Southern food doesn’t stick to one style of cookinggrilling outside, cooking big-batch recipes for a family picnic, using fresh seasonal produce from the garden, or creating a hearty Sunday breakfast complete with Southern casseroles and sweet desserts.

It’s no wonder we pass down great Southern recipes from generation to generation.Whether you’re looking for a new favorite Southern food or want to perfect recipes close to the heart,Southern Livinghas the best recipes to get cooking.

Dessert Plates With Cake

brown butter chocolate chip cookies cooling on rack

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Homemade Chicken Salad

Homemade Chicken Salad

six sheets cakes with various decorations on a white surface

Drink aisle at ALDI store

Egg Salad Sandwiches

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Exterior of a Chick-fil-A restaurant

Doritos

Southern Living Frenched Green Bean Salad on a plate with melon and mac and cheese

pan-banging chocolate chip cookies on wire rack

old-fashioned tomato pie on a teal cloth

Southern Living Company Casserole in the baking dish ready to serve

Southern Living Chicken-and-Rice Bake with Broccolini in pan with serving spoon

Whataburger

Southern Living Strawberry Delight sliced and ready to serve

Southern Living Macerated Strawberries served on slices of pound cake

Southern Living Monster Cookies on a surface to serve

a slice of Kentucky Bourbon Pie - Southern Living

Hands preparing fresh raw organic vegetable salad on wooden board. Avocado and leaves on blurred foreground

vienna sausages

Sam’s Club Curbside Pickup

Strawberry Birthday cake on a clear glass cake stand with a slice taken out of the cake

Selection of jars of bread & butter pickles

Marry Me Chicken Casserole

Southern Living Boat Dip ready to serve with tortilla chips

Close-up of Costco Kirkland Signature brand organic milk

Southern Living White Sauce in the pan ready to use

Wendy’s exterior

apple cider bundt cake on wire rack

McDonald’s Exterior

Arby’s Exterior

Southern Living Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits on a serving board

Southern Living Blueberry Dump Cake with a serving taken out

Stack of Oreo cookies in packaging

Southern Living Greek Chicken Bowls ready to serve with more tahini dressing beside

Southern Living Chocolate Pudding Cake scooped out on plates to serve with ice cream

No-Knead Buttermilk Bread

a pickle biscuit split in half with a melting pat of butter

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salt flakes on watermelon wedges

Southern Living New Years Eve Punch in the bowl ready to serve

Southern Living Lemon Icebox Pie whole ready to serve

Southern Living Tortellini Pasta Salad in a bowl to serve

ALDI store in Harrisburg

too soft butter

Southern Living Glaze Spiral Cut Ham on a platter to serve

Watergate Salad

Trader Joe’s plans to open new Southern locations in 2025

Southern Living Maple Bacon Bundt Cake bacon cooking in a skillet

Hummingbird Cake - Southern Living

Eggs in fridge

Southern Living Bacon Deviled Eggs on a platter to serve

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Southern Living The Masters Egg Salad Sandwiches on a plate to serve with a beer

Aldi Store Front

raisins in a bowl

Southern Living Carrot Ribbon Salad on a platter to serve

Carrot Souffle