35 Soul Food Recipes: The Essential Guide to Soul Food

Chicken fried steak is a Southern classic, and these two recipes are as delicious as you can get. Cube steak is dredged in flour or a combination of flour and egg to make these tasty fried steak dishes. Serve either of these recipes with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Fried chicken is the most authentic soul food around. Even if you have never made fried chicken before, these easy recipes will show you that making fried chicken can be easy and simple. Most importantly, the results will be delicious.

There's very little point in consuming a Southern meal unless you have a serving of greens heaped on your plate. The soul food recipes below range from classic to unexpected, and you are sure to enjoy all of them.

Macaroni and cheese is meant to be creamy, rich, and cheesy. These recipes may not win any awards for their healthfulness or nutritional value, but they will definitely fill you up and comfort you. Choose from these recipes to satisfy your mac and cheese craving.

Whether you serve your grits with cheese, gravy, shrimp, or veggies, you can't go wrong with these classically corny dishes. Every Southerner should know how to make grits because they are the perfect addition to breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

If there isn't a biscuit or slice of cornbread on your plate along with your fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, you're doing it wrong. These biscuit and cornbread recipes come together easily so that you can always have them on your dinner table.

Here you will find classic soul food recipes for dessert that will satisfy and comfort you. Sample recipes for peach cobbler, sweet potato pie, pound cake, and banana pudding. These desserts are the perfect end to a hearty Southern meal.