Recipes for Mardi Gras

Our favorite New Orleans recipes come in four categories: classics, celebrity-chef dishes, healthy alternatives, and desserts

Recipes from New Orleans Chefs

• Gumbo Ya Ya

• Jumbo Lump Crabcakes with Sweet Corn and Jalapeño

• Crabmeat Martin

• Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya

• Potato Salad

• White Chocolate Bread Pudding with White Chocolate Sauce

The Skinny Side of Fat Tuesday

• Spicy Seared Shrimp on Mardi Gras Rice

• Cajun Lowfat Turkey Meatloaf

• N'awlins Butter Beans with Andouille

• Lean Red Beans and Rice

• Bananas Foster

Classic Recipes for Carnival

• Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

• Louisiana Deviled Crab Cakes

• Gumbo Z'herbes

• Fried Oyster Po' Boys

• Crawfish Tomato étouffée in Puff Pastry Shells

• Shrimp Creole

• Oysters Rockefeller

The Sweeter Side of Mardi Gras

• New Orleans Praline Pieces

• Twelfth Night or King's Cake

• King Cake Eclairs

• New Orleans Banana Split

• Bread Pudding with Warm Bourbon Sauce

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