Top 9 July 4th Southern Shortcut Recipes

From poolside snacks to backyard barbecues and cookouts to easy summer fruit desserts, I've got you covered with this collection of my Top 9 July 4th Southern Shortcut Recipes!

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Whether you're spending time on the lake, at the beach, or staying close to home in your back yard this year for the 4th of July celebration of Independence Day, I have the easy Southern shortcut recipes you are looking for!

Top 9 July 4th Southern Shortcut Recipes

This list is numbered in no particular order because they are ALL fabulous! Click on the image to get the recipe.

1. Sour Cream and Green Onion Potato Salad

Sour Cream and Green Onion Potato Salad in a stack of red, white, blue bowls with bacon sprinkled on top

2. Southern Fried Yellow Squash

3. Shortcut Sweet Heat Pickles and Vidalia Onions

4. Grilled Venison (Deer Meat) Burgers

This flavorful burger can also be made with ground chuck or turkey.

Grilled burger on a pretzel bun with a tomato, green lettuce, pink sauce on a white plate and onion rings peeking in the right side

5. Bacon Tomato Dip (BLT Dip)

Bacon Tomato Dip sliced and whole tomato

6. Bacon-Wrapped Venison Backstrap Roast

Bacon wrapped venison roast on cutting board. slice cut. steak knife

7. Campfire S'Mores Cupcakes

Make these vanilla cupcakes with marshmallow frosting from scratch or I give you the shortcut option, too!

One vanilla cupcake in a red paper liner, white frosting swirled on top with a triangle piece of chocolate in frosting

8. Perfect-Every-Time Fried Green Tomatoes

stack of 3 fried green tomatoes with a fourth one with bite out and propped up

9. Nectarine (or Peach) Cinnamon-Sugar Cobbler

Nectarine cobbler in square blue dish with antique spoon

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