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Labor Day Recipes to Say So Long to Summer

Ahhh the end of summer is upon us.  Keeping it low-key this Labor Day?  Or perhaps you’re the one hosting a holiday cookout?  Either way, if you’re on the lookout for Labor Day recipes to send summer off with a bang, look no further.  I’m sharing a few of my favorite recipes from the summer months.

Grilled Chicken with Shishito Peppers and Herbs

Labor Day Recipes - Chicken

How about trying an Asian twist for your main dish!?

After being a vegetarian for many years, I’ve started to reintroduce a little more meat and a lot more fish into my diet.  With my Celiac diagnosis, doctors recommend that I eat more of a Paleo diet.

I recently made this Bon Appetit recipe for Grilled Chicken Wings with Shishito Peppers and Herbs.  We adapted it slightly by replacing the chicken wings with chicken breasts just because I like them better.  Instead of three pounds of chicken wings, I subbed three breasts, and it worked totally fine.

I also like spicy foods so I added about three extra jalepeños.  And to make it gluten free, use tamari or I used coconut aminos because I am trying to cut back on soy products.

Tzatziki Greek Fries

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What’s Gaby Cooking is a godsend in our house for weekly dinner ideas.  She has an amazing array of recipes from decadent treats (I desperately want to try these Snickerdoodle S’Mores!) to simple salads.  I also love that she puts out a weekly meal plan to help get you through the week.

We have been making her Tzatziki Greek Fries on repeat, and this would be a fantastic addition to any barbecue.

Grilled Romaine and Burrata saladLabor Day Recipes - Romaine Salad

Every cookout needs some greens!

We eat a ton of salads in our house, and it can be really hard to mix things up.  In the summer, I’m a big fan of grilled romaine.  It’s a hearty enough lettuce to stand up to the heat, and it takes on a really nice flavor on the grill.  I recently discovered this Grilled Romaine and Burrata salad recipe from the blog, Fork in the Road, and it was really tasty!  Can’t go wrong with burrata.

I subbed basil for the dill in the dressing and left out the carrots.  You could really grill whatever you have on hand, and it would be delicious in this recipe.

I would love to hear if you try any of these out!  Comment below :).Labor Day Recipes - pinterest

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