How to Make Coleslaw
This How To Make Coleslaw recipe is a great barbecue side dish recipe. Serve it alongside barbecue pulled pork sandwiches or pulled chicken sandwiches.
This is a copycat KFC sweet coleslaw recipe this will be your favorite summer barbecue side dish recipe once you try it.
Sweet Coleslaw Recipe
I’m very particular about my coleslaw. I want it made just so. I want the dressing to be slightly sweet and tangy and I want the cabbage chopped very fine.
I love serving this homemade sweet coleslaw recipe with my easy Crock Pot Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Or with my Easy Crock Pot Pulled Chicken recipe.
How to make a Sweet Coleslaw recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups finely chopped cabbage
- ¼ cup shredded carrot
Coleslaw Dressing Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup real buttermilk (no substitutions)
- 1/2 cup Hellman’s Mayonnaise
- 2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Coleslaw Directions
- Mix all the dressing ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
- Chop cabbage finely.
- Toss cabbage with dressing.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Overnight is best.
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- Prep Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 Servings 1x
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How To Make Coleslaw
This How To Make Coleslaw recipe is a recipe for homemade sweet coleslaw. If you love KFC coleslaw than you will love this copycat KFC coleslaw recipe. Watch the video to see how to finely chop cabbage for coleslaw.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 cups finely chopped cabbage
- ¼ cup shredded carrot
Coleslaw Dressing Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup Hellman’s Mayonnaise
- 2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Mix all the dressing ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
- Chop cabbage finely.
- Toss cabbage with dressing.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
This homemade coleslaw recipe can be doubled.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Chopped
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 89
Keywords: Homemade Coleslaw Recipe, Sweet Coleslaw recipe, KFC Copycat Coleslaw recipe, BBQ Side dish recipe
Rosann
July 21, 2011 at 10:53 amWow this looks pretty good. I'm also very picky about my coleslaw, but this looks like it will pass my pickiness test. 🙂
Blessings,
Rosann
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masini second
July 24, 2011 at 1:24 amOh my God this looks so good and i`m sure that it is delicious too. I think it is not a very difficult recipe so i will give it a try, thanks a lot for sharing.
karen
September 21, 2011 at 4:30 pmI realized I never left a comment about this recipe (although I tweet about it still!).
We tried it and it is simply one of the best coleslaw recipes. The hint of lemon is so good. We share this with anyone looking for perfect coleslaw.
Thank you!
Danica@Vanzari auto
August 10, 2012 at 10:50 amWow this looks pretty good.
betty
January 5, 2013 at 11:20 amThis looks like just what I was looking for!
Jen
May 24, 2015 at 10:32 pmI tried this recipe tonight and my family loved it! We are picky about our coleslaw and my husband ate two helpings and didn’t add a bunch of pepper like we do with many others. Thank you! This will become a staple recipe for me!
Arlene Mobley
May 24, 2015 at 11:31 pmJen
So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe. This is my favorite coleslaw recipe!