Southern Main Dish Recipes

Looking for Southern main dish recipes? Allrecipes has more than 280 recipes for barbecue, catfish, crawfish, pork chops, and fried chicken complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips.

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Tanya's Louisiana Southern Fried Chicken

Rating: Unrated
85
This recipe is from my grandmother and great grandmother's family.
By Tanya Lewis

Creole Black-Eyed Peas and Rice

Rating: Unrated
85
An easy spicy dish. Adjust the spices to your needs - less Creole Seasoning if you like it mild, add chili powder or cayenne pepper for more kick! This is also good with salsa on top. You can substitute 1/2 pound dried black-eyed peas, cooked for the canned black-eyed peas if you wish.
By Sola

Southern Fried Catfish

Rating: Unrated
101
Fried catfish is a Southern tradition, along with buttermilk hush puppies and buttermilk coleslaw. Try these traditional foods together.
By Mama Smith

Ann's Shrimp Etouffee

Rating: Unrated
191
Delicious shrimp dish with a Cajun flair! I've spent 6 years perfecting this shrimp recipe. I use shrimp harvested from a local shrimp farm. This is also great with firm crab meat or fish!!
By Ann Cooper

Southern Grilled Barbecued Ribs

Rating: Unrated
222
These ribs will have the smoky flavor without all the grilling time. It takes just 30 minutes on the grill to give the ribs that smoky flavor Southerners expect. You can use this recipe for spare ribs too, just bake for 15 minutes longer.
By MYSST

Jambalaya

Rating: Unrated
735
Spicy jambalaya with chicken and andouille sausage.
By Terri

Crawfish Pie

Rating: Unrated
24
This delicious pie is loaded with crawfish and fresh vegetables. Even the pickiest of eaters will enjoy crawfish when you make this pie!
By Randy Brown

Barlow's Blackened Catfish

Rating: Unrated
384
Cajun catfish served up with just the right touch of spices and flavor. This entree is perfect for a quick, excellent way to taste the unique flavor of catfish mixed with the traditional method of down south cooking, just without all the fat. Serve on top of white rice.
By INDIANABARLOW

The Best Chicken Fried Steak

Rating: Unrated
1060
I received this recipe from a co-worker about 5 years ago. This is by far the best chicken fried steak I've ever had. I've made this numerous times for my picky eater son and my southern-raised better half, as well as other family and friends. I get nothing but rave reviews each time.
By norah

Southern Burgers

Rating: Unrated
37
This is a quick hamburger recipe that I threw together one night. Pretty good for a guy!
By Wayne

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

Rating: Unrated
946
Authentic Cajun flavor! I grew up in Louisiana and love red beans and rice; these are just like I remember. Serve with Tabasco sauce for a little kick. My family loved to splash a little cider vinegar in each bowl.
By MIAMI BEACH

Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits

Rating: Unrated
840
Great recipe for shrimp and grits.
By berskine

Inspiration and Ideas

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

"Great recipe. This time I didn't have Andouille sausage, so I used Cajun-style Boudin." – adadslove5
Barlow's Blackened Catfish

Barlow's Blackened Catfish

"Really excellent—a bit spicy for the wife. I caught some river cats and filleted them, soaked them in buttermilk for 2 hours, then made it as directed." – Northbounder
Cindy's Jambalaya

Cindy's Jambalaya

Real N'awlins Muffuletta

Real N'awlins Muffuletta

Rating: Unrated
174
Tennessee Meatloaf

Tennessee Meatloaf

Rating: Unrated
112
Simple Grilled Lamb Chops

Simple Grilled Lamb Chops

Rating: Unrated
262

Bourbon Street New York Strip Steak

Rating: Unrated
63

Delicious sweet grilled steak that will have your friends and family begging for more.

More Southern Main Dish Recipes

Nashville Hot Chicken and Waffle Sandwich

When you want to impress dinner guests in the most delicious way, try this hot chicken waffle sandwich! The waffle is tender and slightly sweet, which balances the spiciness from the chicken perfectly. The chicken is insanely crunchy on the outside with a slightly sticky, spicy glaze. The hot chicken and cold crunch of the slaw is perfect.
By NicoleMcmom

Slow Cooker Barbeque Chicken

Rating: Unrated
158
A little spicy barbeque chicken that simmers all day in the slow cooker. Super easy preparation.
By mrs.pie

Ground Beef and Cabbage

Rating: Unrated
249
My mother was a country cook, plain and simple. But as I have traveled and worked and experienced foods from around the world, I look back and realize that many of the dishes she prepared, while simple, were perfect for that moment. Sometimes we have to put emotion and love in a dish to make it extra-special. The dish I am going to give you today is one like that. Simple and easy, yet full of love and goodness. My mother used to serve this with corn on the cob and cornbread. Very inexpensive and very good as well. Enjoy an Ozark memory...
By mtgraham2

Southern Fried Chicken Livers

Rating: Unrated
147
Mom made them because they are cheap, and now the convenience stores sell them in the South! You must have a fry screen -- these darn things pop and will burn you! Serve with pepper gravy or a packet of chicken gravy.
By Cindy Capps Lepp

