U.S. Recipes by State

Every state in the U.S. has signature recipes, local favorites you just won't find anywhere else. Browse American recipes from all 50 states and travel country-wide from your kitchen.

shredded Mississippi pot roast served as cheesesteak sandwich on plate

Mississippi Pot Roast Cheesesteak

chicken breast with sauce, peppers, pineapple, broccoli, and red onion

Sheet Pan Hawaiian Chicken

fried turkey leg with pickle chips and slice of white bread on crumpled brown paper

Nashville Hot Turkey Legs

stacked halves of bacon egg and cheese sandwich on board with gray subway tile background

NYC Deli Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich

overhead view of chicken and andouille jambalaya on white plate with black rim

Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Philly fluff cake dusted with powdered sugar

Philly Fluff Cake

golden fried mozzarella sticks in paper-lined basket with ranch dressing for dipping

Nashville Hot Mozzarella Sticks

hoagie sandwich filled with instant pot Chicago beef and giradiniera

Instant Pot Chicago Beef

Texas Toast “Maid Rites” on a blue plate with a fork

Texas Toast “Maid Rites”

overhead view of blue casserole dish of chicken enchiladas baked with cream and cheese and garnished with green onion and chopped red pepper

Creamy Mississippi Chicken Enchiladas

square of cake with crumble topping on white plate on wooden table

New York-Style Crumb Cake

Air Fryer Po' Boy

Oyster Mushroom Po'Boys served with sauce and lemon wedges on a red tray

Oyster Mushroom Po’Boys

slice of key lime pie with graham cracker crust, whipped cream and lime slice, with whole pie in background

Perfect Key Lime Pie with Coconut Rum Whipped Cream

Dutch oven lined with banana leaves and filled with cooked pulled kalua pork on raffia mat

Hawaiian-Style Kalua Pork

overhead view of plate of shrimp and grits with tomato gravy

Ultimate Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits

seafood boil with corn and potatoes in plastic bag

Seafood Boil in a Bag

skillet with 4 chicken breasts in deep orange creamy sauce

Chef John's Chicken Lazone

everything bagel filled with cream cheese with bacon, tomato, avocado

California BLT Chopped Bagel

array of filled cupcakes with chocolate frosting, showing a half cupcake

Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

white bowl of beef noodle soup with hardboiled egg halves and sliced green onion on grey countertop

Yakamein (New Orleans-Style Noodle Soup)

grilled chicken, shrimp, and pineapple pico de gallo with cilantro and lime on red plate

Key West Chicken and Shrimp

white tray of perfectly fried chicken

Dooky Chase-Style Fried Chicken

beautiful blue plate with perfectly baked corn muffins with a jalapeno slice on each

Jalapeño Cornbread Muffins

Sausage Gravy kolaches on wire rack garnished with green onions

Sausage Gravy Kolaches

Air fried cheese curds piled on a white platter with aioli dipping sauce in ramekin in background

Air Fryer Cheese Curds

close up view of a scoop of Strawberry Ice Cream garnished with herbs, in a glass ice cream bowl, on top of a pink and white tablecloth

Strawberry Ice Cream

Texas Ranch Water

Texas Ranch Water

close up view of Apricot and Peach Fried Pies garnished with powdered sugar on a cooling rack

Apricot and Peach Fried Pies

high angle looking at a stack of pumpkin waffles topped with melty butter and apple cider syrup

Pumpkin Waffles

close up on two slow cooker Texas pulled pork sandwiches resting on a cutting board

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

close up on a single serving of sweet potato pie on a plate, topped with whipped cream

Sweet Potato Pie

high angle looking at a bowl full of peach cobbler

Fresh Southern Peach Cobbler

side view of a square serving of chicken and rice casserole on a square white plate

Mamaw's Chicken and Rice Casserole

low angle, looking at a plate of stacked golden brown fried green tomatoes

Best Fried Green Tomatoes

a close up view of a single bowl of creole gumbo served with steamed white rice and fresh herbs

Good New Orleans Creole Gumbo

Jambalaya

a top down view of two bowls of authentic Louisiana red beans and rice

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

close up on a plate full of hamburger steaks with onions and gravy

Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy

southern pimento cheese

Southern Pimento Cheese

a close up view of a bowl of cooked collards with bacon

Kickin' Collard Greens

close up on a dish of corn casserole, with a serving coming out

Awesome and Easy Creamy Corn Casserole

an overhead view of partially sliced pumpkin bread sitting on a wooden cutting board with a single slice buttered.

Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

A paper-lined basket with deep-fried Oreos, with one cut in half

Deep-Fried Oreos

a reuben sandwich cut in half, served with potato chips

Reuben Sandwich

close up view of a baked potato, garnished with with chives on a white plate, with a fork, butter and chives in the background

Perfect Baked Potato

A plate of grilled salmon served with roasted zucchini

My Best Clam Chowder

My Best Clam Chowder

Mississippi Pot Roast

Mississippi Pot Roast

Mock Chicken Fried Steak

Hawaiian Beef Casserole

Beef Paprika and Noodles

Potato Chip Casserole

Tangy White BBQ Sauce

a close up view of vegetarian chili in a bowl, with melted cheese on top

The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World

close up on a bunch of buckeyes on a countertop

an overhead view of mom's scalloped potatoes in a blue 9x13 casserole dish with a large scoop out.

Scalloped Potatoes

A high angle view looking down into a small bowl of cajun spice mix.

Cajun Seasoning Spice Mix

a bowl of bananas foster, topped with vanilla ice cream

mid angle looking into a tray of many golden buttermilk biscuits

Chef John's Buttermilk Biscuits

looking down at a pink plate of chocolate chip cookies with two glasses of milk

Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

looking at a bowl of southern fried cabbage

Southern Fried Cabbage

A plate of churros served with chocolate dipping sauce

a plate of fried chicken wings, with a side of celery

Fried Chicken Wings

a biscuit split in half and topped with southern style chocolate gravy.

Southern-Style Chocolate Gravy

A person taking a scoop of Grandma's hash brown casserole from a pan.

Grandma's Hash Brown Casserole

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