6 of the BEST Good Ol’ Down Home Southern Cooking RECIPES| Quick & Easy Meals

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + lemon juice

Low-fat yogurt reduces calories while maintaining tanginess.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken is leaner and canned tuna is more affordable.

collard greens

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: spinach

Kale offers similar nutrients and spinach is often less expensive.

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner and chicken is a budget-friendly alternative.

Season chicken thighs with Pilla complete seasoning, paprika, Cavenders seasoning, and Nature's seasoning on both sides.

Bake chicken thighs in the oven at 350°F for 25 minutes, then flip and bake for another 25 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Boil potatoes with chicken bouillon and salt until tender.

Mash boiled potatoes with butter, cream cheese, and sour cream until chunky.

Broil chicken to crisp the skin after baking.

Prepare macaroni and cheese by boiling macaroni noodles, then mixing with butter, seasonings, sour cream, buttermilk, and cheese. Bake at 350°F for 20-30 minutes.

Sauté sliced squash in butter and garlic, seasoning with Billa complete seasoning and black garlic.

Heat canned green beans to serve as a side.

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