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Pick from cookout mains, sides, and snack plates with recipes that suit the grill, the serving table, and the bites people reach for between plates.

Summer meals do not have to circle back to the same burgers and pasta salad. These 23 recipes bring smoked mains, fresh sides, cool dips, pizza, and fruit desserts to the table.

Copycat recipes cover main dishes, sides, and sweets inspired by takeout spots, restaurant menus, and familiar store-bought treats at home.

A hot griddle can change the whole mood outside. These 17 recipes cover steaks, smash burgers, bacon, fried rice, pancakes, quesadillas, tortellini, salmon cakes, and hearty sides.

Use one of these 19 dips for appetizer bowls, snack platters, or a table spread, from creamy bowls to fresh scoops that work before dinner starts.

When the grill gets most of the planning, dessert can feel forgotten. These 19 cookout desserts bring cookies, citrus bars, creamy layers, slab pie, cakes, and frozen treats to the table for every kind of crowd.

Pick a dish for the next summer potluck with salads, dips, and sweet plates that fit beside grilled mains, picnic sides, and snacks on outdoor tables.

Summer meals need sides that can hold their own next to grilled mains and picnic staples. These 23 recipes bring salads, vegetables, casseroles, breads, and crisp bites to cookouts and weeknight dinners.

For outdoor meals, choose from picnic-friendly small bites, salads, and desserts that can fill packed plates without turning the day into a project.

Picky eaters can make dinner drag on. These 19 one-pan recipes cover cheesy quesadillas, chicken skillets, crisp fritters, hearty hashes, simple sides, and a stovetop dessert with less cleanup.