4th Of July Menu Ideas (Dinners, Side Dishes, Desserts, and Drink Recipes) (2024)

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Planning your menu for the 4th of July? These are our favorite tradition main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and drinks to enjoy with family and friends!

Our 4th of July BBQ is one of our favorite meals of the year and we are ready to help you plan the perfect 4th of July Menu!

We have over 75 recipes that you could use for your 4th of July dinner. These recipes include:

• Main Dishes – Chicken
• Main Dishes – Beef
• Main Dishes – Pork
• Side Dishes
• Fruit salads
• Desserts
• and Drinks

Let’s get started!

Popular 4th of July Grilled Chicken Recipes:

We grew up always grilling for the 4th of July and here are some of our favorite grilled chicken recipes:

• Grilled Huli Huli Chicken – MOST POPULAR
• Malibu Chicken
• Spicy Honey Glazed Chicken
• 5 Star Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
• Maple Mountain Dew Chicken
• Grilled Island Chicken
• Honey Lime Grilled Chicken
• Mom’s Secret Recipe: 7-Up Chicken
• Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Kabobs
• Grilled Lemon Chicken

The Best 4th of July Grilled Beef Recipes:

It wouldn’t be the 4th of July without a delicious grilled burger or juicy steak! Here are some of our favorite recipes:

• The BEST Hamburger Recipe (and Secret Sauce) – MOST POPULAR
• BBQ Bacon Burgers
• Grilled Marinated Steak and Potato Kabobs
• Chili Lime Rubbed Steak
• Copycat Red Robin Black and Bleu Burger
• Mom’s Steak Marinade
• Sesame Asian Steak Skewers
• Bacon-Infused Burgers
• Balsamic Steak and Vegetable Kabobs
• Guacamole Bacon Burger

If you want to know how to grill the perfect steak, be sure to check out this recipe!

Our favorite 4th of July Grilled Pork Recipes:

Mix up your menu by adding some amazing grilled pork! Here are our favorite recipes:

• Easy Marinated Pork Chops
• Garlic Lime Marinated Pork Chops
• Best Pork Chop Marinade – MOST POPULAR
• Grilled Tuscan Pork Chops
• Mediterranean Grilled Pork Kabobs
• Asian Pork Chops
• Honey Garlic Pork Chops
• Smokey Grilled Pork Chops
• Grilled Pineapple Pork Chops
• Balsamic Grilled Pork Chops

The Best Side Dishes for the 4th Of July:

Let’s be honest – the best part of any potluck is the side dishes! Here are our favorites:

• Mom’s Easy Potato Salad – MOST POPULAR
• Deviled Egg Potato Salad
• Spaghetti Salad – MOST POPULAR
• Cowboy Dip
• Classic American Macaroni Salad
• Loaded Macaroni Salad
• BBQ Macaroni Salad
• Easy Boston Baked Beans
• Instant Pot Baked Beans
• Mom’s Baked Beans
• Red Potato Salad
• Loaded Broccoli Salad
• Cowboy Caviar
• Ranch Pasta Salad
• Best Creamy Pasta Salad
• Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
• Mexican Street Corn Salad – MOST POPULAR
• Easy Deviled Eggs
• Instant Pot Corn on the Cob
• Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

4th of July Fruit Salad Recipes:

We sometimes serve these as a side dish and sometimes serve them as a dessert.

Either way, they are delicious!

• Berry Cheesecake Fruit Salad
• Strawberry Jello Fluff Salad– MOST POPULAR
• Orange Jello Fluff Salad
• Mom’s Frog Eye Salad
• Raspberry Cream Cheese Jello Salad
• 5 Minute Strawberry Jello Salad
• Grandma’s 5 Cup Fruit Salad
• 5 Minute Fluffy Yogurt Fruit Salad
• Pistachio Fluff Salad
• Raspberry Cheesecake Fluff Salad
• Honey Lime Fresh Fruit Salad
• Creamy Grape Salad Recipe
• Layered Strawberry Jello Salad Recipe

Our Favorite 4th of July Dessert Recipes

Everyone will ask you for the recipes of these delicious desserts!

• 4th of July Jello – MOST POPULAR
• S’mores Magic Bars
• Patriotic Berry Trifle – MOST POPULAR
• Old-Fashioned Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
• 4th of July Patriotic Popcorn
• Frozen Strawberry Bites
• Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
• Strawberries and Cream Poke Cake
• Sheet Pan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
• Strawberry Fruit Pizza
• The Best Lemon Bars
• The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Peach Cobbler Dump Cake
• Mississippi Mud Ice Cream Pie
• Asphalt Sheet Cake Pie
• Frozen Raspberry Lemonade Pie
• Firework Cookies
• Chocolate Firecrackers
• The BEST S’mores Bars

Drinks to serve on the 4th of July:

We love to party with family and friends – these kid-friendly drinks are some of our favorites!

• Sparkling Peach Punch
• Brazilian Limeade
• Pina Colada Slush Drink
• Blue Raspberry Slush
• Chick-Fil-A Copycat Watermelon Lemonade
• The Easiest Fruity Party Punch – MOST POPULAR
• Strawberry Slush Drink
• Easy Strawberry Lemonade
• Red Party Punch

Our 4th of July Menu:

We like to keep it pretty traditional.

Here is what we are going to be serving at our family dinner on the 4th of July:

• Best Hamburgers
• Instant Pot Corn on the Cob
• Mom’s Potato Salad
• Greek Pasta Salad (this is one of our favorites!)
• Raspberry Fluff Jello Salad (out of all the fluff salads, this one is our favorite!)
• Fresh watermelon (because it’s not a summer potluck without it!)
• Fresh Spinach Dip with a vegetable tray
• and Homemade Ice Cream for dessert! (That’s our 4th of July tradition! We love Raspberry Brownie Chunk Ice Cream, but you can add in anything to our Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream)

Need more grilling ideas?

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