A collection of summer-inspired recipes to celebrate Memorial Day deliciously. From THE BEST Pulled Pork to Salsa Fresca, BBQ Bacon wrapped hot dogs to Broccoli Bacon Salad, Mom’s Stuffed Cabbages to Hot Sausages.
Oh hello 3-day long weekend! I so am looking forward to your sexy, carefree attitude, your grilling scents and your tempting dishes! For most folks, Memorial weekend signifies the start of summer. Most kids are out of school or will be soon enough. The grills are being brought out, pools are opening and it’s time to get backyard eats on!
And while most of us attribute Memorial day with food and bbq, remember that’s about giving thanks to those that have served and still serve to protect you, your family, your friends and keep our country safe. It is because of their selflessness that we live free and are kept out of harms way.
With love and thanks, let’s eat! Today I’ve rounded up some of my most popular recipes for Memorial Day and summer! Enjoy!
Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork
One of the best bbq pulled pork recipes out there! Bold, flavorful, tender and perfect for weekly meal prep, freezer meals or a killer pulled pork sandwich! Find out how to make it in no time thanks to the Instant Pot!
The Best EVER Stuffed Cabbages!
My Mom’s Stuffed Cabbages are LEGENDARY! No summer cookout is complete without a tray of stuffed cabbages! Tender cabbage leaves stuffed with rice, seasoned ground meats and a rich tomato sauce make this the perfect summer comfort food. Plus this freezes beautifully!
Rainbow Tomato and Corn Salad
Rainbow cherry tomatoes make up this light and healthy salad served with roasted corn, avocado, cucumbers and light lime dressing!
Pittsburgh Coleslaw
This Pittsburgh coleslaw is tangy with just the right amount of bite. It’s perfect on pulled pork and pretty much any sandwich you get while visiting the ‘Burgh!
Grandma’s Orange Cream Ice Box Pie
My Grandmother’s orange cream ice box pie with NILLA Wafers crust is luscious, creamy, dreamy and no bake! It’s the perfect warm weather pie!
Stuffed Banana Peppers
Stuffed Banana peppers are a summer cookout must! Stuffed with 3 types of meats, an amazing spicy banana pepper sauce and lots of melted cheese!
Bacon-Wrapped BBQ Basted Cheese-Stuffed Hot dogs
These are the ONLY hot dog you need this summer! Grilled or baked, these bacon wrapped, bbq basted, cheese stuffed hot dogs are CRAZY delish and will definitely be the hit of the cookout!
Triple Lemon Sunshine Cookies
These Triple Lemon Sunshine Cookies are light, bright and perfect for your spring and summer gatherings. Perfect for snacking while sitting on the porch sipping ice cold lemonade.
Salsa Fresca (Pico de gallo)
This Farm-Fresh Salsa Fresca is the perfect mixture of chopped tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, garlic, avocado, jalapeno, and a kiss of lime!. Use it with chips, add it to burgers for a fiesta topping, spoon it over chicken or pork.
Chipotle Maple BBQ Sauce
Lip smackin’, pork basting, burger topping sweet and heat bbq sauce! Make a double batch. You can thank me later!
Homemade French Onion Dip
This Homemade French Onion Chip dip is THE BEST dip you’ll ever have! Make up a big batch of this, grab some chips/pretzels and head on over to the party! You’ll be a huge hit!
Sweet Potato Chipotle Tacos
These Sweet Potato Chipotle Tacos are made with crisp Romaine Lettuce leaves filled with sweet & spicy roasted sweet potatoes, corn, and black beans for the vegetarians in your life. Meat lovers you can add carved slices of tender and juicy seasoned chicken!
BBQ Jelly Drumsticks (and wings!)
These 15 minute BBQ Jelly drumsticks are a super easy and super delicious thanks to the Instant Pot! Cook them in the pressure cooker and then finish them of on the grill for that charred bbq flavor!
Frozen Chocolate Caramel Cream Pie
This Creamy, Dreamy and Decadent Frozen Chocolate Caramel Pie is made with Goetze’s Chocolate Caramel Creams and is easily one of my FAVORITE pie recipes! With a cheesecake texture and fudge filling this will definitely be your go-to pie recipe! Plus you can totally make it as a sheet pan pie!
Grilled Super Juicy Greek Turkey Burgers
These Greek Turkey burgers are juicy and loaded with such incredible Greek flavors like oregano, dill, lemon, feta and tzatziki. Make your next meal a delicious burger!
