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Blue Ribbon Picnic Picks! Recipes

Delicious picnic recipes for the perfect outdoor feast!

A bowl of Eggless Potato Salad.

Eggless Potato Salad

Misty Mosley avatar
By Misty Mosley
My mom started making this when my sister and I were kids for every potluck ...
(6 ratings)
Roasted Vegetables With Pasta in a serving bowl.

Roasted Vegetables With Pasta

Ina Cobh avatar
By Ina Cobh
This is my go-to picnic recipe. I love it!
(11 ratings)
Bacon and Tomato Pasta Salad in a serving bowl.

Bacon And Tomato Pasta Salad

Marianne Gleason avatar
By Marianne Gleason
Perfect side dish for a hot summer night. It comes together quickly and is ...
(4 ratings)
Strawberry Panzanella Salad in a serving glass.

Strawberry Panzanella Salad

Careema Bell avatar
By Careema Bell
This quick and easy recipe is a fun change of pace for a dessert. Inspired ...
(12 ratings)
Rice Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette in a serving bowl.

Rice Salad With A Citrus Vinaigrette

Kelly Phillips avatar
By Kelly Phillips
This is an incredible salad to serve with grilled tilapia on a hot summer or ...
(3 ratings)
Kat's Southwest Chicken Salad sandwich on a plate.

Kat's Southwest Chicken Salad

Kathleen Hagood avatar
By Kathleen Hagood
My husband and I love spicy foods, so I made up a chicken salad recipe ...
(22 ratings)
Southern Fried Chicken on a plate.

Southern Fried Chicken Recipe

Virginia (Ginger) Dean avatar
By Virginia (Ginger) Dean
Naturally, fried chicken is considered Southern cuisine. Folks young and old enjoy good fried chicken... ...
(22 ratings)
As Close to KFC As I Can Get It Fried Chicken on a baking sheet.

"as Close To Kfc As I Can Get It" Fried Chicken

Kami Roberts avatar
By Kami Roberts
I've been told by actual KFC chefs that their chicken is actually cooked in a ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Asian Chicken Pasta Salad.

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

Tracy Brophy avatar
By Tracy Brophy
Great to make ahead on busy days when everyone has a different dinner schedule!
(1 rating)
Small bowls of Cottage Cheese Jell-O Salad with pineapple and a cherry on top.

Cottage Cheese Jell-o Salad

Kim Biegacki avatar
By Kim Biegacki
Wow, talk about an easy salad to make this is it! Now, my Grammie didn't ...
(10 ratings)
A tray of Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars ready to be sliced.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Julie Prior avatar
By Julie Prior
Definitely, an 'over-the-top' dessert that always gets raves from those who indulge in these decadent ...
(3 ratings)
Cold Spaghetti Salad ready to serve.

Cold Spaghetti Salad

Bea Austin avatar
By Bea Austin
You can add black olives, you can add pepperoni, or also change to bowtie pasta... ...
(2 ratings)
A bowl of Easy Cowboy Caviar.

Easy Cowboy Caviar

Rosina Paul avatar
By Rosina Paul
I changed the typical Cowboy Caviar to make it a quick and easy appetizer. Chop ...
(1 rating)
Blue Ribbon Red Potato Salad in a serving bowl.

Blue Ribbon Red Potato Salad

Teal West-Craig avatar
By Teal West-Craig
I came across a red potato salad recipe about 8 years ago. Since that time, ...
(2 ratings)
Pasta Salad for Leanne in a serving bowl.

Pasta Salad For Leanne

Penny B avatar
By Penny B
My niece always makes a request for my pasta salad and it has become a ...
(3 ratings)
Broccoli Salad for your next cookout.

Broccoli Salad

Deb Wilson avatar
By Deb Wilson
We make this a lot for summer BBQs, but it's good any time of the ...
(3 ratings)
A stack of chewy Butterscotch Brownies.

Butterscotch Brownies

Nancy Conlen avatar
By Nancy Conlen
I took these to a family reunion this summer, and one of my cousins' sons ...
(2 ratings)
A big bowl of Mama's Old-Fashioned Potato Salad.

Mama's Old-fashioned Potato Salad - Dee Dee's

Diane Atherton avatar
By Diane Atherton
This is the way my mother and my grandmother always made their potato salad. A ...
(19 ratings)
Bruschetta & Cheese in a bowl to serve.

Bruschetta & Cheese

Bobbi Gulla avatar
By Bobbi Gulla
This is best made with New Jersey tomatoes. I live in NJ's sister state, Pennsylvania. ...
(3 ratings)
Cobb Potato Salad ready to serve.

Cobb Potato Salad

Linda BONWILL avatar
By Linda BONWILL
I have been making potato salad for years. The dressing has always been the same... ...
(16 ratings)
The Best Glazed Fruit Salad ready to be served.

The Best Glazed Fruit Salad!

Megan Haskins avatar
By Megan Haskins
I found this recipe in a 1950s magazine. I tweaked it by adding orange marmalade, ...
(2 ratings)
Grape Salad ready to be served.

Grape Salad

Deb Justus avatar
By Deb Justus
My brother, who loves cooking as much as I do, served this recipe at one ...
(20 ratings)
Grilled Vegetables With Goat Cheese and Balsamic Glaze.

Grilled Vegetables With Goat Cheese And Balsamic Glaze

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By Denise Lepard
My mom and grandmother would make this when they had leftover veggies that they couldn't ...
(3 ratings)
Glasses filled with Picnic Lemonade.

Picnic Lemonade

Robin Poindexter avatar
By Robin Poindexter
Hot, humid summers in the heartland call for a refreshing beverage. My recipe.
(3 ratings)
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