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20 Labor Day Recipes

With Labor Day just around the corner-it’s time to celebrate with friends and family and enjoy the beautiful “end of summer” weather with tons of tasty food!

From burgers, salads, and dips, to lightened up dessert creations, I have you covered. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite Labor Day weekend recipes. Tell us, what are you making?!

Easy Lightened Up Peach Crisp

This Easy Lightened Up Peach Crisp is simple to make and is packed with fresh juicy peaches then topped with a crunchy oatmeal brown sugar streusel! This dessert is the perfect way to use up those fresh summertime peaches!! It’s the tastiest and the easiest lightened up peach crisp recipe you’ll ever make!

Fiesta Corn Salad

Looking for a great salad to take to those family BBQ’s or gatherings?! Here is one I definitely recommend! The combination of the corn, chili seasoning, lime juice along with the creaminess of the yogurt really makes this salad delicious.

Grilled Pesto Shrimp Skewers

This Grilled Pesto Shrimp Skewer recipe is perfect for an easy appetizer, midweek dinner, or BBQ!

Best Low Point Greek Turkey Burgers

These are hands down the Best Low Point Greek Turkey Burgers-made with lean ground turkey, bread crumbs, an egg, scallions, feta cheese and topped with a homemade Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce!

Easy Dill Pickle Dip

This Easy Dill Pickle Dip is a tasty dip or spread lightened up using reduced fat cream cheese, non fat plain yogurt, dill pickles, pickle juice, fresh dill, and garlic powder. This dip will be a game charger and the star of any party or gathering!

Greek Chicken Pasta Salad

This Greek Chicken Pasta Salad is packed with fresh veggies such as cherry tomatoes, chopped cucumber, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, fresh basil, chicken, rotini, and then drizzled with a homemade Greek salad dressing! This pasta salad is ridiculously delicious-perfect for a picnic, gathering, BBQ, or a side dish to any meal!

Zero Point BBQ Slow Cooker Chicken

This BBQ Slow Cooker Chicken is one those recipes that should be on everyone’s dinner rotation! This BBQ chicken is best paired with our Easy Skinny Coleslaw!

Easy Skinny Coleslaw 

This Easy Skinny Coleslaw is a perfect side dish to any meal!  It’s low in points and is great for potlucks, family gatherings, or your next family meal.

Black Bean Burgers

These Black Bean Burgers are simple to make and packed with black beans, onions, garlic, and perfectly spiced with a few other seasonings! These make for the perfect meatless burger! Flavorful and delicious!

Lightened Up Strawberry Pretzel Cheesecake Dessert

This Lightened Up Strawberry Pretzel Cheesecake Dessert will be the hit at your next BBQ or family gathering. The combination of a salty pretzel crust, a cream cheese middle, and a sweet strawberry jello layer is one of a kind!

Skinny Loaded Potato Salad

This Skinny Loaded Potato Salad is a healthier version of a loaded potato salad-packed with protein-made with non fat Greek yogurt, light mayo, bacon pieces, green onions, potatoes, and hard boiled eggs!  It’s an easy potato salad recipe that has become a staple at our summer picnics, BBQ’s, and holiday gathering. This is a MUST have side dish!

Chili’s Copycat Monterey Chicken

This Monterey Chicken is made with tender, juicy chicken breasts topped with a tangy sugar free barbecue sauce, crispy bacon, melted cheese, fresh tomatoes, and green onions. Truly scrumptious!! 

Lightened Up Italian Pasta Salad

This Lightened Up Italian Pasta Salad is a simple cold pasta salad with a light Italian dressing, turkey pepperoni, fresh vegetables and two different kind of cheeses-Perfect for summer BBQ’s, a large crowd, potlucks!

Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar 

This Easy Skinny Cowboy Caviar is flavorful, colorful, and incredibly delicious!  It makes a great dip, salad, side dish, or even as a topping for fish or meat. Take to a family gathering, potluck, or BBQ!

Caprese Chicken Pasta Salad

This Caprese Chicken Pasta Salad is fresh, flavorful and delicious! Packed with cold pasta, chicken, tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil-then seasoned with Italian seasonings, salt, pepper, a little olive oil and white balsamic vinegar! This pasta salad is a true winner in my book!

Lightened Up Dorito Taco Salad 

This Lightened Up Dorito Taco Salad recipe is one of our favorite easy summertime dinners. This Lightened Up Dorito Taco Salad makes for the perfect potluck dish and is quick and easy to make for your Labor Day BBQ or family gathering!

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders are a family favorite! Seasoned skinless, boneless chicken tenders wrapped in center cut bacon, and smothered in sugar free BBQ sauce-making them lower in sugar and more healthier!

Lightened Up Eclair Cake

This Lightened Up Eclair Cake is lightened up version of an old fashioned icebox cake with layers of graham crackers, sugar free vanilla pudding, and sugar free chocolate glaze. This is an easy no bake dessert recipe-perfect for any holiday or family gathering!

Easy Baked or Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

These Easy Baked or Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries are seasoned with garlic powder, Kosher salt and baked in the oven or air fryer until extra crispy.  These fries are irresistibly delicious!

Skinny Chocolate Chip Bars

These Skinny Chocolate Chip Bars are made healthier-using protein pancake mix, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, and sweetened with monk-fruit natural sweetener, vanilla extract, and no sugar added chocolate chips! These make for an easy healthy treat, dessert, or even breakfast! 

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