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

Grilled Chicken Thighs and Corn With Lime-Basil Butter
Clare de Boer
3031 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,031
40 minutes
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Tomato and Zucchini Casserole With Crisp Cheddar Topping
Melissa Clark
544 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
544
1 hour
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BBQ Country-Style Pork Ribs
David Tanis
245 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
245
3 hours
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Yellow Sheet Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2108 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,108
45 minutes
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Pulled Lamb Shoulder
Sam Sifton, Joe Carroll
180 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
180
6 to 7 hours
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BBQ Pulled Chicken
Lidey Heuck
1121 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,121
1 hour, plus cooling
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Pasta Salad With Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Kayla Hoang
9 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
9
40 minutes
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Bacon Ranch Potato Salad
Dan Pelosi
181 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
181
About 2 hours
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easy
Classic Lasagna
Alison Roman
4903 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,903
About 2 hours
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Roasted Chicken Thighs With Peanut Butter BBQ Sauce
Kay Chun
1138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,138
40 minutes
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Sweet-and-Spicy Grilled Vegetables With Burrata
Melissa Clark
2254 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,254
45 minutes
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Cocotte Burger
Jane Sigal, Céline Parrenin, Franklin Reinhard
63 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
63
20 minutes
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Homemade Green Bean Casserole
Sarah Jampel
1913 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,913
45 minutes to 1 hour
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Café Salle Pleyel Burger
Jane Sigal, Sonia Ezgulian
187 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
187
45 minutes
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Korean BBQ Steak
Eric Kim, Peter Cho
209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
209
1 hour 5 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ marinating
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Turkey Burgers
Martha Rose Shulman
5244 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,244
30 minutes
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healthy
Grilled Pork With Whole Spices and Garlic Bread
Melissa Clark
309 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
309
40 minutes, plus marinating
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Grilled Corn on the Cob With Chipotle Mayonnaise
Martha Rose Shulman
70 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
70
1 hour 15 minutes
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healthy
Pear-Pomegranate Pie
Melissa Clark
460 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
460
1 hour 30 minutes
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Southern Pan-Fried Chicken
Kim Severson, Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock
475 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
475
1 hour 15 minutes, plus about 24 hours for brining and soaking
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Pepperoni Potato Salad
Julia Moskin, Torrisi Italian Specialties
91 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
91
30 minutes
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Grilled Chicken Wings With Provençal Flavors
Mark Bittman
63 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
63
45 minutes
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Mississippi Mud Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1571 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,571
90 minutes, plus chilling
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Eastern North Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce
Sam Sifton, Chris Schlesinger
341 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
341
10 minutes, plus 2 months' storage
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Vegan Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding Pie
Tara Parker-Pope, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
490 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
490
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Summer Berry Cream Cake
Nigella Lawson
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
1 hour 30 minutes
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Mojito
William L. Hamilton, Cuba Cafe
871 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
871
5 minutes
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Lamb Meatballs with Mint
Melissa Clark, Andrew Feinberg
135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
135
2 hours 30 minutes
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Radish Salad
Mark Bittman
359 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
359
20 minutes
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easy
Chocolate Extremes (Double Chocolate Cookies)
Molly O'Neill
927 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
927
30 minutes
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Black-and-White Cookies
William Grimes
660 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
660
1 hour
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Best Peach Cobbler
Alex Ward
4349 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,349
1 hour 20 minutes
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Mustard-Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Marian Burros
5779 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,779
40 minutes
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easy
Marcella Hazan’s Semifreddo di Cioccolato
Florence Fabricant, "Marcella's Italian Kitchen"
520 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
520
20 minutes
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Garlicky Pork Burger
Mark Bittman
47 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
47
20 minutes
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easy
Texas-Style Brisket
Steven Raichlen
71 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
71
6 hours
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The Perfect Burger
Jason Epstein
30 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
30
25 minutes
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easy
Tomato And Tapenade Salad
Mark Bittman
15 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
15
20 minutes
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easy
Melon Salsa
Molly O'Neill
5 minutes
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easy
Cole Slaw
Jason Epstein, John Duck's
1402 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,402
10 minutes, plus 1 hour's refrigeration
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easy
Crescents of Melon on Fresh Ricotta
Molly O'Neill
5 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
5
1 hour 45 minutes
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Honeydew Sorbet With Vanilla And Honey
Molly O'Neill
7 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7
20 minutes, plus freeze time
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North Carolina-Style Pulled Pork
Steven Raichlen
104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
104
5 hours
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Crostini of Rabbit With Mache and Green Almonds
Christine Muhlke, Quince
5 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
5
11 hours 40 minutes, plus overnight refrigeration
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Raspberry Sorbet
Molly O'Neill
59 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
59
15 minutes, plus freeze time
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The Brasserie's Gazpacho
Florence Fabricant, the Brasserie
89 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
89
20 minutes
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easy
Juan Canary Granite
Molly O'Neill
5 hours 20 minutes
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