125+ Southern Style Holiday Recipes (2024)

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Breakfasts: 1. Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Glaze – For the Love of Food 4. Biscuit and Sausage Gravy Casserole – For the Love of Food 7. Savory Bacon and Gouda Bread Pudding – For the Love of Food 9. Overnight Bread Pudding Breakfast Casserole – For the Love of Food 12. New Orleans Beignets – For the Love of Food 14. Wild Blueberry Buttery Grits – For the Love of Food Appetizers: 1. Baked Cheesy Black Eyed Pea Dip – For the Love of Food 3. Game Day Southern Deviled Eggs – For the Love of Food 6. Kentucky Hot Brown Boxtys with White Cheddar Sauce – For the Love of Food 9. Barbecue Armadillo Eggs – For the Love of Food 11. Fried Deviled Eggs with Chow Chow Relish – For the Love of Food 13. Hot Artichoke Dip – For the Love of Food Entrees: 1. Hot Chicken Salad Casserole – For the Love of Food 3. Leftover Holiday Ham Baked Sliders – For the Love of Food 5. Crockpot Blackberry Glazed Ham – For the Love of Food 7. Twice Baked Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes – For the Love of Food 9. Crockpot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham – For the Love of Food 11. Grilled Turkey Legs – For the Love of Food 13. Crock-Pot Mississippi Pot Roast – For the Love of Food 15. Harvest Chicken Pot Pies in Pumpkin Bowls – For the Love of Food 17. Bourbon Glazed Kentucky Hot Brown Turkey Burgers – For the Love of Food 19. Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich – For the Love of Food 21. Pioneer Woman’s Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey – For the Love of Food Side Dishes: 1. Southern Fried Cabbage – For the Love of Food 3. Duck Dynasty Mashed Potato Casserole – For the Love of Food 5. Southern Broccoli Cornbread – For the Love of Food 10. Southern Slow Cooked Green Beans with Bacon – For the Love of Food 15. Slow Cooked Southern Lima Beans – For the Love of Food 20. Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole – For the Love of Food 23. Loaded Pumpkin Grits – For the Love of Food 26. Squash Souffle Casserole – For the Love of Food 28. Sweet Corn Spoonbread Casserole – For the Love of Food 31. Parmesan Creamed Spinach – For the Love of Food 33. Baked Bean Casserole with Apples and Bacon – For the Love of Food 35. Lucky Collard Greens – For the Love of Food 37. Easy Cheesy Funeral Potatoes for a Crowd – For the Love of Food 39. Paula Deen’s Green Bean Casserole -For the Love of Food Desserts: 1. Southern Pecan Pie – For the Love of Food 5. Southern Honey Butter Cream Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy – For the Love of Food 9. Kentucky Pecan Bourbon Balls – For the Love of Food 11. New Orleans Bananas Foster – For the Love of Food 13. Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Tassies – For the Love of Food 16. Pecan Pralines – For the Love of Food 18. Cream Puffs – For the Love of Food 21. Blueberry Honey Cornbread – For the Love of Food 23. Eggnog Pound Cake – For the Love of Food 26. Skillet Peach Cobbler – For the Love of Food 28. Red Velvet and Cream Cheese Oreo Cookies – For the Love of Food 30. Kentucky Derby Pie – For the Love of Food 32. Mason Jar Banana Pudding – For the Love of Food 34. Rhubarb Cobbler – For the Love of Food 35. Chocolate Lovers Mississippi Mud Pie – For the Love of Food 38. Pumpkin Pecan Pie Dump Cake – For the Love of Food 40. Holiday Fruit Cake – For the Love of Food FAQs References

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Happy Holidays from my family to yours!

My Southern family enjoys making all our signature, passed down recipes year after year.

These Southern favorites are a hit with my family and are perfect for holiday meals big and small.

Check out over 125 of the Best Southern Style Holiday Recipes below!

