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    Grits and Pinecones » Recipes » Recipes

    Main Dish Recipes

    If you are looking for the best main dish or entrée recipes for a casual weeknight dinner, a family gathering, an evening with friends or a festive holiday dinner, check out my incredibly quick and easy main dish recipes. Great taste in half the time.

    From Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs to Marinated Grilled London Broil which cooks in ten minutes, to Easy Chicken Parmesean, and the Best Southern Fried Chicken or Crispy Fried Oysters, find the perfect main dishes to please even your "pickiest eaters."

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    Spinach salad topped with sliced apples, pecans and feta cheese in a white bowl.

    Simple Spinach Salad with Apples & Pecans

    Lemon pepper chicken wings on a plate with a dipping sauce.

    Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

    Four BBQ chicken thighs on a square black plate.

    Easy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs

    Fried chicken burger topped with coleslaw and pimento cheese.

    Southern Crispy Fried Chicken Burgers

    A roasted chicken in a cast iron skillet garnished with lemon slices.

    Easy Cast-Iron Skillet Chicken

    A sliced pork tenderloin covered with apricot glaze.

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Glaze

    A large bowl of cooked black-eyed peas topped with parsley.

    Southern Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

    A small skillet with mashed potatoes topped with chicken, mushrooms and bacon.

    Creamy Skillet Chicken with Bacon & Mushrooms

    Roasted Cornish Game Hens with Cranberry Stuffing garnished with rosemary and cranberries

    Easy Cornish Hens with Stuffing

    A serving of King Ranch Chicken Casserole on a plate topped with sour cream and diced tomatoes and bell pepper.

    King Ranch Chicken Casserole with Rotel

    A sliced beef tenderloin on a cutting board with gorgonzola dipping sauce.

    Easy Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Sauce

    Pork chops and sliced apples on a plate with mashed potatoes.

    Easy Crockpot Pork Chops and Apples

    A round baking dish full of baked chicken divan.

    Chicken Divan with Curry (Make-Ahead)

    Two smoked ribeye steaks on a cutting board.

    Smoked Ribeye Steak (Reverse Seared)

    Fried shrimp and a bowl of cocktail sauce on a white plate.

    Easy Crispy Pan-Fried Shrimp

    A crustless ham and cheese quiche in a white pie plate.

    Easy Crustless Ham and Cheese Quiche

    Four quesadillas in a stack topped with sour cream and salsa.

    Simple Four Cheese Quesadillas

    A collage of five different chicken casseroles.

    21 Best Casserole Recipes with Chicken

    A bowl of chicken salad with cranberries on lettuce.

    Chicken Salad with Cranberries & Pecans

    Two clear glass bowls of gazpacho.

    Easy Gazpacho – Cold Spanish Soup

    Chicken, sausage, and wild rice casserole in a white baking dish.

    Chicken, Sausage and Wild Rice Casserole

    Fried oysters on a bronze plate garnished with lemon slices.

    Best Southern Crispy Fried Oysters

    Two pesto chicken breasts on a plate topped with sliced tomatoes.

    Baked Pesto Chicken with Mozzarella

    Hamburger noodle casserole in a white baking dish garnished with chopped scallions.

    Cheesy Hamburger Noodle Casserole

    Wild rice chicken salad topped with cranberries.

    Wild Rice Chicken Salad with Cranberries

    Spooning a honey glaze over baked chicken thighs.

    Easy Honey Baked Chicken Thighs

    Fried crab claws on a white plate with a bowl of cocktail sauce.

    Quick and Easy Fried Crab Claws

    Easy Classic Southern Tomato Pie ready to serve

    Easy Southern Tomato Pie

    Sliced ribeye steak on a wooden cutting board.

    Easy Reverse Seared Ribeye Steak in the Oven

    Blackened mahi-mahi with cheese grits and broccoli slaw on a white plate.

    Best Ever Blackened Mahi-Mahi Fillets

    Mushroom and broccoli frittata cut into slices in a black skillet.

    Cheesy Mushroom and Broccoli Frittata

    three pecan crusted chicken breasts on a serving plate.

    Easy Baked Pecan Crusted Chicken

    A white plate with a piece of Spinach Bacon Quiche and a glass of OJ in the background.

    Easy Spinach and Bacon Quiche with Tomatoes

    Roasted tomato soup in a white bowl topped with croutons.

    Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup with Basil

    Collage of 5 Mexican dishes including tacos, fajitas, and a margarita.

    40+ Best Ever Cinco de Mayo Recipes for 2022

    Southern Broccoli Salad in a white metal bowl with a blue rim.

    Southern Broccoli Salad with Craisins

    Fried grouper in a blue and white metal serving dish.

    Crispy Fried Grouper

    Two grouper fillets on a white plate topped with mango salsa.

    Easy Grilled Grouper with Mango Salsa

    Baked Ham topped with pineapple rings and cherries.

    Baked Ham with Pineapple and Cherries

    Fish cakes on a white plate shaped like a fish.

    Homemade Fish Cakes (without Potatoes)

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