Creole Comfort Food Recipes

"If you've never eaten authentic creole, you truly don't know what you're missing. I discovered this Louisiana favorite while residing there and it was love at first bite. This dish has a very unique taste that defies description. It is very easy to make, and you're doing yourself a serious disservice if you don't give it a try. You can use crawfish..."

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Ingredients: garlic, green peppers, oil...

"This a great dish I adapted from several recipes. The great thing is you can make this as spicy as you want. This goes great with a splash of hot sauce on top and some corn bread. Yummy!"

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Ingredients: tomatoes and green chilies, dark red kidney beans...

"From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish (www.deepsouthdish.com) I just wanted to put this here to keep it safe."

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Ingredients: dry yeast, eggs...

"I love sweet potatoes. I love cajun and creole dishes. I love hash for my breakfast. This dish combines all of those things and is, also, rather easy to make. It is spicy (if it is too spicy for you, feel free to cut back on the chili's and cayenne) but that's part of its charm. Sometimes, I'll add a drizzle of molasses as a finishing touch, too, for..."

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Ingredients: dried marjoram, grapeseed oil...

"The flavours of my favourite shrimp jambalaya, but without the rice or okra common to the dish. I actually love this saucy mix on Israeli couscous or even pasta! If you can't find fish stock (I find cubes in Italian markets), use clam juice or vegetable broth. I use Recipe #471261 as my Creole seasoning."

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Ingredients: fish stock, medium raw shrimp...

"This delicious Low-Cal New Orlean's style Seafood Gumbo comes in right at about 250 calories per serving. I'm not positive exactly how many fat grams in total, however, the fat content is also pretty low for a gumbo. Make sure to have plenty of your favorite hot sauce on hand to really spice it up!"

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, shrimp...

"Well, it's a Cajun style crawdad pie. Not fancy I guess, but good and filling. And dat's da trooth. ;p Support our American crawfish farmers! Buy American!"

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Ingredients: cornstarch, double crust pie crusts...

"This red beans and rice recipe is about as easy as it gets, tastes great, and works well in a slow cooker! You can easily substitute ingredients to your liking. Use water instead of chicken broth, a can of Rotel tomatoes, bell pepper and celery, or even some other types of beans and spices."

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Ingredients: dark red kidney beans, light kidney beans...

"This recipe comes from the "Gone With The Wind Cook Book - Famous Southern Cooking Recipes". There is a note in the foreward which I love: "Gone With The Wind told of a style of living. as well as a romantic drama, A way of living, playing, and eating that thrilled us all." ***This recipe doesn't say if fresh or canned tomatoes..."

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Ingredients: shrimp, onions, peas...

"I haven't tried this one yet!"

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Ingredients: lemon juice, margarine, sugar...

"Sounds delicious! I haven't tried it yet - just found it in Tony Chachere's Cajun Country Cookbook."

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Ingredients: hot green peppers, dry mustard...