4th of July Recipes: 50+ delicious, festive recipes to celebrate Independence Day

Looking to feed a crowd for your Fourth of July cookout? Hosting friends for game day? These super simple ham and cheese sliders are ideal for feeding a crowd! No matter what the occasion, ham and cheese sliders are always a popular dish. Packed with ham and cheese served in fluffy, soft slider buns and topped with irresistible mustard, dried onion, Worcestershire sauce, and poppy seed spread, ham and cheese sliders always hit the spot.

Eggplant parmesan bites are a greedy and crunchy side dish you can serve with a tasty marinara sauce. A delicious variation of classic Italian eggplant parmesan, it is a quick and easy recipe you can make in a pan in a few minutes.

Who doesn’t love pizza! We sure love it, and we love it in all its forms. These easy pizza roll ups are just what you need for your next pizza night, get-together, or game day. It’s an easy appetizer recipe to serve for a party, but you can just as easily whip this up for a light weekend dinner dish. It’s easier to eat, and also less messy.

Buffalo Wings are delicious and succulent fried chicken wings dipped in a delicious Buffalo sauce. This is a very popular US appetizer which is traditionally enjoyed with friends during Super Bowl league games.

If you're planning on having friends and family over, whether it's for a birthday party, the holidays, or other special occasions, you'll definitely want to whip up a batch of pigs in a blanket. These delicious appetizers are always a hit with young and old alike. They're wildly popular throughout the USA where they're a staple canape at get-togethers.

No party spread is complete without homemade guacamole and tortilla chips. Whether you're celebrating Cinco de Mayo, have friends over for game day, or are hosting a barbecue, guacamole is a must-have on the table. This classic Mexican avocado dip can also be smeared on burger buns, or spooned onto tacos, burritos, and even baked potatoes, as well as served with chips.

Are burger nights becoming a bit boring? Well, this Cheeseburger Crescent Ring is just what you need to switch things up. It’s an easy appetizer recipe that can conveniently be transformed into a weekend dinner meal.

Bacon Brown Sugar Smokies is a type of recipes where with so few ingredients I can achieve something truly delicious and accepted by all. These fantastic rolls are perfect for children's parties and to enjoy them at home with the family. The special touch is given by the brown sugar and the smoked flavor of the sausage, to achieve this recipe you will not have to spend too much time, in a few minutes you will get a great appetizer that will make happy anyone who has the luck to taste it. If you want to brighten your day do not delay in trying this delight, share it with your loved ones and this appetizer will be much more pleasant.

French Onion Beef Sliders is an excellent appetizer to serve your guests, it is a simple dish to prepare, very delicious and its ingredients are accessible. The secret to get a perfect recipe, full of flavor is to season the meat correctly and let the onions cook for the time necessary to achieve juicy caramelized onions, golden but not burned. Just serve these appetizers and watch them disappear. Never again will you have problems when choosing the best appetizer for your guests, here you have it, let’s go cook!

Whether planning a picnic, hosting a potluck, having friends over for game day, or laying out a Thanksgiving spread, deviled eggs always make an amazing appetizer. Creamy, rich, with a subtle hint of tanginess, deviled eggs are a popular staple for any get-together.

Jalapeno poppers make a perfect snack or appetizer for any time of the year. Make this recipe to serve at your next party or even just to have around your house. Once these jalapeno poppers are stuffed, breaded and fried, they store really well in the freezer. Make extra and freeze them in ziplock bags and take them out whenever you need a great snack. Try eating them with a sweet and spicy sriracha sauce or a nice lime cilantro dip.

When you're looking for an easy, tasty summer salad to serve at your picnics or backyard barbecues, there's nothing quite like an Italian pasta salad. This cold pasta salad is full of fresh ingredients like tomatoes, red onions, olives, which are complemented by savory chopped salami and mozzarella, to make a hearty, yet fresh salad.

There's nothing like sinking your teeth into a juicy, tender beef burger that's been grilled to perfection. Making mouthwatering burgers at home is easy and tastes better than anything you'll order from a fast-food restaurant. You can make this great-tasting classic American recipe with just five ingredients including ground beef, spices, and mustard, or you can jazz up your beef burgers with various add-ons.

There's nothing like homemade baked pork baby back ribs. Succulent, tender, and moist with meat that practically melts in your mouth, homemade BBQ ribs are a great, easy dinner to make any night of the week.

