Southern Main Dishes

Cooking signature Southern main dishes will be easy with 280+ recipes for barbecue, catfish, crawfish, jambalaya, pork chops, and fried chicken complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.

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Classic Spicy Southern Fried Chicken

overhead view of plate of shrimp and grits with tomato gravy

Ultimate Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits

white bowl with white rice and crawfish etouffee

Crawfish Etouffee

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Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

a bunch of buttermilk fried chicken served on a white plate

Chef John's Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Southern Fried Catfish

Close up on a plate of the best chicken fried steak, topped with gravy.

The Best Chicken Fried Steak

Dave's low country boil with corn, shrimp, crabs, corn, and sausage served over newspaper

Dave's Low Country Boil

A deep fried turkey on a platter with fresh parsley

Deep-Fried Turkey

image of Old Charleston-Style Shrimp and Grits in a bowl with a fork and napkin on the side

Old Charleston-Style Shrimp and Grits

A platter of southern fried chicken livers served with dipping sauce

Southern Fried Chicken Livers

overhead view looking down at Nashville hot chicken and pickle slices on top of bread and served on a plate

Chef John's Nashville Hot Chicken

overhead view of southern-style neck bones in a baking dish.

Southern-Style Neck Bones

An overview view of a Louisiana Crawfish boil, served on newspapers with lemon and beer

Louisiana Crawfish Boil

A sliced slow cooker barbecue chicken breast on a plate, served with a salad

Slow Cooker Barbeque Chicken

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Oxtails with Gravy

close up view of Ground Beef and Cabbage in a green bowl

Ground Beef and Cabbage

Easy Red Beans and Rice

Down Home Chitterlings

Soul Smothered Chicken

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Simple Grilled Lamb Chops

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Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken

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Real N'awlins Muffuletta

closeup side view of a slice of Southern Grits Casserole garnished with a sprig of Italian parsley and served on a square white plate

Southern Grits Casserole

Close up on a slow cooker Carolina bbq sandwich, topped with coleslaw.

Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

close up on a country style steak topped with gravy, served with a side of green beans.

Country-Style Steak

close up view of Southern Spicy Fried Chicken strips on a plate with waffles

Southern Spicy Fried Chicken

Fried Frog's Legs

close up view of Simple Country Ribs on a platter with an American flag design

Simple Country Ribs

Original Hot Brown

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Louisiana Shrimp Creole

A plate of southern style pig tails served with collard greens

Southern-Style Pig Tails

close up view of Cajun Boudin on a wooden counter top with fresh herbs

A bowl of Creole chitterlings with a spoon

Creole Chitterlings (Chitlins)

a plate of golden fried chicken

Southern Fried Chicken

Slow Roasted BBQ Beef Roast

Tennessee Meatloaf

A plate of slow cooker neck bones, served over white rice with green beans

Country Cooking Slow Cooker Neck Bones

Louisiana Red Beans and Rice garnished with green onions in a bowl

Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

close up view of Marinated Portobello Mushrooms over couscous, served with vegetables

Savannah's Best Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

Pan-Fried Whole Trout

Shrimp Po' Boys in baskets with checkered paper

Shrimp Po' Boys

close up view of Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs garnished with fresh herbs in a blue and white bowl

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs

Breakfast Grits

close up view of Southern BBQ Chicken drumsticks on a white platter with white rice

Best BBQ Chicken

white tray of perfectly fried chicken

Dooky Chase-Style Fried Chicken

close up on a bowl of chicken and dumplings

Momma's Best Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and Waffles

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Heavenly Hot Dog Sauce

Baked BBQ Fried Chicken

Crawfish Fettuccine I

Louisiana Crawfish Ya-Ya Pasta

Louisiana Crawfish Ya-Ya Pasta

Oven-Fried Catfish

close up view of a fillet of Key West-Style Baked Grouper garnished with a slice of lime, served with vegetables on a glass plate

Key West-Style Baked Grouper

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Scott Hibb's Amazing Whisky Grilled Baby Back Ribs

Charleston Shrimp 'n' Gravy

Mom's New Years Pigs Feet

close up view of Red Beans and Rice garnished with green beans in a red bowl

Chef John's Red Beans and Rice

close up view of Pressure Cooker Red Beans and Sausage in a bowl with a spoon

Pressure Cooker Red Beans and Sausage

Neck Bones and Lima Beans

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