Graduation Recipes

Earn top honors with our graduation recipes and party ideas. Fill your buffet with potluck favorites like finger food, pasta and potato salads and A+ graduation desserts.

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Lemon Basil Chicken Salad

This 15-minute Chicken Salad Chick copycat recipe has become one of my very favorite meals. But it needn’t even be a meal! The chicken salad is so scrumptious on crackers or as the dip on a crudite platter. —Laura Wilhelm, West Hollywood, California

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Blueberry Iced Tea

1 review

I enjoy coming up with new ways to use my slow cooker in the kitchen. If it’s going to take...

24 High School Graduation Gifts They’ll Love

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40 of Our Favorite Graduation Cake Ideas

Congrats, grad! We've pulled together some of our best graduation cake ideas for your celebration.

Nectarine Fruit Salad with Lime Spice Dressing

This fruit salad with lime dressing is extra special. It's a crowd pleaser as a side dish or as a...


Mustard Barbecue Shaved Ham

This recipe makes enough ham sandwiches to feed a crowd and is so easy to put together. Have your butcher...


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How to Make Pasta Salad

It's so easy to learn how to make pasta salad. All you need is your favorite pasta shape, a tasty...

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42 Small-Batch Graduation Party Recipes

Celebrate the graduate in the family with these small-batch recipes. From mains to sides to desserts, we've got your menu...


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Skip the pomp and circumstance—these are the graduation gifts they really want.


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Make the most of warm, summer nights with the most amazing barbecue possible! With everything from ribs to beans, our...


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40 Last Minute Potluck Ideas Ready in 30 Minutes or Less

If there's a potluck that you totally forgot about until the last minute, don't worry—we've been there. Here are easy...


50 Party Recipes So Good You Won’t Have Leftovers

Awesome, you've been invited to a super-fun shindig! Now, what knock-their-socks-off dish can you bring? Any of these incredible party...

38 Favorite Dip Recipes for a Crowd

From spicy taco dip to creamy spinach dip, these potluck dip recipes are ready to party. Each recipe serves 12...


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21 Snacks Made in a Wonton Wrapper

Wonton wrappers: What can't they do? From egg rolls to crab rangoon to crispy cups filled with cheesy, meaty goodness,...


33 Potluck Recipes for Your 13×9 Pan

It's easy to feed a crowd with these 13x9 potluck appetizers, side dishes, breakfast casseroles and desserts. Take one along...


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24 Pasta Salads Like Grandma Used to Make

Looking for pasta salad ideas for a BBQ or picnic? Look no further than Grandma's recipe box.


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Follow this easy outdoor party checklist to make sure your next cookout goes off without a hitch.


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Apricot-Glazed Ham

5 reviews

Glaze a bone-in ham with apricot jam for a entree that's beautiful and delicious. Any leftovers will make meal planning...


Fruit Salad with Apricot Dressing

10 reviews

When I serve this lovely refreshing salad for picnics and holidays, the bowl empties fast. —Carol Lambert, El Dorado, Arkansas


Shortcake for 50

Folks are always impressed to see these individual shortcakes on the buffet table. They're surprisingly easy to make.—Clara Honeyager, Mukwonago,...


Homemade Brownie Sundaes

I serve this super dessert often at baseball barbecues or whenever I have a large group in. Homemade brownies and...


Block Party Beans

5 reviews

—LaDonna Daley, Elyria, Ohio