have dinner on the table in no time. So why settle for takeout or frozen dinners when you can make a delicious, homemade main dish at home? Try our easy main dish recipes today!

A sandwich on a white plate with a bun, filled with a mixture of creamy spread, bacon, and chopped green onions. A green cloth is in the background. This delectable Cracked Chicken Sandwich is sure to delight your taste buds.

Crock Pot Cracked Chicken Sandwiches

Close-up of slow cooker honey garlic chicken, glazed and garnished with pineapple chunks, sesame seeds, and chopped green onions, served on a white plate with fresh green onions in the background.

Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken

Lemon rosemary chicken breast pieces with grill marks, garnished with sprigs of rosemary and a charred lemon, served on a white rectangular plate.

Grilled Lemon Rosemary Chicken

A bowl with shredded pork, black beans, cherry tomatoes, avocado slices, lime wedges, cilantro, and crumbled cheese resembling the flavors of a chicken burrito bowl.

Chicken Burrito Bowl

Close-up of a seasoned and cooked Herbed Lemon Chicken breast with herbs and a creamy sauce.

Roasted Herbed Lemon Chicken

A close-up of a skillet beef pot pie topped with a golden-brown biscuit and garnished with fresh herbs. The stew includes pieces of beef, corn, carrots, and green beans.

Skillet Beef Pot Pie

Oven Chicken Kabobs coated in a thick red sauce, served on a bed of white rice with sliced bell peppers.

Chipotle Oven Chicken Kabobs

A close-up of an Asian Burger with a sesame seed bun, topped with creamy coleslaw and a thick beef patty.

Asian Burger

A spicy burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, and creamy Sriracha sauce, served with a side of potato chips on a white plate.

Spicy Burger with Creamy Sriracha Sauce

A close-up of a skewer with grilled vegetables and meat, including bell peppers, mushrooms, and onion, garnished with herbs—these delectable steak kabobs are a feast for the eyes and the palate.

Grilled Steak Kabobs

An Onion Burger featuring a cheeseburger topped with caramelized onions and melted cheese, served on a toasted bun.

Caramelized Onion Burger

Beef and Vegetable Hobo Dinners

Beef and Vegetable Hobo Dinner

Grilled Turkey Burgers with Pickled Onions

A close-up image of a plate of ravioli lasagna showcases visible layers of pasta, meat, tomato sauce, and melted cheese.

Lazy Ravioli Lasagna

Three chopped brisket sandwiches are placed on a wooden serving board. The sandwiches have a generous filling of seasoned minced meat between golden, glossy buns.

Chopped Brisket Sandwich

A close-up of a pork burger with a brioche bun, topped with mixed greens and drizzled with a dark sauce.

Pork Burgers

A chili cheese dog in a bun is topped with chili, shredded cheese, and chopped onions, served on a black plate with a green napkin.

Chili Cheese Dogs

A casserole dish of honey garlic chicken thighs.

Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

Lemon Garlic Chicken: Grilled chicken breasts topped with a zesty lemon-garlic sauce and garnished with fresh parsley, complemented by lemon slices in the background on a pristine white plate.

Lemon Garlic Chicken

A juicy pizza burger on a bun.

Pizza Burgers

Close-up of several slices of grilled, smoked brisket, seasoned and well-cooked, on a white plate.

Smoked Brisket

Best Seasoned Burgers in a finished burger.

Best Baked Hamburgers

Two cheese enchiladas topped with melted cheese and garnished with cilantro on a white plate, placed on a wooden board next to a fork and a bunch of fresh cilantro, reminiscent of our delectable Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas.

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

A close-up view of an air fryer hamburger patty with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and a beef patty, topped with a sesame seed bun.

Air Fryer Hamburger Patties

A plate with six chicken on a stick skewers garnished with herbs, accompanied by a small dish of red sauce and a small bowl of chopped green herbs.

Sticky Chicken on a Stick

A white plate with cornflake chicken on it.

Cornflake Chicken

Jack Daniels Burger on a white plate.

Jack Daniels Whisky Burger

Several skewers of teriyaki chicken on a stick are placed on a wooden board, with a leafy green garnish blurred in the background.

Teriyaki Chicken on a Stick

Rodeo Burger on a wooden cutting board.

Rodeo Burger

A white rectangular plate of prosciutto-wrapped Veal Saltimbocca, garnished with sage leaves and a light sauce.

Veal Saltimbocca

A bowl of lentils and pasta topped with tomato sauce, lentils, basil, and grated cheese, served with a side of bread.

Lentils and Pasta

A plate of creamy chicken cordon bleu casserole penne pasta topped with herbs and grated cheese.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Fajita stuffed chicken breasts topped with a creamy sauce and garnished with cilantro on a white plate.

Fajita Stuffed Chicken

Close-up of a bowl of creamy soup topped with diced avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, and chopped cilantro, reminiscent of flavors you’d find in Instant Pot Chicken Enchiladas.

Instant Pot Chicken Enchiladas

Shrimp Fried Rice on a blue plate with pan of rice in background.

Chinese Shrimp Fried Rice

Sliced honey lime chicken.

Honey Lime Chicken

A casserole dish filled with Frito Chili Pie, topped with corn chips, melted cheese, and garnished with green onions. A spoon is scooping out a serving.

Frito Chili Pie

A balsamic chicken and vegetable sheet pan features slices of grilled chicken breast surrounded by roasted vegetables, including red onions, bell peppers, carrots, and broccoli.

Balsamic Chicken and Vegetable Sheet Pan

Chopsticks lifting spicy peanut noodles from a white bowl garnished with green onions and herbs, set on a woven mat.

Spicy Peanut Noodles

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A plate of cheesy rotel chicken spaghetti garnished with chopped green onions.

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A glass jar filled with apple pie moonshine, surrounded by fresh apples and spices, sits on a countertop.

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Two cheese enchiladas topped with melted cheese and garnished with cilantro on a white plate, placed on a wooden board next to a fork and a bunch of fresh cilantro, reminiscent of our delectable Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas.

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