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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


Blueberry Lemon Dutch Baby
Drinks


Blackberry Champagne Mule


Pink Vodka Watermelon Lemonade


Spicy Serrano Pineapple Margarita
Appetizers


Roasted Garlic Tomato Burrata Caprese


Pesto Garlic Butter Soft Pretzel Knots


Roasted Garlic Caprese Dip


Cheese Rangoons with Sweet Ginger Chili Sauce


Antipasto Tortellini Skewers with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Dinners


3 Cheese Lemon Basil Pizza


Chicken Tzatziki Skewers with Feta Fries


Broccoli Burrata Pasta Salad


Sheet Pan Chipotle Steak Tacos with Mango Salsa


20 Minute Garlic Butter Cashew Chicken


Caprese Caesar Pasta Salad


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


Greek Olive Pasta Salad


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


Garden Greens Goddess Pizza


Pesto Chicken and Avocado Bacon Salad Wraps


Crispy BBQ Salmon Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa
Dessert


Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake


Strawberry Bourbon Crisp


Giant Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart


No Fuss Lemon Tart


Frozen Chocolate Banana Yogurt Clusters


Swirled Blueberry Lemon Thyme Cake


Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pretzel Cake


Creamy Strawberry Mango Popsicles


Double Strawberry Pretzel Pie
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!



