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Labor Day Cookout Recipes

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0****EatingWell*|*You don't want to spend the last days of summer stressing about what to serve at your labor day cookout. We've worked out our favorite recipes for cook-out classics so you can just chill and grill.
Clambake at Home with Three Sauces
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Surprise, surprise: America's most food-focused celebration isn't Thanksgiving, it's Labor Day. Click on the gallery tab to view these dishes that celebrate the common man.
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Labor Day Recipes

Don't Sweat It
You don't want to spend the last days of summer stressing about what to serve at your cookout. We've worked out our favorite recipes for cook-out classics, including some by BBQ guru Steven Raichlen, so you can just chill and grill.

Labor Day Recipes

Grilled Peach Sundaes
Transform the typical ice-cream social into something extraordinary with this Grilled Peach Sundae. AOL Food readers give this recipe four stars and nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt means you don't have to worry about overindulgence.

Get the Grilled Peach Sundae recipe and learn more about the foods of Labor Day.

Labor Day Recipes

Clambake at Home
Bring all the fun of the shore to your kitchen with this easy clambake at home. Lobsters, clams, mussels and corn give it a real beach feel. Customize the feast to your liking with Asian mignonette, cocktail or tartar sauce.

Get the Clambake at Home recipe and learn more about the foods of Labor Day.

Labor Day Recipes

Inside-Out Cheeseburgers
AOL Food readers think these are some of the best cheeseburgers they've ever eaten. Cheddar and gruyere turn these Inside-Out Cheeseburgers into a gooey delight.

Get the Inside-Out Cheeseburgers recipe and learn more about the foods of Labor Day.

Labor Day Recipes

Steven Raichlen's Stuffed Hot Dogs
Talk about hot stuff! These haute dogs are sliced open and stuffed with cheese and jalapeno peppers.

Get Steven Raichlen's Stuffed Hot Dog recipe and learn more about the foods of Labor Day.

Labor Day Recipes

Orange Layer Cake
Celebrate the spirit of Labor Day with this sweet recipe. White chocolate gives this sweet treat a little something extra.

Get the Orange Layer Cake recipe and learn more about the foods of Labor Day.

Labor Day Recipes

Red Velvet Cake
Our readers say this recipe rocks! Red Velvet Cake is really moist chocolate cake painting the town red. A smooth cream cheese frosting adds a sweet touch.

Get the Red Velvet Cake recipe and learn more about the foods of Labor Day.

Labor Day Recipes

Grilled Peaches & Angel Food Cake with Red-Wine Sauce
Grilling luscious seasonal fruit is the perfect way to end an outdoor celebration. Here, peaches soften and caramelize over a moderate fire before melding with a fruity red-wine sauce and toasted slices of (store-bought) angel food cake.

Get the Grilled Peaches recipe and more vegetarian grill recipes.

Labor Day Recipes

Grandma Ople's Apple Pie
Lattice-topped apple pie is worth the extra effort for all the tableside oohs and ahhs it inspires.


Get The Grandma Ople's Apple Pie Recipe

Labor Day Recipes

Molasses Mustard Baked Beans With Ribs
Tangy, smoky baked beans give a sweet molasses & beer kick to beef or pork ribs -- all cooked together in a grill-top foil pan.


Get Steven Raichlen's Molasses Mustard Baked Beans with Ribs Recipe

Labor Day Recipes


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You don't want to spend the last days of summer stressing about what to serve at your labor day cookout. We've worked out our favorite recipes for cook-out classics so you can just chill and grill.