Easy Southern Meals Full of Down-Home Flavor

Jenny deRemer

Jun 20, 2025

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From Sunday suppers to porch-sittin’ suppers, these Southern comfort recipes bring all the flavor and none of the pretense. Think Charleston Shrimp and Grits with Crab Gravy, Apple Bottom Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake, and Oven Baked Deep South Barbecue Ribs—big, bold dishes with deep roots and serious staying power. You’ll also find Easy 3 Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits, Beef and Sour Cream Noodle Casserole, and buttery Cornmeal Biscuits with Country Sausage and Watermelon Rind Preserves, plus Southern stars like Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese, Chicken-Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy, and a nostalgic Easy Layered Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding Trifle.

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Charleston Shrimp and Grits with Crab Gravy

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Whip up Authentic Shrimp And Grits at home—no Southern roots required. It’s rich, creamy, and shockingly easy for something this soul-satisfying.

GET THE RECIPE: Shrimp and Grits

Easy 3 Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits

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Three-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits are your shortcut to flaky perfection. No need for rolling pins or nerves—just stir, bake, and pretend you’ve been doing this for years.

GET THE RECIPE: Buttermilk Biscuits

Pickled Sweet Peppers with Shallots & Thyme

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Add zing to your plate with Pickled Sweet Peppers With Shallots And Thyme. Sweet, tangy, and great on just about anything that needs a little attitude.

GET THE RECIPE: Pickled Peppers

Apple Bottom Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake

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Sink into dessert heaven with Apple Bottom Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake, where pecans crunch, bourbon hums, and apples cozy up in creamy layers.

GET THE RECIPE: Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake

Oven Baked Home Fries Recipe with Sausages and Sunny Eggs

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Start your morning strong with One-Pan Home Fries with Sausage and Eggs—everything you love about breakfast, all on one glorious sheet pan.

GET THE RECIPE: Sheet Pan Breakfast

Cast Iron Peach and Blueberry Cobbler with Ginger Biscuits

Peach And Blueberry Cobbler With Ginger Biscuits in a bowl
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Summer’s here, and so is Cast Iron Peach And Blueberry Cobbler, packed with juicy fruit and golden, bubbling edges that demand a scoop of ice cream.

GET THE RECIPE: Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

Beef and Sour Cream Noodle Casserole

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Creamy, beefy, and unapologetically cozy, Beef And Sour Cream Noodle Casserole brings weeknight magic in one easy dish.

GET THE RECIPE: Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Easy Po’ Boy Steak Sandwich

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Easy Po’ Boy Steak Sandwich comes stacked with juicy steak, crisp lettuce, and bold flavor—ready for game day or just a hungry Tuesday.

GET THE RECIPE: Po Boy

Cornmeal Biscuits with Country Sausage and Watermelon Rind Preserves

Two biscuits with sausage patties and preserves.
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Bite into Southern Cornmeal Biscuits With Sausage And Preserves—a sweet and savory breakfast bomb you didn’t know you needed.

GET THE RECIPE: Sausage Biscuits

Beef Tips in Creamy Mushroom Pan Sauce

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Dinner in 30? Done. Creamy Mushroom Beef Tips come smothered in sauce and full of comfort—with just enough mushrooms to make you feel fancy.

GET THE RECIPE: Beef Tips in Gravy

Best Southern Ham Gravy with Cheesy Biscuits and Eggs

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Southern Ham Gravy with Cheesy Biscuits and Eggs is a breakfast worth waking up for. Salty, cheesy, and smoky in all the right ways.

GET THE RECIPE: Ham Gravy

Oven Baked Deep South Barbecue Ribs

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Oven-Baked Barbecue Ribs are sticky, saucy, and fall-apart tender—with zero grilling skills required. Just bring napkins.

GET THE RECIPE: Oven Baked Ribs

Tailgater Frito Pie with Cowgirl Chili

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Chili-Topped Frito Pie turns corn chips and chili into a downright celebration. Serve it on game day—or a lazy Wednesday when you need cheering up.

