10 Best Soul Food Recipes

While there's nothing better than a serving of delicious candied yams during Thanksgiving dinner, who says you can only have them during the holidays? They are a great side dish to many meals, no matter what time of year it is. Try this amazing candied yams recipe.

There are some recipes that are called Southern however, the Creole and Cajun culture in itself cooks different than the rest of the south.

BEST country style pork ribs ever!! The homemade sauce is very popular in our family and just makes these ribs the best! Easy preparation and uses items already on a pantry shelf.

This casserole was amazing. Crab & shrimp casserole, cucumber-tomato salad, rolls, chocolate angel food cake and strawberries.

The ingredients were practically staring me in the face but it wasn't until a friend posted longingly to Facebook about wishing she was having shrimp & grits for dinner that I had the ah-ha moment. The very next night I whipped this up & it was fantastic.

The 'pot-liquor' is the key to great greens!! Serve with fresh green onions and black-eyed peas with rice.

Country-Bumpkin Fried Steak is a down-home old-fashioned favorite in the South, Midwest, and Southwest. No matter where you live, this easy skillet meal has an extra-special country-fried topping that's sure to win raves at your dinner table!

What makes this delicious slow cooker recipe so good is that it tastes like a million bucks but is really economical!

For a great dish that can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner, Bacon Cheddar Quiche is one of my favorite go-to recipes.

Okra is often thought of as being classic Southern food --and it is-- but its roots are in West Africa. This oven-fried version has significantly less fat, but it's nice and crunchy regardless. It may even become the new standard on the Tennessee table.