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Sensational Recipes to Celebrate Spring

By Southern Living Editors
April 14, 2018
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Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox
Now that April showers are finally giving way to May flowers, it’s time to embrace the season with fresh recipes packed with some of our favorite ingredients, starting with seven delectable crab recipes. From an old-fashioned blue crab boil to soft-shell sandwiches, get crackin’ on these seasonal dishes that make the most of the catch. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget our mega-tasty take on the classic: the Best-Ever Crab Cakes with Green Tomato Slaw. (That one might be our favorite of the bunch.) Since grilling season is officially underway, invite the whole crowd over and serve up our next-level kebabs. We’re giving five sensational skewer recipes that are just as quick, delicious, and easy for weeknight dinners as for summer cookouts. Steak, chicken, pork, shrimp, and veggie—there’s a kebab for everyone. We paired these grabbable mains with superfast side dishes like Mexican Green Rice and Quick Pickled Slaw. When you find yourself too busy for a grill-out, throw together our quick and flavorful Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes, topped with a fresh tomato-and-feta topping, for an easy one-pan supper. Top off any of these seasonal meals with our Thyme-Scented Blueberry Pie, and you won’t be disappointed with the fragrant twist to a berry-filled dessert. It’s time to celebrate the season!
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Crab-and-Bacon Linguine

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Recipe: Crab-and-Bacon Linguine

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Best-Ever Crab Cakes with Green Tomato Slaw

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Recipe: Best-Ever Crab Cakes with Green Tomato Slaw

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Crab Boil with Beer and Old Bay

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Recipe: Crab Boil with Beer and Old Bay

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Crispy Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches

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Recipe: Crispy Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches

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Crab Pie

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Recipe: Crab Pie

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Deviled Crab Melts

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Recipe: Deviled Crab Melts

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West Indies Crab Salad

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Recipe: West Indies Crab Salad

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Steak-and-Potato Kebabs

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Recipe: Steak-and-Potato Kebabs

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Lemon-Herb Chicken Kebabs

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Recipe: Lemon-Herb Chicken Kebabs

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Grilled Pork Meatball Kebabs

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Recipe: Grilled Pork Meatball Kebabs

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Halloumi-and-Summer Vegetable Kebabs

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Recipe: Halloumi-and-Summer Vegetable Kebabs​​​​​​​

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Shrimp-Okra-and-Sausage Kebabs

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Recipe: Shrimp-Okra-and-Sausage Kebabs

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Arroz Verde (Mexican Green Rice)

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Recipe: Arroz Verde (Mexican Green Rice)

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Couscous Pilaf

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Quick Pickled Slaw

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Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes

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Recipe: Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes

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Grilled Spice-Rubbed Pork Chops with Scallion-Lime Rice

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Recipe: Grilled Spice-Rubbed Pork Chops with Scallion-Lime Rice

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Queso-Filled Mini Peppers

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Recipe: Queso-Filled Mini Peppers

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Blueberry-Thyme Pie

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Recipe: Blueberry-Thyme Pie

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1 of 19 Crab-and-Bacon Linguine
2 of 19 Best-Ever Crab Cakes with Green Tomato Slaw
3 of 19 Crab Boil with Beer and Old Bay
4 of 19 Crispy Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches
5 of 19 Crab Pie
6 of 19 Deviled Crab Melts
7 of 19 West Indies Crab Salad
8 of 19 Steak-and-Potato Kebabs
9 of 19 Lemon-Herb Chicken Kebabs
10 of 19 Grilled Pork Meatball Kebabs
11 of 19 Halloumi-and-Summer Vegetable Kebabs
12 of 19 Shrimp-Okra-and-Sausage Kebabs
13 of 19 Arroz Verde (Mexican Green Rice)
14 of 19 Couscous Pilaf
15 of 19 Quick Pickled Slaw
16 of 19 Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes
17 of 19 Grilled Spice-Rubbed Pork Chops with Scallion-Lime Rice
18 of 19 Queso-Filled Mini Peppers
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