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25 Labor Day Recipe Ideas {Labor Day 2017

Published August 30, 2017 · By Debbie · 12 Comments

Are you looking for some last-minute crowd-pleasing cookout recipe ideas to celebrate summer’s last Hoorah this Labor Day Weekend?

If so, we have some recipes we’d like to share with you that are great for a weekend of grilling and entertaining. These 25 crowd-pleasing Labor Day recipe ideas cover appetizers, grilled meat, side dishes desserts and even some vegetarian recipes for Meatless Monday. And here they are…

25 Labor Day Recipe Ideas to help you celebrate the holiday weekend:

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APPETIZERS

Prosciutto Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates on plate

Mama's Christmas cheese ball with crackers and wine

bowl of hummus with lime wedges, chips and cilantro

GRILLING

Beer Can Chicken is flavored with rosemary garlic orange butter sauce with garlic, slow cooked on the grill until tender, moist and falling-off-the-bone. | TheMountainKitchen.com — Beer Can Chicken | Flavored with rosemary garlic orange butter sauce with garlic, slow cooked on the grill until tender, moist and falling-off-the-bone.

Smoked Baby Back Ribs | Smoking ribs is a true labor of love, but with some common knowlege and easy-to-follow steps you too can create mouthwatering, succulent and flavorful baby back ribs.

SIDE DISHES

Grilled cabbage browns and caramelizes with a nutty sweetness, with salty, crisp bacon, a combination of flavors that is nothing short of grill magic! | TheMountainKitchen.com — Grilled Cabbage

Apple-Cabbage Slaw with crunchy cabbage, crisp apples and green onions tossed with a zesty mustard dressing, this colorful slaw makes a great side dish for any barbecue this summer. | TheMountainKitchen.com — Apple-Cabbage Slaw

Smoky Pineapple Baked Beans with bacon and chipotle chile pepper, pineapple, red pepper, with hints of barbecue sauce and beer that round out the flavors. | TheMountainKitchen.com

This recipe for sriracha roasted cauliflower uses delicious cauliflower, with a kick, kind of like a "meatless buffalo wing" for Meatless Monday. | TheMountainKitchen.com — Sriracha Roasted Cauliflower

a spoon full of hash brown potato casserole straight out of baking dish

DESSERTS

sifting sugar on top of pie — Apple Crumb Pie

cinnamon peach crisp on plate with ice cream on top

Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake on cake stand with mountain view

This stuffed pineapple is a tropical paradise,. Juicy pineapple baked and caramelized with a coconut, ginger snap topping. | TheMountainKitchen.com — Stuffed Pineapple

VEGETARIAN / MEATLESS MONDAY

Grilled Mushroom Caprese Sandwiches are made with tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, fresh mozzarella cheese and basil filled inside rustic sourdough bread. Yum! | TheMountainKitchen.com

A Meatless Monday classic recipe for juicy grilled Portobello mushroom burgers. Mushrooms seasoned with garlic, oil, salt and pepper grilled over charcoal. | TheMountainKitchen.com — Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burgers | A Meatless Monday classic recipe for juicy grilled Portobello mushroom burgers. Mushrooms seasoned with garlic, oil, salt and pepper grilled over charcoal.

Summer squash, eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes all grilled to make a warm grilled vegetable salad with bread and dressing. | TheMountainKitchen.com — Grilled Vegetable Salad

grilled corn black bean salad served on black plate

We hope these Labor Day recipe ideas help you celebrate the final days of summer with good food, family and friends.

Be safe and have fun!

We’d love to hear from you? What are your plans for the weekend? Doing anything fun? Comment below!

Comments

Antonia says

August 30, 2017 at 1:24 pm

Beautiful collection! Have a great Labor Day weekend!

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- The Mountain Kitchen says
  
  August 30, 2017 at 1:36 pm
  
  Thank you so much Antonia. I hope you have a great Labor Day weekend also! 🙂
cookingwithauntjuju.com says

August 30, 2017 at 2:20 pm

I never heard of smoking a chuck roast – I rarely fix one any more but on the grill I bet it’s good! Thanks for the ideas and have a great weekend 🙂

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- The Mountain Kitchen says
  
  September 3, 2017 at 1:36 pm
  
  You should definitely give it a try! Hope you have a great holiday weekend!!
Colleen says

August 30, 2017 at 5:13 pm

So funny to see this…I was just thinking last night how I needed to get a Labor Day recipe list together! Great minds think alike…some sooner than others!

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- The Mountain Kitchen says
  
  August 30, 2017 at 7:29 pm
  
  I look forward to seeing your roundup! ?
Julie is Hostess At Heart says

August 31, 2017 at 12:13 pm

There are a wealth of amazing recipes for any day o the year! I always feel like I’m sitting on your deck when reading your recipes. It’s a great get-away!

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- The Mountain Kitchen says
  
  August 31, 2017 at 9:44 pm
  
  Thanks Julie! Hope you have a great holiday weekend!! ?
Debbie - Mountain Mama says

August 31, 2017 at 3:51 pm

You are making my tummy growl with all these amazing recipes, Mountain Sister!!

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- The Mountain Kitchen says
  
  August 31, 2017 at 9:43 pm
  
  Hope you will try some! Have a great weekend Mountain Sister! ?
Sean Mahan says

September 11, 2017 at 11:10 am

Yumm! All of these recipes look super delicious. Thank you for sharing them!

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- The Mountain Kitchen says
  
  September 11, 2017 at 11:31 am
  
  You’re welcome Sean. I hope you enjoy them!

25 Labor Day Recipe Ideas {Labor Day 2017

25 Labor Day Recipe Ideas to help you celebrate the holiday weekend:

APPETIZERS

GRILLING

SIDE DISHES

DESSERTS

VEGETARIAN / MEATLESS MONDAY

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