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Barbecue Green Beans Recipe - Canned green beans get a sweet-and-sour sauce made with the smoky flavor of bacon.

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Barbecue Green Beans

Canned green beans get a sweet-and-sour sauce made with the smoky flavor of bacon.

By nikkiw87

Kickin' Collard Greens Recipe and Video - If you like greens you will love this recipe. The bacon and onions give them a wonderful flavor. Add more red pepper for a little more spice.

Kickin' Collard Greens

If you like greens you will love this recipe. The bacon and onions give them a wonderful flavor. Add more red pepper for a little more spice.

By Ken Adams

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Best Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe and Video - Serve these tomatoes outside with a glass of iced tea one summer night and enjoy the sunset with someone you love.

Best Fried Green Tomatoes

Serve these tomatoes outside with a glass of iced tea one summer night and enjoy the sunset with someone you love.

By Diana Swenson-Siegel

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Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe - Sweet potatoes are topped with a sugar-and-spice mixture and butter, then slowly cooked on the stovetop until tender, syrupy, and delicious.

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are topped with a sugar-and-spice mixture and butter, then slowly cooked on the stovetop until tender, syrupy, and delicious.

By Pam Reed

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Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits Recipe and Video - Tender shrimp and andouille sausage with red, green, and yellow bell peppers are served over cheese-flavored grits in this traditional low-country favorite.

Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits

Tender shrimp and andouille sausage with red, green, and yellow bell peppers are served over cheese-flavored grits in this traditional low-country favorite.

By berskine

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Slow Cooker Creamed Corn Recipe - Corn is combined with cream cheese, butter and milk, and simmered in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Creamed Corn

Corn is combined with cream cheese, butter and milk, and simmered in the slow cooker.

By DOTTE

Southern Fried Cabbage Recipe and Video - This dish was always a favorite at Mammaw's house. Cabbage is fried with onion and bacon in this simple quick side dish. Terrific with cornbread.

Southern Fried Cabbage

This dish was always a favorite at Mammaw's house. Cabbage is fried with onion and bacon in this simple quick side dish. Terrific with cornbread.

By JNADX3

Roasted Okra Recipe and Video - Roasting okra is simple and easy, and as a bonus, the vegetable's texture is much firmer when roasted.

Roasted Okra

Roasting okra is simple and easy, and as a bonus, the vegetable's texture is much firmer when roasted.

By ncope

Ratatouille Bake Recipe and Video - Garden veggies, including eggplant and zucchini, are layered onto ready-made cheese ravioli, topped with mozzarella cheese, and baked.

Ratatouille Bake

Garden veggies, including eggplant and zucchini, are layered onto ready-made cheese ravioli, topped with mozzarella cheese, and baked.

By Surpriseitswendy

Arkansas Green Beans Recipe - Green beans and bacon are baked in a sweet and savory sauce.

Arkansas Green Beans

Green beans and bacon are baked in a sweet and savory sauce.

By KamiShay

Southern Green Beans Recipe and Video - Fresh green beans get extra heartiness from new potatoes, and extra flavor from bacon, onion, and white balsamic vinegar.

Southern Green Beans

Fresh green beans get extra heartiness from new potatoes, and extra flavor from bacon, onion, and white balsamic vinegar.

By Erica Anderson

Fried Okra Recipe and Video - A simple Southern classic! Okra is dredged in seasoned cornmeal, then fried until golden.

Fried Okra

A simple Southern classic! Okra is dredged in seasoned cornmeal, then fried until golden.

By Linda Martin

Southern as You Can Get Collard Greens Recipe - This is as Southern as you can get.

Southern as You Can Get Collard Greens

This is as Southern as you can get.

By SOUTHERNGIRL3

Oklahoma Cheese Grits Recipe - It's a great day when my mom serves up this Southern specialty! Cooked grits are combined with seasonings, cheese, and eggs, then baked. You may adjust or eliminate the hot sauce to suit your taste.

Oklahoma Cheese Grits

It's a great day when my mom serves up this Southern specialty! Cooked grits are combined with seasonings, cheese, and eggs, then baked. You may adjust or eliminate the hot sauce to suit your taste.

By SARA LEE

Southern Baked Yellow Squash Recipe - A simple summer squash casserole combines yellow squash with eggs, crumbs, onion, and butter. It's then baked until golden brown.

Southern Baked Yellow Squash

A simple summer squash casserole combines yellow squash with eggs, crumbs, onion, and butter. It's then baked until golden brown.

By Melissa Hamilton

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas Recipe and Video - See in the new year with a hearty bowl of black-eyed peas cooked with garlic, onion, tomatoes and diced country ham. A real country ham is quite salty, but the flavor and seasoning is just right for this homey dish.

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

See in the new year with a hearty bowl of black-eyed peas cooked with garlic, onion, tomatoes and diced country ham. A real country ham is quite salty, but the flavor and seasoning is just right for this homey dish.

By Roxanna Parks

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe - These wonderful country-fried green tomatoes make a great side dish for summer!

Fried Green Tomatoes

These wonderful country-fried green tomatoes make a great side dish for summer!

By BETHZUKE

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Slow-Cooked Green Beans Recipe and Video - Chef John's Southern-style green beans make plenty of delicious juice that's just right for dipping corn bread into.

Slow-Cooked Green Beans

Chef John's Southern-style green beans make plenty of delicious juice that's just right for dipping corn bread into.

By Chef John

Southern Grits Casserole Recipe - Grits are a must for breakfast in some parts of the world. They are baked with sausage, eggs, and cheese in this fantastic breakfast casserole.

Southern Grits Casserole

Grits are a must for breakfast in some parts of the world. They are baked with sausage, eggs, and cheese in this fantastic breakfast casserole.

By Ella Baldwin

Fried Zucchini Recipe - Breaded and fried zucchini with onions.

Fried Zucchini

Breaded and fried zucchini with onions.

By Jon

Key West Penne Recipe - A deliciously rich medley of scallops, shrimp, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and pasta! Plus it's quick and easy!

Key West Penne

A deliciously rich medley of scallops, shrimp, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and pasta! Plus it's quick and easy!

By Traci