Easy Red Beans and Rice

Rating: Unrated
422
This is an easy and delicious take on a Louisiana classic that you can prepare and cook in 40 minutes! I use turkey kielbasa to cut down on the fat, but not the flavor. Season with hot pepper sauce if you like.
By Paula

Dave's Low Country Boil

Rating: Unrated
397
Famous in the Low Country of Georgia and South Carolina. This boil is done best on an outdoor cooker. It has sausage, shrimp, crab, potatoes and corn for an all-in-one pot all-you-can-eat buffet!
By Lisa

Southern-Style Neck Bones

Rating: Unrated
83
Neck bones are great with greens or cabbage. They can be baked or boiled, this recipe can be fixed either way. It depends upon how much attention you want to give the dish. I think this is one of this meals that takes you back to your mother's kitchen.
By KERYNE

Louisiana Shrimp Creole II

Rating: Unrated
303
Tomatoes and shrimp cooked up with garlic and onions - this Gulf Coast tradition will have you dreaming of the bayou. This recipe can either be a main dish or a side dish. You can make it as hot as you want, just add more chili powder and hot sauce. Serve over hot rice.
By Katrina Berry

Louisiana Crawfish Boil

Rating: Unrated
23
What a feast! Invite the family and dig into this messy, yummy boil. Combining crawfish, sausage, corn, mushrooms, potatoes, and artichokes, this is a dish you'll crave over and over. Add other seafood or vegetables to your liking.
By IMANKAY
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Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Rating: Unrated
147
This is a down home recipe that I have used for years, and thought I would share it! The buttermilk marinade is terrific and is such a comfort food. However this is not a recipe that can be done quickly, but the wait is WELL worth it!
By pinkchef

Southern Fried Chicken

Rating: Unrated
258
This recipe is originally from Alabama, and has been passed down for generations.
By Cindy Garrick

Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ

Rating: Unrated
453
Miss the tarheel tradition of a pig pickin'? Then find yourself a crock pot, a big pork shoulder, some cider vinegar and get cooking! While ground and crushed red pepper will provide the basic heat - go the extra mile and find some Texas Pete (or Trappey's) pepper sauce to bring the taste of Carolina to your kitchen.
By coolmonkshoes

Deep South Fried Chicken

Rating: Unrated
224
This was my grandmother's and mother's recipe. It is 125 plus years old. If you are going to fry anything, let it be a frying size chicken. Cut your calories some other way! Start a new tradition, as I have, of fried chicken on Christmas Day!
By Marilyn

Southern Grits Casserole

Rating: Unrated
199
If you're from the South you will definitely love this recipe, which includes grits, eggs, sausage, and cheese. When I cook it, I place it in the slow cooker to stay warm. There is nothing worse than cold grits.
By Ella Baldwin

Sweet and Savory Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Rating: Unrated
211
This is a sweet and savory pulled pork that combines many techniques for the best flavor. The slow cooker makes the meat fall off the bone!
By strayredbolt

Tangy Honey Glazed Ham

Rating: Unrated
660
I came up with the glaze for this ham using ingredients on hand and it's the best I've ever tasted. If you have any glaze left over, you can add it to the pan drippings with a little flour or cornstarch and make a nice sauce to accompany the meat. Use the bone and ham trimmings to make soup afterwards.
By Sue S.

Shrimp Po' Boys

Rating: Unrated
115
Crispy fried shrimp sandwiches are served piping hot with a spicy and tangy remoulade sauce.
By Kikkoman
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Fried Frog's Legs

Rating: Unrated
21
Simple recipe for delicious frog's legs that are breaded with cracker crumbs and cornmeal, then fried in oil.
By AnimalWhiz

Scott Hibb's Amazing Whisky Grilled Baby Back Ribs

Rating: Unrated
1038
Man, when your guests bite into these at the Memorial Day cookout, they'll savor meat so tender and juicy that it slides right off the bone and gets you the respect you deserve! I have found that the major restaurant chains who make this awesome dish pre-cook their ribs SLOWLY before the quick grilling process.
By Scott David Hibbard

Original Hot Brown

Rating: Unrated
44
This recipe originally came from the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY. I have altered it based on how I have had it served in restaurants in Louisville. This is a good way to use leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and my husband looks forward to it every year.
By BIKEMAMA96

Simple Country Ribs

Rating: Unrated
445
Extra tender, extra flavorful ribs, bursting with barbeque flavor.
By PHOENIX33_64

Breakfast Grits

Rating: Unrated
54
If you've never tried grits...you haven't lived!
By Candice

Creole Chitterlings (Chitlins)

Rating: Unrated
37
There are some recipes that are called Southern however, the Creole and Cajun culture in itself cooks different than the rest of the south. I believe this simple recipe does the heritage justice.
By Walita J Powell

Country Cooking Slow Cooker Neck Bones

Rating: Unrated
37
This is a country, budget-friendly recipe that everyone will enjoy. Serve over rice with a side of green beans.
By CasSandra Brown
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