I’m looking forward to Memorial Day weekend. We will also be celebrating my father-in-law’s birthday tomorrow so there will be several days of fun, food and family. I want to share some of my favorite “tried and true” easy Memorial Day recipes just in case you need some last-minute recipe help. Enjoy!
Appetizer
1. Simple deviled eggs
Salads
2. Lidia Bastianich’s carrot & apple salad
3. Summer salad with mint peach dressing
4. Watermelon feta salad
Sides
5. Chow chow
6. Grandma Pettus’ Potato Salad
7. Healthy coleslaw
8. Healthy pesto pasta
9. Quinoa tomato medley
10. Ranch Pasta Primavera
Main
11. Chimichurri style pork chop
12. Easy Peasy Jerk Chicken
(This would be delicious grilled too!)
13. Easy Southern Pan Fried Chicken
14. Ranch turkey burger
15. Ribs in crock pot
(If you’re grilling, still use the pork dry rub mix and homemade barbecue sauce recipes. They are AMAZING!)
16. Simple grilled ham steak with brown sugar glaze
17. Smoked chicken (for sliders)
18. The best homemade turkey burgers
19. Three meat sliders
Desserts
20. Best apple pie ever
21. Blueberry cobbler
22. Easy apple crisp
23. Easy lemon meringue pie
24. Peanut butter caramel dip (with fruit kabobs)
25. Peach cobbler
26. Peach crisp
27. Red, white and blue cupcakes