Labor Day Recipes

Turn up the grill and get cooking for this end-of-summer celebration with Labor Day recipes for burgers, potato salad, barbecue, and more.
close up of grilled short ribs cut into slices
Tender Grilled Short Ribs Recipe
Watermelon, feta, and mint salad in a bowl on a colorful tropical print napkin
Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad Recipe
Two adana kebabs on a plate with flatbread, sumac onions, parsley, tomatoes, and pickled peppers.
Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs) Recipe
Profile view of a slice of blackberry cake with cream cheese frosting, served on a white plate and garnished with several large blackberries.
Blackberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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Oven-baked pork ribs split between the bones
Oven Barbecue Pork Ribs Recipe
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers
Chicken sandwich served on a plate
The Best F&$king Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever
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Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions Recipe
Platter of grilled jerk chicken
Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken Recipe
A t-bone (porterhouse) steak on a white plate, with the sliced meat placed around the bone. On the lefthand side of the image are several metal forks stacked on top of each other.
Perfectly Grilled T-Bone Steak Recipe
Profile view of a moodily-lit double-decker "McWhopper" burger
19 Grilled-Burger Recipes for Labor Day
two skewers of smoky and spicy yogurt marinated chicken kebabs
Smoky and Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs
Sliced, grilled medium-rare carne asada fanned out on a wooden cutting board with corn tortillas, limes, and cilantro in the background.
The Best Carne Asada Recipe
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Sheet-Pan Cuban Sandwiches Recipe
Three skewers of pork souvlaki on a plate with pita bread and tzatziki.
Pork Souvlaki With Pita and Tzatziki
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Real-Deal Pulled Pork: Easy Enough for Novices, Big Enough for a Crowd
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Steakhouse Kebabs Recipe
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Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burgers Recipe
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17 Sandwich Recipes for Your Labor Day Cookout
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Simple Grilled-Potato Salad With Grilled-Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe
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Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut Recipe
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The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe
Grilled skirt steak with mojo marinade served on a plate with lime wedges
Grilled Skirt Steak With Mojo Marinade Recipe
A slice of blueberry pie with a lattice crust next to the whole pie
The Best Blueberry Pie Recipe
Brushing barbecue sauce on top of ribs on the grill
Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Sauce
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce and Greek Salad Recipe
Overhead of a freeform peach galette with golden brown crust
Freeform Peach Pie (Galette) Recipe
A round white platter holding a whole grilled chicken which has been cut into individual pieces. Also in the image on the right periphery are a glass holding a carbonated beverage and a green plate with a metal utensil on it.
Grilled Butterflied Chicken Recipe
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Grilled Korean-Style Bulgogi Burgers With Kimchi Mayo and Pickled Daikon Recipe
Classic potato salad
Classic Potato Salad Recipe
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Grilled Smashed Potatoes Recipe
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Soft and Rich Chocolate Frozen Custard Recipe
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29 Labor Day Desserts for a Sweet Finish
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Greek-Style Grilled Chicken With Oregano, Garlic, Lemon, and Olive Oil Recipe
A plate with three Nigerian beef suya (spiced grilled skewers) on a bed of lettuce with sliced red onions, tomato sliced, and cilantro.
Nigerian Beef Suya (Spiced Grilled Skewers) Recipe
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Grilled Tarragon-Mustard Chicken Skewers Recipe
A whole chicken with a cola can in its cavity, roasting vertically over a grill.
Beer Cola-Can Chicken Recipe
Grilled cabbage wedges drizzled with sauce inside of a blue platter. On the lefthand side of the image are a small bowl with a metal spoon holding additional sauce, and in the top left corner is a blue plate holding silverware.
Grilled Cabbage With Spicy Thai Dressing Recipe
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Deep-Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey Recipe
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Mint Julep Recipe
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Huli Huli Chicken Recipe
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Grilled Corn With Harissa and Mint
How to Make Blackberry Cake
Cheeseburger with lettuce, onion, and tomato
Thick and Juicy Home-Ground Grilled Cheeseburgers Recipe
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Butter-Basted Steak With Creamed Shishitos and Tomatoes Recipe
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Chicken Keema–Inspired Kebabs Recipe
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For Extra-Flavorful Grilled Steak, Mustard Makes the Marinade
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Grilled Spicy Mango Chicken Sausage Recipe
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21 Labor Day Side Dish Recipes That Work
Burger with compound butter and garlic confit
Build a Better Burger With Compound Butter and Garlic Confit
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Forget Competition-Level Barbecue Tricks, These Apricot-Glazed Ribs Are Easier and Better
Grilled bratwurst with warm German potato slaw
23 Labor Day Main Dish Recipes
A Grilled Dessert From Top to Bottom: Peaches, Pound Cake, and Caramel
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Whole Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe
Four toasted burger buns open on a baking sheet, each one with three lines of homemade Shack Sauce on the top half of the bun, and lettuce and tomato on the bottom half of the bun.
32 Standout Sauce Recipes for Burgers