Need something for a potluck or church supper? These crowd-tested recipes always fit the bill.
Scalloped Apples
These Scalloped Apples are tender, cinnamon-kissed, and absolutely perfect to serve with turkey, chicken, or pork. The recipe makes a full 9×13 pan using everyday ingredients, and the flavor is a near match to the old Harvest Apples frozen side dish from Stouffer’s.
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Vintage Chicken Pie
This fantastic vintage recipe for Chicken Pie contains no peas, no carrots, no vegetables of any kind. It’s just tender shredded chicken in a rich, delicious gravy topped with a batter crust and cooked until golden brown and irresistibly delicious!
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Easy Sausage and Rice Casserole
This Easy Sausage and Rice Casserole is an old-fashioned supper recipe that will quickly become a family favorite. It’s full of flavor, is easy to prepare, and can serve as an entree or as a side dish!
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Classic Southern Banana Pudding with Homemade Custard
If you grew up in the South, you already know that banana pudding isn’t banana pudding unless it’s made with a homemade stovetop custard. No shortcuts, no pudding mix, and certainly no whipped topping. Just rich, silky custard layered with ripe bananas and ‘Nilla wafers, crowned with a fluffy meringue baked to golden perfection. This is the banana pudding your grandmother made, and I’m going to show you exactly how I still do it in my kitchen today.
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Black Eyed Pea Salad
My Southern marinated Black Eyed Pea Salad is a versatile and effortless side dish for your next picnic or potluck dinner. It takes 15 minutes to make and lasts for days in the fridge. You’ll love the earthy flavor from the peas combined with the bright, tangy marinade!
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Hot Baked Curried Fruit
Who says all your side dishes need to be savory? This traditional southern Hot Baked Curried Fruit recipe features a mix of canned fruits topped with a rich butter, brown sugar, and curry mixture that’s baked into sweet, fruity perfection. It’s a great classic side dish for either Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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Classic Southern Pecan Pie
This Classic Southern Pecan Pie checks all the boxes! It’s flaky and nutty with a subtle caramel flavor. The only embellishment it needs is a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Old Fashioned Southern Style Green Beans
My low and slow method for cooking Old Fashioned Southern Style Green Beans with its beautiful, smoky ham hock broth for flavoring will take you straight to the country no matter where you live!
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Stick of Butter Rice
My Stick of Butter Rice is a recipe that even your pickiest eater will love! It’s a luscious combination of buttery, beefy rice that makes a great side dish for almost any occasion. It’s just as perfect for Christmas dinner as it is for Fourth of July or just any old Tuesday night.
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Texas Sheet Cake
This chocolatey, rich Texas Sheet Cake is a decadent combination of chocolate sheet cake topped with irresistible chocolate and pecan icing. It is a southern treat that will become a regular part of your dessert rotation.
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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.