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

335 recipes

Macaroni Salad
Millie Peartree
1959 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,959
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Tomato and Peach Salad With Whipped Goat Cheese
Alexa Weibel
2407 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,407
15 minutes
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Spicy Corn on the Cob With Miso Butter and Chives
Emily Fleischaker
624 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
624
15 minutes
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Pasta Salad With Summer Tomatoes, Basil and Olive Oil
Melissa Clark
1627 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,627
25 minutes, plus marinating and cooling
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Sloppy Joes
Sam Sifton
2901 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,901
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Macaroni Salad With Lemon and Herbs
Alexa Weibel
5059 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,059
25 minutes
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Easy Homemade Ice Cream
Scott Loitsch
320 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
320
30 minutes, plus 9 hours' chilling, churning and freezing
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Grilled Chicken Thighs With Tomatoes
Clare de Boer
305 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
305
45 minutes
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Green Bean Salad With Dill Pickles And Feta
Ali Slagle
803 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
803
1 hour
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Perfect Peach Pie
Sam Sifton
3101 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,101
2 hours
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Nectarine-Raspberry Cobbler With Ginger Biscuits
David Tanis
314 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
314
1 1/2 hours
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Best Lemon Bars
Julia Moskin
1525 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,525
1 hour, plus cooling
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Inside-Out Lamb Cheeseburgers
Mark Bittman
201 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
201
20 minutes
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
2363 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,363
About 2 hours, plus cooling
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Millionaire’s Shortbread
Samantha Seneviratne
3178 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,178
1 3/4 hours
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Upside-Down Peach Cobbler
Melissa Clark
391 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
391
1 hour 40 minutes
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Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Cake
Jesse Szewczyk
4528 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,528
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Juicy Lucy Burger
Alexa Weibel, 5-8 Club, Matt’s Bar
800 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
800
35 minutes
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Mango Slaw
Millie Peartree
3039 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,039
5 minutes, plus chilling
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Cheeseburger Sliders
Gabriel H. Sanchez
138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
138
20 minutes
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Vegan Frozen Coconut Lime Bars
Lidey Heuck
348 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
348
20 minutes, plus 3 1/2 hours’ chilling
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Spicy Grilled Pork With Fennel, Cumin and Red Onion
Melissa Clark
1071 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,071
30 minutes, plus marinating
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Mashed Potato Salad With Scallions and Herbs
Melissa Clark
1075 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,075
30 minutes
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Potato Salad With Capers and Anchovies
David Tanis
563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
563
30 minutes
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Tomatoes With Basil and Anchovies
David Tanis
165 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
165
20 minutes
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S’mores Brownies
Eric Kim
570 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
570
35 minutes
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Salty Peanut-Pretzel Ice Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
1084 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,084
40 minutes, plus cooling and freezing
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Honey Ice Cream With a Kick
Priya Krishna, Fany Gerson, David Lebovitz
74 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
74
15 minutes, plus several hours’ chilling and freezing
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Turmeric Potato Salad
David Tanis
162 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
162
35 minutes
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Smoky Chimichurri
John Willoughby, Chris Schlesinger
61 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
61
30 to 45 minutes, plus 30 minutes' standing
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Thin but Juicy Chargrilled Burgers
J. Kenji López-Alt
805 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
805
15 minutes, plus heating the grill
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Dolester Miles’s Lemon Meringue Tart
Kim Severson, Dolester Miles
525 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
525
45 minutes, plus chilling and freezing
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Green Chile Cheeseburger Deluxe
David Tanis
128 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
128
1 hour
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Double Apple Pie
Melissa Clark
2725 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,725
2 1/2 hours, plus at least 3 1/2 hours’ chilling and cooling
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Paprika-Rubbed Pork Chops
David Tanis
486 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
486
1 hour 20 minutes
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7Up Sheet Cake
Millie Peartree
198 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
198
1 1/4 hours
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Green Goddess Pasta Salad
Melissa Clark
1417 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,417
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Frozen Melon With Crushed Raspberries and Lime
Alison Roman
133 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
133
15 minutes, plus 4 hours’ freezing
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Peach-Raspberry Ice Cream Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
335 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
335
1 hour, plus 8 hours' chilling
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Gingery Mixed Berry Pie
Yossy Arefi
638 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
638
1 hour 50 minutes
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Triple Ginger Skillet Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
973 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
973
70 minutes
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Salted Margarita Bars
Vaughn Vreeland
2256 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,256
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ freezing
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Pasta and Pickles Salad
Hetty Lui McKinnon
498 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
498
30 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
609 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
609
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Jessica B. Harris’s Summer Succotash
Nicole Taylor, Jessica B. Harris
245 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
245
About 30 minutes
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S’mores Tart
Melissa Clark
150 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
150
4 hours 40 minutes
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BBQ Chicken
Sam Sifton
2880 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,880
45 minutes
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Grilled Eggplant, Peppers and Onions
David Tanis
262 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
262
45 minutes
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