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Breakfasts:

1. Red Velvet Waffles with Cream Cheese Glaze – For the Love of Food

2. Biscuits and Gravy Casserole – Cincy Shopper

3. Southern Shrimp & Grits Pie – Intelligent Domestications

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4. Biscuit and Sausage Gravy Casserole – For the Love of Food

5. Sweet Potato Breakfast Biscuits – How Sweet Eats

6. Southern Eggs Benedict – My Turn For Us

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7. Savory Bacon and Gouda Bread Pudding – For the Love of Food

8. French Toast Bake with Egg Nog & Cranberry Pecan Topping – Southern Discourse

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9. Overnight Bread Pudding Breakfast Casserole – For the Love of Food

10. Simple Chicken Fried Steak – Cincy Shopper

11. Stuffed Breakfast Biscuits – Around My Family Table

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12. New Orleans Beignets – For the Love of Food

13. Farmhouse Breakfast Casserole – Southern Discourse

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14. Wild Blueberry Buttery Grits – For the Love of Food

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Appetizers:

1. Baked Cheesy Black Eyed Pea Dip – For the Love of Food

2. Southern Hushpuppies – Homemade Interest

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3. Game Day Southern Deviled Eggs – For the Love of Food

4. Bisquick Sausage Balls – Bites with Bri

5. Air Fried Okra – A Beautiful Mess

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6. Kentucky Hot Brown Boxtys with White Cheddar Sauce – For the Love of Food

7. Easy Bisquick Sausage Balls – The Novice Chef

8. Southern Pimento Cheese – All Recipes

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9. Barbecue Armadillo Eggs – For the Love of Food

10. Pimento Cheese Dip – Tastes of Lizzy T

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11. Fried Deviled Eggs with Chow Chow Relish – For the Love of Food

12. Bourbon Pecan Brie Bites in Phyllo Cups – Grits and Pinecones

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13. Hot Artichoke Dip – For the Love of Food

14. Southern Cheese Straws – Julia’s Simply Southern

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Entrees:

1. Hot Chicken Salad Casserole – For the Love of Food

2. Southern Sweet Tea Brined Turkey Breast – Cooking with Janica

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3. Leftover Holiday Ham Baked Sliders – For the Love of Food

4. Southern Pecan Glazed Ham – Noshing with the Nolands

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5. Crockpot Blackberry Glazed Ham – For the Love of Food

6. Cajun Turkey – Foxes Love Lemons

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7. Twice Baked Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes – For the Love of Food

8. Southern Style Chicken and Dressing – Home at Cedar Springs Farm

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9. Crockpot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham – For the Love of Food

10. Deep Fry Turkey the Easy Way – An Alli Event

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11. Grilled Turkey Legs – For the Love of Food

12. Blackened Roast Turkey – The Spiffy Cookie

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13. Crock-Pot Mississippi Pot Roast – For the Love of Food

14. Crockpot Turkey Legs – Dizzy Busy and Hungry

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15. Harvest Chicken Pot Pies in Pumpkin Bowls – For the Love of Food

16. Southern Style Ham and Beans – Reuse Grow Enjoy

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17. Bourbon Glazed Kentucky Hot Brown Turkey Burgers – For the Love of Food

18. How To Smoke A Turkey On A Pellet Grill – The Urban Cowgirl

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19. Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich – For the Love of Food

20. Cajun Shrimp and Grits with Garlic Kale – Little Spice Jar

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21. Pioneer Woman’s Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey – For the Love of Food

22.Gouda Grits with Smoky Brown Butter Shrimp – How Sweet Eats

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Side Dishes:

1. Southern Fried Cabbage – For the Love of Food

2. Easy Sweet Potato Casserole – Belly Full

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3. Duck Dynasty Mashed Potato Casserole – For the Love of Food

4. Cheesy Hashbrown Potatoes – Bites with Bri

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5. Southern Broccoli Cornbread – For the Love of Food

6. Southern Baked Mac and Cheese with Breadcrumbs – Drive Me Hungry

7. Southern Broccoli Casserole – Fantabulosity

8. Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots – Bites with Bri

9. Deliciously Cooked Canned Black Eyed Peas – 24 Bite

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10. Southern Slow Cooked Green Beans with Bacon – For the Love of Food

11. Scalloped Corn – Recipes from a Pantry

12. Southern Candied Yams – The Suburban Soapbox

13. Southern Instant Pot Collard Greens – My Sequined Life

14. Southern Baked Beans – My Kitchen Serenity

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15. Slow Cooked Southern Lima Beans – For the Love of Food

