You know the ones. Those dishes that disappear as soon as the pastor asks the blessing. These casseroles, cakes, and side dishes are always the first to go.
Pig Pickin’ Cake
Pig Pickin’ Cake is a classic Southern recipe. It’s an easy recipe using a fantastic combination of cake mix, mandarin oranges, pineapple, pudding, and whipped topping. Yum!
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Layered Tortellini Salad
This beautiful Layered Tortellini Salad is perfect for long summer days when it’s just too hot to cook! With its colorful layers of delicious Mediterranean ingredients, it’s as pretty as it is delicious.
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Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole
You’ll love my Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole recipe! It’s creamy and tangy with a nice crunch from the cracker topping. Perfect for family dinner any night of the week.
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings
Believe it or not, this shortcut recipe for Chicken and Dumplings is made in the slow cooker! You’ll make this satisfying Southern classic with effortless prep by using frozen dumplings and purchased chicken broth. Your family is gonna love it!
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Southern Iced Sweet Tea
Southern Sweet Tea, a strong infusion of black tea that is sweetened and served over ice, is as essential to southern cuisine as fried chicken and collard greens. Depending on personal preference, it may also include a squeeze of lemon juice. And it’s never limited to warmer weather here, it appears on our tables every day of the year!
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Old Fashioned Chocolate Meringue Pie
This old-fashioned Chocolate Meringue Pie is the ultimate chocolate lover’s dessert for any occasion. This decadent dessert with its flaky, buttery crust, rich chocolate custard filling, and fluffy homemade meringue is a treasured family recipe we’ve enjoyed for years.
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4 Day Sour Cream Coconut Cake
Try my 4 Day Sour Cream Coconut Cake, a favorite among vintage cake mix recipes! Although you do have to be patient to get the reward, it’s so worth the wait!
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Egg Noodle Lasagna
My Egg Noodle Lasagna recipe is a real family pleaser with layers and layers of meat sauce, cheesy filling, and egg noodles.
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John Wayne Casserole
There’s just something about casseroles that draws people to the table. And when the recipe has a name as bold as “John Wayne Casserole,” you know it’s gonna be good. This dish is packed with layers of ground beef and cheese, all baked together on top of a biscuit crust. It’s a guaranteed winner!
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Sunshine Salad
This classic southern recipe is great to make year-round whenever you need a side dish that’s light and delicious and bursting with color! Sunshine Salad is a traditional gelatin salad, or congealed salad, made with a base of lemon jello mixed with crushed pineapple, shredded carrots, and chopped nuts that give it loads of flavor and great textures.
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My Southern Table Cookbook
If you like these recipes, you’ll love my cookbook! It’s 348 pages filled with 246 recipes, each with a full-color photo. Visit Lana’s Cooking for more information.
I’m Lana Stuart, an award-winning cookbook author, food blogger, and lifelong cook raised deep in Southwest Georgia. I started Lana’s Cooking in 2009 to share the tried-and-true recipes I grew up with. Around here, the food is full of flavor, the traditions run deep, and there’s always room at the table.