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Mardi Gras

Our collection of recipes that celebrate Mardi Gras brings the vibrant taste of New Orleans right to your kitchen.

Indulge in classic dishes like gumbo, red beans and rice, and étouffée, along with delightful treats such as beignets and bananas foster.

If you can’t make it to Mardi Gras, you can still join in the festivities by creating these iconic dishes for yourself and your loved ones!

  • An overhead view a spread of Louisiana Seafood Boil stretching across a white piece of butcher paper with a bowl of drawn butter, a beer bottle, and lemon halves nearby.
    The Ultimate Louisiana Seafood Boil
  • An straight-on view of a white bowl filled with a serving of authentic jambalaya topped with seared shrimp, andouille sausage, and chopped scallions.
    Authentic Jambalaya
  • A person using two hands to hold a large New Orleans Fried Shrimp Po-boy over a basket lined with red and white checkered wax paper.
    Classic New Orleans Fried Shrimp Po-Boy
  • A straight-on view of a hurricane cocktail with an slice of orange and a maraschino cherry resting on top of the classic glass.
    Hurricane Cocktail
  • A quarter slice of a muffuletta sandwich on a cutting board surrounded by other slices and a mug of beer.
    Muffuletta
  • A close-up view of a white bowl filled with chicken creole with steamed white rice on top garnished with chopped scallions.
    Creole Chicken and Rice
  • A circular plate filled with a pile of freshly fried beignets with powdered sugar being sprinkled over the top.
    Classic New Orleans Beignets
  • A person holding a large fried catfish po-boy that is stuffed with crispy fillet of catfish, coleslaw, hot sauce, pickles, and tomatoes.
    Fried Catfish Po-Boy
  • A straight-on view of a white serving bowl filled with Cajun dirty rice topped with chopped scallions and several dashes of cayenne hot sauce.
    Louisiana Dirty Rice
  • A straight-on view of a blackened redfish filet resting against a bed rice pilaf with two lemon wedges and a small vessel of melted butter nearby.
    Blackened Redfish
  • A straight-on view of a white bowl filled with a serving of red beans and rice with chunks of andouille sausage and smoked ham visible.
    Classic Red Beans and Rice
  • An overhead view of a circular Mardi Gras King Cake that is covered with shiny bright purple, green, and gold edible glitter and is surround by Mardi Gras beads.
    Mardi Gras King Cake
  • An overhead view of two oval dessert dishes that are filled with bananas foster and topped with a scoop of melting vanilla ice cream and a mug of creamed coffee nearby.
    Bananas Foster
  • A white bowl filled with shrimp and okra gumbo.
    Classic Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
  • A close-up view of a white platter filled with crab-stuffed shrimp with lemon wedges nearby.
    Crab-Stuffed Shrimp
  • A white bowl chicken and sausage gumbo on top of patterned napkin with a spoon next to it.
    Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
  • Two grey bowls filled with crawfish etouffee with a bottle of hot sauce nearby.
    Authentic Crawfish (or Shrimp) Étouffée

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