Labor Day Recipes

Start your Labor Day menu planning here with our favorite recipes for the three-day weekend. Burgers and dogs, salads and slaws, with beverages to boot!

pesto pasta caprese salad with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil

17 Recipes For A Perfect Labor Day Cookout

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an overhead, close up view of a large bowl of classic macaroni salad

Classic Macaroni Salad

A bowl of guacamole topped with fresh cilantro, with a tortilla chip sticking out of the top

low angle, looking at a plate of stacked golden brown fried green tomatoes

Best Fried Green Tomatoes

Perfect Summer Fruit Salad in a trifle bowl

Perfect Summer Fruit Salad

A plate with three cooked ears of corn topped with melted butter, salt, and butter

Microwave Corn on the Cob

Blueberry Crisp

an overhead view of baked BBQ baby back ribs partially sliced on a cutting board with a ramekin of BBQ sauce nearby.

Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs

high angle looking into two glasses of sangria with the rest in a pitcher behind

Sangria! Sangria!

A baked yellow squash casserole in a round baking dish, with a spoon holding up a serving

Squash Casserole

Blueberry streusel pie

Homemade Blueberry Pie

looking at a peach pie with a slice removed

Peach Pie the Old Fashioned Two Crust Way

closeup of Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs cut into servings on a platter

Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs

A hamburger served on a bun with fried onions, lettuce, and tomato, served with potato chips

Best Hamburger Ever

A checkered parchment paper-lined plate with corn dogs, served with ketchup and mustard for dipping

Homemade Corn Dogs

A glass baking dish with seven layer taco dip, topped with shredded cheese and sliced black olives

Seven-Layer Taco Dip

overhead view of Pasta Salad with homemade dressing served in a large bowl

Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing

Dave's low country boil with corn, shrimp, crabs, corn, and sausage served over newspaper

Dave's Low Country Boil

mid angle looking at Pavlova topped with sliced kiwi on a plate

A bowl of roasted okra with a tea towel

Two jars of crisp pickled green beans on a cutting board, with a fork removing two green beans from an open jar

Crisp Pickled Green Beans

closeup of a gorgeous, glistening fresh strawberry pie in a glass baking dish

A slice of blackberry pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

A platter of spicy grilled shrimp served with lemon wedges

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

close up view of cream dip served with strawberries, grapes pineapple and kiwi pieces on a white platter

high angle looking at a plate of golden brown, crispy fried chicken

Crispy Fried Chicken

close up on a serving of blueberry cake, topped with extra blueberries

Melt in Your Mouth Blueberry Cake

high angle view of saucy BBQ ribs served in a white baking dish

Simple BBQ Ribs

Two vanilla milkshakes topped with whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles, and a cherry

Vanilla Milkshake

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Smooth Sweet Tea

an eye level view looking into a slice of ice cream layer cake with a cherry and sprinkles on top.

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

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Basic Fruit Smoothie

Sauteed asparagus on a platter.

Sautéed Asparagus

Virgin strawberry daiquiri served in a glass with a fresh strawberry garnish.

Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri

Strawberry Shortcake on a cake stand

Strawberry Shortcake

mid angle looking at a large bowl full of pasta salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, pasta and cheese

Simple Pasta Salad

A plate of Chinese buffet-style green beans

Chinese Garlic Green Beans

looking down at a plate of tomato mozzarella salad

Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Mom's beef shish kabobs with mushrooms, onion, and peppers, served on a wood board

Mom's Beef Shish Kabobs

mid angle looking at a bowl of tomatillo salsa verde and a side of tortilla chips

Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Detroit Hot Honey Wings

A blue plate with grilled pineapple rings

Grilled Pineapple

close up view of Roasted Garlic Lemon Broccoli in a white bowl

Roasted Garlic Lemon Broccoli

A slice of easy chocolate icebox cake on a plate.

Easy Chocolate Icebox Cake

BLT Pasta Salad

overhead view of homemade Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler with lattice pastry crust in a casserole dish and served in a bowl with ice cream

Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler

close up view of Baby Back Ribs with sauce on a grill

looking down at four Mexican corn on the cobs on a black plate with a few lime wedges as garnish

Mexican Corn on the Cob (Elote)

close up view of a Strawberry Mojito in a glass, garnished with a strawberry

Strawberry Mojito

Brazilian Lemonade

Creamy red skinned potato salad with egg and celery

Red-Skinned Potato Salad

looking down at a bunch of homemade sushi rolls with a dipping sauce in a small bowl

A serving bowl of southern green beans with potatoes and bacon

Southern Green Beans

close up view of Fresh Cherry Cobbler in a baking dish, on top of red, white and blue kitchen towels

Fresh Cherry Cobbler

close up view of Horchata in a glass jar with a glass straw, next to cinnamon in bowl

looking at a few golden-brown southern-style buttermilk fried chicken on a plate

Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Classic Spanish Sangria

Frozen Margaritas

Grilled Artichokes

Greek chicken on white plate with twigs of rosemary and half a lemon

Sweet Restaurant Slaw

close up view of an Avocado Salad salad in a metal bowl; salad with avocados, tomatoes, peppers, corn, red onions and cilantro

looking down at a tray of grilled corn on the cob

Grilled Corn on the Cob

mid angle looking at a bowl of mango salsa with a side of tortilla chips

close up on a bowl of fruit cobbler topped with whipped cream

Easy Batter Fruit Cobbler

close up on a grilled pickle brine chicken breast with some pickles

Pickle Brine Chicken

Ricotta Pie (Old Italian Recipe)

Better than Best Fried Chicken

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