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Today, I’m sharing 31 Recipes to Cook in May 2025—a collection of my favorite May recipes from the past 13 years. I’ve made a lot of May recipes, and this roundup includes some of the best! You’ll find a mix of vibrant spring dinners, sweet desserts, and fun breakfast ideas perfect for spoiling Mom on Mother’s Day! There’s a recipe to make each day this month, I even threw in a few extras for Memorial Day celebrations!
I skipped this post in April, but I’m excited to bring it back for May as we head into the summer season. These monthly roundups are always fun to put together. It’s always so fun putting our monthly recipe post together. It’s always so fun putting these monthly recipe roundups together—I love looking back through my archives. There are always so many good recipes I forget about!
With Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day all happening this month, May tends to deliver some of our favorite recipes of the year. We’re all craving the perfect taco (and margarita!) for Cinco de Mayo, something extra special for Mom, and of course, a few recipes to grill up over Memorial Day weekend. This post covers it all!
New this month: I’m sharing my Top 5 Personal Favorites from the list. I thought it would be fun to highlight the recipes I personally come back to again and again!
If you enjoy this kind of post, let me know—I’d love to put together a June recipe collection next month. It’ll be the perfect kickoff to summer!
So here they are: 31 recipes to cook in May. What are your favorites? And what are you most excited to make this month?
Bonus: 50 of the Most Popular Memorial Day Recipes
Breakfast/Brunch
Layered Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuits with Salted Honey Butter
Drinks
Pink Vodka Watermelon Lemonade
Spicy Serrano Pineapple Margarita
Appetizers
Roasted Garlic Tomato Burrata Caprese
Pesto Garlic Butter Soft Pretzel Knots
Cheese Rangoons with Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce
Antipasto Tortellini Skewers with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Dinners
Chicken Tzatziki Skewers with Feta Fries
Sheet Pan Chipotle Steak Tacos with Mango Salsa
20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken
One Skillet Chicken Tzatziki and Orzo
Chicken Cobb Salad with Avocado Ranch
Baked Chipotle Salmon Sushi Cups
One Pan Lemon Pepper Yogurt Chicken and Rice
Chipotle Pineapple Bang Bang Chicken Skewers
Sheet Pan Jalapeño Pineapple Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Garlic Sauce
Pesto Chicken, Corn, and Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad
Sheet Pan Greek Meatballs and Tzatziki
Chili Crisp Chicken Mango Cucumber Rice Bowl
Honey Mustard Chicken Avocado Sandwich with Tahini Ranch
20 Minute Stir Fried Honey Ginger Sesame Noodles
Greek Chicken Chopped Salad with Lemon Tahini Vinaigrette
Pesto Chicken and Avocado Bacon Salad Wraps
Crispy BBQ Salmon Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa
Dessert
Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake
Giant Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart
Frozen Chocolate Banana Yogurt Clusters
Swirled Blueberry Lemon Thyme Cake
Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pretzel Cake
Creamy Strawberry Mango Popsicles
Lastly, if you make any of these 31 Recipes To Cook in May 2025, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