No matter where you go in the world, you’re likely to find a recipe for meat on a skewer. In this recipe for Spicy Chicken Skewers, you make your own paprika seasoning by drying, then grinding red bell peppers. You then use it to season the skewered chicken breast and grill it until golden and cooked through.

Whether you're planning a picnic, barbecue, or potluck this summer, no gathering is complete without macaroni salad. Chock-full of tender macaroni and a medley of veggies like crunchy celery, bell pepper, and red onion, all tossed in a creamy mayo-based dressing, classic macaroni salad is always a popular main or side dish for feeding a crowd.

There's no denying that slow-cooked pulled pork is mouthwateringly delicious, smoky and tangy. It's a juicy, moist and tender American dish from the South that practically melts in your mouth. Sweet, savory, with a subtle hint of spice thanks to ingredients like brown sugar, mustard powder, chili powder, and cayenne powder, this is a fantastic shredded pulled pork recipe to make when you're in the mood for pulled pork sliders or sandwiches in summer, paired with BBQ sauce.

Cheeseburger pie is a super simple, ultra-delicious pie that tastes exactly like a cheeseburger, which makes it popular with kids. It features many of the same ingredients as an old-school cheeseburger: ground beef, onion, cheese, and ketchup, with a delicious Bisquick crust. It's incredibly easy to make. Just brown the meat, mix in the flavorings and cheese, pop it in a pie dish, and layer it with the Bisquick topping. The result is a phenomenal comforting dish your whole family will absolutely adore.

Chicken salad is a much-loved staple dish for picnics, barbecues, or any time you're craving a simple, hearty dish that doesn't call for tons of cooking and prep. Packed with tender pieces of cooked chicken, crunchy celery, and green onions tossed in mayonnaise, each bite is full of creamy, savory deliciousness.

No summertime barbecue is complete without hot dogs. This classic American dish has German origins. Frankfurter sausages were introduced to the US by German immigrants during the 1800s. Putting the sausages in a bun was an American invention. As for the name “hot dog”, sausages have been called “dogs” since the 19th century.

Crispy Fried Chicken made with a buttermilk brine and cornstarch-flour breading is the easiest and most delicious homemade fried chicken recipe you’ll find.

Boston Baked Beans is a recipe of small white beans original of the city of Boston. It is one of the oldest American dish that dates back to Colonial period, then Boston was a trade center for rum imported from Caribbean.

Grilled shrimp kabobs are an ultra-easy appetizer that doubles as a super-fast main dish. Flavored with zesty lemon, Italian herbs, and garlic marinade, grilled shrimp kabobs are incredibly juicy, with a light char from cooking on the grill. This dish is even much tastier than basic grilled marinated shrimp. Enjoy them as an elegant appetizer for parties or add them to pasta, salads, or rice to make a hearty, healthy meal. Just marinate, fire up the grill, and in no time at all, you'll have perfectly plump grilled shrimp that are packed with amazing flavor.

Burgers are perfect for the weekend. Quick and easy to make, and you can add any ingredients you like. These crispy Chicken Burgers are everything you’d expect them to be: crispy on the outside, and juicy and moist on the inside.

Shrimp skewers are an easy and really tasty appetizer that can be prepared in just a few minutes. You can also use this recipe as a second course, accompanying the skewers with a fresh salad. In the version you find here, the addition of avocado, together with the lime sprinkling, give this dish a delicate exotic touch, as well as a quantity of monounsaturated fibers and fats, useful to fight diabetes and defend the heart. The shrimp skewers with avocado and lime will prove to be a precious recipe for a fast dinner with which to amaze guests and family when you don’t have so much time to prepare something, but you don't want to neglect taste and health anyway.

If you're looking for an easy, fast Mexican recipe that everyone will love, look no further than this authentic carne asada recipe. Carne asada is a fantastic dish to make for parties, barbecues, and other special occasions like Cinco de Mayo. Made with tender, succulent marinated steak grilled over a high heat, carne asada is packed with flavor and incredibly versatile.

The best chicken and rice casserole is easier than you think. 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time are all you need to make this satisfying and healthy chicken dinner tonight. You’ll be amazed by how easy it is to prepare this oven-baked rice and chicken casserole. Simply fill a baking dish with lean chicken breasts, add long-grain rice, cream of mushroom soup, and onion soup seasoning. Bake until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through and you have a one-dish dinner ready!

