Hasanyone else startedto plantheir Independence Day festivities? Let’s pack that picnic table with tasty eats! Here are some easy 4th of July recipes to get ya started…
Let’s be honest here, one of the bestthings about this holiday is the food!
Whether it’s a picnic, party, or barbecue, the only thing more exciting than lighting your little brother on fire with a roman candle is stuffing your face with a bevvy of delicious dishes.
Here are some of my all-time favorite party eats for summer shindigs, picnics, potlucks, and barbecues. Snag a few new things to try or go all out and try them all!
Easy 4th of July Recipes
1.Bacon Sriracha Potato Salad
Your friends NEED this potato salad. More importantly, YOUneed this potato salad, so make some to share and some to scarf secretly before guests arrive. Consider it an essential step of party prep. Quality control, even. This tasty potato salad is a certified game changer and a fiery twist on the classic! Spice up the heat for some serious face -fanning or make it mild for a flavorful side that’s sure to vanish fast!
2.Spicy Southern Hot Corn
My husband BEGSfor this Spicy Southern Hot Corn. This delicious recipe is a tasty twist on my MIL’s amazing go-to side dish and is always a hit! Get ready to rock those parties and potlucks and be sure tohave the recipe handy – people will totally harass you for it!
3.Chopped Cauliflower Broccoli Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
Featuring a tasty medley of broccoli, cauliflower, corn, and chickpeas, this choppedcauliflowerbroccoli salad with creamy avocado dressing is perfect for parties, potlucks, picnics, and as a tasty on-the-go lunch! Prep this one in advance for an easy peasy addition to your 4h of July celebration!
4.Garden Veggie Tortellini Pasta Salad
Looking for an easy dish to bring along? This tortellini pasta salad is fantastic! Boasting an impressive 4 cups of veggies, thisgorgeous garden salad is a deliciousway to amp up your veggie intake for the day! It’s also easy made in advance for party prep without the fuss.
5.Chickpea Salad
Loaded with fresh veggies and tossedin a light homemade dressing, thistasty vegetarian Greek Chickpea Salad makes healthy eating a breeze! As written, this recipe serves a crowd. Bring it along to your next picnic, party, or potluck or halve the recipes for a more manageable serving, perfect as a side dish with dinner or a healthy weekday lunch. It’s super portable, totally make-ahead, and sure to rock your socks off!
6.Blueberry Broccoli Spinach Salad with Poppyseed Ranch
Though it looks like it’s straightout of a gourmet bistro, this simple (and speedy) salad is easily thrown together with just a few flavorful ingredients at home. Snag your go to pre-made dressing or try it with my homemade poppyseed ranch. This gorgeous green salad is always a hit!
7.Easy Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad
8.Balsamic Blueberry Salad
9.Classic Italian Veggie Pasta Salad
10Homestyle Macaroni Salad
:: Veggie Burgers ::
11.Buffalo Chickpea Veggie Burgers
These buffalo chickpea veggie burgers area total roundhouse kick to the tastebuds in the most amazing way possible. These burgers have some serious skills.You can make them super duper spicy and thoroughly assault your tastebuds or keep them on the mild side with some serious buffalo flavor.
Just whatever you do,make them right meow!
12.Spicy Chickpea Veggie Burgers with Jalapeño and Zucchini
These are my spiciest (and sassiest!) veggie burgers yet! Each tasty veggie burger is topped with a tasty honey-lime slaw and a fast + fierySriracha mayo. Delicious!
13.Black Bean Veggie Burgers
These smoky chipotle Black Bean Veggie Burgersare bold andfull offlavor! Loadedwith veggies and topped with an irresistible homemade chipotle honey mustard sauce, they’ll impress vegetarians and meat-eaters alike!
Of course we can’t discuss the awesomeness of these black beanburgers withouttalkig about thesauce. It’s straight-up marriage material. On a whim I branched out from my default Chipotle Aioli (also deliciously awesome) and chipotletized my husband’s honey mustard recipe. Cue fireworks!
14.Butternut Black Bean Burgers
Say hello to your new favorite veggie burger! These butternut black bean burgers are flavorful, filling, and freaking awesome. On top of that? They’re probably THE most popular veggie burger recipe on my blog!
15.Sweet Potato Chickpea Burgers
These sweet potato chickpea veggie burgers are fantastic every which way. I’ll slap them on a burger bun one day, crumble them over a salad the next, and even stuff them in a sweet potato for a tasty veggie smorgasbord! There are almost always a batch in my freezer and my friends can’t stop raving about them. Needless to say, they’re a hit!
:: Awesome Appetizers ::
16.Creamy Cilantro Cucumber Dip
17.Tomato Basil White Bean Dip
18.Jalapeno Popper Phyllo Cups
19.Pimento Cheese Stuffed Peppers
20.Goat Cheese Stuffed Tomatoes
21.Healthy Garden Veggie Dip
22.Mediterranean Bruschetta Hummus Platter
23.Easy Peasy Hummus Stuffed Peppers
24.Mediterranean Potato Skins
:: Something Sweet ::
25.Healthy No-Bake Coconut Lime Fruit and Yogurt Tarts
Entertain effortlessly with these healthy no-bake coconut lime fruit and yogurt tarts. They’re gluten-free and naturally sweet! All you need to do is give the coconut lime crustfull pulses in the food processor, add a little dollop of Greek yogurt and some fresh fruit and BAM! Super impressive deliciousness perfect for a little every day fanciness orfor some seriously speedy Summer entertaining!
26.Coconut-Lime Avocado Muffins
Hellooooo Summer! These bakery-style Coconut-Lime Avocado Muffins are fluffy, flavorful, and pack enough muffin top to make your jeans jealous!
27.Sheet Pan Cookie Cake
This Sheet Pan Cookie Cake will be your new go-to dessert for parties, potlucks, and everything in between! Add red, white, and blue sprinkles and cue the fireworks!
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If you get a chance to try any of these easy 4th of July recipes, let me know!
Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation. I can’t wait to see what you whip up!
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