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Chile-Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Give ordinary roasted sweet potatoes a big flavor boost with this quick, Asian-inspired seasoning mix.

Recipe: Chile-Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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Oven-Fried Chicken on a Stick

Here’s a fun way to serve oven-fried chicken for a picnic: put it on a stick. It’s fabulous serv…View slide

Grits & Greens Casserole

Here we’ve combined two favorite Southern side dishes—grits and greens—into one casserole; it�…View slide

Crispy Fish Sandwich with P…

A fish sandwich doesn’t have to be deep-fried to be delicious. Try our healthy crispy fish sandwic…View slide

Fish Fillets with Pineapple…

Serve simple sautéed fish fillets with jalapeno-spiked pineapple salsa for a Caribbean-inspired mea…View slide

Jacqui’s Jerk Chicken

Sweet, savory and spicy all at once, Jacqui Sinclair’s jerk marinade is absolutely addictive. Try …View slide

Quick Pepperpot Soup

Jamaican pepperpot soup is usually a long-simmered preparation made with tough cuts of meat and vege…View slide

Cuban-Style Pork & Rice

Full of spice and exotic flavors, this Cuban take on the classic Spanish paella is an easy way to fe…View slide

Collard Green & Black-Eyed …

Antioxidant-rich collard greens and fiber-packed black-eyed peas have a starring role in this nutrit…View slide

Southwestern Sauté with Sa…

Cheesy, salsa-flavored grits are the base for this easy bean and vegetable sauté. Use fresh salsa (…View slide

Braised Chicken Gumbo

Leftovers make this chicken gumbo an absolute breeze. The only prep you’ll need to do is to dice a…View slide

Oven-Fried Chicken

If fried chicken is traditional in your picnic basket, try this method, which trims about 8 grams of…View slide

Blackened Salmon Sandwich

Blackened salmon is great in a sandwich with a spread of mashed avocado and low-fat mayonnaise plus …View slide

Shrimp & Cheddar Grits

The South's version of creamy polenta, grits are easy to make on a weeknight—especially when toppe…View slide

Jamaican Curried Shrimp & M…

Transport yourself to the islands with this Jamaican-inspired soup, full of fresh shrimp and sweet m…View slide

Spicy Rouille

This bright red garlicky sauce (pronounced roo-EE) has a nice kick of cayenne. Traditionally an acco…View slide

Barley Hoppin’ John

Traditionally made with rice, this classic Southern dish gets great toothsome texture here from quic…View slide

No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese

Not only is this ultra-creamy version of mac-and-cheese nearly as fast as the boxed variety, but you…View slide

Catfish Amandine

Here, we use healthier extra-virgin olive oil with a bit of butter added for its flavor instead of t…View slide

Chicken-Fried Steak & Gravy

Can you really make a chicken-fried steak that isn't loaded with saturated fat and salt? Absolutely.…View slide

Goat Cheese Grits with Fres…

Take grits upscale by adding fresh corn, goat cheese and chives. …View slide

Cajun Crab Croquettes

Crab cakes get a Louisiana spin with Cajun spice and corn. Although any type of crab works here, we …View slide

Sausage Gumbo

To keep it simple, we've opted for just the essential ingredients in this rendition of the hearty Cr…View slide

Cajun Pecan-Crusted Catfish

Crunchy, battered catfish fillets have jumped out of the Louisiana backwaters to become a national f…View slide

Bacon Mashed Potatoes

Serve these bacon-studded chunky mashed potatoes with grilled steak or chicken.…View slide

Chile-Garlic Roasted Sweet …

Give ordinary roasted sweet potatoes a big flavor boost with this quick, Asian-inspired seasoning mi…View slide

Express Shrimp & Sausage Ja…

You don't have to sacrifice the traditional smoky punch of this Cajun favorite just because you're s…View slide

Garlic-Cheese Grits

Garlic-cheese grits are a typically rich Southern dish, but the truth is you don't need a half a cup…View slide

Black-Eyed Peas with Pork &…

This boldly flavored spin on Hoppin' John replaces salt pork or bacon with lean pork chops. Plus we'…View slide

Chicken-Fried Turkey Cutlet…

Redeye gravy is a Southerner’s trick of using coffee to make a quick pan gravy from the drippings …View slide

Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

This cake was inspired by the one of the most popular Jamaican desserts, sweet potato pudding. Tradi…View slide

Peach & Blueberry Cobbler

This is a healthier version of a traditional cobbler, with canola oil in place of some of the butter…View slide

Double Corn-Blueberry Cobbler

The hallmark of a cobbler is a biscuit topping baked right on top of the fruit. Here blueberries (or…View slide

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