Labor Day usually means firing up a massive outdoor grill and ending up with a week’s worth of leftovers, but you don’t need a huge crowd to enjoy a full holiday spread. Today, we’re making a complete Small Batch Labor Day Picnic Menu for Two, featuring three varieties of quick Air Fryer Kabobs—Creole Shrimp, Italian Sausage, and Chicken Teriyaki. Paired with an elote corn dip and a fresh, creamy cucumber salad, this entire menu gives you all that big holiday flavor with zero grill prep and zero food waste.
Here are the recipes!
Cucumber Ranch Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Cucumber thinly sliced
- 1-2 T Thinly Sliced Onion
- 1 T Cream Cheese
- 1 t Ranch Seasoning
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients and enjoy!
Elote Corn Dip
Ingredients
- 12 oz Bag of Thawed Frozen Corn you can use 2 cups of drained canned corn as well
- 2 T Mayo
- 2 T Parmesan Cheese
- 1 T Tijan
- Juice of a Lime
- Parsley to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl and top with a sprinkling of parsley.
- Enjoy!
Air Fryer Greek Sausage Kabobs
Ingredients
- 2 Sausage Links sliced in coins
- Red Pepper
- Onion
- Pineapple Chunks
- Zucchini
- 2 T Olive Oil
- 1 T Red Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 T Greek Seasoning Blend
Instructions
- Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes
- Create marinade by combining the Greek seasoning blend, vinegar and olive oil
- Toss sausage in the marinade
- Chop the pepper and onion into large chunks and slice zucchini into coins
- Drain the canned pineapple
- On a skewer layer the veggies, sausage and pineapple
- Continue creating skewers until you have used all of the veggies and sausage
- Air Fry at 385 for 10-12 minutes
- Enjoy!
Greek Seasoning Blend
Ingredients
- 2 T Oregano
- 2 T Basil
- 1 T Garlic Powder
- 1 T Onion Powder
- 1 t Salt
- 1 t Pepper
Instructions
- Combine all spices and store in an airtight container.
Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs
Ingredients
- ½ lb Chicken Breasts Cubed
- Red Pepper
- Onion
- Zucchini
- Pineapple Chunks
- 1 T Soy Sauce
- 1 T Brown Sugar
- 2 T Olive oil
- 1 t Ground Ginger
- 1 t Garlic Powder
Instructions
- Create marinade by combining the brown sugar, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and olive oil
- Toss chicken in the marinade
- Chop the pepper and onion into large chunks and slice zucchini into coins
- Drain the canned pineapple
- On a skewer layer the veggies, chicken and pineapple
- Continue creating skewers until you have used all of the veggies and sausage
- Air Fry at 385 for 10-12 minutes
- Enjoy!
Air Fryer Creole Shrimp Kabobs
Ingredients
- 20 Large Shrimp if using frozen shrimp, defrost the shrimp
- ½ T Creole Seasoning
- 2 T Olive Oil
- Red Pepper
- Onion
- Zucchini
- Pineapple Chunks
Instructions
- Create marinade by combining the creole seasoning and olive oil
- Toss the shrimp in the marinade
- Chop the pepper and onion into large chunks and slice zucchini into coins
- Drain the canned pineapple
- On a skewer layer the veggies, shrimp and pineapple
- Continue creating skewers until you have used all the veggies and sausage
- Air Fry at 385 for 10-12 minutes
- Enjoy!
Creole Seasoning Blend
Ingredients
- 2 T Paprika
- 2 t Garlic Powder
- 2 t Onion Powder
- 1 t Oregano
- 1 t Basil
- 1 t Chili Powder
- ½ t Salt
- ½ t Pepper
- ¼ t Red Pepper Flakes
- ¼ t Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- Combine all spices and store in an airtight container.
If you want to add potato salad and coleslaw to your menu, you can find my downsized recipe for those here: https://staceyssimplemeals.com/easy-pork-tenderloin-air-fryer-instant-pot-with-small-batch-coleslaw-potato-salad/
You can find the Tajin Seasoning here: https://amzn.to/4qKWmed
My favorite air fryer is the Instant Vortex. Here is the link to the 4 qt Instant Vortex that is the perfect size for one or two: https://amzn.to/3SyKcZx
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I hope you try these kabobs friend, they are so easy and delicious! They are done in minutes, easy to meal prep and so versatile.
Let me know if you try them, I’d love to hear what you think.
Have a wonderful day!
