Southern Dishes Everyone Should Know How to Make
Fried Green Tomatoes
Recipe: Fried Green Tomatoes
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This super-Southern dish is so popular that there have been books and films dedicated to it.
Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuits
Recipe: Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuit
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When in doubt, whip up a batch of classic buttermilk biscuits. They’re perfect perched on the edge of your dinner plate or served for dessert alongside a warm cobbler or a scoop of jam.
Classic Sweet Tea
Recipe: Classic Southern Sweet Tea
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Do you take your tea sweet? If you arrive for a Southern-style meal, a glass of sweet tea is sure to be on offer.
High Society Deviled Eggs
Recipe: High Society Deviled Eggs
Every Southerner should have a deviled eggs recipe. Add your own flourishes, or borrow one of our recipes and make it your own. Any backyard barbecue, shower, or luncheon should have plenty of deviled eggs on the menu.
Gulf Coast Shrimp and Grits
Recipe: Gulf Coast Shrimp and Grits
You don’t have to be on the Gulf Coast to enjoy shrimp and grits—but it sure helps.
Crispy Andouille Hush Puppies
Recipe: Crispy Andouille Hush Puppies
If you have seafood on the table, you need a few hush puppies too. Make a double batch of this recipe, because they’ll disappear quickly.
Old-School Squash Casserole
Recipe: Old-School Squash Casserole Recipe
Make the most of the harvest with this old-school and ever-delicious casserole recipe. Add in the rest of the season’s fresh ingredients using our recipe for Zucchini, Squash, and Corn Casserole.
Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad
Recipe: Cheese Puffs with Ham Salad
You just can't have an elegant Southern luncheon without an array of dainty ham salad tea sandwiches.
Classic Mint Julep
Recipe: Classic Mint Julep
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Mint Juleps aren’t just for the Derby (though you’re bound to see more than a few julep cups at any Derby party you attend). They’re a refreshing cocktail choice for any and all hot summer days down South. Not a Mint Julep fan? Then the Vieux Carré must be your go-to.
Banana Pudding
Recipe: Banana Pudding
You can never have too many servings of this delicious dessert. It’s just indulgent enough.
Classic Skillet Cornbread
Recipe: Classic Skillet Cornbread
The best way to make classic Southern cornbread? In a skillet.
Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pies
Recipe: Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pies
When a meal begins with a scoop of chicken pot pie—flaky on top and steaming inside—you know it’s going to be one for the books.
Caramel Cake
Recipe: Caramel Cake
Every Southern baker needs an old-fashioned cake recipe for those occasions when they want to impress. This one does the trick. (Or try our Best Carrot Cake if that’s more your style.)
Grilled Peach Cobbler
Recipe: Grilled Peach Cobbler
Once you pick peaches in the summertime, you know that peach cobbler is soon to follow.
Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Recipe: Easy Chicken and Dumplings
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Arguably the ultimate comfort food, this meal is a perennial cold-weather favorite.
Mama's Fried Chicken
Recipe: Mama's Fried Chicken
Who knows fried chicken better than a Southern mama? We rest our case.
Southern Living Bloody Mary
Recipe: Bloody Mary
Hosting brunch? Don't forget to set up a Southern-style Bloody Mary bar for your guests.
Hugh's Southern Mac and Cheese
Recipe: Hugh's Southern Mac and Cheese
Every Southern cook knows that sometimes it just has to be mac and cheese. Sometimes nothing else will do.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Recipe: Cream Cheese Pound Cake
No one says no to pound cake. This recipe is so popular, it’s practically an heirloom.
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Recipe: Perfect Mashed Potatoes
This recipe is a classic for a reason. Mashed potatoes go with everything, and they’re delicious to boot. Ok, it’s a classic for a few reasons.
Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
Recipe: Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
Every Southerner should have a good gumbo recipe at their fingertips. You know, just in case.
Tee's Corn Pudding
Recipe: Tee's Corn Pudding
It’s not just for Thanksgiving, though every Southerner we know has mastered a corn pudding for special occasions...and for every holiday feast, of course.
Southern-Style Collard Greens
Recipe: Southern-Style Collard Greens
When the weather turns cool, we know that the collards are soon to follow.
Baked Potato Soup
Recipe: Baked Potato Soup
When the weather turns grey and gloomy—or when you have a sick kid in the house—a batch of baked potato soup is a must-make.
Easy BBQ Ribs
Recipe: Easy BBQ Ribs
While every Southerner does barbecue differently, this is a great starter recipe for anyone new to the dish.
Shout Hallelujah Potato Salad
Recipe: Shout Hallelujah Potato Salad
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When barbecue is on the grill, potato salad needs to be on the table. It’s practically a Southern commandment.
Heavenly Key Lime Pie
Recipe: Heavenly Key Lime Pie
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Take a trip to breezy Key West with one bite of this classic Southern pie.
Chicken-and-Biscuit Cobbler
Recipe: Chicken-and-Biscuit Cobbler
Three of our favorite things—chicken and biscuits and cobbler—combine to create this classic Southern comfort food.
Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie
Recipe: Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie
No Southerner can make it through autumn without running into a pecan pie or two. This skillet version is a delicious take on the classic.
Cheese Grits and Roasted Tomatoes
Recipe: Cheese Grits and Roasted Tomatoes
Make a batch of cheesy grits and pair with a double batch of our fan-favorite Roasted Tomatoes for a stunner of a side dish any time of day. Also try our Creamy Parmesan Grits and Summer Corn Grits to fill our your roster of grits recipes.
Peppery Grilled Okra with Lemon-Basil Dipping Sauce
Recipe: Peppery Grilled Okra with Lemon-Basil Dipping Sauce
How do you make your okra? Whether grilled, fried, or pickled, it is a Southern classic of the highest order.
Pimiento Cheese
Recipe: Grilled Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches
Watch the Video: How to Make Pimiento Cheese
No matter the season, pimiento cheese is an undeniable Southern classic.
Honey Chicken Salad
Recipe: Honey Chicken Salad
There are a million and one ways to make chicken salad, but no matter the method, every Southerner should know how to whip up a batch.
All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe: All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
You don’t have to be a Southerner to appreciate a classic chocolate chip cookie. Whether it’s Christmas Eve or a Wednesday afternoon in the middle of June, they’re always a crowd-pleaser.
Hummingbird Cake
Recipe: Hummingbird Cake
No Southern celebration is complete without a slice of heavenly Hummingbird Cake.
We Southerners know our way around the kitchen.