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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—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!
This post was originally published on May 2, 2025
Some of your photos aren’t loading (jalapeno layered biscuits) and they’re all loading very slow. Also, there is an ad at the bottom of each photo between the photo and the title of the recipe which makes it harder to find – the title shows directly above the following photo. Anywho, just minor tweaks that would make it easier to read.
Thanks so much for sharing this feedback, Renee! So sorry for any issues when reading this post! xT
Which are the top 5 you selected? I can’t seem to find it…
Hey Kate! I forgot to mark them but will go back and do so now! Thank you for pointing this out! Hope you are loving this list!! Thanks again!
The No Fuss Lemon Tart is my favorite Springtime dessert! SO Yummy!
Love to hear this, Shelly! Thanks so much! Happy Friday! xx
I loved seeing in your recent Insta q+a how you have been personally focusing on protein and veggies for your own eating. I was really hoping these links of things to make would reflect some of what you are loving these days since all of the links above have a different focus than veggies + protein. I personally would love to see you showing us glimpses of what you eat when you are not at work, because I know that style of food would resonate with me. I know Google makes you post things a certain way for SEO and whatnot but for these link posts would be a perfect way to showcase your food. I need some more ideas for the same kind of foods that you lobe for AFTER your workday.
Hey Nicolette!! I do love all these recipes! Very much!!!
But I totally hear you and am curious if you can provide more detail on the recipes you are looking for? Do they need to be under 10 ingredients? Less than 30 minutes? One pan? Etc? I would love to know exactly what it is you need/want!! Thank you for this awesome feedback!!
Love this series!!! If you could start doing this every month that would be amazing!!
Thanks so much, Morgan!! I typically try to, but love your feedback:) Happy Friday! xT