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Mardi Gras Recipes

Revel in the flavor of our Mardi Gras recipes and have your own Cajun celebration with spicy seafood gumbos, sweet bananas foster, piled-high Po'Boys, and steaming bowls of red beans and rice.

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Mardi Gras Menus, Parties, and More

Find delicious New Orleans-style menus, traditional king cake recipes, and fun tips for hosting your very own Mardi Gras party.
  • Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo

    The Flavor of Mardi Gras

    Throw caution, and beads, to the wind while kicking off the Mardi Gras season in traditional style with great tastes from the bayou state. (Serves 8)
  • Sazerac

    Host A Mardi Gras Party

    SouthernLiving.com brings you traditional Cajun dishes to serve at your festive Fat Tuesday party.
  • Biscuit Beignets

    Biscuit Beignets

    Tip your hat to the Crescent City, and honor Mardi Gras by preparing these New Orleans-style treats.
  • Traditional King Cake

    Mardi Gras Recipes

    No Cajun-staple is left out in this celebratory menu. Drinks, desserts, and mains-- this menu is perfect for a large crowd. (Serves 12)
  • Mardi Gras' Kingly Confection

    Mardi Gras' King Cake from CoastalLiving.com

    Fat Tuesday is the feast before the fast, but New Orleans natives know that Mardi Gras really begins with king cake.

Top-Rated Mardi Gras Recipes

  1. Traditional King Cake

    Southern Living, February 2006
    5 stars
  2. Gramercy Crawfish Gumbo

    Cooking Light, April 2002
    5 stars
  3. Turkey Jambalaya

    Cooking Light, November 2001
    5 stars
  4. Catfish Pecan With Lemon-Thyme-Pecan Butter

    Southern Living, April 2004
    5 stars
  5. Cajun Crawfish Corn Bread

    Cooking Light, April 2002
    5 stars
  6. Louisiana Goulash

    Cooking Light, March 2004
    5 stars


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