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The Best Main Dish Recipes

Looking for the best main dish recipes? From easy chicken dinners and hearty beef recipes to pasta, slow cooker meals, seafood, and 30-minute dinners, these tried-and-true family favorites make mealtime simple and delicious.

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Brown rimmed plate with cooked Instant Pot marry. me pasta with sun-dried tomatoes on top with fresh basil.

Instant Pot Marry Me Pasta

Top down view of white cast iron skillet filled with sliced fajita chicken breasts, bell peppers and onions.

My Favorite Easy Chicken Fajitas

Wood tray with sliced pieces of grilled chicken.

Honey Garlic Chicken

Sliced cooked chicken breasts on wood cutting board.

Perfect Air Fryer Chicken

Cooked ground beef, pickles, lettuce, pickled red onions, tomatoes, fries and creamy sauce in white bowl.

Loaded Burger Bowls with Special House Sauce

Tongs grabbing portion of salsa verde chicken on white tray.

Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken

Fork flaking filet of baked salmon with roasted potatoes and asparagus on sheet pan.

Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Salmon with Potatoes and Asparagus

White bowl with lettuce, roasted corn, shredded cheese, tomatoes, black beans, avocados, cilantro lime rice and chicken.

Easy Chicken Burrito Bowls

Dipping beef and cheese taco with crispy outer shell in rich birria broth in glass bowl.

Slow Cooker Birria Tacos

Fork piercing two stacked pieces of cooked pork tenderloin on wood cutting board.

Easy Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin

White platter with lots of cooked meatballs in brown gravy and dried parsley on top.

Skillet Swedish Meatballs

Salmon on gray plate with fork, rice pilaf and cooked broccoli.

Best Baked Salmon

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