Cory’s Southern Comfort Collection
Southern Comfort Collection
From crispy fried chicken and slow-cooked beans to candied yams, creamy mac and cheese, homemade pies, and banana pudding, this collection brings together Cory Armstead’s comforting Southern recipes for family dinners, holidays, Sunday suppers, and anytime you’re craving something hearty and homemade.
19 Recipes • 9 Main Dishes • 5 Sides & Appetizers • 5 Desserts & Sweets
Southern Food Made for Real Life
Build an entire comfort-food menu from this collection. Choose a main dish, add one or two hearty Southern sides, then finish the meal with one of Cory’s nostalgic homemade desserts.
Main Dishes
Main Dish
Southern Fried Chicken
Crispy, deeply golden Southern fried chicken with craggy seasoned breading and juicy, tender meat inside. This is the kind of centerpiece that belongs beside mac and cheese, green beans, and a cold glass of sweet tea.
Southern Comfort • Family Dinner • Crispy & Savory
Main Dish
Smothered Pork Chops with Onion Gravy
Tender browned pork chops blanketed in savory homemade onion gravy. Serve them with mashed potatoes or mac and cheese so none of that rich gravy goes to waste.
Southern Comfort • Pork • Gravy
Complete Dinner
Fried Pork Chops with Fried Okra and Cheesy Broccoli Rice
A full Southern dinner on one plate with crunchy fried pork chops, homemade fried okra, and creamy cheesy broccoli rice.
Pork • Fried Okra • Cheesy Rice
Main Dish
Slow-Cooked Short Ribs
Rich, deeply browned beef short ribs cooked until fall-apart tender in a savory braising liquid. They’re made for soaking up gravy with creamy sides.
Slow-Cooked • Beef • Comfort Food
Main Dish
Honey-Baked Ham
Juicy baked ham with a deeply caramelized sweet-and-savory exterior. It’s an easy centerpiece for holiday spreads and big family dinners.
Holiday Dinner • Sweet & Savory • Family-Style
Main Dish
Southern Red Beans and Rice
Creamy slow-simmered red beans loaded with browned smoked sausage and served with fluffy white rice for a hearty bowl of Southern comfort.
Beans & Rice • Smoked Sausage • Hearty Dinner
Main Dish
Southern Slow-Cooked Butter Beans
Tender butter beans slowly simmered until creamy and deeply savory. Serve them as a hearty bowl on their own or as part of a larger Southern supper.
Slow-Cooked • Beans • Southern Comfort
Main Dish
Stewed White Beans with Smoked Turkey
Creamy white beans stewed with smoky, tender pieces of turkey for a hearty pot of savory comfort food.
Beans • Smoked Turkey • Slow-Simmered
Complete Dinner
Southern Country Plate
A full country dinner featuring smothered pork chops with creamy white gravy, mashed potatoes, fried cabbage and onions, crispy pan-made cornbread, and sliced tomatoes.
Country Cooking • Complete Meal • Southern Dinner
Sides & Appetizers
Side Dish
Four-Cheese Mac and Cheese
Rich, creamy macaroni surrounded by a deeply cheesy four-cheese sauce and baked until beautifully golden on top.
Cheesy • Creamy • Family Favorite
Side Dish
Smoked Baked Beans
Sweet, smoky baked beans with a rich sauce and plenty of deeply savory flavor.
Smoky • Sweet & Savory • Cookout Side
Side Dish
Southern-Style Slow-Cooked Green Beans
Tender green beans slowly cooked until savory and comforting with smoky meat, potatoes, vegetables, butter, and broth.
Slow-Cooked • Vegetable Side • Southern Classic
Side Dish
Southern Candied Yams
Tender sweet potatoes baked in buttery brown-sugar syrup with warm spices and finished with toasted marshmallows.
Holiday Side • Sweet & Buttery • Southern Favorite
Breakfast & Brunch
Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
Golden biscuit pieces, sausage, egg, cheddar, and creamy peppered country gravy baked together into one hearty casserole.
Breakfast • Casserole • Southern Comfort
Desserts & Sweets
Dessert
Sweet Potato Pie
Silky baked sweet potato filling with vanilla and warm spices inside a rustic golden pastry crust.
Pie • Holiday Dessert • Southern Classic
Dessert
Purple Sweet Potato Pie
Naturally vivid purple sweet potatoes create a striking, creamy custard-style pie flavored with butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Pie • Purple Sweet Potatoes • Southern Dessert
Dessert
3-Ingredient Pecan Pralines
Buttery homemade pralines packed with pecans and made with just three simple ingredients.
Pecans • Candy • 3 Ingredients
Sweet Snack
Candied Pecans
Roasted pecans baked with a sweet egg-white coating until crisp, sugary, and perfect for snacking or gifting.
Pecans • Sweet Snack • Holiday Treat
Dessert
Southern Banana Pudding
Layers of ripe bananas, buttery rectangular cookies, and an ultra-creamy vanilla pudding mixture make this a nostalgic Southern crowd-pleaser.
Bananas • Creamy Dessert • Family Favorite
Build Your Southern Comfort Menu
Pick your favorite main dish, add a couple of homemade sides, and save room for dessert. Bookmark this collection whenever you need a comforting meal that feels like home.
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Red Beans and Rice
Country Plate
