Celebrate Independence Day with traditional Fourth of July recipes! Classics like apple pie, canapes, buttermilk biscuits and cucumber salad are guaranteed hits.

70 Vintage 4th of July Recipes

Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Simple Pork Chop Marinade
Baked Beans with Bacon
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Grilled Chicken Legs
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Creamy Macaroni Salad
Key Lime Cream Pie
Pickled Slaw
Kansas City-Style Ribs
Smoked Deviled Eggs
Triple Berry No-Bake Cheesecake
3-Bean Salad
Grilled Corn in Husks
Fresh Cherry Pie
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Memphis Barbecue Sauce
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Potato Salad
Roast Beef Finger Sandwiches
Salmon Mousse
Patchwork Quilt Cake
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Best Hamburger
Southern Coleslaw
Strawberry Shortcake
Coney Island Sauce
Corn ‘n’ Cucumbers Salad
Favorite Bread & Butter Pickles
Martha Washington Candy
Watermelon Gazpacho
Baked Two-Cheese & Bacon Grits
Red, White ‘n’ Blue Salad
Slow-Cooked BBQ Pork Ribs
Cucumber Party Sandwiches
Rosemary Lemonade
Buttermilk Rolls
Apricot Salad
Slow-Cooker Memphis-Style Ribs
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Deviled Eggs
Green Chile Creamed Corn
Patriotic Cookies & Cream Cupcakes
Potato Wedges with Sweet & Spicy Sauce
Red-White-and-Blue Berry Delight
Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream
Cherry Crisp Recipe
Fried Chicken
Sour Cream Potato Salad
Favorite Coconut Cake
Chili Mac Casserole
Cucumber and Red Onion Salad
Blueberry Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
Wisconsin Butter Burgers
Dad’s Creamed Peas & Pearl Onions
Coconut Cookies
Slow-Cooker Country-Style Ribs
Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Oven-Fried Cornbread
Old-Fashioned Applesauce
Red, White and Blue Dessert
Garden Tomato Salad
Chocolate Cake
Funeral Potatoes
Strawberry Gelato
Pork Chops with Glaze
Apple Pie
Homemade Potato Chips
Jumbo Chocolate Cutouts
Blueberry Pie Recipe
Green Bean Salad
Rosemary Citrus Sorbet
Buttermilk Biscuits
Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Traditional Fourth of July Recipes FAQ
What is the most patriotic food for the Fourth of July?
Patriotic recipes for a Fourth of July cookout include anything with red, white, and blue as the main colors or ingredients shaped like an American flag. For on-theme recipes, bring red, white and blue cheesecake bars or a red, white and blue summer salad. For flag-shaped recipes, you can’t go wrong with patriotic pizzas or a watermelon feta flag salad.
What Fourth of July dinner recipes can I make ahead?
Cold, hearty salads like potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, and cucumber salad are Fourth of July dinner recipes that can be made ahead of time. These salads don’t have delicate vegetables like leafy greens, so they’ll hold their integrity overnight. And, since the flavors get to meld together overnight, these Fourth of July menu ideas will be even tastier when you’re ready to serve them the next day!
What classic Fourth of July recipes can I bring to a potluck?
Classic Fourth of July recipes to bring to a potluck are potato salad, macaroni salad, hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, grilled corn, coleslaw, pickles and baked beans. For dessert, some kind of fruit pie, like apple or blueberry, is very traditional for the Fourth of July.