Celebrate the season with 26 easy-to-make, irresistible old-fashioned Southern potluck dishes perfect for any gathering. From mouthwatering salads to soul-soothing comfort foods and heavenly desserts, this collection guarantees a standing ovation from the crowd.
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And here's the best part: all these recipes are travel-friendly and can be made in advance, ensuring you'll arrive stress-free and ready to wow.
1
Easy Southern Potato Salad Recipe
A classic Southern Potato Salad, just like Grandma used to make; this easy old-fashioned side-dish is creamy, tangy deliciousness. And, it's full of crunchy dill pickles, yellow mustard, mayonnaise, and must-have hard-boiled eggs!
Classic Southern Potato Salad
2
Minnie Lee Croley’s Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe
Minnie Lee Croley’s Southern Sour Cream Pound Cake is an easy to make from scratch, delicious, old-fashioned moist pound cake with a thick, crunchy crust.
Minnie Lee Croley’s Sour Cream Pound Cake
3
Easy Classic Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe (Delicious)
Deviled eggs are always a popular side dish at potlucks, BBQs, baby showers, picnics, and neighborhood cookouts. They are as versatile as they are delicious and can also be served as an appetizer or a snack for brunch, lunch, dinner, and even breakfast.
Classic Southern Deviled Eggs
4
Hanky Panky Recipe
If you have never had a Hanky Panky, you are in for a treat! There is nothing improper about this Hanky Panky Recipe for old-fashioned, delicious, cocktail rye bread appetizers, topped with a combination of sausage, hamburger meat and, what else, lots of gooey cheesy goodness!
Hanky Pankies
5
Easy Broccoli Cheese Casserole Recipe with Ritz Crackers
Broccoli Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers is a classic comfort food that is both delicious and easy to make. It is a popular dish for potlucks, holiday dinners, and weeknight meals.
Broccoli Cheese Casserole
6
Southern Cornbread Recipe (Buttermilk and Cast Iron)
This easy Southern Cornbread, made with buttermilk and stone-ground cornmeal in a cast-iron skillet, is full of rich corn flavor and has a deliciously crunchy crust. It is the cornbread to use in your Thanksgiving dressing.
Southern Cornbread
7
Southern Corn Salad Recipe
Easy Southern Corn Salad only takes minutes to prepare and, because it's made without mayonnaise, it's fresh, light, and healthy.
Southern Corn Salad
8
Easy Peasy Purple Hull Peas Recipe
This easy recipe for Purple Hull Peas transforms tasty legumes into a crowd-pleasing, flavor-packed side dish that will tantalize your taste buds.
Purple Hull Peas
9
Old Fashioned Strawberry Pie Recipe with Jello
A blast from the past, no-bake Old-Fashioned Strawberry Pie with Jello and a graham cracker crust is bursting with fresh flavors. The fool-proof pie filling is full of ripe, lush, sun-kissed strawberries immersed in a delectable strawberry glaze made with strawberry jello. Â
Strawberry Pie
10
Southern Fried Chicken Recipe
This classic Southern fried chicken recipe features bone-in chicken marinated in tangy buttermilk, coated in seasoned flour, and fried until golden brown and crispy. With juicy meat and a crunchy crust, it's a timeless Southern comfort food perfect for Sunday suppers, picnics, and family dinners.
Fried Chicken
11
Creamy Southern Grape Salad with Pecans
This creamy Southern grape salad is an easy make-ahead potluck favorite made with sweet red and green grapes, tangy cream cheese dressing, and a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping. Perfect for Easter brunch, church suppers, and summer cookouts, this classic grape salad recipe comes together in minutes and always disappears quickly.
Southern Grape Salad
12
Southern Pecan Praline Cake Recipe
Southern Pecan Praline Cake is about as southern as you can get and if you like pecans and pralines you will love this easy to make, decadent and delicious dessert.
Southern Pecan Praline Cake
13
Old Fashioned American Coleslaw Recipe (Creamy)
This American classic southern-style coleslaw has it all: fresh, crunchy green cabbage, shredded carrots, and a homemade coleslaw dressing with mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar.
