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Mardi Gras Recipes

When Fat Tuesday comes around it's a big deal in Louisiana.

Mardi Gras is most Louisianians favorite time of the year. What with all the parades and parties, it's a time for celebrating and having a good time.

That usually includes a lot of food being cooked up - and boy can those Cajuns cook.

From boiled crawfish, to King Cake and everything in-between. Mardi Gras season is a time for delicious recipes and drinks. Music, floats, food, friends... Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler (let the good times roll).

  • A crawfish cornbread muffin with a bite taken out of it, standing on top of another.
    Crawfish Cornbread Muffins
  • Shrimp and grits with some delicious bacon and green onions sprinkled on top.
    Creole Shrimp and Grits
  • Bowl of crawfish etouffee with rice scoop in the middle.
    Cajun Crawfish Etouffee
  • Close up of a roast beef po boy.
    Hearty Roast Beef Po Boy
  • Overhead image of a plate of New Orleans shrimp creole with a fork on the side.
    New Orleans Shrimp Creole Recipe
  • Close up of a bowl of leftover turkey with andouille and rice.
    Leftover Turkey and Andouille Gumbo
  • Overhead shot of a plate of Bananas Foster with a dollop of ice cream in the middle.
    Bananas Foster
  • Overhead shot of the corner of a plate full of pecan pralines.
    Pecan Praline Recipe
  • Close up of some Louisiana dirty rice with a spoon digging in.
    Savory Dirty Rice
  • A bowl of Louisiana turtle soup with a spoon digging in, cropped square.
    Louisiana Turtle Soup
  • Overhead shot of a pot full of Cajun Pastalaya.
    Velvety Pastalaya
  • close up of crawfish monica on a plate with a fork digging in
    Creamy Crawfish Monica
  • a slice of crawfish bread on a plate with a cooked crawfish behind
    Crawfish Bread Recipe
  • Po Boy bread filled with crispy fried oysters and remoulade sauce drizzled over the top
    Oyster Po'Boy
  • a ladle full of alligator gumbo - with shrimp alligator and sausage
    Alligator Gumbo
  • A large platter of boiled crawfish from a crawfish boil, with corn, sausage, potatoes, mushrooms and dip.
    Flavorful Crawfish Boil Recipe
  • A tray of boiled crabs with veggies and dipping sauce.
    Authentic Louisiana Crab Boil Recipe: Spicy Cajun Seafood Feast
  • A pile of pork cracklins on a red napkin.
    Pork Cracklins
  • A collage of four images showing classic food ideas for mardi gras.
    30+ Classic Mardi Gras Food Ideas
  • close up from the side of a boudin king cake with a king cake baby in front and some mardi gras stuff in the background
    Easy Boudin King Cake
  • Close up of the corner of a casserole dish of Cajun rice dressing.
    Cajun Rice Dressing
  • Close up of some cajun corn maque choux with a big spoon digging in.
    Maque Choux
  • Cajun Muffuletta Sandwich close up, the image cropped square.
    Cajun Muffuletta Sandwich
  • a close up of a bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo with a spoon sitting in it, looks like it's about to lift up, with some rice too
    New Orleans Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Recipe
  • Close up of boudin balls with a hint of the mustard cream sauce peeking in, sprinkled with green onions on top.
    Deep Fried Boudin Balls
  • Close up of a bowl of seafood gumbo with a pile of rice and a spoon digging into it.
    Authentic Louisiana Seafood Gumbo Recipe
  • A natchitoches meat pie cut in half.
    Natchitoches Meat Pie Recipe
  • Close up of a slow cooker cajun red beans and rice recipe.
    Slow Cooker Cajun Red Beans and Rice
  • Bananas Foster Cookies image, cropped square.
    Bananas Foster Cookies
  • An overhead shot of a bowl of crawfish stew with a heap of white rice in the middle.
    Crawfish Stew
  • A pot of red beans and rice with ham hocks, cropped square.
    Red Beans and Rice with Ham Hocks
  • Close up of fried crawfish on a bread dressed with lettuce tomatoes and mayonnaise.
    Authentic Fried Crawfish Po'boy
  • Overhead shot of a rice cooker jambalaya with a spoon digging in, cropped square.
    Rice Cooker Jambalaya
  • Little squares of king cake bites, an image cropped square.
    King Cake Bites
  • Close up of a slice of Mardi Gras cheesecake with a king cake baby on the side.
    Mardi Gras Cheesecake
  • Overhead shot of a Dutch Oven Jambalaya cropped square.
    Dutch Oven Jambalaya
  • a king cake with a piece cut out with the king cake baby sitting there
    Traditional King Cake Recipe
  • Close up shot of some mardi gras beignets.
    Mardi Gras Beignets
  • A dish full of king cake cinnamon rolls cropped square.
    King Cake Cinnamon Rolls

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CAJUN FAVORITES

  • Bowl of crawfish etouffee with rice scoop in the middle.
    Cajun Crawfish Etouffee
  • Close up of boudin balls with a hint of the mustard cream sauce peeking in, sprinkled with green onions on top.
    Deep Fried Boudin Balls
  • A tray of boiled crabs with veggies and dipping sauce.
    Authentic Louisiana Crab Boil Recipe: Spicy Cajun Seafood Feast
  • Close up of a bowl of seafood gumbo with a pile of rice and a spoon digging into it.
    Authentic Louisiana Seafood Gumbo Recipe
  • A large platter of fried catfish nuggets with some lemon wedges and a tartar sauce.
    Fried Catfish Nuggets
  • Close up of some pinto beans and sausage on a spoon over a crock pot.
    Crock Pot Pinto Beans

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