25 of the Best Mardi Gras Recipes

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler with these 25 Mardi Gras Recipes! From the big easy to your home, these New Orleans classics are a must make!

I love a great excuse to make incredible food and at my house, there’s no better reason than Mardi Gras! This Fat Tuesday celebration may be a staple in New Orleans but on this side of Mississippi, we live vicariously through Mardi Gras recipes! These Big Easy favorites will turn any meal into a celebration. These easy Mardi Gras recipes are the perfect way to start your celebration and let your hair down before Lent. Grab a pot or pan and bring a little New Orleans into your kitchen!

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Mardi Gras Appetizer Recipes

An array of appetizers is always my favorite thing at a party. These Mardi Gras inspired recipes are sure to be a hit with your crowd!

Cheesy Muffuletta Dip

Cheesy Muffuletta Dip turns the popular muffuletta sandwich into a hot cheesy dip with Italian cheeses and a muffuletta olive salad with olives and giardiniera!

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Mardi Gras Grilled Oysters

This simple recipe for New Orleans inspired grilled oysters is drenched with tangy spicy Cajun flavor!

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Grilled Cajun Chicken Wings

Grilled Cajun Chicken Wings are perfect for serving a crowd! Easy to make and loaded with flavor, they’re sure to become your favorite wing recipe!

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French Quarter Pecan Cheese Spread Recipe

This unique mix of sweet and savory pecan praline sauce served over cream cheese. This dip is an amazing appetizer for Mardi Gras, football, or any party.

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Crawfish Beignets With Cajun Dipping Sauce

Looking for crawfish recipes? Crawfish meat is fritter fried into crispy golden “beignets” and served with a spicy dipping sauce.

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Mardi Gras Side Dish Recipes

Step your side dish game with these down south Mardi Gras recipes! From classic to sides with a spin, you’ll love these recipes!

Mardi Gras Jambalaya Stuffed Baked Potatoes

This spicy jambalaya recipe is a tasty dish to eat during Mardi Gras celebrations or any time! You can enjoy the jambalaya as is, or add it to baked potatoes for a fun twist on this spicy classic!

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Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice is an easy, flavorful side dish with a little kick that will be a tasty addition to your favorite southern meals!

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Bacon Garlic Gougères

Bacon Garlic Gougères are perfect for when you need an easy appetizer. These bite-sized cheese puffs are made with cream puff dough that is loaded with Gruyère cheese, bacon, and garlic.

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Corn Maque Choux

Maque Choux is a classic Cajun and southern side dish that’s simple to make and packed with flavor!

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Boudin Balls

Boudin balls are a delicious Southern treat! Boudin sausage is rolled into meatballs, coated in Panko breadcrumbs, and fried until golden brown. Serve with Comeback or Remoulade sauce for dipping!

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Easy Mardi Gras Dinner Recipes

Big flavors rule in New Orleans and the dinner Mardi Gras recipes are guaranteed to deliver! They’re so good you’ll want to make them all year long.

Muffaletta Sandwich

This Muffaletta Sandwich isn’t the worst thing to have sitting around for a while – in fact, it makes it even better. Make ahead of time and cut into individual sandwiches for Mardi Gras!

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Jambalaya Stuffed Peppers

Jambalaya Stuffed Peppers are a fun twist on traditional Jambayala and a great way to celebrate Mardi Gras this year! Colorful bell peppers are filled with an Andouille sausage jambalaya stuffing and are bursting with all the Cajun/Creole goodness NOLA is known for!

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Red Beans and Rice

Tender red beans and spicy Andouille sausage are cooked into a full-bodied dish that’s heavy on aromatics and authentic flavor. It’s that classic Southern comfort food, Louisiana Red Beans and Rice!

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Cajun Chicken Pasta

Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta Recipe is a 30-minute meal with a kick! This easy pasta recipe is great for busy weeknights and has layers of flavor you’ll love!

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One Pot Jambalaya

Quick and easy one pot jambalaya comes together quickly and is a classic Louisiana dish. This jambalaya recipe is full of flavor, with chicken, sausage, rice and the right amount of spice!

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Mardi Gras Seafood Recipes

You can’t have a Mardi Gras party without amazing seafood. These New Orleans favorites will make your mouth water and have you dancing along to some zydeco!

Crawfish Boil

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Blackened Red Snapper with Peach Salsa

Looking for a fast and flavorful fresh fish dinner? Combine fresh homemade peach salsa with a quick cooking pan-seared Blackened Red Snapper for the ultimate weekday dinner made in just 10 minutes time!

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Shrimp Etouffee

This is the BEST Shrimp Etouffee Recipe Online! Homemade and delicious, made with an authentic creole flavor and down home taste. Bring Mardi Gras to your home!

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Fried Shrimp Po’ boy

This Shrimp Po'boy with remoulade sauce will bring the Big Easy to your home! Crispy shrimp, tomatoes, and lettuce on a French loaf in heaven in your mouth!

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New Orleans Shrimp Sausage Gumbo

This gumbo should really be a food category on its own. It has an intense, complicated flavor. This is a weekend project that’s totally worth the time you’ll spend on it because a big pot of this will bring the best kind of satisfaction!

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Mardi Gras Desserts Recipes

A little something sweet is the perfect way to indulge in Mardi Gras! These recipes are Bourbon Street favorites. Make one or try them all. Either way, you’re sweet tooth will thank you.

New Orleans Style Bread Pudding

New Orleans Style Bread Pudding was a taste I had never experienced before. Cany ou believe nestled in this pudding is canned fruit cocktail?!

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Homemade Beignets

Have the wonderful experience of eating New Orleans Beignets right in your home with this easy Homemade Beignets recipe!

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Southern Praline Pecans

With the amazing flavor of brown sugar and butter, these are pure heaven! A little bit candy and a little bit cookie, they melt right in your mouth!

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Mardi Gras King Cake

Mardi Gras conjures up images of fun, frivolity, and feasting, and no Mardi Gras celebration would be complete without a colorful Mardi Gras King Cake. Make your own, better-tasting King Cake this year.

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Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is a deliciously rich and easy recipe laced with dark rum and brown sugar for a warm sweet dessert you’ll want to make again and again!

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Get your Mardi Gras party started right with easy decorations and Mardi Gras flare for all your guests to wear!

• Purple Gold Green Mardi Gras Beads Necklaces
• Mardi Gras Party Scene Setter Wall Decorating Kit
• Mardi Gras Tablecovers
• Feather Mardi Gras Masks
• Mardi Gras Street Signs