Southern Recipes

The American South has so many beloved food traditions: biscuits, cornbread, collard greens, fried green tomatoes, fried chicken. And oh, the pies and pralines! Are you passionate about Southern food? Chime in, we love to hear!

Twisted Cheese Straws on a Plate Next to a Drink and a Kitchen Towel. One Twisted Cheese Straw Is Broken in Half Next to the Plate.

Creamy Southern Lima Beans in a Bowl

Creamy Southern Lima Beans

Chow Chow in Canning Jars with One Can Open

Chow Chow Relish

Pimento Cheese in a Bowl on Platter with Sliced Vegetables and Crackers

Slice of Egg Custard Pie on Plate with Cream

Egg Custard Pie

Honey honey chicken on white plate.

Oven-Fried Hot Honey Chicken

Vegetarian biscuits and gravy on a white plate.

Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy

Smothered and covered chicken and gravy in a skillet.

Smothered Chicken Thighs in Onion Gravy

Virginia Peanut Pie with Porter on white plates.

Porter Peanut Pie

Nashville hot chicken sandwich with pickles and served on a plate.

Nashville Hot Chicken

Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich

Kentucky Hot Brown

Overhead view of the best chess pie with a slice removed. The slice is on a blue plate with forks and a pie server to the right.

Easy Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp and Grits

Easy chicken fried steak covered with gravy on a plate

Chicken Fried Steak

Southern Cornbread in a Skillet with a Piece Cut Out and Another Piece on a Plate

Southern Cornbread

Side view of fried chicken breast stacked on a platter.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Southern Biscuits with White Lily Flour - hands holding a plate of biscuits

Classic Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Overhead view of a plate of green tomatoes that have been breaded and fried.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Biscuits and gravy on a plate.

Biscuits and Gravy

New Orleans Beignets

Hoppin John

Pecan candy

Overhead view of dirty rice in a skillet.

Cajun-Style Dirty Rice

Oyster Stew

How to Make Jambalaya in the Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Jambalaya

Pile of angel biscuits on a wire trivet

Smothered Turkey Wings

Smothered Turkey Wings

easy collard greens and bacon

Collard Greens With Bacon

How to Make Spicy Fried Chicken

Spicy Fried Chicken

Overhead view of southern collard greens in a black bowl on a wood surface.

Southern Style Collard Greens

Green Chile Mac Cheese

Green Chile Mac and Cheese

Oven fried chicken

Sweet Tea Fried Chicken

Side view of a fillet of broiled jerk salmon. The salmon has juices pooled at the bottom of it. A mixed green salad with citrus, two lime wedges and rice are visible on the plate behind the salmon. The plate is on a blue linen.

Quick and Easy Jerk Salmon

Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce

Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce

Okra Pilau

Mustard BBQ Sauce

South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce

Grilled BBQ Chicken

Grilled Chicken with South Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce

Biscuits and Gravy Bake

Biscuits and Gravy Casserole

Side view of a blue plate with a tall slice of southern hummingbird cake and a cake on a cake stand behind it.

Hummingbird Cake

BBQ Turkey with Mustard Sauce

BBQ Turkey with Mustard Sauce

Best Stewed Tomatoes and Okra

Stewed Okra and Tomatoes Creole Style

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