Celebrate Mardi Gras like you’re in New Orleans with these Cajun and Creole specialties including beignets, gumbo, shrimp and grits, jambalaya, bananas foster, and more.
This Creole shrimp and grits combines perfectly spiced shrimp, a spicy (but not too spicy) Creole sauce, and creamy white Cheddar grits. It’s Southern comfort food with Big Easy flair.
Of course you do! Everyone loves Mardi Gras, even if they’ve never celebrated in New Orleans. We’ve got you covered with these 40 tantalizing Mardi Gras recipes.
This Cajun chicken and sausage gumbo is easy and authentic as can be and not nearly as complicated as you may think to make at home. Only slightly spicy and even a little healthy. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
We love this Cajun chicken and sausage gumbo so much we made it twice in ten days. After dinner, you will go to bed dreaming about it and wake up in the morning wondering how to justify it for breakfast. It warms the heart, the soul, and the belly. Thank you for sharing this, you’ve given us a new winter dish to look forward to making! –Kate
In the South, you can’t have a garden party—or any summer get-together, for that matter—without sweet tea. This is a sweet-tea-based cocktail with a kick of white whiskey.
Jambalaya gets a new look with this recipe. Duck breasts are grilled then added to the pot along with rice, ham, onions, and bell peppers. Hot and spicy.
Baked shrimp can be prepared with the shell off, but I prefer to leave both the head and shell on to seal in the shrimp’s delicate flavor. It’s messy, yes, but worth it! I serve these shrimp with crusty bread or biscuits so I can sop up every drop of the sauce.
I made these Mardi Gras beignets the other night and shared them with my husband, my daughter, and my neighbor across the street. You couldn’t hear anything but the ooooh’s and ahhhhh’s of everyone’s tastebuds enjoying this sweet fritter. It was really easy and oh so heavenly. –Delia
While it’s typical to measure five pounds of crawfish per guest, it’s also easy to assume that, with so many other ingredients, this recipe will easily satisfy eight people.
This Cajun fried chicken recipe is bathed in buttermilk and turns out crisp, slightly spicy, perfectly deep-fried loveliness thanks to its Southern charm and Louisiana personality. Quite literally the best we’ve had.
This seafood gumbo loaded with shrimp, as in this classic Southern Cajun recipe, screams for a cold beer and a lazy weekend afternoon dedicated to nothing but cooking.
