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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.

    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

    A short glass tumbler filled with peach lemonade.

    Fresh Peach Lemonade

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

    The Best Old-Fashioned Peach Jam

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

    Hot Honey Drizzle

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

    Freezer-Friendly Mini Meatloaves

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

    Pecan Butter and Peach Jam Crumble Bars

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

    Bojangles Copycat Cinnamon Biscuits with Vanilla Icing

    A pot of peach bbq sauce viewed from above.

    Peach Bourbon BBQ Sauce

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

    Spicy Refrigerator Pickled Okra

    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

    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

    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 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

    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

    Two bowls with foil packs of grilled shrimp, corn, and potatoes.

    Grilled Shrimp Boil Foil Packs

    Peach BLT Sandwich

    A white bowl filled with a tossed BLT Panzanella Salad with silver serving utensils on the side.

    BLT Panzanella Salad with Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

    A large jar filled with pickled cherry tomatoes sitting on a cutting board.

    Easy Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

    A gray plate of red beans and rice with a gingham dish towel and a glass of water on the side.

    Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

    Blue plate covered with roasted okra.

    Simple Roasted Okra

    An overhead shot of a white bowl filled with turkey and drop biscuit dumplings.

    Turkey and Drop Biscuit Dumplings (Instant Pot or Stovetop)

    An up-close shot of a white bowl of Southern-style pasta e Fagioli.

    Southern-Style Pasta e Fagioli

    A close up shot of a white bowl filled with barbecue shrimp and grits with an antique spoon on the side.

    New Orleans-Style Barbecue Shrimp with Grits

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      Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach
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      Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls
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    A pink bowl on a cutting board filled with sweet potato lentil curry and rice.

    Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach

    An overhead shot of a white soup ramekin filled with ribolita soup and topped with crusty bread on black background.

    Instant Pot + Slow Cooker Ribolita (Italian Bread Soup)

    A gray plate of red beans and rice with a gingham dish towel and a glass of water on the side.

    Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

    An overhead shot of a white bowl filled with turkey and drop biscuit dumplings.

    Turkey and Drop Biscuit Dumplings (Instant Pot or Stovetop)

    A white bowl of soup filled with posole verde and garnished with avocado and cilantro.

    Instant Pot Chicken Posole Verde

    An overhead shot of a wicker charger with parchment paper and Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos with a side of mojo sauce and avocado ranch on the side.

    Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos

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