American summer bake main dish recipes

Shepherd's Pie for lazy cooks

You can make this a hearty meat celebration, heavy with veggies or just a cleansing of the pantry dish. All of my measurements are "ish" meaning…

Baked Pork Chops and Apples

Baked Pork Chops and Apples is a delicious, easy and quick (45 minute) total time start to finish recipe. A great any day dish that uses boneless…

Beef Enchilada Casserole

A savory pan of cheese-rich Enchilada Casserole make for a delicious family dish on a busy weeknight. Toss a green salad together while this…

Zucchini Boats stuffed w/ Sausage and Cous-Cous

Zucchini Boats are great! You can stuff them any way you like. We have stuffed them so many different ways…

Creamy Spinach Pillows

Before my family and I changed to a plant-based diet, one of our absolute favorite recipes was the Tuna Puff or others may call it Chicken Pillows.…

Rustic Galette with Turkey Sausage, Eggplant, Tomato and Ricotta

A Galette is a flat round freeform pie. They can be savory or sweet. In…

EZ Lasagna My Way

I have a love-hate relationship with lasagna. I hate the difficulty of making it and I usually don't like the taste of fresh lasagna right out of…

Amazing Zucchini Pie

I came by this recipe from the Parents Action for Children web site, and as the name suggests, it is indeed “amazing.” Rather like a brunch quiche,…

Cauliflower Cheese Pie

Be creative with your cheese choice.....

Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie Braid

I don't know where I found this recipe but we love it! It's fast and simple to make and very kid friendly. Goes well with a salad or soup for…

Potluck Cheeseburger Mac

We were invited to a potluck at our community center and asked what we should bring. The resounding vote was: meat! Spending the afternoon with our…

Jalapeno Popper Chicken

I got inspired one night at a party when they served jalapeno peppers. I loved the taste, hot, crunchy, creamy and spicy all good adjectives to…

Beef Tenderloin

Simple ingredients. Simple marinade. Simply delicious.

Creole Crabmeat Pie

While this wonderful recipe is often used as a stuffing for everything from zucchini to fish to chicken and pork, try it iinside your favorite pie…

Garden Salmon Loaf