If you're planning on hosting any picnics, barbecues, or potlucks this summer, you'll definitely want to make this easy creamy potato salad. Made with tender boiled potatoes, crunchy chopped celery, and hard-boiled eggs coated in a creamy mayonnaise-mustard-relish dressing, potato salad is a classic, hearty side dish that everyone will love.

No get-together is complete without a side of homemade coleslaw. With its crunchy shredded red and green cabbage and carrots tossed with a delicious creamy dressing, coleslaw is a refreshing, colorful side dish to serve on just about any occasion.

If you're looking for an easy, elegant salad you can serve this summer, Italian Caprese salad is perfect for you. Made with layers of thick-sliced ripe, juicy tomato, creamy mozzarella, and fresh basil drizzled in extra virgin olive oil and homemade balsamic vinegar, this light, easy-to-make salad is wonderful for an occasion.

With its Mediterranean-inspired flavors, chickpea salad is a welcome addition to picnics, barbecues, and cookouts. Loaded with healthy delicious ingredients like cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, ripe avocado, and of course, chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), tossed in a zesty lemon garlic dressing make this easy-to-make chickpea salad a winner for any occasion – weeknight dinners included. Serve your homemade chickpea salad with roasted meats, chicken, grilled veggies, kebabs, or pan-roasted fish.

Creamy broccoli salad with bacon is a sensationally tasty dish that everyone will love. This is a brilliant recipe to serve for the broccoli skeptic in your life: the tantalizing combination of savory bacon and red onion combined with a hint of sweet raisins and a mouthwateringly red wine vinegar-mayonnaise dressing make broccoli bacon salad hard to resist. Even the most broccoli-averse folks out there will be converted. It's effortless to prepare, so you can throw this simple salad together if you need a quick, delicious side dish for your table.

Summer brings barbecues, garden parties and long lunches in the sunshine – and a big part of those are the salads we enjoy with family and friends.

For a beautiful, refreshing salad you can make this summer, there's nothing like watermelon feta salad. This is one sweet yet savory salad that absolutely everyone will love. It's made with juicy, sweet watermelon, creamy avocado, sharp red onions, and refreshing cucumber tossed with a garlic-lime dressing and topped with salty feta cheese.

Grilled corn on the cob is one of the ultimate summer side dishes. It's a perfect way to make the most out of that fresh, in-season sweet corn and requires virtually zero prep to make. Grilling adds a delicious smoky char which offers a tasty foil to the natural sweetness of the corn.

This stunning summer fruit salad is a must-have for any barbecue, picnic, or 4th of July celebration. Made with gorgeous, perfectly ripe summer berries, grapes, bananas, pineapple, and a mouthwatering medley of other fruits soaked in a tangy, sweet citrus glaze.

Strawberry spinach salad is a colorful, refreshing recipe you can serve as a healthy side dish, or even as a light main course together with bread or croutons.

If you're in the mood for a refreshing, light salad to serve as a side dish with your favorite grilled dishes, look no further than this easy Greek salad.

If you need an eye-catching, beautiful, delicious dessert to serve up this Fourth of July? This stunning 4th of July cake is perfect for you! It's made with vanilla cake mix, raspberry, and berry blue Jello, topped off with creamy frosting and fresh blueberries and strawberries in a patriotic stars and stripes pattern.

If you're looking for a delicious dessert to make for your Fourth of July party, these irresistible 4th of July cookies are perfect for you. Chewy with a sweet, buttery flavor and packed with festive red, white, and blue sprinkles and M&M candies, 4th of July cookies are a fantastic dessert to bake for an Independence Day barbecue, potluck, or picnic. They're so good, they're guaranteed to disappear fast!

If you're planning a festive Fourth of July bash and deciding what to serve for dessert, why not whip up a batch of these mouthwatering red, white, and blue cupcakes? These fun, tasty 4th of July cupcakes are perfect for your Independence Day celebration as they call for the same colors of the US flag.

If you want to make a gorgeous dessert this 4th of July that's as beautiful as it is delicious, make this easy American flag pie. The pie gets its name from its blue and red berry filling and decorative pie crust stars and stripes that resemble the American flag.

During the hot summer weather, you can never go wrong with ice cream cake. This gorgeous red, white, and blue 4th of July ice cream cake is just the ticket for your Independence Day party.

This summer, treat yourself and your loved ones to a homemade blueberry pie made with ripe, in-season blueberries. This outstanding yet easy-to-make blueberry pie has it all: a sweet, juicy blueberry filling seasoned with cinnamon and lemon tucked away in a tender, flaky, buttery crust. Each pie is so dreamy.

