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    Meats and Mains

    Explore our selection of simple recipes for chicken, pork, venison, beef, turkey and ham. Many of these dishes are shortcut versions of classic Southern recipes you grew up eating but made in less time or with a modern day twist.

    • A blue and white bowl with crock pot ham and cabbage and a fork resting on the side.
      Crock Pot Cabbage and Ham
    • Four square images of food for Memorial Day with white text overlay.
      27 Easy Memorial Day Recipes (Southern)
    • Close up of creamy chicken fettuccine mixture sprinkled with bacon and parsley.
      Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Alfredo
    • A collection of four close up images of cooked vegetables with text overlay: yellow squash, okra, green beans, corn and tomatoes.
      17 Shortcut Southern Side Dish Recipes
    • Leftover turkey in a turkey pot pie topped with tater tots on a plate with pie plate in the background.
      Tater Tot Turkey Pot Pie
    • Two small meat loaves on a wooden cutting board with red sauce on top
      Best Air Fryer Meatloaf with Tangy Sauce
    • breaded tilapia on blue and white plate with broccoli and lemon
      Easy Air Fryer Tilapia
    • Close-up of pecan-crusted salmon fillets topped with golden brown nuts and herbs on a wooden serving board
      Pecan Crusted Salmon with Cranberries 
    • Grilled burger on a pretzel bun with a tomato, green lettuce, pink sauce on a white plate and onion rings peeking in the right side
      How to Make Grilled Venison (Deer Meat) Burgers
    • Serving of chicken cornbread dressing on plate with broccoli and salad.
      Crockpot Chicken and Dressing
    • Roasted whole chicken by an air fryer.
      Air Fryer Whole Chicken Recipe
    • Crispy baked chicken wings on a white plate, set on a checkered tablecloth
      Easy Baked Crispy Chicken Wings
    • Three crab cakes on a green platter with lemon wedges.
      Pan Fried Crab Cakes
    • White bow of venison chili topped with cheese on a green napkin with saltine crackers.
      20 Minute Venison Chili
    • Close up of platter of bbq wings with bowl of Ranch dressing in the background
      Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Wings
    • Air fryer turkey breast roast on wood platter with fresh rosemary and sage.
      Air Fryer Turkey Breast with Gravy
    • Four southern slow cooker recipes: apple butter, ham, peas, figs.
      Easy Southern Slow Cooker Recipes
    • Chicken Broccoli casserole in glass dish on blue checked cloth scooped on metal spoon.
      Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
    • Shortcut White Bean Chicken Chili has all the flavor of slow cooked beans and chicken but uses canned beans so you can get dinner on the table quicker!
      Shortcut White Bean and Chicken Chili
    • 4 images of food made in the Instant Pot.
      Easy Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners
    • Bacon wrapped venison roast on cutting board. slice cut. steak knife
      Bacon-Wrapped Venison Backstrap Roast
    • Image of fish tacos in a taco holder designed like a cow with a sombrero.
      Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa
    • Slices of turkey breast with skin on overlapping each other on a white plate and garnished with fresh sage and gravy poured over the turkey slices
      Instant Pot Bone-In Turkey Breast and Gravy
    • Bone-in ribeye roast on wooden cutting board with one piece sliced.
      Easy Ribeye Roast (Prime Rib)
    • Ground turkey and quinoa in nonstick skillet with zucchini.
      Ground Turkey and Quinoa Skillet Dinner
    • chicken spinach lasagna slice on white plate on red napkin
      Slow Cooker Chicken Spinach Lasagna
    • Building a Reuben Sandwich with Instant Pot Corned Beef is easy by layering it with shredded Swiss cheese and sauerkraut. Slather the inside of the bread with Russian or Thousand Island Dressing. I like to cook mine on a griddle or skillet like a grilled cheese to melt the cheese.
      Grilled Reuben Sandwiches (with Instant Pot Corned Beef)
    • bone in ham with slices cut on the ham. jar of jelly
      Instant Pot Bone-In Pepper Jelly Ham
    • Small cast iron skillet filled with gouda cheese grits and topped with shrimp and tomato gravy.
      Simple Shrimp and Grits (No Roux)
    • Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Thighs is so easy, impressive and yummy! Served over rice in a pottery bowl and garnish with green onions
      Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken Thighs
    • Seared bone-in pork chops with cinnamon apples on either side of them.
      Pan-Seared Pork Chops and Fried Cinnamon Apples
    • Baked potato stuffed with meat covered in sauce on a white plate. A clear tiny pitcher of bbq sauce in background
      Air Fryer Baked Potatoes with BBQ Pulled Pork
    • shepherds pie in a cast iron skillet with serving scooped out
      Easy Shepherds Pie (Made with Leftovers)

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    Hi y'all! I’m Kathleen. I share Southern shortcut recipes! I’m a food stylist, cookbook author, and former test kitchen director in Alabama. I take traditional Southern recipes you know and love (and a few new ones) and make them with shortcuts so you can enjoy them faster.

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