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Labor Day Recipes

Labor Day Recipes for Crowds Big and Small

By , About.com Guide

These crowd-pleasing Labor Day recipes will help you usher out summer in good taste, whether you're hosting a big barbecue or a small family picnic. From burgers to salads to desserts, these Labor Day recipes are all you need for the perfect Labor day picnic.

1. Best Burger Recipe

Best BurgersPhotographer's Choice/Getty Images

A collection of Labor Day recipes wouldn't be complete without at least one burger recipe. And this is my absolute favorite. Follow these tips, and you will have the best burgers ever for your Labor Day picnic.

 

2. Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken recipeStephanie Gallagher
With these easy, step-by-step directions, you'll make perfectly crispy fried chicken that is juicy on the inside. Serve it hot, serve it cold. It doesn't matter. Your guests will be happy either way.

3. Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Recipe

Oven Baked BBQ ChickenBrian Hagiwara/Getty Images

Who says your Labor Day recipes have to be made outdoors? Sure, it's fun to grill, but this oven baked BBQ chicken tastes as smoky as any grilled chicken, and it's so easy to make.

 

4. Mustard Potato Salad

Potato Salad recipeStephanie Gallagher
Hot sauce, relish and Dijon mustard add sweet and spicy flavors to this delicious potato salad recipe.

5. Broccoli Salad Recipe

Broccoli Salad RecipeStephanie Gallagher
Bacon, almonds, raisins and cheddar cheese add a variety of wonderful flavors and contrasting textures to this broccoli salad recipe.

6. Grilled Corn on the Cob

Corn on the CobStephanie Gallagher
Everyone will love the smoky taste of this grilled corn on the cob recipe. And it's so simple to prepare.

7. Strawberry Spinach Salad

Strawberry Spinach SaladStephanie Gallagher
Juicy strawberries and sweet glazed pecans provide the ideal contrast to spinach in this crowd-pleasing strawberry spinach salad recipe.

8. Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip CookiesSusie Cushner/Getty Images

Everybody loves chocolate chip cookies, and your Labor Day picnic guests will especially like this version, because these chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and melt-in-your-mouth good!

 

9. Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate BrowniesStephanie Gallagher
These brownies are a perfectly balanced blend of fudgy and chewy, and they make a terrific, portable dessert for picnics, cookouts and barbecues.

10. S'mores

smores recipeStephanie Gallagher
Could there be a better dessert for a Labor Day BBQ than s'mores? Gooey and sweet, s'mores are a favorite with kids and adults alike.

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