Summer potlucks are a cherished tradition, bringing families and communities together over delicious homemade dishes. Whether you’re hosting or attending, having a repertoire of crowd-pleasing recipes is essential. Here are seven recipes that are sure to disappear quickly at your next gathering.

Vegan Caesar Salad

This refreshing salad combines crisp romaine lettuce with vegan garlic croutons and a tangy dressing made from vegan mayonnaise, garlic, capers, lemon juice, and nutritional yeast. It’s ready in just 15 minutes and serves four. For potlucks, pack the components separately and mix them just before serving to keep everything fresh and crunchy.

Crusty Homemade French Bread

This bread is a potluck staple, with a soft center and a crusty exterior. Made with simple ingredients like warm water, yeast, sugar, flour, salt, and olive oil, it yields 24 servings after a total preparation time of 2 hours and 37 minutes. Slice it thick to accompany pasta, salads, or casseroles.

Cilantro Lime Rice

Perfect as a side dish, this rice is cooked with long-grain rice, lime zest, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. It serves six and can be made ahead of time and reheated, making it a convenient option for busy potluck schedules.

Sticky Sesame Cauliflower

This flavorful dish features cauliflower baked in a rice flour and cornstarch coating, then tossed with a sticky glaze of sesame oil, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, maple syrup, rice vinegar, and sriracha. It serves six and is garnished with sesame seeds and green onions, making it a standout appetizer or main dish.

Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers

These peppers are filled with a mixture of rice, tomatoes, taco seasoning, cilantro, pinto beans, black beans, lime juice, and mozzarella cheese. Cooked in an air fryer, they are ready in 30 minutes and serve four. They pair well with salads or corn dishes, and the air fryer keeps the kitchen cool.

Boursin Cheese Baked TikTok Pasta

This trendy pasta dish is baked with short pasta, cherry tomatoes, portobello mushrooms, garlic, olive oil, Boursin cheese, spinach, and Parmesan. It serves six and is easy to transport and serve directly from the baking dish.

Corn Casserole

A classic side dish, this casserole combines creamed corn, whole kernel corn, corn muffin mix, sour cream, melted butter, and cheddar cheese. It bakes for one hour and serves eight, offering a creamy and cheesy complement to any potluck spread.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.