Delicious Labor Day Plans: 4 Ready-to-Go Menus Everyone Will Love


Happy Friday Reader!

Effortless recipes that wow your guests and free up your weekend — isn't that what we all want? These easy recipes are simple to make and big on flavor. Many can be made ahead and will free you up to celebrate on the big day!

These menus are easy for Labor Day and they'll help get you through a busy next week too. Enjoy!

Savory Smoky Deliciousness Without a Grill!

BBQ Country Style Ribs Recipe in Your Slow Cooker

These aromas will have everyone hanging out in the kitchen!

Tender, smoky, succulent and beautifully caramelized Country Style Ribs are easy to make, and you don’t even need a grill!

Make them with either pork or beef country-style boneless ribs.

My post includes instructions for the slow cooker or the oven, whichever works better for you. Scrumptious!

Grab the Easy Recipe Here: Slow Cooker Boneless Country-Style Ribs

Serve with:

Loaded Baked Potato Salad in a slate stoneware bowl. Sweet Cornbread on a concrete counter next to a blue and white print napkin.

Slow Cooker Kalua Pork

Enjoy succulent, smoky pork that evokes memories of a scrumptious pig roast! And do it with five simple ingredients in your slow cooker! This one is a mouth-watering crowd-pleaser, and it's so darn simple!

Grab the Easy Recipe Here: Slow Cooker Kalua Pork

Serve with:

Cauliflower Gratin in a clear glass baking dish. Creamy Coleslaw with Homemade Coleslaw Dressing in a white bowl.

Casserole Comforts Everybody Loves!

Baked Bean Casserole (Cowboy Beans—Baked Beans with Hamburger—Calico Beans)

This easy baked bean casserole recipe is another comforting crowd-pleaser that's perfect for Labor Day weekend.

Everyone will want your recipe for this perfect potluck pleaser.

It gives end-of-summer barbecue vibes, but it's also a perfect Fall comfort classic! It makes a big batch and it's so crazy good!

Grab the Easy Recipe Here: Baked Bean Casserole (Calico Beans)

Serve with:

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad in a large salad bowl. Buttered Soda Bread slices on a wooden cutting board next to the loaf they were sliced from.

Walking Taco Casserole

Walking Taco Casserole is everything you love about tacos and their toppings in one quick and easy dish that serves everyone at the same time. It has tons of protein and we load it up with veggies for a balanced main dish. This delicious casserole is savory and a little bit spicy, crunchy and cheesy and so fresh — all the best textures and flavors in one! Nobody doesn't love this comforting Taco Tuesday favorite!

Grab the Easy Recipe Here: Walking Taco Casserole

Serve with:

Air Fryer Green Beans with Garlic Butter Sauce in a white serving bowl. Slow Cooker Creamed Corn in a blue stonware bowl.

I hope one of those menu plans or a mix-and-match combination of them will help you lay out a deliciously impressive feast this weekend without having to slave for hours in the kitchen.

Be sure to keep a couple of them handy as you move forward with easy back-to school dinners for your week, too.

Pro tip: Make double the cornbread—everyone is gonna want seconds!

Have a wonderfully blessed weekend, dear reader. I hope it's filled with delicious food, loved ones to help you prepare it and someone who loves to do dishes! Hugs!

What's For Dinner?

This is the part of the newsletter where I share recipe ideas from some of my best blogging friends and myself to inspire you with what's for dinner at our houses this week. That gives you seven days worth of new recipes to inspire you for your own delicious meal plan. Enjoy!

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