Italian Roasted Veggie Couscous
Healthy & delicious couscous loaded with roasted veggies, fresh mozzarella and herb; perfect served cold or room temp! The perfect dish for your vegetarian guests!
Cheesy Pickle Pinwheels
These Pickle Pinwheels are a cookout must have! Just a few ingredients needed plus NO COOKING and you have a huge crowd favorite!
Pittsburgh Strawberry Pretzel Tart
Taking that classic Jell-o Pretzel Salad and putting an upscale, gourmet twist on it by adding a cream cheese filling and seriously THE BEST Strawberry topping you’ve ever had in your life!
Spicy Three Meat Banana Pepper Meatballs
These meatballs are seriously insane! Super juicy, super tender and loaded all kinds of deliciousness thanks to 3 meats and banana peppers!
Root Beer Float Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ice Cream Sandwiches are meant for summer! Have your A&W Root Beer Float and eat it, too! These cookie ice cream sandwiches are a summer must-make!
Honey Garlic Flank Steak
This Flank Steak is perfect for a cookout and bbq! By marinating this flank steak overnight you’ll tenderize it to the point it’ll just slice like buttah when you serve it! Add some sauteed onions and peppers along with some killer Chimichurri sauce and you have one killer recipe read for tacos, burritos, enchiladas and Mexican beef bowls!
Creamy Chicken and Salsa Pinwheels
These Creamy Chicken and Salsa Pinwheels are no bake/no cook AND you can totally cheat by using store-bought rotisserie chicken!
Southwest Turkey Burgers with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
For one of the BEST Turkey burgers, you want this one! Salsa verde, Mexican corn, and tortilla chips – oh yeah, this is a Mexican summer burger!
Dad’s Ham Salad Sandwich Spread
This Ham Salad Sandwich spread is so simple yet always a huge cookout hit! Serve with crackers, chips or with hamburger buns!
Sticky Honey BBQ Sauce
A sweet bbq sauce with a bit of edge. It’s like wearing a prom dress and combat boots!
No Bake Ham & Cheese Cucumber Rollups
These Cucumber Ham & Cheese pinwheels are perfect for a party. No cooking or baking required and always a crowd favorite!
Candied Kielbasa Bites
These 3-ingredient Candied Kielbasa bites are one of the most requested cookout snacks! Super easy and delicious to make!
Best Broccoli Slaw Salad
This is a new spin on a classic broccoli salad slaw. Crispy and packed with veggies, seeds, cranberries, and bacon topped with my Grandma’s amazing old fashioned boiled dressing. Every cookout needs this dish!
Bacon Chicken Ranch Meatballs on a stick!
These bacon chicken ranch meatballs on a stick are the latest must-have food for a cookout! Everything’s better on a stick!
Hot Sausage, Peppers and Onions
Classic Hot Sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions are a classic staple for most summer cookouts!
I love this roundup! I’ve made several of these recipes and they’ve all been fantastic! Those stuffed cabbages are the best!
Yeah! Thank you so much Mary! Yeah, I’m pretty partial to Mom’s stuffed cabbages too!
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Best Kitchen Wishes!
OMG! I just wrote a 4-paragraph response to your answer to me…..and It disappeared!!!!!!
Not Happy!
Thanks for the help….the loaves both collapsed 5 mins out of the oven. But not to worry, I will eat those suckers no matter what.
Plus, I got to use the beautiful Grater I won from your contest. It worked like a dream and I didn’t even lose any skin.
gotta run now..Time for Jeopardy! If you know anything, please dont’ let on. I’m digging watching ‘James on Jeopardy’ as we call it now over here.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend with Mr. Fantabulous……If you’re in the path of the horrible weather, please stay safe!
Thanks for everything……
Christie
Hi Lori…..
These all look amazingly tasty! I wish I had a Party to go to so that I could make one or two of them.
In the mean time I have a question for you…But it may be ‘sacrilegious’.
I have a Box Pound Cake mix (I know, I know) That I want to bump up, as it were.
Question: Can I add Fresh Orange juice and Zest to it to give it an orange flavor? And if yes, how much should I add? The mix calls for 2/3 C. water or milk, 1/4 Cup butter, and 2 eggs.
Can you help me?
Haha no worries Christie! Some days you need a little helping hand from pre-made. No judgement sweetie!
So you can add orange juice in lieu of the water as well as 2-3 Tbl zest. However the orange taste might still be slight. If you have orange oil (it’s for baking) you can add 1/4 tsp of that too. If not, no biggie. What I would advise then is glazing it in an orange glaze or just confectioners’ sugar and fresh orange juice.
Best Kitchen Wishes!