I want to keep the recipe train going for my series of Potluck Perfect Dishes. If you missed the first installment featuring 28 Salads Perfect for a Potluck, don’t forget to check out that post too. For now, let’s focus on main dishes and entrees. In all honesty, I’ve always shied away from taking a main dish to a potluck or summer gathering. I just have this preconceived notion that the main dish is too much work, but I could not have been more wrong. My fellow bloggers have opened my eyes by sharing their recipes with me and now I’m actually excited to prepare a main dish for my next potluck.

Slow cookers and Instant Pot’s make it really easy to prepare a main dish for a large crowd, but even the smallest of recipes can be easily multiplied to feed the masses. On top of that, I never really considered creating a “build it yourself” station. Sure that’s obvious for burgers and hot dogs, but what about tacos or lettuce wraps? They can easily be a main dish at a summer gathering.

You probably don’t know this, but I am totally that girl that if you feed me tacos, all is good. So don’t be surprised if I show up to my next summer gathering with a pot full of pulled pork, tortillas and toppings. I’m just trying to share my joy!

The 22 recipes I’ve gathered here take potluck main dishes to the next level. You won’t find burgers or hot dogs on this list either. They’re pretty commonplace at a summer gathering, so I wanted to give you something outside that box. I wanted to give you nothing but summer-filled flavors and options that will help make any potluck a success.