Southern Recipes

These Easy Southern Recipes are all you need for making a Delicious Meal. Find the best Southern Recipes for sharing with family and friends. Browse our Southern Recipes collection to find the comfort foods and the classic dishes you love to make.

Scallion Cornbread

Cooking Time: 30m

This delicious Scallion Cornbread bakes up best in a cast-iron skillet, giving it a crunchy golden edge and tender crumb. Or you can divide the batter between two cast-iron cornstick skillets and make individual cornbreads in the shape of small ears of corn, adding a fancy touch to your holiday...

October 5, 2023

Peach Blueberry Cobbler

Cooking Time: 40m

This Southern-style Peach Blueberry Cobbler is sweet, delicious, and maybe the best reason to turn on the oven in the summer. Loaded with fresh juicy peaches and blueberries and topped with crisp, buttery biscuit topping, this dessert is so simple to make from scratch. I love using lemon zest in...

August 25, 2022

Instant Pot Ham Bone Bean Soup

Cooking Time: 1h 25m

This Instant Pot Ham Bone Bean Soup is the perfect cold-weather dinner! It’s hearty, delicious, and so flavorful. Personally, I love using my Instant Pot for this recipe, as it cooks the beans without soaking them in a fraction of the time it would take to cook on the stove. ...

February 4, 2022

Sheet-Pan Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 23m

Looking for an easy recipe to celebrate Mardi Gras or just a delicious dinner idea? Either way, this Sheet-Pan Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya is one of those meals that will have you scrapping your plate clean and going back for seconds. And while I love a classic Chicken and Sausage...

February 2, 2022

Slow-Cooked Louisiana Ribs

Cooking Time: 2h

I love my Dutch oven for slow cooking and this recipe for Slow-Cooked Louisiana Ribs is a knockout. Is there anything better than doing a little bit of prep and then walking away and leaving the oven to do all the work for 1,5-2 hours? Come back and you have...

January 12, 2022

Southwestern Three-Bean and Barley Soup

This hearty Southwestern Three-Bean and Barley Soup will truly satisfy your family’s craving for comfort food. I love this recipe because it contains simple and healthy ingredients that my family enjoys – three types of beans, celery, carrots, onions, and barley. Sometimes I like to have things under my control,...

February 3, 2021

Loaded Slow-Cooker Grits

Cooking Time: 3h

This Loaded Slow-Cooker Grits recipe is one of my favorite ways to cook grits. Grits is one of those love it or hate it dishes, but I’m firmly in the love camp! Grits are often served as a breakfast dish but I eat it at all times of the day!...

January 9, 2021

Instant Pot Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 50m

I love my instant pot and this Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe is one of my all time favorites. It’s quick and simple to make and the end result is a perfectly cooked delight! Jambalaya is a popular dish in Louisiana and consists mainly of meat and vegetables mixed with rice....

December 25, 2020

Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

Cooking Time: 1h 40m

This Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice recipe makes a giant pot of the ultimate Louisiana creole comfort food – beans and rice. I love using my Instant Pot for recipes like this one as it cooks the beans in a fraction of the time it would take to cook...

December 23, 2020

Tangerine Ricotta Bars

Cooking Time: 2h

I love ricotta, citrus flavors and cheesecake filling so is it any wonder that I love these Tangerine Ricotta Bars which tick all of these boxes. These citrus treats get their tangerine flavor from a mix of tangerine juice and zest. This means that the flavor is more subtle than...

January 9, 2020

Black Eyed Peas with Bacon and Pork

Cooking Time: 2h 45m

These Black Eyed Peas with Bacon and Pork are a traditional, Southern American favorite and eaten mostly around the New Year time for good luck! If you wish to make your dish nice and spicy add the optional hot-pepper vinegar at the end. Partnered with cooked bacon and pork this...

December 2, 2019

Quick and Easy Chess Squares

Cooking Time: 1h 58m

This recipe for Quick and Easy Chess Squares is such a great one to make for a crowd or a bake sale. They are simple and sweet with a flaky top and crumbly crust. It makes 24 individual squares and it is easily customisable so you can make lemon squares...

November 8, 2019

Panko Crusted Oven Fried Haddock

Cooking Time: 35m

Serve this Panko Crusted Oven Fried Haddock for dinner tonight! Did you know that although just simple breadcrumbs, panko originated in Japan! The best breadcrumb choice that keeps the fish moist and still gives a crunch element to outer layer of fish, instead of a mushy batter. Also healthier than...

