HEALTHY RECIPES COLLECTIONS

The soulful flavors of Southern cooking made healthy!

Southern cooking incorporates so many influences—from English cookery to Cajun and Creole spices—it’s hard to define. Is it great barbecue? Hush puppies and collards? Jambalaya and gumbo?

Southern cooking is all of these dishes and more, cooked with panache. Southern cooking elevates the plain and homely: try some fresh-picked butterbeans (baby limas), simply steamed. Ripe, juicy peaches make incomparable pies and jams and humble collards are transformed into a luscious accompaniment to pork or beef.

There’s no need for Southern food to be deep-fried and heavy; like all good regional cuisines, it relies on fresh seasonal foods and a deft hand at seasoning. All of our delicious recipes are made for healthy eating, so relax with a glass of minty iced tea, and enjoy the soulful flavors of Southern cooking.

Main Dishes | Sides & Salads | Desserts | Drinks | Menus

Healthy Southern Recipes: Main Dishes

• Barbecue Pulled Chicken
  
• Cajun Crab Croquettes
  
• Cider Vinegar-&-Molasses-Glazed Pork Chops
• Collard Green & Black-Eyed Pea Soup
  
• Dirty Rice
  
• Grilled Shrimp Rémoulade
  
• Jimmo’s Chicken & Okra
  
• Louisiana Gumbo
  
• Louisiana Red Beans & Rice
  
• Picnic Oven-Fried Chicken
  
• Pork Tenderloin Southern Style
  
• Quick Cajun Catfish
  
• Shrimp Creole
  
• Southern Pasta Salad with Black-Eyed Peas
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Healthy Southern Recipes: Sides & Salads

• Buttermilk Biscuits
• Cajun Corn Saute
  
• Cheese Grits
• Lemon-Mint Snap Peas & Lima Beans
  
• New Orleans Olive Salad
  
• Old Corn
  
• Real Cornbread
  
• Rémoulade Sauce
  
• Soup Beans
  
• Southern Kale
  
• Stewed Okra & Tomatoes
  
• Sweet Potato Casserole
• Wilted Winter Greens & Black-Eyed Peas
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Healthy Southern Recipes: Desserts

• Almond-Scented Peach & Cherry Pie
• Bananas in Brown Sugar-Rum Sauce
  
• Bourbon Street Sundaes
  
• Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
  
• Buttermilk Custard Pie
• Peach-Blackberry Compote with Basil Syrup
  
• Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Healthy Southern Recipes: Drinks

• Citrus Iced Tea
• Kiwi-Mint Julep
• Watermelon Gin Fizz
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Healthy Southern Menus

Kentucky Derby Menu
Jimmo’s Chicken & Okra
Cheese Grits
Bananas in Brown Sugar-Rum Sauce
Kiwi-Mint Julep

Southern-Style BBQ Menu
Cider Vinegar-&-Molasses-Glazed Pork Chops
Real Cornbread
Southern Kale
Buttermilk Custard Pie

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