Best Roadfood at Home Meal Ideas
Take a tour of different cities and cuisines from around the United States while staying in the comfort of your kitchen with this exciting new meal plan featuring Roadfood recipes. Roadfood explores America’s regional culture through a lens of iconic dishes as a new city is highlighted in the spirit of a road trip with each episode of the show.
Expert food writers have developed these recipes to deliver authentic tastes and meals from different cuisines. You’ll be tasting South Chicago BBQ Chicken, Mississippi Delta Hot Tamales, Louisiana Gumbo, Camarones al Horno (Baked Shrimp) from Little Dominica, and Fall River MA Shrimp Mozambique in this meal plan.
Sweet and tangy to hot and spicy to smoky and garlicky... we've got you covered for all the savory flavors. And the perfect accompaniment to those flavors is Gold Peak real brewed tea. Being committed to the natural goodness of tea means that Gold Peak is made of high-quality tea leaves, pure filtered water and real cane sugar. Because you're too real for tea that's fake. So, come map out your ingredients and join the culinary road trip!
Meal Plan Recipes
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BBQ Chicken Recipe | South Chicago, IL
South Side Chicago is known for its BBQ joints. This dish captures the essence of visiting the popular midwest area with tender juicy chicken coated in a homemade sweet and spicy sauce. Serve the chicken with a side of potato bread, pickles, a cold glass of Gold Peak tea, and a lot of napkins! The BBQ sauce can be made a week ahead of time and kept refrigerated in an airtight container.
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Hot Tamales Recipe | The Mississippi Delta
Tamales are a staple in the Mississippi Delta region and this version is made with seasoned and shredded tender beef and masa harina, wrapped in a corn husk and steamed. Many locals enjoy tamales with hot sauce and saltine crackers and cool things off with real brewed tea from Gold Peak. If you can't find corn husks for wrapping, use parchment paper or Swiss chard leaves.
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Gumbo Recipe | New Orleans, LA
There are so many versions of gumbo, the famous Louisiana stew, typically made with meat, shellfish, and holy trinity (onion, celery, and bell pepper). Our version features spicy Andouille sausage, shrimp, and tender chicken. All you need alongside the gumbo is a loaf of crusty bread and a glass of refreshing Gold Peak tea and your meal is complete.
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Camarones Al Horno Recipe | Little Dominica, NYC
This dish is so simple and flavorful that it will be part of your regular rotation. A generous amount of garlic, butter, and lemon come together to flavor the shrimp that is then baked for only 13 minutes. Serve the shrimp over rice or pasta for a fast and delicious meal inspired by the Little Dominica neighborhood in NYC. Add a cold glass of unsweetened Gold Peak Tea for a refreshing twist!
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Shrimp Mozambique Recipe | New Bedford, MA
Shrimp Mozambique is a dish that pleases everyone at your table because it is filled with unique flavors. This spicy shrimp has roots from Portugal and is a favorite among the locals in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where there is a large Portuguese population. Serve it with rice or French fries and a bottle of real brewed Gold Peak tea for an easy, yet memorable meal. The recipe calls for sazon, a spice blend including turmeric, cumin, and annatto which can usually be found in the Latin foods section of large grocery stores.
Alli Shircliff
Alli is a Certified Nutritionist and yoga instructor that talks about nutrition on a weekly YouTube show for Relish. She has loved food and nutrition since taking her first health class in the fourth grade. She got her Master of Science in Nutrition degree from Bastyr University and worked in nutrition research at the University of Washington Medical Center for over 8 years. She worked as a recipe editor and nutritionist for two prominent food websites and has been teaching yoga since 2013. She was a judge on the cooking show Dinner Spinner on the CW. She is always ready for a long walk, a glass of wine, and a good book.