16. Southern Cheese Pudding – Nibble and Dine

17. Air Fryer Bacon Loaded Cornbread Pudding – Corn Casserole – Xoxo Bella

18. Brown Butter French Green Beans With Toasted Pecans – Not Entirely Average

19. Easy Creamy Cauliflower and Broccoli Au Gratin – Run Lift Eat Repeat

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20. Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole – For the Love of Food

21. Southern Cornbread Dressing – A Pinch of Healthy

22. Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes – Sweet Tea and Thyme

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23. Loaded Pumpkin Grits – For the Love of Food

24. Southern Squash Casserole – Flavor Mosaic

25. Southern Baked Mac and Cheese – Sweet Tea and Thyme

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26. Squash Souffle Casserole – For the Love of Food

27. Cornbread Stuffing with Smoked Sausage – Cooking with Janica

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28. Sweet Corn Spoonbread Casserole – For the Love of Food

29. Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes – Home at Cedar Springs Farm

30. Praline Sweet Potatoes – A Red Spatula

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31. Parmesan Creamed Spinach – For the Love of Food

32. Super Flaky Biscuits – Gift of Hospitality

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33. Baked Bean Casserole with Apples and Bacon – For the Love of Food

34. Maple Bourbon Butternut Squash With Bacon – Biscuits and Burlap

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35. Lucky Collard Greens – For the Love of Food

36. Succotash – A Thanksgiving Classic – Gypsy Plate

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37. Easy Cheesy Funeral Potatoes for a Crowd – For the Love of Food

38. Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing – The Spiffy Cookie

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39. Paula Deen’s Green Bean Casserole -For the Love of Food

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Desserts:

1. Southern Pecan Pie – For the Love of Food

2. The Best Chocolate Pecan Pie – Belle of the Kitchen

3. Paula Deen Pumpkin Cheesecake – Simply Scrumptious Eats

4. Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Marshmallow Meringue Frosting – The Suburban Soapbox

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5. Southern Honey Butter Cream Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy – For the Love of Food

6. Almond Apple Pie – Loving Living Lancaster

7. Mini Sweet Potato Cakes with Sticky Caramel Sauce – Cooking with Carlee

8. Brown Butter Bourbon Chess Pie – Barley and Sage

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9. Kentucky Pecan Bourbon Balls – For the Love of Food

10. Apple Bottom Bourbon Pecan Cheesecake – Not Entirely Average

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11. New Orleans Bananas Foster – For the Love of Food

12. Brown Butter Black Bottom Sweet Potato Pie – Chenee Today

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13. Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Tassies – For the Love of Food

14. Southern Peach Cobbler – Razzle Dazzle Life

15. Honey Peanut Pie Tassies – Grits and Gouda

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16. Pecan Pralines – For the Love of Food

17. – Homemade Pecan and Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies-Baker By Nature

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18. Cream Puffs – For the Love of Food

19. Pecan Upside Down Cake – Spatula Desserts

20. Easy Banana Pudding – Nums the Word

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21. Blueberry Honey Cornbread – For the Love of Food

22. Honey Roasted Peanut Pie – Grits and Gouda

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23. Eggnog Pound Cake – For the Love of Food

24. Chocolate Chess Pie – Menu of Musings

25. Mini Derby Pies – If You Give A Blonde A Kitchen

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26. Skillet Peach Cobbler – For the Love of Food

27. Buttermilk Pie – Food Folks and Fun

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28. Red Velvet and Cream Cheese Oreo Cookies – For the Love of Food

29. The BEST Hummingbird Cake – Homemade Interest

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30. Kentucky Derby Pie – For the Love of Food

31. Mini Sweet Potato Pies – Food Folks and Fun

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32. Mason Jar Banana Pudding – For the Love of Food

33. Peach Cobbler Pound Cake – Sweet Tea and Thyme

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34. Rhubarb Cobbler – For the Love of Food

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35. Chocolate Lovers Mississippi Mud Pie – For the Love of Food

36. Grandma’s Blackberry Cobbler – Homemade Interest

37. Autumn Cranberry Apple Chutney – Not Entirely Average

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38. Pumpkin Pecan Pie Dump Cake – For the Love of Food

39. Pineapple Casserole – Cincy Shopper

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40. Holiday Fruit Cake – For the Love of Food

41. Air Fryer Cornbread Cake with Candied Bacon and Honey Buttercream – Xoxo Bella

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FAQs

What is a traditional Christmas dinner menu? ›

Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables. Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham, are also used. Pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are staples for dessert.

