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Home Recipes Michael's Favorite Southern Bytes Recipes

Michael’s Favorite Southern Bytes Recipes

My husband Michael can be the toughest food critic, but that gives me honest feedback to make my recipes better. His favorites include Peanut Butter Perfect Bars and anything Creole or Cajun:

  • Red Beans and Rice
  • His mom, Mary’s Creole Seafood Gumbo
  • Catfish Atchafalaya
  • Creole Jambalaya
  • Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
  • Raising Cane’s Sauce or Paleo Raising Cane’s Sauce
A deconstructed burger smothered in Copycat Big Mac Burger Sauce.

Sauces

McDonald’s Big Mac Special Sauce Recipe (Copycat Secret Sauce)

A fully dressed crispy fried shrimp po boy on a blue plate with crispy french fries.

Main Courses

Fried Shrimp Po’ Boy

A blue basket of crispy fried shimp with a small bowl of tartar sauce.

Main Courses

Deep Fried Shrimp

A small bowl of homemade tartar sauce with a fried shrimp in it.

Sauces

Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe

Cooked BBQ shrimp in a bowl with a loaf of crunchy bread.

Main Courses

New Orleans BBQ Shrimp

A bowl of buttermilk mashed potatoes with a pool of melted butter and fresh chives on top, zoomed in.

Side Dishes

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

A white dish with crispy fried chicken tenders on it.

Main Courses

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders

A small bowl of honeysuckle simple syrup on a white tea towel with flowers scattered around and half an orange

Drinks

Honeysuckle Simple Syrup

A white bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo.

Soups

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

A pan of sweet potato casserole with a scoop missing.

Side Dishes

Sweet Potato Crunch Casserole Recipe

A pan of southern cornbread dressing up close.

Side Dishes

Southern Cornbread Dressing

A skillet with cheesy hash brown breakfast casserole with a gray spoon.

Brunch & Breakfast Recipes

Cheesy Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

A large bourbon street steak on a white plate.

Recipes

Copycat Applebee’s Bourbon Street Steak

A red bowl of shrimp creole with rice and french bread.

Main Courses

Shrimp Creole Recipe

A slice of beer bread on parchment next to the rest of the loaf.

Bread Recipes

Quick & Easy Beer Bread

A chip dipped in queso held over a red bowl.

Snacks

Instant Pot Queso Dip Recipe

A bowl of New Year's Day black eyed peas.

Main Courses

Hoppin’ John – New Year’s Day Black-Eyed Peas

Seasoned pretzels spread out on a wooden board.

Snacks

Crack Pretzels – The Ultimate Party Snack

A pile of homemade Reese's peanut butter cup pumpkins on brown parchment paper.

Desserts

Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins

A bowl of Instant Pot collard greens.

Side Dishes

Instant Pot Collard Greens

a white plate with fried catfish, crawfish etouffee, and green onion rice on it

Main Courses

Catfish Atchafalaya

two fried catfish filets on a red and white towel

Main Courses

Southern Fried Catfish

an image of a pot of crawfish etouffee

Main Courses

Crawfish Étouffée

A bowl of Louisiana red beans and rice with seared andouille sausage.

Main Courses

Authentic Red Beans and Rice Recipe

A bowl of southern collard greens on a metal rack with a yellow towel.

Side Dishes

Southern Collard Greens Recipe

A small black cast iron pan with the unmixed ingredients for making Jamaican Jerk Seasoning and a blue dish cloth.

Condiments

Paleo Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

Peanut butter and chocolate chip perfect bars on a piece of parchment paper with a knife and a glob of peanut butter.

Apps & Snacks

Peanut Butter Perfect Bar Recipe

A cast iron skillet with slices of cornbread in it.

Bread Recipes

Sweet Cornbread in a Cast-Iron Skillet

A jar of light orange Raising Cane's dipping sauce with a metal spoon and a jar of Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning on a gray wooden background.

Sauces

Raising Cane’s Dipping Sauce Copycat Recipe

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