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    Best Healthy Southern Recipes

    My Southern heritage has led me to create a variety of childhood favorites with healthy twists. I love Southern comfort food, and these recipes are simple and great for every season.

    A pot of peach bbq sauce viewed from above.

    Peach Bourbon BBQ Sauce

    A wire rack with a sheet of parchment paper on top and cinnamon biscuits.

    Cinnamon Biscuits with Vanilla Icing (Bojangles Copycat)

    An overhead shot of a white dish with pickled okra and a jar of pickled okra on the side.

    Spicy Refrigerator Pickled Okra

    A small crock with a handle filled with hot honey drizzle and a wooden scoop on the side.

    Hot Honey Drizzle

    A wire charger lined with parchment with cheddar bay biscuits on top with yellow dish towel and sprigs of fresh parsley.

    Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

    A tomato tart on parchment paper topped with basil sprigs and two slices of tart coming out on the side.

    Southern Tomato Tart

    Sweet Tea Granita with Lemon Syrup

    A short glass tumbler filled with peach lemonade.

    Fresh Peach Lemonade

    A grey plate on a black wire charger with a serving of mini meatloaf and spinach salad on the side.

    Freezer-Friendly Mini Meatloaves

    An overhead shot of a stone bowl with steak chili and topped with cheese and avocado.

    Texas Steak Fajita Chili

    A white ramekin filled with turkey pot pie and drop biscuit topping.

    Mini Turkey Pot Pies with Drop Biscuit Topping

    Two Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders on a blue ceramic plate with a baking dish of sliders and blue napkin in the background.

    Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders

    Apple dumplings in a round red baking dish with a serving spoon on the side.

    Apple Dumplings with Sparkling Cider Sauce

    An overhead shot of a white plate on a rattan charger filled with cranberry cornbread muffins.

    Fresh Cranberry Cornbread Muffins

    A white plate filled with boiled cider pecan praline candies on a marble countertop.

    Boiled Cider Pecan Pralines

    A white bowl filled with red cabbage apple slaw on a marble counter with a grey dish towel.

    Red Cabbage Apple Slaw

    A white bowl filled with grits and cinnamon apples sitting on a taupe and cream gingham napkin.

    Cheddar Grits Bowl with Apples and Turkey Sausage

    An overhead shot of a piece of bruschetta potato chip chicken on a white plate.

    Oven-Fried Potato Chip Chicken with Bruschetta Topping

    A shot of a blue wicker basket filled with dahlias and a jar of homemade peach jam.

    The Best Old-Fashioned Peach Jam

    A close-up shot of a chocolate cupcake topped with red striped frosting, a cherry, and a red striped paper straw.

    Cherry Cola Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Overhead view of peach crumble bars on a white serving plate.

    Pecan Butter and Peach Jam Crumble Bars

    Salted Maple Pecan Butter

    An overhead shot of a cast iron skillet of baked mac and cheese with dried pasta and cubes of cheese around it.

    Easy Baked Mac and Cheese

    A slate platter lined with parchement paper and topped with oven-fried green tomatoes and a bowl of hot sauce aioli on the side.

    Oven-Fried Green Tomatoes

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