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Memorial Day Recipes

Find grilling recipes for your Memorial Day weekend cookout, including burgers, chicken, steaks, barbecue sauces, and side-dish recipes.

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Memorial Day Menus, Grilling, and More

Find delicious recipes, menu ideas, and grilling tips for the big Memorial Day cookout.
  • Spicy Pork Ribs

    Our Best Grilled Ribs

    Discover tips, tricks, and recipes for serving up the most tender ribs in town.
  • Grilled Lemon-Bay Shrimp

    Top 10 Shrimp on the Barbie

    When shrimp meet a hot grill, magic happens. Try these crowd-pleasing recipes for everyone's favorite shellfish.
  • Memorial Day Cookout Menu

    Memorial Day Cookout Menu

    Gather friends and family on Memorial Day and grill up an outdoor feast.
  • Grill Maintenance 101

    Grill Maintenance 101

    Keep your outdoor grill in tip-top shape. All you need are a few inexpensive tools and a little bit of elbow grease.
  • Quick Baked Beans with Smoked Bacon

    All-American Barbecue

    We've acquired recipes, ideas, and tips to create a menu that can work for a family gathering or an entire block party. (Serves about 10)
  • Cream-Filled Grilled Pound Cake

    Desserts From the Flame

    As long as you're already heating up the coals for barbecue, you might as well grill your dessert too.
  • Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce

    Memorial Day Menu

    Enjoy these recipes as suggested, or mix and match them with your favorite entrees and sides. You don't even have to choose between the chicken and the beef -- if you can't decide, fix them both. (Serves 8)

Top-Rated Memorial Day Recipes

  1. Herb-Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa

    Cooking Light, May 1997
    5 stars
  2. Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut-Curry Sauce

    Cooking Light, September 2002
    5 stars
  3. Three-Cheese Mashed Potato Casserole

    Southern Living, April 2003
    5 stars
  4. Marinated Beef Kabobs with Vegetables

    Southern Living, November 1999
    5 stars
  5. Apricot-Orange Crumb Cake

    Cooking Light, May 1998
    5 stars
  6. Balsamic-Blue Cheese Portobello Burgers

    Southern Living, March 2005
    5 stars


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