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    Southern Side Dish Recipes

    Looking for the perfect Southern side dishes to bring your meal together? You’re in the right place! From soul food staples and barbecue favorites to Creole, Cajun, and classic Southern vegetables, we've got you covered.

    gouda mac and cheese

    Here you'll find everything from soul food mac and cheese and collard greens with smoked ham hocks to our New Orleans red beans and rice recipe, our hoppin john recipe, golden cornbread from scratch, and more. These are the kinds of dishes that show up at cookouts, Sunday dinners, and holiday tables—deeply rooted in tradition and full of comfort.

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    • 🥘 Soul Food Side Dishes
    • 🥬 Vegetable Side Dishes
    • 🫘 Beans and Rice Dishes
    • 🍞 Cornbread and Biscuits
    • 🍴 BBQ Side Dishes
    • 🔎 More Southern Side Dishes

    🥘 Soul Food Side Dishes

    • Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
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      Southern Collard Greens Recipe with Smoked Turkey
    • Southern Cabbage Recipe (Boiled Cabbage)
    • Chicken and Cornbread Dressing
    • Southern Fried Cabbage
    • soul food collard greens
      Collard Greens and Ham Hocks
    • Baked Candied Yams Recipe
    • Southern Green Beans and Potatoes with Smoked Turkey (Soul Food)
    • Easy Roasted Zucchini and Squash Recipe
    • Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
    • Collard Greens and Cabbage (Mixed Greens)
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      Baked Gouda Mac and Cheese
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    🥬 Vegetable Side Dishes

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      Southern Collard Greens Recipe with Smoked Turkey
    • Southern Cabbage Recipe (Boiled Cabbage)
    • Southern Fried Cabbage
    • soul food collard greens
      Collard Greens and Ham Hocks
    • Southern Green Beans and Potatoes with Smoked Turkey (Soul Food)
    • Easy Roasted Zucchini and Squash Recipe
    • Collard Greens and Cabbage (Mixed Greens)
    • Cream Corn Recipe

    🫘 Beans and Rice Dishes

    • How to Cook Black Eyed Peas
    • Crab Rice (Gullah Gechee Recipe)
    • New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Recipe on a light background.
      Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe
    • Southern Pinto Beans Recipe
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      New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Recipe
    • How to Make Dirty Rice (Louisiana Cajun Recipe)

    🍞 Cornbread and Biscuits

    • Best Southern Cornbread (Soul Food Recipe)
    • Sweet Potato Cornbread
    • Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits (Southern Recipe)
    • Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

    🍴 BBQ Side Dishes

    • Baked Beans with Hamburger Meat
    • Smoked Chicken Salad Recipe
    • Easy Roasted Zucchini and Squash Recipe
    • Southern Potato Salad
    • Salad Supreme Pasta Salad Recipe
    • Best Coleslaw for Pulled Pork
    • Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
    • Southern Pinto Beans Recipe
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    🔎 More Southern Side Dishes

    • Campbell's Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans
    • 18 Soul Food Thanksgiving Side Dishes
    • Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel Topping
    • Southern Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe
    • Creamy Butter Beans Recipe (Southern Soul Food)
    • Fried Onion Straws (Crispy Onion Strings)
    • Johnny Cake Recipe
    • 35 Backyard BBQ Ideas (What to Bring to a Cookout)
    • How to Cut Collard Greens
    • 58 Best Soul Food Sunday Dinner Ideas
    • Cornbread Dressing
    • 2024 Soul Food Thanksgiving Menu (30+ Recipes!)
    • Black Eyed Peas with Stewed Tomatoes and Leeks (Vegetarian Soul Food)

    Welcome!

    Hi! We’re Krysten and Marrekus Wilkes, a husband and wife duo sharing our favorite comfort food recipes.

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