RecipesTaste Mardi Gras
Beignets, jambalaya, gumbo, crawfish bread and much more.
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Julie R. ThomsonTaste Senior Editor, HuffPostWhatever your connection to Mardi Gras, if you’re not in it for the food you are doing it wrong. Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday, is all about indulging in rich, heavy foods. (Fat Tuesday comes right before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a fasting period for Christians.) So on Mardi Gras, we feast.
And because the home of the most famous Mardi Gras carnival celebration is New Orleans, we feast on foods that are inspired by the southern city.
No matter how near or far you are from New Orleans, you can recreate some of its best dishes from the comfort of your home. Yes, even the world-famous beignets. And we have the recipes you need to make that happen ― 18 of them, to be exact.
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Slow Cooker Jambalaya
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Get the Slow Cooker Jambalaya recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen
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Puffy Pillow Beignets
Lady and pups/Food52
Get the Puffy Pillow Beignets from Lady and pups via Food52
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Chocolate Praline Cake
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Get the Chocolate Praline Cake recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen
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Quick Biscuit Beignets
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Get the Quick Biscuit Beignets recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen
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Crawfish Fettuccine
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Get the Crawfish Fettuccine recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen
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Shrimp Po' Boys With Avocado Mango Slaw
Half Baked Harvest
Get the Shrimp Po' Boys With Avocado Mango Slaw recipe from Half Baked Harvest
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Banana Nut Pancakes
A Beautiful Mess
Pancakes are typically associated with Fat Tuesday because on this day Christians would use up all their eggs, butter and eggs which were forbidden during lent. Get the Banana Nut Pancakes recipe from A Beautiful Mess
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Passion Fruit Hurricane
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Get the Passion Fruit Hurricane recipe from Spicy Southern Kitchen
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