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Project Meal Plan is a food blog dedicated to make-ahead recipes, meal planning and preparing ahead.

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Welcome to Project Meal Plan's collection of 90+ main dish recipes! You'll find Instant Pot recipes, and Air Fryer recipes, along with classic stovetop and oven baked recipes.

Most popular main dish recipes include the Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Bake and Pesto Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash.

Feta Basil Turkey Burger

Chicken Main Dish Recipes

Simple Whole Roast Chicken (Whole30 & Paleo)

air fryer stuffed chicken breast on a plate cut in half.

Air Fryer Stuffed Chicken Breast

Pesto Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash for Two

Chicken bacon ranch potato bake fresh from the oven in a rectangular dish.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Bake

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Top Main Dish Recipes

one pot italian sausage pasta just cooked in a big pot

Italian Sausage Pasta

three air fryer bone-in crispy chicken thighs on a plate.

AF Crispy Chicken

instant pot ginger chicken & rice soup in a bowl with a spoon

Ginger Chicken & Rice Soup

air fryer buffalo chicken flautas cooked and stacked on a plate.

AF Buffalo Flautas

ginger ground beef and cauliflower rice in a glass meal prep bowl.

Ginger Ground Beef Bowls

Rotisserie Chicken Casserole

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Bake

Feed a crowd or have yummy leftovers for the week’s lunches with this Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Bake!

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Stovetop Main Dish Recipes

Simple Shiitake Mushroom Chicken Ramen recipe - I use chicken bone broth and brown rice ramen for this easy homemade noodle soup! - ProjectMealPlan.com

Simple Shiitake Mushroom Chicken Ramen

Turkey sloppy joes on a plate.

Favorite Homemade Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

simple red potato chicken soup in a round bowl with a gold spoon.

Simple Red Potato Chicken Soup

Ground Turkey Zucchini Orzotto with fresh basil on top in a white bowl with fork.

Ground Turkey Zucchini Orzotto

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Oven Baked Main Dishes

Kimchi Bacon Greek Yogurt Mac and Cheese

Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti Bake

creamy pesto pasta chicken bake fresh from the oven in a white baking dish.

Creamy Pesto Pasta Chicken Bake with Peas

Chicken pot pie with biscuit crush in a white oval serving dish.

Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust

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