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Planning a 4th of July Party or outdoor BBQ?  Here are my best and easiest recipe ideas: drinks, sides, main course, and dessert!

4th of July Roundup

The 4th of July is in FOUR days.  I can’t believe tomorrow is the month of July already.  Time is flying!  I hope everyone gets to have some time to relax and spend some down time with the favorite people in your lives this Independence Day.  I also know that this holiday (or should I say EVERY holiday) requires a plethora of food to go along with the celebration, so I am giving you some ideas to help you out.  Nothing I post is ever very difficult to make, so if you are looking for “easy”, this is the place to be!

Drinks

Layered Patriotic Non-Alcoholic Drink for the 4th of July. Kid-friendly!

Layered Patriotic Drink

Watermelon Lemon Cooler with Mint

Watermelon Lemon Cooler

Easy Strawberry or Raspberry Sherbet Party Punch recipe for a holiday party, birthday, wedding.

Strawberry Party Punch

Main Course

Super easy, healthy restaurant-quality Grilled Pesto Chicken and Tomato Kabobs recipe for summer grilling and entertaining!

Grilled Pesto Chicken Tomato Kabobs

Caprese Burgers on English Muffins with Balsamic Glaze

Caprese Burgers & Balsamic Glaze on English Muffins

Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Burgers Recipe

Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Burgers

Tandoori Chicken Burger recipe made on naan bread perfect for any summer BBQ, picnic, or fourth of July cook out.

Tandoori Chicken Burgers

Appetizers and Side Dishes

An easy, yet very delicious pasta salad is the perfect side dish for any BBQ, picnic, pot luck, or cook out.

Simple Pasta Salad

Tender red potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and bright green bell pepper get tossed together to create this delicious Potato Salad recipe that is perfect for Summer picnics or Memorial Day!

Creamy Potato Salad

Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe that is great for any BBQ or party where you need to feed a crowd. Easy!

Caprese Pasta Salad

Creamy Garlic Shells Recipe. Perfect side dish for any barbeque or any occasion.

Creamy Garlic Shells

Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad is a delicious and healthy Mexican food dish made with avocado and Greek yogurt.

Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad

Pasta with Peas Smoked Almonds and Dill recipe makes a great side dish when grilling out. Can also be a main vegetarian course.

Pasta Salad with Peas, Dill, and Almonds

Crunchy Asian Slaw Recipe made with Ramen noodles. Perfect for a side dish to any party or barbeque.

Crunch Asian Slaw

Tomato, Onion and Cucumber Salad made by Rachael Ray on the Food Network.

Tomato, Onion, and Cucumber Salad

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction

Hearty Beef Taco Salad

Hearty Beef Taco Salad

Desserts

Fruit Pizzas for 4th of July or Memorial Day. Very festive and patriotic!

Red, White & Blue Mini Fruit Pizzas

S'mores Pie dessert Recipe with a graham cracker crust and marshmallow creme

S’mores Pie

This is a recipe for an incredibly simple and festive red, white and blue 4th of July mini trifle dessert with fresh strawberries.

Red, White & Blue Trifles

Homemade recipe for Strawberry-filled Patriotic Red White and Blue pound cake cupcakes with whipped cream cheese frosting.

Strawberry Patriotic Cupcakes

Birthday Cake Ice Cream Cups Recipe

Birthday Cake Ice Cream Cups

Key Lime Pie Dip Recipe. Key Lime pie in a dip form!

Key Lime Pie Dip

Frozen S'mores made with Perry's Peanut Butter Chip Frozen Yogurt

Frozen S’mores

Golden Graham S'mores Bars

Golden Grahams S’mores Bars

Giant Pina Colada Cookie Cups dessert recipe have the best flavors of summer: pineapple and coconut. Great for Cinco de Mayo!

Pina Colada Cookie Cups

 Happy July 4th, everyone!

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