What do you serve a crowd for Christmas dinner? ›

Here are some of our favorites:
  1. Standing Rib Roast (Prime Rib)
  2. Brown Sugar Honey Baked Ham.
  3. Horseradish, Garlic and Rosemary Roast Beef.
  4. Dijon Balsamic Roasted Chicken.
  5. Butter and Herb Roasted Turkey.
  6. Caprese Stuffed Pork Loin.
  7. Dijon Rosemary Encrusted Pork Loin.
Nov 23, 2021

What are the top five Christmas dinner dishes? ›

Top 10 Christmas Dinner Recipes
  • Maple-Bourbon-Brined Turkey.
  • Tarragon Crusted Roast Beef.
  • Classic Bread Stuffing.
  • Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Pecans.
  • Pillsbury™ Tourtière.
  • Roasted Rosemary-Onion Potatoes.
  • Crispy-Coated Lemon-Pepper Salmon.
  • Perfect Apple Pie.

What are 3 traditional Christmas foods? ›

Every family in every part of the world serves their own traditional Christmas foods, but in the U.S., some are enjoyed nationwide:
  • Turkey.
  • Prime Rib.
  • Baked Ham.
  • Mashed Potatoes & Gravy.
  • Stuffing.
  • Green Bean Casserole.
  • Candied Sweet Potatoes.
  • Roasted Vegetables.
Dec 19, 2022

What is the number one Christmas meal? ›

According to a 2020 survey, turkey's the main event for 73% of Americans, with prime rib (69%), roast beef (66%), steak (65%), chicken (64%), roast pork (64%) and ham (62%) also coming in as popular contenders.

What is the least popular Christmas food? ›

Across all states, their findings showed that the least popular Christmas foods are persimmon pudding (13%) and fruitcake (25%). The most popular foods were roasted potatoes (91%), scalloped potatoes (83%), roast beef (77%), red velvet cake (76%), ham (76%) and Christmas nuts (76%).

What is the most sold food at Christmas? ›

Nationally, these are the most popular Christmas foods in America:
  • Roasted potatoes (91%)
  • Scalloped potatoes (83%)
  • Roast beef (77%)
  • Red velvet cake (76%)
  • Ham (76%)
  • Christmas nuts (76%)
Aug 1, 2023

How to host a cheap Christmas party? ›

If you're trying to keep expenses down, remember that you don't have to host an entire sit-down dinner. Instead, host it happy-hour style with an array of appetizers and easy party snacks and ask guests to BYOB. If you're not doing booze, ask attendees to bring some holiday sweets instead.

What do you eat for lunch at Christmas? ›

A guide to the perfect roast turkey
  • Grilled Prawns with Mango Salad & Sriracha Mayo. ...
  • Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Whipped Feta. ...
  • Rockmelon & Burrata Salad. ...
  • Radish & Edamame Salad with Horseradish Sour Cream. ...
  • Apple Slaw with Walnut Praline. ...
  • Spiced Rice-stuffed Onions. ...
  • Blackberry, Avocado & Rocket Salad. ...
  • Green Potato Salad.

What is the most popular meat for Christmas dinner? ›

1. Turkey. Let's admit it, a whole turkey is the best and most traditional meat for Christmas dinners. Originally gracing our plates in the 16th century, popular history tells of King Henry VIII being the first English monarch to have turkey for Christmas.

What veg do you have with a Christmas dinner? ›

Discover the perfect amounts of potatoes, carrots, parsnips, sprouts, peas and red cabbage to serve with your roast turkey. Need help planning your Christmas dinner?

What time should Christmas dinner be served? ›

It's just supposed to be a middle-of-the-day meal, so the Queen's speech, at 3pm, adapted to it rather than the other way round. In other parts of Europe, people prefer their Christmas meal on Christmas Eve and eat leftovers the next day. In Britain, much of the way we do it comes from the Victorians.

Why is ham a traditional Christmas dinner? ›

Ham remained a star of the table with some historians suggesting that the pig was a symbol of good luck in pre-Christian European traditions. The love for Christmas ham dinner arrived in America with the pilgrims, becoming particularly popular in the Southern US, where pig farming flourished.

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