Black Cookout Food Menu

These sweet and smokey BBQ ribs include a homemade dry rub. You can make them on the grill or in the oven.

Save space on the grill with this slow cooker BBQ brisket recipe. You can make it in a pressure cooker too!

Make sure that you have something for everyone at the cookout with this vegan BBQ main dish.

Power up your smoker with this easy recipe. It uses just a few spices and ingredients for the ribs and sauce.

We all know that BBQ is the most popular main. But, seafood is always at a Black cookout too. I'm not sure about your family, but mine always breaks it out at the end and only offers it to a few select folks!

This Hennessy BBQ sauce adds so much flavor to regular sauce. Use it on anything including grilled wings.

They say everything tastes better with bacon and that is true of this corn salad. It includes less than 10 ingredients and uses fresh or canned corn.

Collard greens have a special place in family cookouts and thanksgiving get-togethers. This dish is prepared from fresh collards, simple spices, and ham hocks.

Learn from Ms. Patti with this easy macaroni and cheese recipe.

This is the perfect recipe for a beginner. It saves so much time by using Jiffy Cornbread mix.

You can always make room on your plate for someone homemade Baked Beans. This recipe is cooked in a slow cooker.

Switch up your traditional cornbread with this jalapeno and cheddar option.

If you're going to offer to make the potato salad, you better make sure that you have a tried and tested recipe. This one is from Ms. Patti and uses red potatoes.

Want southern-style coleslaw minus the sugar? This recipe is super easy, but uses a sugar-replacement to give all the flavor.

Are you looking for deas to carry the day in a cookout? The Southern potato salad is your sure bet, any day. It’s made from simple ingredients like potatoes, boiled eggs, celery, and mayonnaise, yet has a rich flavor that will leave the guests asking for more.

Cook your cabbage in bacon fat using this quick recipe. Though it's optional, I love the brown sugar that adds a tad of sweetness.

If you’re wondering what simple side dish to bring to a black cookout, this is it. The Southern candied sweet potatoes are easy to prepare but are loaded with enough flavor to create great memories.

Add this easy vegan staple to the family cookout menu. It's soft, fluffy and moist with the help of vegan buttermilk.

This recipe is an option for those who might need to cut carbs at your cookout. This one keeps the texture and taste of regular potato salad, but uses radishes as a substitute for potatoes.

This quick and easy no-bake option uses any flavor of Kool-aid. Use a store-brought crust to save time. Make it fancy with some whipped cream and fresh fruit slices.

This pie has the creamiest mixture of gooey, sweet, and sour. Make it ahead in about an hour.

After a sumptuous black cookout meal, you want to top up with an equally tantalizing dessert to keep your taste buds in high spirits. Nothing does this better than the traditional sweet potato pie. Eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg are the secret ingredients in this feel-good snack.

This creamy fruity salad takes 10 minutes or less to make. You simply throw the ingredients in a bowl and stir.

Add some peaches to the grill and get this dessert in about 20 minutes. Uses a coconut cream ice cream to provide a quick & easy vegan option.

Cookouts are all fun and games, so enjoying a cup of sweet iced tea will keep your whole body in the right mood and energized. Some people use regular sugar, while others prefer sugar substitutes.

This three-ingredient recipe takes about 5 minutes to make. Unlike traditional lemonade, this one uses limes as the star.

This staple black cookout appetizer is a blend of assorted flavors but the heat carries the day. Deviled eggs are made from boiled eggs, sweet pickle relish, mayonnaise, mustard, creole seasoning, pepper, and hot sauce.