October 31, 2019

Carne Adovada: New Mexico Red Chile Pork Stew

Cooking Time: 3h 5m

This Carne Adovada: New Mexico Red Chile Pork Stew is a great dish to make for a crowd. It is healthy, wholesome and warming. Don’t be alarmed by the amount of chile powder in the recipe – New Mexico chile is quite mild. If you prefer more of a kick...

October 31, 2019

Leftover Pork and Potato Hash

Cooking Time: 20m

I often make this Leftover Pork and Potato Hash on a Monday if we have roast pork for Sunday lunch. It is a delicious way to use up leftover pork. Sometimes I feel very uninspired when I have leftovers – I am often at a loss for what to make....

October 28, 2019

Bread Machine Honey Buttermilk Bread

Cooking Time: 2h 10m

As Mary Poppins would say this Bread Machine Honey Buttermilk Bread is supercalafragalisticexpialadoshus and you’ll want to fill your mouth with as much of a mouthful as it’s descriptive word. Soft, light and fluffy isn’t usually how I’d describe bread however it is what makes this particular bread so exceptional...

October 17, 2019

Classic Skillet Cornbread

Cooking Time: 1h

Classic Skillet Cornbread is exactly what it sounds like – cornbread but baked in a skillet. This is one of those classic recipes which is so easy to make but tastes so delicious! I love to make this classic cornbread to serve alongside chili con carne or a hearty lentil...

October 7, 2019

Southern Mac and Cheese

Cooking Time: 1h 5m

This Southern Mac and Cheese is a decadent take on a classic dish. I add crispy fried bacon and leeks to this cheesy dish to elevate it from great to absolutely amazing! Mac and Cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods. I love to make it in advance and...

October 4, 2019

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Cooking Time: 3h

Cream Cheese Pound Cake is a delicious rich cake which is made with butter and cream cheese. I love to have one of these in my kitchen if someone is calling around for coffee. It is a very simple cake and it keeps well if it is stored in an...

October 3, 2019

Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Cooking Time: 50m

Easy Chicken and Dumplings is one of my cheat dinners – I make this when I need a quick wholesome dinner quickly. What makes it a cheat meal you ask? Well, I use canned soup for the base and canned buttermilk biscuits for the dumplings which means that I can...

September 26, 2019

Crispy Andouille Hush Puppies

Cooking Time: 30m

Crispy Andouille Hush Puppies are the ultimate finger food for your next party or games night. Hush puppies are deep fried savory cornmeal batter balls. They got the name as they were a type of food that hunters and fishermen would feed their dogs to keep them quiet! My take...

September 26, 2019

Mama’s Fried Chicken

Cooking Time: 2h 35m

With this Mama’s Fried Chicken recipe you will have the secret to making the best crispy, fried chicken yet. Use a whole chicken and cut it into pieces, season with salt, pepper and paprika and use buttermilk and self raising flour for the batter. The kitchen hack being the buttermilk...

September 25, 2019

Corn Pudding

Cooking Time: 45m

Corn Pudding is one of those classic Thanksgiving side dishes that no holiday table should be without! I’ve served it for the last 12 years without fail and this year will be no different! It is super easy to make and it has a lovely flavor. To make corn pudding,...

September 23, 2019

Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 35m

A one-pot wonder of everything good in this Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya. A bowl filled with long grain rice, chicken cubes and sliced andouille sausage, crunched up with red onion, green bell pepper and chopped celery and seasoned with chopped tomatoes, Cajun spice, Turkish bay leaves and chicken stock. A...

September 19, 2019

Carolina Pulled Pork

Cooking Time: 3h

My Carolina Pulled Pork recipe is the easiest pulled pork recipe you’ll find! Everyone knows that the best barbecue in the world can be found in the states of North and South Carolina (don’t @ me on this!) Rather than differentiate between them, I refer to this as Carolina Pulled...

September 16, 2019

Tomato Galette

Cooking Time: 3h 10m

This Tomato Galette is better than any tart or pie you’ll ever try. With a soft and tasty tomato and chives center filling wrapped in crispy and flaky, homemade pastry, it’s absolutely divine. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, no matter the occasion, this dish serves up perfectly every...

September 12, 2019

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