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Meat & Potato Recipes to Master

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Published: Feb 22, 2025

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Casseroles and pasta dishes are great, but sometimes you just need a hearty meal of meat and potatoes to stick to your ribs.  And there is nothing like the classic recipes included in this meat and potatoes recipe collection- yumminess like melt-in-your-mouth meatloaf, tender pot roast, fried chicken, pork chops … plus loads of potato side dishes!

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This handy recipe collection is a veritable who’s who list of “gather your family around the table” meals!  So break out the forks and knives and set the table, you’re going to love what you find here. Use the easy table of contents to jump to the sections you like most or browse everything for new meal ideas and combinations!

Table of Contents

  • Beef
  • Chicken, Pork & Turkey
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes

Beef

Classic meatloaf recipe with best savory glaze

Best Meatloaf Ever

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A slice of double crusted cottage pie with ground beef, red potatoes and cheese sauce on a brown plate with purple napkins.

Southern Cottage Pie (Meat & Potatoes Pot Pie)

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Meat and Potatoes Ranch Au Gratin Recipe

Meat & Potatoes Ranch Au Gratin

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A blue plate piled high with Chicken Fried Steak Fingers.

Classic Chicken Fried Steak Fingers

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A close up of steak, potatoes, green beans cooked together on a sheet pan to show texture of the roasted vegetables and steak and the seasonings.

Sheet Pan Steak & Potatoes

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Cast iron skillet steak feature photo

Perfect Cast Iron Skillet Steak

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Classic family pot roast with potatoes and carrots

Classic Southern Pot Roast

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Mexican Pot Roast Close Up

Ultimate Mexican Pot Roast

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shredded chuck roast cooked in homemade tangy and sweet bbq sauce in the crock pot for sandwiches or as a main dish

Crock Pot BBQ Beef Pot Roast

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A hot Louisiana Roast Beef Po Boy Sandwich dressed with horseradish, lettuce, tomatoes and Provolone.

Roast Beef Po Boy Sandwich

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Chicken, Pork & Turkey

crispy southern fried chicken with buttermilk soak, crispy breading, and juicy chicken.

Crispy Southern Fried Chicken

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ranch chicken tenders showing crisp breading and tender chicken

Crispy Ranch Chicken Tenders

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Image for Easy Crock Pot BBQ Boneless Chicken Thighs

Easy Crock Pot BBQ Boneless Chicken Thighs

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Roasted Buttermilk Chicken Breast & Thighs

Tender Roasted Buttermilk Chicken

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Slices of oven roasted creole turkey breasts

Creole Roasted Turkey Breast

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Pepper Crusted Pork Tenderloin, sliced and on a cutting board.

The Perfect Peppered Pork Tenderloin

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Skillet Pork Chops with Mustard Cream Sauce

Skillet Pork Chops & Mustard Cream Sauce

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A pork tenderloin being shredded with a fork.

Cherry Cola BBQ Pulled Pork

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Loaded Sweet Potato Skins Up Close

Loaded BBQ Sweet Potato Skins

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Easy summer dinner with grilled garden vegetables and smoked sausage foil packets

Grilled Garden Vegetable & Sausage Packets

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Easy Southern Pecan Crusted Ham sliced

Southern Pecan Crusted Ham

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Potatoes

Upclose of a blue Fiestaware serving bowl piled high with horseradish mashed potatoes garnished with chives and drizzled with butter. A white and black tea towel, silverware and green onions are in the background.

Horseradish Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese & Garlic

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Close Up of Smashed Potato Bites with cheddar cheese

Baked Cheesy Smashed Potato Bites

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A serving of Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole in a spoon

Easy, Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole (no canned soup)

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cheesy hash brown casserole made with pimento cheese

Pimento Cheese Hash Brown Casserole

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Rich cream sauce and a topping of cheese make a delicious scalloped potatoes side dish.

Ultimate Scalloped Potatoes

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country style fresh green beans and new potatoes with crumbled bacon as a vegetable side dish

Southern Green Beans & New Potatoes with Bacon

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Simple Lyonnaise Potatoes are simply skillet fried potatoes and sweet onions.

Lyonnaise Potatoes- Skillet Potatoes & Sweet Onions

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Cheesy BBQ Bacon Potato Foil Packets

Cheesy BBQ Bacon Potato Foil Packets

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A bowl of potato salad inspired by a loaded baked potato.

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

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creamy dill potato salad made with red potatoes and sour cream

Creamy Dill Potato Salad

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Deviled egg potato salad texture, ingredients and garnish of papriks

Southern Deviled Egg Potato Salad

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Sweet Potatoes

Serve-Fluffy-mashed-sweet-potatoes

Fluffy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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Sweet Potato Wedges dipped in sauce

Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potato Wedges

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A forkful of sweet potato casserole to show the fluffy texture of the potatoes.

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping

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A gratin. or au gratin potatoes, has layers of potatoes, cheese, a drizzle of cheese and a top crust

Sweet Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust

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Stovetop candied sweet potatoes on a fork to show tenderness and texture after cooking.

Stovetop Candied Sweet Potatoes

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2 Stuffed sweet potatoes on a white dish

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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