A Symphony of Flavors: 13 Delish Southern-Inspired Dishes

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Love good food? These 13 Southern-inspired dishes are delish! They’ll remind you of meals around the table, cooking with Grandma, or just hanging out with family. Crafted with love, these recipes will delight your taste buds for sure!

Forget spending hours in the kitchen; these recipes are all quick, easy, and filled with flavor. From meaty mains to simple sides, make a meal everyone will remember!

Gather your ingredients and get cooking!

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs on a platter.
Oven Baked Chicken Thighs. Photo Credit: Cook What You Love.

Pork Chops with Tomato & Green Onion Topping

Properly cooked pork chops are a thing of beauty, and not only do these chops cook up moist and tender, but they’re pretty and flavorful, too! Grab a fork and dig into this delish dish today!
Get the recipe: Pork Chops with Tomato & Green Onion Topping

Cowboy Cornbread Casserole

Loaded with beef, beans, veggies, and miles of cheese, this easy peasy cornbread casserole is a an easy fix in your slow cooker.
Get the recipe: Cowboy Cornbread Casserole

Steakhouse Pasta Salad

A little bit of leftover steak can go a long way in this meaty pasta salad. It’s creamy and filling, and small bites of steak mean that there’s big beefy flavor in every bite.
Get the recipe: Steakhouse Pasta Salad

Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs

Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs in a bowl.
Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Easy and ready in a jiffy, these tasty turkey meatballs are made in an air fryer that locks in all the juiciness and flavor. Serve them with your favorite sauce and dig in!
Get the recipe: Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs

Smash Burger

Smash burgers are outdoor griddling 101. Super fast and super delicious, these thin burger patties are caramelized with crispy edges that are so beefy and so darn good. Stack ’em 2 or 3 high and change your burger game for the better!
Get the recipe: Smash Burger

Rotisserie Chicken Pasta Salad

Rotisserie chicken pasta salad in a bowl.
Rotisserie Chicken Pasta Salad. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Rotisserie chickens are still affordable and one chicken can go a long way! Save the leftovers for this easy peasy Rotisserie Chicken Pasta Salad, a great way to stretch your hard-earned dollars!
Get the recipe: Rotisserie Chicken Pasta Salad

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Onion Gravy (Featured Image)

Chicken thighs are just about the cheapest cut of chicken, and in this meaty flavor-packed dish, you can save your dollars while enjoying an amazing meal!
Get the recipe: Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Onion Gravy

Baked Spanish Rice with Bacon

Some bacon and a handful of cheese transform this meaty baked rice dish into a flavor-packed casserole that no one will resist!
Get the recipe: Baked Spanish Rice with Bacon

World’s Best Tomato Soup

Smoked Tomato Soup with Mascarpone in a White bowl.
Smoked Tomato Soup with Mascarpone. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Fire up the smoker and smoke tomatoes – the undisputed star of this easy soup! If you’re a fan of tomato soup, this will blow your mind! It’s thick, silky, creamy, and, most of all, flavorful!
Get the recipe: Tomato Soup

Creamed Spinach

Creamy, smooth, and loaded with spinach, this easy creamed spinach has a secret weapon: mascarpone. This common ingredient transforms the ho-hum spinach into a restaurant-worthy dish in minutes!
Get the recipe: Creamed Spinach

Grilled Beef Fingers

Simply seasoned and seared over high heat to lock in all the flavor, Grilled Beef Finger Meat is easy, delicious, and ready in no time!
Get the recipe: Grilled Beef Fingers

Bacon-Wrapped Burgers

Bacon-Wrapped Burger on a black plate.
Bacon-Wrapped Burger. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Forget adding bacon as an afterthought, these meaty burgers are wrapped in bacon and are THEN cooked for maximum bacon flavor in every bite! So easy and a quick fix on your Ninja!
Get the recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Burgers

Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes

Loaded with oodles of crispy bits on the outside and soft, fluffy potatoes on the inside, these tasty taters are an easy and impressive side dish. Perfect with roast beef, grilled chicken, or your favorite seafood, make a batch of these in your air fryer today!
Get the recipe: Smashed Potatoes

Southern Green Beans

Need an easy side dish that’s impressive enough to wow everybody but easy enough that you can set it and forget it? These Southern Green Beans cooked low-and-slow in the crockpot are all that and more! Loaded with meaty goodness, the hardest part of this dish is smelling the deliciousness while it’s cooking!
Get the recipe: Southern Green Beans

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