Our Best Labor Day Recipes

Grilled chicken, BBQ sides, dips, make-ahead desserts and all the rest. We have all of your Labor Day recipes covered including vegetarian options and picnic-ready side dishes.

All Our Best Labor Day Recipes

321 recipes

Elotes (Grilled Corn With Cheese, Lime and Chile)
Melissa Clark
1103 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,103
15 minutes
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easy
Seattle-Style Hot Dogs
Ifrah F. Ahmed
159 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
159
30 minutes
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easy
Salty Peanut-Pretzel Ice Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
1015 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,015
40 minutes, plus cooling and freezing
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Grilled Chicken Thighs With Tomatoes
Clare de Boer
243 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
243
45 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
282 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
282
35 minutes
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easy
Grilled Swordfish With Smoky Tomato-Anchovy Salsa
David Tanis
694 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
694
1 hour
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Pasta Salad With Summer Tomatoes, Basil and Olive Oil
Melissa Clark
1587 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,587
25 minutes, plus marinating and cooling
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Spinach Dip With Garlic, Yogurt and Dill
Melissa Clark
871 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
871
20 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes’ chilling
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easy
Green Goddess Pasta Salad
Melissa Clark
1400 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,400
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Gingery Grilled Chicken Thighs With Charred Peaches
Melissa Clark
2502 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,502
45 minutes, plus marinating
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Pasta and Pickles Salad
Hetty Lui McKinnon
336 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
336
30 minutes
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easy
Mango Slaw
Millie Peartree
2850 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,850
5 minutes, plus chilling
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easy
S’mores Tart
Melissa Clark
108 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
108
4 hours 40 minutes
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Macaroni Salad With Lemon and Herbs
Alexa Weibel
4758 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,758
25 minutes
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Dolester Miles’s Lemon Meringue Tart
Kim Severson, Dolester Miles
521 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
521
45 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
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Lemony Roasted Chicken Wings
David Tanis
720 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
720
About 1 1/2 hours
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Green Chile Cheeseburger Deluxe
David Tanis
126 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
126
1 hour
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Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
9604 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,604
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Herby Three-Bean Salad
Melissa Clark
1224 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,224
20 minutes
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Dirty Horchata
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Guisados
962 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
962
15 minutes, plus overnight soaking
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Turmeric Potato Salad
David Tanis
161 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
161
35 minutes
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Grilled Eggplant, Peppers and Onions
David Tanis
256 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
256
45 minutes
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Best Lemon Bars
Julia Moskin
1514 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,514
1 hour, plus cooling
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easy
Upside-Down Peach Cobbler
Melissa Clark
386 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
386
1 hour 40 minutes
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Beef Tenderloin Stuffed With Herb Pesto
David Tanis
248 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
248
1 1/2 hours, plus 30 minutes' seasoning
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Mashed Potato Salad With Scallions and Herbs
Melissa Clark
1038 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,038
30 minutes
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Spicy Corn on the Cob With Miso Butter and Chives
Emily Fleischaker
607 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
607
15 minutes
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Honey Ice Cream With a Kick
Priya Krishna, Fany Gerson, David Lebovitz
71 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
71
15 minutes, plus several hours’ chilling and freezing
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1497 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,497
1 hour, plus cooling
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Smoky Chimichurri
John Willoughby, Chris Schlesinger
60 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
60
30 to 45 minutes, plus 30 minutes' standing
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Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
1804 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,804
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Frozen Melon With Crushed Raspberries and Lime
Alison Roman
130 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
130
15 minutes, plus 4 hours’ freezing
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Peanut Butter Pie Ice Cream
Scott Loitsch
82 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
82
35 minutes, plus 9 hours' chilling, churning and freezing
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Vegan Frozen Coconut Lime Bars
Lidey Heuck
340 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
340
20 minutes, plus 3 1/2 hours’ chilling
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Braai-Spiced T-Bone Steaks
Julia Moskin
385 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
385
45 minutes, plus 1 to 4 hours' chilling
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Cookies and Cream Icebox Cake
Yossy Arefi
80 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
80
15 minutes, plus at least 8 hours’ chilling
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easy
Potato Salad With Capers and Anchovies
David Tanis
548 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
548
30 minutes
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Spicy Grilled Pork With Fennel, Cumin and Red Onion
Melissa Clark
1051 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,051
30 minutes, plus marinating
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Juicy Lucy Burger
Alexa Weibel, 5-8 Club, Matt’s Bar
784 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
784
35 minutes
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Thin but Juicy Chargrilled Burgers
J. Kenji López-Alt
784 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
784
15 minutes, plus heating the grill
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Inside-Out Lamb Cheeseburgers
Mark Bittman
196 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
196
20 minutes
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easy
Gingery Mixed Berry Pie
Yossy Arefi
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
1 hour 50 minutes
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Triple Ginger Skillet Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
896 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
896
70 minutes
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Banana Cream Pie No-Churn Ice Cream
Erin Jeanne McDowell
413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
413
10 minutes, plus freezing
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Rocky Road Ice Cream Bars
Lidey Heuck
155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
155
15 minutes, plus freezing
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Caramel Apples
Erin Jeanne McDowell
252 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
252
About 30 minutes
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Blueberry Rhubarb Pie
Julia Moskin, Kate McDermott
790 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
790
1 hour, plus cooling
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Millionaire’s Shortbread
Samantha Seneviratne
3036 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,036
1 3/4 hours
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