You don't need a campfire to make delicious s'mores – try this indoor s'mores recipe the next time you're craving all that chocolatey, marshmallowy goodness. Oven s'mores taste exactly like campfire s'mores, and are made with the same ingredients. All you need is marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate, and an oven broiler.

It's all in the name – easy peach cobbler is a simple-to-bake dessert that's bursting with the flavors of beautifully ripened summer peaches. Cobblers are a delightful traditional dish that can be made with any number of fresh fruits, depending on what's in season, that's topped with biscuits, batter, or dumplings. Some cobblers are savory, but if you're looking for a fantastic way to use fresh fruit, the sweet cobbler is the way to go. Fresh peaches are always best for this recipe, but if you're wondering “how do you pick the right peach?” we have you covered! The perfectly ripe peach should be slightly soft, but still firm to touch, with a gorgeous aroma, and rich yellow, orange, and red color. The batter is wonderfully easy to prepare and uses staple ingredients like flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. Easy peach cobbler is a stunning dessert with a bright summery taste, the ideal something sweet on a balmy evening.

There’s no reason why cooks should be a hassle to make. This fresh Strawberry Cake is an easy dessert recipe perfect for spring and summer. Packed with fresh strawberries, quick to whip up, and delicious to eat—it’s everything you want in a homemade cake.

It’s summer and that means it’s officially popsicle time! Popsicles are great for cooling you down on a hot summer’s day, and there’s an endless variety of popsicles you can—try a new one each weekend. These Homemade Watermelon Popsicles are easy to make and are also super refreshing. The name comes not only from the watermelon as the main ingredient, the popsicles are also creatively made to look like watermelon slices. They even have chocolate chip “seeds”. Using a food processor, or blender, it’s quick to make. Simply fill your popsicle maker, and wait to freeze. Each bite is a pop of fruity flavor—it might just be your new favorite!

For a luscious, silky smooth dessert that's perfect for spring and summer, there's nothing like old-fashioned lemon icebox pie. This no-bake lemony dessert is made with few ingredients and takes virtually no time to put together.

Mention fair favorites, and funnel cake is sure to come up in the conversation. It’s a quick, easy dessert recipe often enjoyed at fairs and carnivals across Northern America. A simple batter is piped into hot oil and deep-fried until golden. A dusting of powdered sugar finishes off the funnel cake to add just the right amount of sweetness.

What could be better than a refreshing strawberry and yogurt popsicle on a hot day?

Keep cool this Fourth of July with these easy red, white, and blue layered cocktails! Made from grenadine, vodka, lemonade, and blue curaçao carefully layered over one another, this tasty, refreshing 4th of July drink is the perfect boozy beverage to serve at your Independence Day festivities.

Looking for an easy-to-make drink you can serve a crowd this summer? Sangria is perfect for you! Sangria is a wonderful cold wine-based drink from Spain, that's also popular in Portugal. It can be made from red, white, or rose wine. It can be still or sparkling. Thanks to its incredible versatility and bold, fruity flavor, a glass of chilled sangria is the perfect warm weather drink.

There's nothing like a perfectly chilled margarita on a hot summer's day to beat the heat. Tangy lime, sweet orange liqueur such as triple sec, and citrusy, strong bite of blanco tequila make the classic margarita oh-so refreshing.

Homemade Lemonade is an easy, refreshing drink recipe perfect for summer hot days. Sweet yet tart, it's made with very simple ingredients. You need fresh squeezed lemons, water and sugar to make a sweet syrup that you should dilute with a good amount of still or sparkling water. Next, mix everything with a spoon and serve your delicious lemonade with ice and fresh lemon slices.

Looking for a cool, refreshing cocktail to help you beat the heat this summer? Why not mix up a couple of Moscow Mules? The Moscow Mule is a classic vodka-based cocktail which features on the International Bartenders Association's (IBA) official cocktail list.

It’s peach season and summer is on its way! And if there’s one recipe you should try this season, it’s this easy homemade peach iced tea. It’s an easy, quick, refreshing drink recipe perfect for a hot summer.

Strawberries in red wine are a quick, easy dessert recipe, an alternative and tasty idea to taste this wonderful fruit. Similar to the Spanish sangria, strawberries have an intense flavor as they are marinated in sweet red wine.