HEALTHY MAIN DISH MEAL IDEAS / RECIPES

Have you had a chance to try any of these main dish recipes?

If so, I hope you’ll leave a comment and tell us what you thought AT THE POST FOR THAT RECIPE, not here please. Thanks!

NOTE – Now SEAFOOD and SOUPS & STEWS have their own post.

Also, check out the crock-pot meals for more easy main dish ideas.

1. Shepherds Pie (Mmmmmm)
2. Easy crock pot meal (Beef, make-ahead mashed potatoes, veggies.)
3. Hamburger Helper Alternatives (A couple easy, yummy recipes instead of using those nasty boxed meals. One with chicken, one with beef.)
4. Better than “Chicken Nuggets” (Kids AND adults love these.)
5. Roasted Asparagus Lasagna (Chicken is optional.)
6. Homemade Pizza (There are many variations listed for whatever mood you’re in.)
7. Organic Fettuccine Alfredo (With chicken or without, yummy either way.)
8. Yakisoba (Kent’s favorite while in Japan when he was in the Marines. I surprised him one night after I’d found a recipe to try – he loved it.)
9. Mom’s Baked Macaroni & Cheese (She is asked to take this everywhere she goes!)
10. Organic Chicken Hurry (Another recipe for busy evenings.)
11. Mostly Organic Chicken Enchiladas (The best enchiladas I’ve ever had.)
12. Easy Chicken Pesto/Cheesy Chicken Recipe (There’s nothing like FAST recipes that taste great, too.) I JUST ADDED AN EVEN EASIER (AND TASTIER?) VERSION AT THIS POST, TOO!
    
13. Healthy Egg Recipes (We often have breakfast for dinner.)
14. Amy D.’s Honey Balsamic Chicken (Another nice and easy meal.)
15. Italian Stuffed Shells recipe
16. Easy & Healthy Ravioli (One of my “fast food” meals.)
17. Jenn’s Mexican Lasagna (This is so good, and easy to throw together.)
18. Meg’s Chicken Salad Recipe (The grapes add great flavor.)  Also, try these two dreamy chicken salad variations!
    
19. Organic Chicken Broccoli Casserole (A “feel good” meal, for sure.)
20. Chicken Stir-Fried Rice (Easy and a hit with the fam) & here’s a meatless fried rice recipe
21. 3 main dish recipes: Guinness barbecued ribs, Guinness barbecued beef sandwiches, beef & noodles dinner
22. Meatless Pasta & Veggie Stir Fry
23. Easy Organic Burritos from Shauna
24. Organic Sloppy Joes
25. A few Pork loin recipes – they’re all different, though:
    
1. Easy Pork Loin (A great crock-pot recipe.)
2. Kent’s Easy Asian Pork Loin (gluten-free & low-carb)
3. Pork Loin with Cranberry Red Wine Sauce
4. Another yummy pork loin that is so tender:  Grilled Marinated Pork Loin (and a grilling tip, too)
5. Charcoaled (or grilled) pork roast with French brine, from Stanley Fishman
26. French Dip
27. Classic Meatloaf with an Extra Healthy Twist
28. Easy way to use up leftover soup:  Homemade Pot Pie
29. Easy barbecued grass-fed beef sandwiches on homemade buns
30. Ala King – chicken, beef, pork, whatever
31. How to bake a whole chicken (comments have info on cooking it in the crock pot!), and then see the post on how to use those bones to make homemade stock/broth!  Another one that’s even easier and faster to throw together:  5-minute prep comfort meal:  quick baked chicken from Anne.
    
32. Egg salad/Deviled eggs
33. Stovetop chicken & rice – so easy, so nourishing, and so tasty!
34. Fried cabbage – use as a side dish OR a main dish…
35. A Venison recipe (& Maddie’s first deer!)
36. This one isn’t mine, but I’m adding it to this list because we love it so much! Beef burgundy from Jenny at Nourished Kitchen.
37. Meg’s Cashew Chicken
38. 3 Easy Main Dish Recipes:  Cheeseburger Cups, Bubble Pizza, & Sausage Dinner
    
39. Kitchen Kop’s Beef Stroganoff
40. Easy Shredded Chicken Tacos
41. Lyn’s Chicken Mushroom Parmesan (This is so fast and easy to make!)
42. Spanish Rice (just add seasoned ground beef!)
43. Sausage shish kabobs with a yummy homemade mustard barbecue sauce
    
44. Homemade sub sandwiches
45. Pizza on bun – my favorite cafeteria lunch growing up!  (Good for lunch or dinner.)
    
46. Sonia’s Margarita Pasta
47. Mini Pizzas (Quick Compromise Version & Homemade Version)
48. Thai Vegetable and Chicken or Beef Stir-Fry – sooooo delicious and grain-free!
49. Easy ideas using homemade tortillas
50. Fajitas with grass fed flank steak
51. Mary Jo’s Meatball Sub Casserole
52. Tangy baked chicken main dish recipe — easy for company or everyday
53. Baked lemon chicken recipe – another delicious way to make chicken!
54. Everyone loved this recipe from Kendahl: Chicken cordon bleu casserole

MORE LISTS TO LOOK OVER: (Can you tell I love lists?)

• Ideas for many different ways to use grass fed ground beef
• Chinese Food Recipes!
• Family Favorite Meals List – very helpful on busy evenings!
• Vegetarian/Meatless Meal Ideas – for Lent or anytime.
• Healthy Breakfast Options – hopefully there are some ideas here that are new to you.
• Our version of “fast food” – try to avoid the unhealthy fast food joints!
• Healthy school lunch alternatives - it’s not easy pleasing kids, trust me, I know.
• Just want to see the crock-pot recipes? Scroll down through these.
• Healthy snack ideas

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