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Fourth of July Recipes

Weeknight dinners

Overhead view of a deep skillet filled with Cajun-style chicken and rice: browned chicken drumsticks nestled in golden long-grain rice with diced carrots and scattered green onion, with a wooden spoon resting at the rim.
chicken and rice

Cajun Chicken and Rice Skillet

50 min

Plate of four baked stuffed bell peppers—red, yellow, orange, and green—filled with shredded chicken and yellow rice, topped with chopped cilantro and crumbled Cotija cheese on a marble surface.
stuffed peppers

Chicken and Rice Stuffed Peppers

1 h 15 min

White bowl filled with shredded kalua pork, sprinkled with chopped green herbs, served with two charred grilled pineapple rings on the side.
pulled pork

Slow Cooker Kalua Pork (Authentic Hawaiian-Style)

9 h 15 min

Overhead view of a white bowl filled with cauliflower Spam fried rice, with browned Spam cubes, scrambled egg pieces, peas, and diced carrots, garnished with chopped green onion on a light wood surface.
fried rice

Cauliflower Spam Fried Rice

35 min

Three corn tortillas folded into tacos on a white plate, filled with pan-seared shrimp and fresh mango salsa (yellow mango cubes, red onion, red pepper, and cilantro), with char marks on the tortillas and lime wedges and cilantro scattered nearby.
taco

Pan-Seared Shrimp Tacos With Fresh Mango Salsa

30 min

Weekend / family meal

Close-up of seared shrimp in a white bowl, coated in glossy orange-garlic butter sauce and sprinkled with chopped parsley and pepper flakes.
sautéed seafood

Garlic Butter Orange Shrimp

20 min

Close-up of grilled chicken breasts on a white plate, topped with melted mozzarella and spooned-over basil pesto, with blistered cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of olive oil and pepper.
grilled chicken

Grilled Chicken Margherita

30 min

Breakfast or brunch

Close-up of a square of fresh peach crumb cake on a pale pink plate, showing a gooey peach filling beneath a golden streusel top. A swirl of whipped cream sits on top, drizzled with peach glaze that also pools around the slice; a gold fork rests beside it, with whole and halved peaches blurred in the background.
crumb cake

Fresh Peach Crumb Cake With Homemade Peach Glaze

1 h 35 min

Lunch

Close-up of chicken broccoli pasta salad in a gray bowl, with farfalle pasta, sliced chicken breast, broccoli florets, halved cherry tomatoes, and yellow bell pepper tossed in a light herbed dressing with parsley and red pepper flakes.
pasta salad

Chicken Broccoli Pasta Salad

40 min

Snack

Air-fried buffalo chicken wings coated in glossy orange-red sauce on a white rectangular plate, served with celery and carrot sticks and a small bowl of blue cheese dressing on a marble surface.
wings

Air-Fried Buffalo Chicken Wings

38 min