Old Fashioned American Coleslaw
14
Spicy Corn Casserole Recipe
Spicy Corn Casserole is a fiesta for the senses. A true crowd favorite, this popular side dish features luscious sweet corn, spicy green chilies and jalapeños, smoky bacon, and a tangy, decadent cream cheese filling that brings it all together.
Spicy Corn Casserole
15
Easy Old-Fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe
Easy Old-Fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler is a simple cobbler recipe, baked in a cast-iron skillet, featuring fresh, frozen, or canned, sweet, juicy peaches and a perfect homemade crust. One bite of this luscious, made from scratch cobbler, and you will understand the true meaning of comfort food.
Old Fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler
16
Cherry Cobbler with Cake Mix Recipe (Quick and Easy)
This easy dump cake recipe is made with simple ingredients and packed with flavor, making it the perfect dessert for the entire family to enjoy together.
Cherry Cobbler
17
Best Charleston Chewies Recipe with Brown Butter Recipe
If the words brown butter, brown sugar, pecans, decadently rich, and chewy send you into sensory overload, this easy recipe for Charleston Chewies, also known as Pecan Chews, is the answer to your dessert prayers.
Charleston Chewies
18
Smoked Baked Beans (Easy Recipe with Canned Baked Beans)
A quintessential BBQ side dish, Smoked Baked Beans made with brown sugar and bacon are smoked low and slow in a cast-iron skillet on the grill for a rich smoky flavor. Absolutely delicious and supremely easy to prepare, this foolproof recipe always gets rave reviews.
Smoked Baked Beans
19
Classic Southern Seven Layer Salad
When you're planning the perfect make-ahead dish for your spring and summer picnics or holiday gatherings, look no further than Classic Southern Seven-Layer Salad. This traditional seven-layer salad is as versatile as it is delicious, and always receives rave reviews!
Southern Seven Layer Salad
20
Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
I've been making this Southern baked mac and cheese for over 50 years, and it never fails to bring rave reviews. With its creamy cheese sauce and buttery Ritz cracker topping, this recipe is old-fashioned comfort food you'll want to share again and again.
Old Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese
21
Southern Broccoli Salad Recipe with Bacon & Craisins
Easy Southern Broccoli Salad with Bacon and Craisins is a healthy, make-ahead, delicious, cold vegetable salad. In addition to the broccoli and Craisins, it's loaded with pecans, cheese, tomatoes, and bacon!
Southern Broccoli Salad
22
Cornbread Salad Recipe
Easy Southern Cornbread Salad is layer after layer of pure old-fashioned goodness with chunks of cornbread surrounded by romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, ham, bell pepper, onion, celery, and, of course, shredded cheese.
Southern Cornbread Salad
23
Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries
Every bite of this make-ahead, cold and refreshing Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries tastes like a beach party in your mouth! It features a winning combination of sweet ripe watermelon, tangy feta cheese, juicy blueberries, fresh basil, and an optional tangy homemade vinaigrette dressing.
Watermelon Feta Salad
24
Easy Baked Ham Recipe with Pineapple and Cherries
Nothing says Christmas or Easter like an old-fashioned Southern Baked Ham with Pineapple and Cherries. Scored and studded with cloves and slathered in a decadent sticky-sweet, brown sugar glaze with a touch of bourbon, this dish is a holiday classic.
Easy Baked Ham
25
Old Fashioned Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Onions in Vinegar
Old Fashioned Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Onions in Vinegar features a lovely combination of fresh flavors with crisp, cool cucumbers, sweet, ripe tomatoes, and just a touch of zesty red onions. These vegetables are marinated in a simple but tasty, sweet and tangy, salad dressing made with apple cider vinegar.
Old Fashioned Cucumbers and Tomatoes in Vinegar
26
Georgia Cornbread Cake Recipe
Georgia Cornbread Cake is a funny name for this simple, quirky, old-fashioned cake which is much more like a pecan cake or pecan coffee cake. Contrary to its name, Georgia Cornbread Cake doesn’t contain any cornmeal, and I don’t think it tastes or even looks like cornbread.
Georgia Cornbread Cake
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