Chicken Salad Sandwiches

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Light tasting, satisfying and a dish to feed the multitudes, this very popular classic sandwich is served at most traditional Cajun weddings. Great for parties, too. Ingredients 3 loaves fresh white bread or sandwich bread 1 stalk of celery 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish (or more to taste) 2 ribs ...

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Jalapeno-Cheese Spread

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This spread is easy to make and is a delicious, mildly spicy dip. I also sometimes use it to make a great grill cheese sandwich. Ingredients 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese or Longhorn cheddar cheese 1 (16 oz) package softened cream cheese 1 (7.5 oz) can jalapeno relish or ...

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Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

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Holiday meals are extra special with this sweet potato dish. Ingredients 3-4 fresh sweet potatoes, peeled and boiled 1 (20 oz) can of crushed pineapple (in heavy syrup) 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup pecans 1 cup marshmallows Directions Step 1 Slice the boiled sweet potatoes into one to one-half ...

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Hitachi Beef Jambalaya or Crockpot

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Get your rice cooker out tonight and cook up a meal that will be dynamite. One of our visitors wrote in her suggestion: ” I used ground beef, and instead of Tony’s Seasoning I used Cajun Spice and a couple of dashes of hot sauce, and I used the crock ...

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Vegetable Soup II

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This freezes very well and makes a great quick meal. I recommend you use fresh vegetables, they add a lot of taste in this soup. Ingredients 2 round steaks Cajun Chef cayenne red pepper to taste 1 turnip, chopped 1/2 head of white cabbage 1/2 head of red cabbage 2 ...

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Easy Easy Pickled Cucumbers

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Have more cucumbers than you know what to do with? And not much time to pickle? Try these easy no-cook pickled cucumbers. Ingredients Cucumbers Vinegar Water 2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning per quart jar Salt and black pepper to taste Directions Step 1 Slice cucumbers (with peel) into 1/4 inch slices. ...

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Cajun Deep Fried Chicken

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In Cajun country everyone and everything is related. This dish is a cousin to Cajun Fried Turkey; we figured if deep fried turkey tastes great, why wouldn’t the same be true with a chicken? This fairly new dish to Cajun cooking is worth a try if you have a deep ...

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Corn Casserole

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This corn recipe is as simple as they come. Just as easy as it is good. Ingredients 1 chopped onion 1 chopped bell pepper 1/2 stick margarine 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup 1 (15 oz) can whole corn, drained 1 (15 oz) can cream style corn 1 ...

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Pork Chop Casserole I

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A casserole that’s yummy and easy to cook. Makes the best gravy. Ingredients 4 - 6 pork chops 2 potatoes 2 tsp black pepper 2 tsp onion powder 2 tsp Cajun spices (Tony Chachere's or Slap Ya Mama) 1 onion, sliced 1 (10 oz) can golden cream of mushroom soup ...

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Tony’s Creole Seasoning

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...Mix your own spices to adjust this to your taste. Ingredients 1 (26 ounce) box of salt 1/2 ounce ground black pepper 1 ounce bottle garlic powder 1 ounce of chili powder 1 ounce msg (Accent flavor enhancer) Directions Step 1 Mix all ingredients together and combine well. Save your ...

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Menard's Restaurant Dressing

Terry’s Rice Dressing – Dirty Rice

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If you have been to Menard’s Restaurant in Erath, Louisiana, you would know that he made one of the best rice dressings around. This recipe smells and taste much like his. Although the restaurant is no longer around, at least you can still enjoy that flavorful rice dressing. In getting ...

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Okra Shrimp Egg Gumbo and Oven Cooked Okra

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Most people now realize that okra and the word “gombo,” which means okra in some parts of Africa, mean the same thing. Not to be confused with the soupy gumbo that Cajuns have become well known for. So this means that you can make a gumbo of gombo. Have you ...

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Peanut Butter Pralines

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One of the treats Cajuns are known for is pralines (praw’lins). The basic pralines recipe has been modified time and time again; each one unique and each one just as tasty. This is one of my favorites. Ingredients 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup butter 2 1/2 cups sugar 2 1/2 ...

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Blackberry Dumplings

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My Mom made these dumplings with flour and water and the yummy fresh blackberries we picked after fighting with the snakes in the briar patch. This recipe uses the old way of making them and a new way of fixing them. Mom never had leftovers with this dish. Ingredients 1 ...

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Frog Leg Sauce Piquant

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In this dish most Cajuns use the head and body for the sauce piquant and save the legs for frying. Most people think frogs taste like chicken, I say it tastes even better. Speaking of which, if you like, you can use chicken or catfish instead of frog. Both are ...

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