No need for 11 herbs and spices with this easy-to-copy version of KFC's sought after secret recipe.
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Almost Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kentucky Corn
When it comes to corn, Kentucky knows what's up. This delectable dish is the perfect mix of savory and sweet. The combo of cornbread mix, corn, and sour cream are undeniably delicious.
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Kentucky Burgoo
This hearty slow cooker stew is made with a combination of beef, pork, and chicken.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Kentucky Bourbon Sweet Potatoes
Butter, vanilla, and a golden-baked marshmallow topping turn some sweet potatoes into an utterly life-changing casserole.
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Brown Hotel Kentucky Hot Brown
The Brown Hotel in Kentucky is famous for their Hot Brown sandwich. It's made of turkey, bacon, tomatoes, and mornay sauce on toast. If you can't get to the Brown Hotel...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: under 30 minutes
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Kentucky Derby Thoroughbred Pie
Made with water, butter, eggs, sugar, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Kentucky Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
As if pecan pie wasn't decadent enough, this recipe adds in chocolate and bourbon to the mix. The pie is very rich so make sure to cut the slices thin.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Kentucky Fried Apple Pies
Made with sugar, dried apples, flour, salt, baking powder, butter, egg, milk, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon
Method: stovetop, deep fryer
Time: 1-2 hours
Kentucky Coleslaw
Made with celery seed, Tabasco sauce, coleslaw mix, milk, sugar, mayonnaise, sour cream, Miracle Whip salad dressing
Time: 2-5 hours
Cheryl's Kentucky Spoon Bread
Made with sugar, sour cream, Jiffy Corn Bread, butter, eggs, creamed corn
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Kentucky Pound Cake
Made with nutmeg, cinnamon, pecans, self-rising flour, sugar, egg yolks, oil, egg whites, crushed pineapple
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Kentucky State Fair Bourbon Seafood Chowder
Made with half and half, fish, salt pork, onions, bourbon, clams, crab, potatoes, shrimp, sea scallops
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Kentucky Baked Beans
Made with black pepper, pork and beans, onion, ketchup, yellow mustard, brown sugar, molasses, sweet gherkin pickle juice, apple cider vinegar, salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Kentucky Cheesecake
Made with semisweet chocolate, eggs, pecans, butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, bourbon
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Kentucky Bourbon Cake
Made with pecans, mace, butter, brown sugar, salt, bourbon whiskey, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Kentucky Bourbon Balls
Made with semi sweet chocolate chips, pecan, butter, powdered sugar, bourbon
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!