GET THE RECIPE: Frito Pie

Copycat Bob Evans Sausage Gravy and Biscuit Casserole

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Copycat Sausage Gravy Biscuit Casserole layers buttery biscuits and creamy gravy into one glorious bake—brunch just got a glow-up.

GET THE RECIPE: Biscuit and Gravy Casserole

A Recipe for Charleston Pickled Spiced Shrimp

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Pickled Spiced Shrimp With Sherry Aioli brings Charleston to your plate. Serve with grilled rye and feel way fancier than the prep required.

GET THE RECIPE: Pickled Shrimp

Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese

Noodles with creamy cheese sauce and crunchy panko.
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Creamy Stovetop Mac And Cheese is everything you want—melty, rich, and just as good baked into golden-edged muffin cups for snacking emergencies.

GET THE RECIPE: Creamy Mac and Cheese

3 Ingredient Ham Glaze

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Three-Ingredient Ham Glaze gives your holiday ham the sweet-and-savory upgrade it’s been waiting for—no measuring cup gymnastics needed.

GET THE RECIPE: Ham Glaze

Best Southern Corn Pudding

A crock of steamed corn pudding with herbs.
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Bring the South to your table with Creamy Southern Corn Pudding—it’s sweet, custardy, and loves a grilled steak or roasted chicken.

GET THE RECIPE: Corn Casserole

Creamy Sweet Potato and Muenster Gratin

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Sweet Potato and Muenster Gratin turns a humble tuber into a cheese-smothered showstopper. This is not your average casserole.

GET THE RECIPE: Potatoes Au Gratin

Crispy Chicken with Herbed Carolina Gold Rice & Scratch Pan Gravy

A dinner plate heaped with rice and gravy topped with a crispy baked chicken cutlet.
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Crispy Chicken with Herbed Carolina Gold Rice serves up golden-fried comfort with a ladle of pan gravy and a big Southern hug.

GET THE RECIPE: Fried Chicken

A red plate with white polka dots holds several cookies. Each cookie is topped with a whole pecan, and there are scattered pecan pieces on the cookies.
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Classic Butter Pecan Cookies are soft, rich, and loaded with nutty charm. Basically, grandma in cookie form.

GET THE RECIPE: Butter Pecan Cookies

Southern Cream Cheese Pound Cake

A bundt cake with rich white icing drizzled on top, placed on a wooden surface.
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Southern Cream Cheese Pound Cake is rich, golden, and gloriously dense—the kind of cake you serve with coffee, compliments, or both.

GET THE RECIPE: Pound Cake

Chicken on the Ritz Casserole

A spoonful of chicken casserole with a Ritz cracker topping.
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Chicken On The Ritz Casserole is buttery, creamy, and all kinds of crowd-pleasing. Use rotisserie chicken and you’ll be done before the oven preheats.

GET THE RECIPE: Ritz Chicken Casserole

Easy Layered Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding Trifle

The top of a layered banana pudding trifle in a tall trifle bowl with whipped cream and crushed Nilla Wafer cookies.
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Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding Trifle layers up creamy, dreamy nostalgia. It’s no-bake, no-fuss, and always the first to disappear.

GET THE RECIPE: Banana Pudding

Chicken-Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy

A piece of chicken fried chicken topped with gravy sits on a mound of mashed potatoes on a patterned plate, accompanied by a gold fork and knife.
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Chicken-Fried Chicken takes everything you love about classic fried chicken and gives it a boneless, gravy-smothered upgrade. Think crispy edges, tender meat, and just enough old-school Southern charm to make you feel like you’re cheating at comfort food.

To learn more: Chicken-Fried Chicken with Creamy Country Gravy

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About Jenny deRemer

I am a Charleston, South Carolina-based culinary novice, an ardent authority on all things travel, a designer by trade, and the creator of Not Entirely Average. I have a weakness for farmers' markets, delight in adventures way off the beaten path, enjoy documenting my many moods through photography, and have been known to conquer the occasional yard sale with gusto!

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