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Home • ESSENCE Eats

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master

indulge in a full plate of comfort food with these Southern-inspired classics.
By Amber McKynzie · Updated October 27, 2020
01
Southern-Style Collard Greens

Let crispy bacon, sautĂ©ed onions, ham and garlic marniate over your My Recipes collard greens to create this savory side dish.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
02
King Ranch Chicken Macaroni & Cheese

What’s a classic soul food meal without a signature mac and cheese dish. Go to My Recipes to learn how to makes yours.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
Jennifer Davick
03
Buttermilk Biscuits

Take a bit out of these My Recipes buttermilk biscuits.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
04
Mama’s Fried Chicken

Forget Popeye’s and KFC and satisfy your fried chicken needs with this homemade dish, compliments of My Recipes.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
05
Tee’s Corn Pudding

Get a soufflĂ©-like texture and none of the hassle with My Recipes’ corn pudding. 

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
06
Fried Pork Chops with Cream Gravy

Experience succulent pork chops covered in gravy with this My Recipes must have.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
07
Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie

My Recipes’ rendition of hashbrowns, chopped chicken, carrots and leeks in between a puffy pastry crust brings out the best of Southern flavor.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
08
Perfect Mashed Potatoes

No Southern meal is complete without the perfect mashed potatoes. Thank My Recipes for this spud dish.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
09
Pecan Peach Cobbler

My Recipes’ pecan peach cobbler is one food experience you don’t want to miss.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
10
Company Pot Roast with Creamy Mushroom Grits

Savor in this filling, flavor-filled My Receipes dish that will taste like your grandmother made it!

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
Greg Dupree
11
Chicken Fried Steak

Soul food Sundays are never complete without a delicious chicken fried steak on the table. Go to My Recipes for the recipe.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
SL Van Chaplin
12
Caramel Cake

With the perfect caramel frosting, My Recipes’ caramel cake is hard to resist.

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
Jennifer R. Davick
13
Two-Step Pound Cake

No soul food meal is complete without a moist, savory pound cake to dig into. Go to My Recipes for the recipe!

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master
14
Chicken and Dumplings

My Recipes’ chicken and dumplings is full of flavor, and ready in no time!

14 Amazing Soul Food Recipes To Master