Recipes for Potlucks, Church Socials, Picnics & Reunions and Other Gatherings

Deviled Eggs, Pimento Cheese, 7 Layer Salad, Ambrosia, Hot Chicken Salad Casserole, Baked Spaghetti, Crawfish Rice Dressing, Jambalaya, Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole, Southern Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Potatoes au Gratin, Strawberry Cake, Sock it to Me Cake, Pecan Pie Muffins, Banana Pudding and more!

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Potlucks, Church Socials,
Picnics & Reunion Recipe Ideas

Appetizers



Classic Deviled Eggs
Sausage and Cheese Bread
Fried Jalapeno Poppers
The Basic Humble Deviled Egg
Cheese Straws



Pimiento Cheese Finger Sandwiches

Basic Sausage Cheese Balls
Crispy Southern Fried Hot Wings with Spicy Dipping Sauce
Cream Cheese & Hot Pepper Jelly
Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs

Beverages

Party Punch
Mary's Perfect Southern Iced Tea
Fresh Homemade Lemonade



Strawberry Lemonade
Mint Infused Sweet Iced Tea



Southern Fruit Iced Tea

Adult Beverages


Iced Tea Cocktail
Cranberry Pomegranate Sangria




Pineapple Lemonade Spring Sangria Blanca

Salads



Tri-Color Rotini Italian Salad
Cornbread Salad Seven Layer Salad
Fresh Corn Salad





Fire 'n Ice Summer Salad
Spicy, Sweet & Sour Cucumber Salad
Simple Summer SaladFire 'n Ice Coleslaw
Pineapple Buttermilk Coleslaw
Tri-Color Rotini Pasta Salad with Shrimp & Italian Dressing
Classic Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad
Creamy Pasta Salad
Ham and Macaroni Salad
Mary's Ambrosia
Watergate Salad
Old Fashioned 5-Cup Salad
Pink Jello Salad

Main Dish




Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
Crunchy Beef and Onion CasseroleChuck Wagon Casserole
Chicken and Dumpling Casserole
Hot Chicken Salad Casserole



Chicken and Cornbread Dressing
Chicken and Herbed Bread Dressing
Spicy Crockpot BBQ Pulled Pork
Southern Beef and Sausage Goulash



Beef Enchilada Casserole
Baked Spaghetti
Chicken & Spaghetti Casserole
White Chicken Enchiladas



Ground Beef Casserole
Southern Fried Chicken
Roasted Stuffed Boneless Turkey Breast
Brown Sugar Glazed Coca Cola Ham with Bonus Glazes



Black-eyed Pea Jambalaya with Sausage
Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo
Oven Baked Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya


Seafood



Crawfish Rice Dressing
Seafood Gumbo with Shrimp, Crab & Oysters
Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
Cajun Rice Dressing
Crawfish Monica
Crawfish Rice Dressing

Veggie and Side Dishes



Spicy Rice and Corn Casserole
Ultra Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
Baked Garlic Cheese Grits with Sausage
Summer Squash Casserole



Layered Squash Casserole
Spicy Rice & Corn Casserole
Corn Spoon Bread
Mary's Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes for a Crowd
Mary's Favorite Baked Beans



Cajun Dirty Rice
Southern Style Potato Salad
Cold Baked Potato Salad
Classic Green Bean Casserole



Stuffing Topped Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole with Panko Crumb Topping
Classic Sour Cream Hash Brown Casserole
Broccoli and Cheese Casserole



Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing
Southern Cornbread and Oyster Dressing
Seafood and Eggplant Dressing



Potatoes au Gratin
Scalloped Potatoes
Southern Style Creamed Peas
Maple Glazed Baby Carrots



Carottes Glacées - Glazed Carrots Adapted from Julia
Parslied Corn
Southern Style Green Beans
Special Occasion Southern Style Macaroni and Cheese

Desserts



Sock it To Me Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Strawberry Cake with Coconut and Pecan
Layered Banana Split Dessert
Chocolate Sin (Pudding Dessert)
My Blueberry Heaven Pie
Southern Pecan Pie Muffins



Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Texas Sheet Cake
Mississippi Mud Cake
Mississippi Mud Pie
German Chocolate Pie


Easy Homemade Southern Peach Ice Cream
Grandma Mac's Perfect Southern Pound Cake
Apple Dapple Cake with Maple Glaze
Sock it To Me Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Jimmy Carter Cake



Mandarin Orange Pig Pickin' Cake
Fresh Citrus Cake
Strawberry Cake
Homemade Southern Banana Pudding
Moon Pie Banana Pudding
Old Fashioned Apple Pie
Mississippi Pecan Pie


Chocolate and Pecan Dixie Pie
Old Fashioned Southern Bread Pudding
Ozark Pudding
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Praline Pumpkin Pie with Maple Rum Sauce
Homemade Pie Crust

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Most of these recipes are written for an average family. You will often need to double or triple for much larger party sized servings.

Note: Be sure to check out the Eating Outdoors & Handling Food Safely article at fda.gov for some great tips on outdoor food safety!

It is a common misconception that it is unsafe to eat mayonnaise based dishes at a picnic - but it's just not true! Commercial mayonnaise is very safe, is made from pasteurized eggs that are free of the bad bacteria, and, in fact, mayonnaise contains ingredients such as lemon juice & vinegar that actually hamper bacterial growth. It generally isn't the mayonnaise that is troublesome, but the ingredients that are mixed in with the mayonnaise. Follow guidelines for keeping foods chilled, and don't keep them outside too long!

When serving chilled foods outside, always plan to bring along an oversized dish, and a large bag of ice to fill the dish. Then place your food dish or platter into it. This will help to not only keep your dish at a cool serving temperature, but it will also help to protect it from spoilage.

Don't forget to get some food covers too!
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