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    Grits and Pinecones » Recipes » Main Dish

    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."

    Spaghetti with Fresh Cherry Tomato Sauce in a large black pottery bowl, garnished with basil and topped with parmesan cheese

    Spaghetti with Fresh Cherry Tomato Sauce

    Easy Baked Pork Chops with Rosemary in a cast iron pan right out of the oven, garnished with a sprig of rosemary

    Easy Baked Pork Chops with Rosemary

    Simple Lemon Grilled Chicken right off the grill, on a cutting board, garnished with lemons and rosemary

    Simple Lemon Grilled Whole Chicken Recipe

    Roasted Tomato Quiche with Goat Cheese garnished with cherry tomatoes and fresh rosemary

    Roasted Tomato Quiche with Goat Cheese

    Close up of an Easy Crunchy Taco Cup on a white plate garnished with a dollop of sour cream and Pico de Gallo

    Easy Crunchy Taco Cups Recipe

    Easy Grilled Pork Chops and Marinade with pork chops right off of the grill on a wooden cutting board resting

    Easy Grilled Bone-In Pork Chops and Quick Marinade

    Ultimate Grilled Flank Steak on a cutting board with a few slices cut

    Ultimate Grilled Flank Steak Recipe – Tender and Juicy

    Easy Make Ahead Baked Ziti in a white baking dish garnished with fresh parsley

    Easy Make-Ahead Baked Ziti with Sausage and Ricotta

    Easy Shrimp and Pineapple Fried Rice on a copper plated garnished with parsley

    Easy Shrimp and Pineapple Fried Rice

    Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce garnished with parsley and sitting on a baking sheet

    Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Mustard Sauce

    Hot, right out of the oven a baking dish full of Easy Stuffed Shells with Marinara Sauce

    Easy Stuffed Shells with Marinara Sauce

    Spicy Shrimp Po' Boy Sandwiches topped with blue cheese crumbles

    Spicy Buffalo Shrimp Po’ Boy Sandwich

    Spicy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry in a pan garnished with scallions ready to serve

    Spicy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry

    A pan full of Pan Seared Sea Scallops with Salsa Verde

    Pan Seared Scallops with Salsa Verde

    A large spoonful of Easy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

    Easy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

    Thanksgiving Simple and Perfect Roast Turkey Recipe

    Simple and Perfect Roast Turkey

    Fish Taco Bowl with Green Apple Guacamole on a bed of arugula topped with corn tortilla strips in a bowl.

    Fish Taco Bowl with Green Apple and Guacamole

    Slow Cooker Mediterranean Roast Beef ready to savor

    Slow Cooker Mediterranean Beef Roast

    Easy Mediterranean Fettuccine ready to savor

    Easy Mediterranean Fettuccine

    Spinach and Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes ready to serve

    Spinach and Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes

    Two bowls ofPasta Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

    Pasta Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

    Easy Pan Seared Salmon with Asparagus ready to serve

    Easy Pan-Seared Salmon with Asparagus

    Tasty Baked Grouper with Tomatoes and Artichokes

    Baked Grouper Recipe with Tomatoes and Artichokes

    Rustic Roasted Cherry Tomato Pizza showing roasted tomatoes and cheese

    Rustic Roasted Cherry Tomato Pizza Recipe

    Skillet Chicken with Mushroom Sauce in handmade cast iron skillet

    Skillet Chicken with Mushroom Sauce

    Southern Shrimp and Corn Fritters with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

    Southern Shrimp and Corn Fritters

    Southern Spicy Tomato-Cheese Grits ready to serve!

    Southern Spicy Tomato-Cheese Grits

    Dig in to this Savory Tomato Cobbler with Cornmeal-Cheddar Biscuits

    Tomato Cobbler with Cornmeal-Cheddar Biscuits

    Two hamburgers topped with pimento cheese, fried onion rings, and a fried green tomato.

    The Ultimate Southern Style Burger

    Delicious Spaghetti Pie ready to serve

    Easy Baked Spaghetti Pie Casserole

    Chicken pot pie with lattice pastry garnished with parsley.

    Not Your Mama’s Chicken Pot Pie

    Ten Irish Recipes for St Patrick's Day

    Ten + Irish Recipes for St Patrick’s Day

    Corned Beef and Cabbage Egg Rolls-9

    Corned Beef and Cabbage Egg Rolls

    A bowl of potato soup garnished with chopped parsley.

    The Best Irish Potato Soup

    Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup garnished with parsley in a white bowl with carrots and celery on the outside.

    Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup

    Tropical Mango Chutney Chicken Curry Recipe

    Tropical Mango Chutney Chicken Curry Recipe

    Easy Ten Minute Roasted Shrimp à la Ina Garten served as shrimp cocktail on a plate with cocktail sauce.

    Easy Ten-Minute Roasted Shrimp Recipe à la Ina Garten

    Beef and Tomato Skillet with Polenta

    Beef and Tomato Skillet with Polenta

    Sliced Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin

    Herb Crusted Roasted Pork Tenderloin

    Turkey Enchiladas in a white baking dish.

    Easy Leftover Turkey Enchiladas Recipe

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