Memorial Day Recipes

Find more than 400 recipes for burgers, steaks, potato salad, and more, perfect for Memorial Day picnics and barbeques.

BBQ Pork for Sandwiches

25 Memorial Day Picnic Recipes

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close up on a single slice of strawberry crunch cake with a few strawberries around it

Strawberry Crunch Cake

close up view of Southern BBQ Chicken drumsticks on a white platter with white rice

Best BBQ Chicken

an overhead, close up view of a large bowl of classic macaroni salad

Classic Macaroni Salad

slow cooker Texas pulled pork sandwich with grilled corn and slaw

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

high angle looking at a bowl full of peach cobbler

Fresh Southern Peach Cobbler

Blueberry Crisp

an overhead view of baked BBQ baby back ribs partially sliced on a cutting board with a ramekin of BBQ sauce nearby.

Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs

a heroic view of a juicy turkey burger topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup, mustard, and mayo.

Best Turkey Burgers

closeup of Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs cut into servings on a platter

Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs

A hamburger served on a bun with fried onions, lettuce, and tomato, served with potato chips

Best Hamburger Ever

overhead view of Boston baked beans in a bowl, on top of a kitchen towel

Boston Baked Beans

close up view of Beer Brats with onions in a cast iron skillet

Dave's low country boil with corn, shrimp, crabs, corn, and sausage served over newspaper

Dave's Low Country Boil

Two salmon fillets on cedar planks, topped with sliced green onions and sliced lemon

Cedar Planked Salmon

a slice of Strawberry Pie

A platter of spicy grilled shrimp served with lemon wedges

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

high angle looking at a plate of golden brown, crispy fried chicken

Crispy Fried Chicken

high angle view of saucy BBQ ribs served in a white baking dish

Simple BBQ Ribs

An overview view of a Louisiana Crawfish boil, served on newspapers with lemon and beer

Louisiana Crawfish Boil

mid angle looking at a single glass of sweet tea with a lemon slice

Smooth Sweet Tea

an eye level view looking into a slice of ice cream layer cake with a cherry and sprinkles on top.

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

high angle looking at a sliced grilled tri-tip resting on a cutting board

Grilled Tri-Tip

A blue plate with grilled pineapple rings

Grilled Pineapple

A slice of easy chocolate icebox cake on a plate.

Easy Chocolate Icebox Cake

close up view of Baby Back Ribs with sauce on a grill

a serving of classic cherries jubilee served over vanilla ice cream. Sauté pan of cooked cherries sit in the background.

Classic Cherries Jubilee

looking at a few golden-brown southern-style buttermilk fried chicken on a plate

Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Greek chicken on white plate with twigs of rosemary and half a lemon

Sweet Restaurant Slaw

looking down at a tray of grilled corn on the cob

Grilled Corn on the Cob

Better than Best Fried Chicken

A scoop of Georgia peach ice cream, garnished with mint and served with sliced peaches

Homemade Peach Ice Cream

close up view of Potato Salad garnished with green onions in a brown and orange bowl

close up on a large bowl of pasta salad, with pasta, tomatoes, salami, pepperoni, peppers and cheese

Awesome Pasta Salad

Close up on two glasses of refreshing cucumber lemonade.

Refreshing Cucumber Lemonade

Colorful coleslaw with apple in wooden bowl

Easy Apple Slaw

Millie Pasquinelli's Fried Chicken

Looking at a glass full of Arnold Palmer, garnished with a lemon slice.

The Arnold Palmer

high angle looking at two barbecue chickens with a side of corn

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

close up view of three Grilled Jalapeno Poppers on a white plate

Grilled Jalapeño Poppers

close up view of Cornell Chicken on a white plate

Cornell Chicken

Two cherry bomb drinks, garnished with slices of lime and maraschino cherries

Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs

Mint Julep in metal glasses, garnished with mint leaves

Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

Looking into a venison bacon burger, topped with lettuce, tomato and onion, sandwiched between a brioche bun.

Venison Bacon Burgers

close up view of Southern Dill Potato Salad in a white bowl

Southern Dill Potato Salad

Chef John's Classic Macaroni Salad

A platter of firecracker fried chicken drumsticks, served with two glasses of beer

Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Not-Your-Everyday Smoked Pork Spare Ribs

Slow Roasted BBQ Beef Roast

looking at grilled garlic and herb shrimp on skewers with a lemon wedge on a platter

Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp

Crab legs served on a platter with a bowl of butter on the side.

The World's Greatest Crab Recipe

Grilled Cornish Game Hens

Grilled Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken

close up view of Jamaican Jerk Chicken on skewers with white rice

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

looking down at a plate of souvlaki with a side of rice

close up view of a Blue Cheese Burger on a bun with a tomato slice, lettuce, red onions, and ketchup, served with a pickle and chips

Blue Cheese Burgers

close up view of Calico Bean Casserole garnished with fresh herbs in a baking dish

Calico Bean Casserole

side view of shredded beef sandwiches with pepperoncini

Pepperoncini Beef

close up view of Chicken Kabobs with peppers and pineapple on a grill

closeup of grilled mushroom swiss burger

Grilled Mushroom Swiss Burgers