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Vintage Hot Bacon Dressing Recipe for Spinach Salad
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Grinder Pasta Salad (Italian Antipasto Style)
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Vintage Orange Fluff Salad
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Blueberry Salsa Recipe
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Hawaiian Pasta Salad Recipe
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Pea Salad Recipe - Creamy Pea Salad With Bacon
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3-Ingredient Chili Cheese Dip
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Cream Cheese Sausage Balls Recipe
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Blackberry Dump Cake Recipe (Without Pie Filling)
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Mexican Corn Dip Recipe
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Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls
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Strawberry Agua Fresca Recipe (Mexican Strawberry Water)
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Blueberry Delight (No-Bake Dessert Recipe)
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100 Best Memorial Day Recipes For Your Cookout or BBQ
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Memorial Day Recipes for the Cookout, the Crowd, and the Long Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is the official start of outdoor cooking season, and if you're feeding a crowd - whether that's backyard neighbors, family from out of town, or the whole neighborhood - you need recipes that actually hold up: food that travels well, scales easily, and tastes better after sitting in the sun for twenty minutes than it did coming off the grill. These are the recipes I reach for every May. Classics done right, a few surprises, and nothing that requires you to spend the holiday in the kitchen.
A note from Sarah:
I've been cooking Memorial Day cookouts for 17 years. The recipes I've flagged below are the ones I actually make - tested, tinkered with, and served to real people who told me what worked and what didn't.
100 Memorial Day Recipes Worth Making This Weekend
From slow-smoked mains to make-ahead sides and no-bake desserts - every recipe here has been tested in a real kitchen, not just assembled from a search result.
Grilling & Burgers
The grill is the heart of every Memorial Day cookout - and these recipes make sure it stays fired up all day long. From crispy chicken wings to smoky steak and flavor-packed pork, this is the lineup that keeps everyone coming back for seconds. Whether you're feeding a crowd or just your crew, these are the recipes worth making room on the grate for.
Appetizers & Dips
Every great cookout needs something to snack on while the grill heats up. These appetizers and dips are crowd-pleasers in the truest sense - easy to make ahead, easy to set out, and gone before the burgers are even off the grill. Dips, skewers, bites, and salsas that do all the heavy lifting so you can actually enjoy the party.
- Knorr Spinach Dip
- Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
- Caramelized Onion Dip with Bacon
- Boat Dip Recipe (TikTok-Inspired)
- Rotel Dip With Sausage
- Roasted Chili Corn Salsa Recipe
- Feta Cheese and Watermelon Salad
- Prosciutto and Cantaloupe (Melon with Prosciutto Skewers)
- Marinated Mozzarella Balls
- Shrimp Ceviche Recipe
Memorial Day Desserts
No cookout is complete without something sweet to finish it off. These desserts are made for summer - no-bake options, fruity flavors, and recipes that travel well to a backyard or a picnic. Fire Cracker Strawberries kick things off with a little patriotic flair, and it only gets better from there.
Drinks & Cocktails
From big-batch cocktails to ice-cold mocktails, these drinks are built for a crowd and a warm May afternoon. Start with the Red White & Blue Mixed Drinks for a festive pour that fits the holiday perfectly, then scroll through for lemonades, slushies, sangria, and everything in between. There's something here for every guest at the table - with or without the alcohol.
More Recipes For Memorial Day
Appetizers that disappear in ten minutes. Burgers beyond the basic. Desserts that are red, white, and blue without being a craft project. Scroll through and find what your cookout is missing.
