15+ BBQ Chicken Recipes to Make For Labor Day Weekend

A collection of BBQ chicken recipes made with tangy, smoky barbecue sauce, from wings to pulled sandwiches, the perfect option for a Labor Day Weekend party!

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If you’re planning out your menu for a Labor Day Weekend cookout, then look no further than this BBQ chicken recipes collection. These dishes are perfect for a backyard barbecue with plenty of homemade sauces, savory salads, and even an easy casserole to bring to a potluck. I recommend making my BBQ Pulled Chicken, smothered in tangy BBQ sauce and baked on a sheet pan, ready in under an hour. For a crowd-favorite, try these Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken Wings for a sweet, sticky, and satisfying starter. Your guests are going to love these BBQ chicken recipes, the perfect flavors to celebrate the end of summer. Make sure to save this collection because your party guests are going to be asking for the recipes!

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Shredded BBQ Chicken Recipe
Shredded BBQ Chicken is ready in 30 minutes with a handful of ingredients. It's tender, juicy, flavorful, and perfect to serve in a sandwich!
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Slices of triangle shaped flat bread topped with a red sauce, cheese and vegetables
BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe
This easy BBQ Chicken Pizza brings smoky flavor, melty cheese, and a crisp homemade crust for a bold, family-favorite dinner everyone craves.
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plated chicken leg quarters with pineapple wedges and rice
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken is an easy, flavorful grilled chicken recipe. Marinated in a sweet Teriyaki BBQ sauce and served with grilled pineapple.
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cooked sweet and spicy glazed poultry on a plate with green garnish and sauce on the side
Applesauce BBQ Chicken Recipe
Applesauce BBQ Chicken is cooked quickly and coated with a glossy, sweet, and spicy glaze that delivers big, robust flavors in every bite!
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BBQ Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe
Easy BBQ Chicken Pasta Salad with a creamy BBQ dressing, colorful vegetables, black beans and juicy chicken. Truly a perfect summer side!
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BBQ Pulled Chicken Recipe
BBQ Pulled Chicken with baked tender chunks of chicken breast, so easy and convenient you'll skip the slow cooker for this quick meal.
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BBQ Chicken Potato Salad
BBQ Chicken Potato Salad is a delicious Southwest twist on a classic cookout side dish! Addicting and hearty with a creamy barbecue sauce. 
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BBQ Chicken Wings
BBQ Chicken Wings Recipe
BBQ Chicken Wings are an awesome game day appetizer. Baked chicken wings smothered in barbecue sauce. Crispy inside, sweet and sticky outside!
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BBQ Chicken Cornbread Casserole serving on spatula
BBQ Chicken Cornbread Casserole
BBQ Chicken Cornbread Casserole is an easy kid-friendly dinner ready in 1 hour! Tasty bbq chicken filling topped with cheddar cheese and homemade cornbread.
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Tossed in a honey mustard and BBQ sauce, these chicken wings will be the hit of your game day party
Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken Wings
Tossed in a honey mustard and BBQ sauce, these chicken wings will be the hit of your game day party.
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Tony Roma’s Inspired BBQ Chicken Recipe
Tony Roma's Inspired BBQ Chicken is juicy, flavorful chicken. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a weekend cookout. Try it today!
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Carolina BBQ Vinegar Shredded Chicken Recipe
Carolina BBQ Vinegar Shredded Chicken is slow-cooked to tangy perfection! Perfect for sandwiches or easy weeknight meals.
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Dominos Sweet BBQ Bacon Chicken Copycat Recipe
Dominos Sweet BBQ Bacon Chicken is the ideal sweet and savory Copycat recipe. So easy to make at home with crispy chicken breast nuggets.
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3 Ingredient Orange Chicken
3 Ingredient Orange Chicken in less than 20 minutes! Easy orange marmalade bbq sauce and crispy chicken make for a quick and tasty dinner!
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BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Coleslaw Recipe
Sweet and Tangy Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich topped with tangy Cole Slaw and served on Hawaiian buns. A perfect meal for your 4th of July BBQ!
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Memphis Barbecue Chicken Wings Recipe
Memphis BBQ Chicken Wings are crispy, smoky, and coated in a bold, sticky-sweet sauce that's easy to make and impossible to stop eating!
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Slow Cooker Root Beer Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Root Beer Chicken is an easy weeknight meal for the family or party food! Perfect for sandwiches, tacos & more. Try it tonight!
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Oven BBQ Baked Drumsticks Recipe
Oven BBQ Baked Drumsticks are perfectly crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, coated in a flavorful homemade sauce.
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Whether you’re grilling outdoors or setting up the slow cooker, tender chicken in smoky-sweet and tangy barbecue sauce is always a hit at summer parties! Let me know in the comments section below which of these recipes you’re making over the long weekend. For some side dish inspiration for the last cookout of the summer, check out my Deli Salads Collection and Sweet, Fresh Corn Recipes.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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