15+ Down-Home Southern Comfort Food Recipes

Satisfy your belly and your soul with these delicious down-home Southern Comfort Food Recipes, including traditional, heirloom recipes and new spins on old favorites.

When we think of Southern cooking, we think smoky, sweet, and smokin' hot: in other words, Comfort Food with a capital C. Satisfy your belly and your soul with these delicious Southern classics (and new spins on a few old classics, too)!

Down-Home Southern Comfort Food

Buffalo Shrimp and Blue Cheese Grits Recipe

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Shrimp and Grits may be the epitome of southern cuisine. So much so that some people refer to the south as the “Grits Belt.” It is a staple throughout much of the southern US and especially many “low country” coastal towns (think Charleston, New Orleans, or Jekyll Island, GA).

Hattie B's Nashville Hot Chicken {Step-by-Step}

This amazing Nashville Hot Chicken recipe (adapted from Hattie B’s famous recipe) results in a crispy, tender, fiery fried chicken with a spicy kick that is positively addictive.

Southern Tomato Pie with Fried Onions

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Southern Tomato Pie with Fried Onions is based on the classic Southern dish; where thickly sliced ripe tomatoes are set into a single pie crust, covered in a slurry of mayo and grated cheese, and then baked into a bubbling cauldron of pure comfort.

Southern-style Coconut Cake with Coconut Buttercream {from Scratch}

This sweet Southern scratch-made Coconut Cake with coconut buttercream frosting is moist, tender, melt-in-your-mouth perfection.

Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes

Crisp, tender fried green tomatoes with all the traditional flavor, but without any cornmeal grit! A tried-and-true Southern classic, FGTs are delicious by themselves or served as a side. Easy to make and ready in less than 30 minutes.

Cast Iron Shrimp & Grits Pizza

This Shrimp & Grits Pizza honors the flavors and essence of its classic Southern roots, while presenting the components of this time-honored favorite in a deliciously unique way. #glutenfree

Corn Pudding (Southern Corn Casserole)

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Corn Pudding, Corn Casserole, Corn Bake. Call it what you will - this easy corn side dish is impressive at holiday meals but easy enough to toss together as a weeknight side dish. It's almost like a corn pudding soufflé!

The Best Triple-layer Strawberry Cake {from Scratch}

Perfect for any occasion, this Southern Triple-layer Strawberry Cake (made from scratch – no boxed cake mix!) is a moist, amazingly delicious cake with a fresh, bright strawberry buttercream frosting.

Cheesy Grits Breakfast Bowls

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Cheesy grits breakfast bowls are loaded with crumbled sausage, soft scrambled eggs and sautéed spinach for a hearty, delicious start to the day!

Red Eye Ribs (Steven Raichlin Recipe)

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I admit: the idea of adding coffee to my ribs did sound rather strange to me! Apparently in Southern American kitchen it belongs to a cooking tradition! It made me curious enough to try this recipe and get blown away by the taste.

Lemon Chess Pie

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Lemon Chess Pie is a perfect tartly sweet Southern creation of eggs, sugar, butter, and a little bit of flour and cornmeal that tantalizes the taste buds with its unique flavor and texture.

Eastern North Carolina Style Pork Shoulder

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If you can’t make a whole hog, don’t fret! The Godfather’s Eastern North Carolina Style Pork Shoulder recipe and the accompanying slightly spicy vinegar sauce still satisfies your North Carolina barbecue cravings!

If you love Southern BBQ, be sure to check out our roundup of 50+ Southern Barbecue Recipes (for Grill, Oven, Slow Cooker, Smoker & Instant Pot)!

Carolina Barbecue Sauce

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In the Carolinas, vinegar based barbecue sauce and pulled pork go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other.

Want more Southern BBQ Sauce recipes? Check out our roundup of Southern BBQ, Sauces & Rubs!

Blackberry Sage Kentucky Mule – A Bourbon Cocktail

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A twist on the classic, the flavors are fresh and clean in this blackberry and bourbon Kentucky Mule!

Mint Julep Recipe with Blackberries and Lemon

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It doesn't get more Southern than a Mint Julip! This ice cold Blackberry-Lemon Mint Julep recipe is a fragrant and refreshing twist on a classic. Perfect for sipping on a warm day or for watching the horse races!

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