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!

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

Classic Macaroni Salad

a low angle, close-up view of a bowl of fresh guacamole topped with diced tomatoes and parsley and served with tortilla chips.

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Best Fried Green Tomatoes

Perfect Summer Fruit Salad

Microwave Corn on the Cob

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

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Sangria! Sangria!

a large scoop of golden-brown yellow squash casserole on a blue plate sitting in front of 9x13 casserole dish

Squash Casserole

a slice of lattice-topped blueberry pie on a green plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Homemade Blueberry Pie

Peach Pie the Old Fashioned Two Crust Way

close up view of sliced Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs

Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs

Best Hamburger Ever

Best Hamburger Ever

Corn Dogs

Homemade Corn Dogs

Seven Layer Taco Dip

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

mid angle looking at Pavlova topped with sliced kiwi

close up view of Roasted Okra

close up view of Crisp Pickled Green Beans in closed jars

Crisp Pickled Green Beans

close up view of a slice of Blackberry Pie on a plate

close up view of grilled shrimp with herbs on top, on a plate

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

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

Crispy Fried Chicken

Melt in Your Mouth Blueberry Cake

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Simple BBQ Ribs

close up view of a Vanilla Milkshake in a glass

Vanilla Milkshake

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Smooth Sweet Tea

close up view of Ice Cream Sandwich Cake in a glass baking dish, and a slice of ice cream cake on a plate

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

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Basic Fruit Smoothie

close up view of Sauteed Garlic Asparagus with sauce on top, with grilled salmon in the background

Sautéed Garlic Asparagus

Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri

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Strawberry Shortcake

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Simple Pasta Salad

'Chinese Buffet' Green Beans

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Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Mom's Beef Shish Kabobs

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Tomatillo Salsa Verde

Detroit Hot Honey Wings

Grilled Pineapple

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

Roasted Garlic Lemon Broccoli

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 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

Red-Skinned Potato Salad

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

close up view of Southern Green Beans in a bowl 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

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Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Classic Spanish Sangria

Grilled Garlic Artichokes

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 at a bowl full of easy, eggless strawberry ice cream scoops

Easy, Eggless Strawberry Ice Cream

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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

Three Berry Pie