20+ Best 4th of July Recipes
Tried and true crowd-favorites recipes! We have everything covered – dips, grilled chicken, kabobs, potato salad, dessert, cocktails + more!
Here are some of the best crowd-favorite, tried and true recipes to keep everyone full and happy. From cheeseburgers to kabobs and the most classic sides, there’s a little bit of something for everyone to enjoy!

1
grilled chicken kabobs
This recipe was a breeze! It came together quickly and had great flavor. Looking forward to the leftovers tonight. I served it with some tumeric rice and I’m thinking tonight over some fresh pitas to mix it up. 5/5!
-LME

2
summer skillet pasta
Second time making this delicious dinner. My husband and I loved everything about it. I’m a sucker for zucchini and yellow squash and is a great recipe utilizing both. It’s colorful and a wonderful summer dish I’ll make again and again!
-Lindsay
3
the best ever cheeseburger
This is the best burger I have ever had!!!
-Noah
4
grilled bbq chicken
Seriously the easiest, most delicious marinade ever!! Thanks for coming through with this recipe. It was a hit at our pool party!
-Jackie
5
the best potato salad ever
Delicious. Creamy. Make ahead. Easy to assemble and transport. Traditional and trendy. Perfect for the fourth.
-Nancy
6
grilled honey mustard chicken tenders
Absolutely delicious! Extremely flavorful and easy to make. The chicken tenders were marinated for 6 hours. Thank you for the great recipe.
-Jason
7
frozen peach bellini
So very easy and delicious! I used the frozen peaches that I put up last year. Perfect drink for a hot day and for a brunch.
-Barbara
8
instant pot bbq pulled pork
Incredibly simple and easy…INCREDIBLY delicious! A recipe I keep coming back to time and time again.
-Angela
9
restaurant style salsa
Found this recipe on Pinterest and gave it a try today. It turned out perfect and so delicious! I left out the jalapeño to cut back on the spice and it’s just right for me!
-Kayla
10
bbq pineapple chicken kabobs
These were outstanding! My husband and I loved these kabobs. The marinade is so easy yet so delicious!! Fantastic recipe as usual. I have tried a lot of your recipes and they all have been darn delicious for sure!
-Anna
11
boiled corn on the cob
This was absolutely delicious. We normally grill or smoke corn. But this has become my new favorite way to cook corn on the cob. It was so simple and delicous. I’d give this recipe 10 stars if I could!
-Errin
12
shrimp boil
We made this for the 4th. Followed exactly as written. Everyone loved it. Will make again soon!
-Jill B
13
sesame chicken kabobs
This was excellent! I only had enough time to let it marinate for 2 hours and it was still super flavorful. There were no leftovers. Made with rice and a Japanese cucumber salad. Perfect summer meal. Thank you!
-Holly
14
rosemary chicken and peach salad
This was excellent. I prepped all the veg and bacon early and refrigerated it, then just grilled the chicken right before serving. We’ll definitely have this again.
-Amanda
15
summer cheese board
I totally love the idea of cheese and fruit … and NO veggies. It’s so festive and decadent! Made this today for some friends and served it along side champagne cocktails. It was a winner.
-Jeana
16
easy chicken shawarma
This is a delicious and easy meal especially if you prep it the night before. I served it in a pita bread with small cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber and a little spinach and a generous scoop of the tzatziki sauce. Excellent!
-Colleen
17
grilled corn with cilantro lime butter
Best corn I’ve ever had!!! I’m not a great cook and I couldn’t mess this up! Thanks for the amazing recipe that I will be using over and over again. It’s a great way for me to use that fresh cilantro from my garden too!
-CBT
18
cilantro lime chicken thighs
Soo good!! Amazing on the grill. I always get compliments on this chicken when I make it. Be prepared to share the recipe!
-Jackie
19
PARMESAN ZUCCHINI AND CORN
One of my favorite vegetable side dishes. So easy to make, and it’s a breeze to improvise with other additions – onions, jalapeños, even tomatoes. My husband loves it too, so since he’s a picky veggie eater, this is a winner.
-Christine
20
GREEK CHICKEN KABOBS
Absolutely delicious and very tender! The flavour is amazing too! I accompanied it with Greek Lemon Rice, Greek salad and homemade tzatziki. And I followed this recipe to a ‘T’. I used a cast iron skillet with grill lines instead of my grill and it worked beautifully.
-Lynne
21
easy instant pot bbq ribs
This is an AMAZING recipe. The rub just made the ribs! Served it for company (a couple) and the hubby loved the ribs so much he bought an Instant Pot for his wife that week!
-Ann
23
BACON WRAPPED TATER TOT BOMBS
I made these today for a Christmas breakfast at work. I used pepper jack cheese as some other reviewers suggested. Fabulous recipe! Turned out perfect! They were such a hit everyone in the office asked for the recipe!
-Tab
24
Chicken pesto kabobs
Very tasty and easy to make. A sure summer recipe.
-Tony
25
TUSCAN LEMON CHICKEN
This is such a great summer (or early fall) recipe… It’s delicious…we loved it! Delish!
-Lois
26
CREAMY BROCCOLI SALAD
I agreed to make a broccoli salad for a family potluck and then realized I didn’t have a recipe. Luckily, I found this one. This salad was so delicious; it got rave reviews from my family (all foodies). Everyone wanted the recipe.
-Colleen
27
Honey Garlic Asian Chicken Kabobs
I found this recipe a few months ago and it gets requested about once a week now! I usually double the sauce so my kids can pour some on the rice I serve with it. We eat a lot of chicken and this is one of the only recipes that my family doesn’t get sick of.
-Monica
28
Caramelized Onion Dip
Made this one and it was an instant classic to be made again and again. Yummy! It was gone the same day I made it!
-Curtis

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BBQ Chicken Breasts
OMG! Another winner, I made this for dinner tonight and this is going in my fav folder! Absolutely delish!!! Plan on shredding the leftovers and adding leftover sauce and making sandwiches tomorrow for lunch with some homemade fries!!
-Rachael
30
Nectarine upside-down cake
I’ve always been terrified to attempt an upside down anything. Thank you for this. First try and it came out stunning (and yummy)!
-Elizabeth
31
Easy grilled chicken
This was a great marinade! I was only able to marinate my chicken for 1.5 hours and it was still incredibly flavorful. Keeper.
-Beth