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.
Classic coleslaw in a white serving bowl with utensils
Classic Coleslaw
A rectangular container of bright red strawberry sorbet with a scoop being pulled from it.
Strawberry Sorbet
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Ultimate Strawberry Popsicles Recipe
Korean grilled beef Galbi on a platter
Grilled Beef Galbi (Korean-Style Marinated Short Ribs) Recipe
close up of grilled short ribs cut into slices
Tender Grilled Short Ribs
Watermelon, feta, and mint salad in a bowl on a colorful tropical print napkin.
Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad
Two Adana kebabs on a plate with flatbread, sumac onions, parsley, tomatoes, and pickled peppers.
Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs)
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
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers
Chicken sandwich served on a plate
The Best Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever
Overhead view of a finished batch of grilled Italian sausage with peppers and onions, piled in a disposable aluminum pan on a grill.
Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions Recipe
Platter of grilled jerk chicken
Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken
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
Bulgogi burger
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Overhead view of 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
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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
Side view of a Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burger, served in a bun with lettuce, tomato, and red onion.
Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burgers
Side view of a turkey clube
16 Cookout-Worthy Sandwich Recipes to Make for Labor Day
Overhead view of grilled-potato salad with grilled-lemon vinaigrette, mounded on a white plate.
Simple Grilled-Potato Salad With Grilled-Lemon Vinaigrette
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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)
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
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Grilled Korean-Style Bulgogi Burgers With Kimchi Mayo and Pickled Daikon Recipe
overhead shot of Classic potato salad
Classic Potato Salad
Smashed potatoes on the grill.
Grilled Smashed Potatoes
Closeup of chocolate frozen custard, served in a bowl.
Soft and Rich Chocolate Frozen Custard Recipe
A dark bowl with tomato-watermelon salad, sprinkled with mint and feta,
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Skewers of spicy cumin lamb (yang rou chuan) on an oval platter.
Grill Smarter, Not Harder: Easy Recipes for Your Labor Day Weekend
A plate of layered chocolate squares with a fudgy and textured appearance topped with sea salt
13 Make-Ahead Labor Day Desserts for a Sweet, Stress-Free Goodbye to Summer
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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
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Three cheeseburgers with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and cheddar cheese on a sesame seed bun displayed on a cutting board
Thick and Juicy Home-Ground Grilled Cheeseburgers
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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
Burger with compound butter and garlic confit
Build a Better Burger With Compound Butter and Garlic Confit
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.
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