Made with parsley, okra, white rice, chicken breast, bacon fat, green bell pepper, celery, chicken broth, tomatoes, salt and white pepper
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
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Southern cooking has a flavor all its own and you'll love these recipes for Texas chili, dirty rice, grits, and Alabama barbecue sauce
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Big Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Gumbo
Cantaloupe Cream Pie
Made with heavy cream, vanilla wafer crumbs, butter or margarine, vanilla pudding and pie filling, milk, cantaloupe
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Louisiana Corn Maque Choux
Made with ears fresh corn, shrimp, bacon drippings, onions, celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, andouille sausage, tomatoes
Time: 1-2 hours
Poor Man's Gumbo
Made with white corn, lima beans or butterbeans, mild fish, dill weed, parsley, shrimp, gumbo file
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Texas Trash Party Mix
Made with nuts, butter, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder, Rice Chex, wheat Chex, shoestring potatoes, pretzel sticks
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
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Leftover Turkey Gumbo With Sausage And Shrimp
Made with shrimp, okra, onions, green onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, fresh parsley, bay leaves, Creole seasoning
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Hemingway's Tropical Bar & Grill Texas Margarita
Made with lime juice, sour mix, tequila, triple sec, Cointreau or other orange liqueur, orange juice
Time: under 30 minutes
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
African Gumbo
Made with water, flour, okra, chicken, peanut oil, onions, tomatoes, chicken bouillon, salt, cayenne pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Texas Barbecued Beef Ribs
Made with garlic, tomato puree, honey, apple cider vinegar, chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, black pepper
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Texas Ground Beef Hash
Made with bread crumbs, black pepper, salt, green bell peppers, onions, oil, ground beef, tomatoes, rice, chili powder
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Texas Blue Cheese Slaw
Made with salt substitute and pepper, blue cheese, honey, Savoy cabbage, green onions, green bell pepper, fresh dill, nonfat plain yogurt, sour cream, white wine vinegar
Time: under 30 minutes
Tennessee Icebox Cookies
Made with slivered almonds, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
White Texas Sheet Cake
Made with water, all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, sour cream, almond extract, baking soda, butter or margarine
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 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
Tipper Gore's Tennessee Treats
Made with salt, cloves, brown sugar, egg whites, honey, baking powder, water, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, allspice
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Coconut Creme Filled Bon Bons
Made with powdered sugar, sweetened condensed milk, chopped pecans, butter, flaked coconut, chocolate chips, paraffin wax
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Kentucky Bourbon Balls
Made with semi sweet chocolate chips, pecan, butter, powdered sugar, bourbon
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Kentucky Coleslaw
Made with celery seed, Tabasco sauce, coleslaw mix, milk, sugar, mayonnaise, sour cream, Miracle Whip salad dressing
Time: 2-5 hours
Chicken Beer Gumbo
Made with tomatoes, chicken breasts, salt, black pepper, flour, vegetable oil, green onions, celery, onion, okra
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Mississippi Mud Bars
Made with eggs, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, flaked coconut, marshmallow creme, unsalted butter, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Mississippi Mud Bread
Made with vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, baking powder, instant coffee, almonds, semisweet chocolate chips, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Smoked Sausage And Okra Dirty Rice
Made with garlic, red bell pepper, water, white rice, salt, vegetable oil, pork sausage links, okra, onions, green bell pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Swedish Meatballs, Texas Style
Made with ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, milk, eggs, onion, ginger, sage, salt and pepper, bacon drippings or vegetable oil
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Mississippi River Mud Cake
Made with flaked coconut, chopped nuts, marshmallow creme, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, butter or margarine, salt, light cream or milk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Texas Beef Brisket
Made with dry red wine, soy sauce, center-cut beef brisket, onions, garlic, prepared mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Georgia Pecan Pan Bread
Made with pecans, self rising flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, brown sugar, oil
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Crusty Maryland-Style Fried Chicken
Made with salt, black pepper, milk or water, egg, frying chicken, oil or shortening, flour, milk or half and half
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
New Orleans Dirty Rice
Made with cayenne pepper, beef broth, rice, butter, flour, onion, celery, green bell pepper, garlic powder, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Georgia-Style Chicken Barbecue
Made with whole chicken, lemon, garlic, tomato puree, cider vinegar, olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, molasses, prepared mustard
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Louisiana Shrimp Rice Dressing
Made with salt, onions, celery, green bell pepper, vegetable oil, butter, garlic, whole tomatoes, water, cayenne pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Mississippi Breakfast Bake
Made with bacon or sausage, eggs, frozen hash brown potatoes, milk, cheese
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cleaned-Up Dirty Rice
Made with mushrooms, white rice, margarine, French onion soup, beef consomme
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Memphis Style Ribs
Made with maple syrup, water, vegetable oil, barbecue seasoning, garlic salt, chipotle chili powder, pork baby back ribs
Method: oven, outdoor grill
Time: 1-2 hours
Lamb Creole Gumbo With Okra And Black-Eyed Peas
Made with lamb leg or shoulder, all-purpose flour, oil, tomatoes, chicken broth, white wine, parsley, lemon, salt, dried thyme
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Texas Beef Tips
Made with dry brown gravy mix, cubed stew beef or chuck roast, vegetable oil, onion, water, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, garlic powder, black pepper, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Memphis-Style Vinegar And Tomato-Based Sauce Barbecue Sauce
Made with brown sugar, dry mustard, black pepper, cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar, vegetable oil, tomato paste, ketchup, tomato sauce...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Vegetable Dirty Rice
Made with thyme, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, jalapeno chile, garlic, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, white onion, vegetable oil, rice
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Memphis Rib Rub
Made with paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, dried basil, dry mustard, red pepper, black pepper
Time: over 5 hours
Duck Breast Louisiana Style
Made with bacon, mushrooms, onion, celery, flour, butter, sage, salt, black pepper, garlic salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Fennel Red Pepper and Country Ham Soup
Made with all-purpose flour, butter, vegetable oil, water, celery, onion, fennel bulb, salt and pepper, red bell pepper, chicken stock
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Real Red-Eye Gravy
Made with grits, country ham, coffee or water
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Alabama Cookies
Made with rice krispies, shortening, sugar, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, salt, oats, pecans
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Cajun Shrimp And Oyster Gumbo
Made with parsley, salt, dried thyme, cayenne pepper, hot pepper sauce, tomatoes, frozen okra, shrimp, oysters, rice
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake With Chocolate-Mocha Frosting
Made with vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract, butter or margarine, cocoa powder, coffee
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Low-Carb Texas-Style Chili
Made with tomato paste, jalapeno peppers, olive oil, ground beef round, boneless beef chuck, onions, garlic, chili powder, cumin seeds, beef broth
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Marinated Strawberries In Orange Liqueur
Made with lemon juice, frozen whipped topping, strawberries, sugar, orange-flavored liqueur, vanilla frozen yogurt
Time: under 30 minutes
Seafood Dirty Rice
Made with vegetable oil, tomato sauce, onions, green bell peppers, celery, garlic, salt, white pepper, dried thyme, cayenne pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Memphis Rub
Made with garlic powder, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, black pepper, celery salt, monosodium glutamate, salt, sugar, brown sugar, paprika
Time: under 30 minutes
Texas Two-Step Soup In A Jar
Made with pasta, brown gravy mix, red chili powder, dried oregano, ground cumin, onion, garlic salt, tortilla chips
Time: under 30 minutes
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