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Southern cooking

Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for Southern cooking. Get inspired and try out new things.
60 Iconic Southern Comfort Foods

Our best belly-stuffin', soul warmin' southern recipes. Think chicken-fried steak, biscuits and gravy and plenty of pie.

25 Southern Sunday Suppers the Whole Family Will Love | "Here, we've collected 25 Southern dinners, from classic favorites like country fried steak to newer trends like barbeque-topped totchos, so your family will never be without a delicious meal to look forward to." #dinnerideas #dinnerrecipes #familydinnerideas #supper #supperideas

25 Southern Sunday Suppers the Whole Family Will Love | "Here, we've collected 25 Southern dinners, from classic favorites like country fried steak to newer trends like barbeque-topped totchos, so your family will never be without a delicious meal to look forward to." #dinnerideas #dinnerrecipes #familydinnerideas #supper #supperideas

Grandma Barb's Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

170 · 24 minutes · TRIED & TRUE* SOUTHERN, FROM-SCRATCH BUTTERMILK BISCUITS THAT BAKE UP TENDER AND FLUFFY! SO EASY TO MAKE!

Ingredients

Condiments
  • 1 tbsp Mayonnaise
Baking & Spices
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 cup Butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 tbsp Granulated sugar
  • 2 cups Lily flour + more, White
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
Dairy
  • 3 tbsp Butter + more, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
Chicken Fried Steak with Country Gravy

This chicken fried steak with country gravy is the ultimate comfort food. This homemade chicken fried steak is fried to perfection, crispy and crunchy, then is smothered in a white, creamy country gravy, served with mashed potatoes and delicious whole kernel buttery corn, for a perfect Southern style meal.

Southern Green Beans

45 · 50 minutes · Now, these easy Southern Green Beans combine fresh green beans, smoked bacon, and onion into the most perfect side dish imaginable.

Ingredients

Meat
  • 4 slices Bacon
Produce
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 lbs Green beans, fresh
  • 1 Onion, medium
Canned Goods
  • 2 1/2 cups Chicken broth
Baking & Spices
  • 1 Salt and black pepper
Dairy
  • 2 tbsp Butter
Other
  • Optional 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (please see notes)
30 Recipes for Southern Soups to Chow Down On

These Southern soups are about as belly-filling and heart-warming as they come. From Cajun gumbo to ham chowder, y'all definitely want to stay for supper.

How to Make Homemade Gravy {Step by Step}

177 · 20 minutes · Real Southern gravy is rich, creamy, and an important part of the Southern food pyramid. It should be smooth as silk and rich as a Houston oil tycoon. Serve it hot over biscuits, potatoes, meat, or bread. See notes for variations. Easy beginner recipe.

Ingredients

Meat
  • 1/4 cup Bacon fat is preferred -- no it's essential -- if you are making cream gravy, fat
Baking & Spices
  • 1/4 cup All purpose flour
  • 1 Salt and cracked black pepper
Dairy
  • 2 cups Whole milk
These side dishes for fried chicken will allow you to make the ultimate comfort food meal. You’ll find a range of southern classics along with new favorites to serve with your crispy chicken main dish. #chicken #recipes #friedchicken #southernfood #comfortfood

These side dishes for fried chicken will allow you to make the ultimate comfort food meal. You’ll find a range of southern classics along with new favorites to serve with your crispy chicken main dish. #chicken #recipes #friedchicken #southernfood #comfortfood

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Cajun chicken succotash is reminiscent of good ole southern cooking. This dish is simple to make, one takes one dish, and is so full of flavor you'll barely be able to handle it.
Cheese grits are just about my favorite southern food group and definitely a comfort culinary staple in our house! Sharp cheddar cheese, Rotel tomatoes, butter, cream, garlic, and stone ground grits...should I say more? Make these for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any day of the week. #thecontractorscastle #comfortfood #cheesegrits #holidaysidedish
This recipe is just one of many of our favorite Louisiana Inspired Recipes. Grab even more Southern recipe such as: how to make beignets, killer cornbread, shrimp and grits, cajun style sheet pan, and croissant french toast with berry cream sauce. These are all available in our FREEBIE Resource Library. I finally found the secret to making quick and easy, fluffy, buttery biscuits that my family loves.
Southern Homemade Creamed Corn