Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our country. It's also a great opportunity to gather with friends and family to try some new recipes and enjoy some seriously delicious barbecue.
To help you celebrate in style, we've put together a list of mouthwatering Memorial Day recipes that are sure to impress. Now grab your essential smoker accessories, fire up the grill and get ready to make some delicious Memorial Day favorites. And don't forget to pair a cold beer and mix up a refreshing cocktail for the occasion.
Starters & Sides
Delicious and patriotic appetizers and side dishes to complement your Memorial Day feast.
Classic American Potato Salad Recipe
For the love of potatoes and the perfect creamy, tangy and well-balanced potato salad we make with them and just can't stop eating.
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Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Recipe
Rich, creamy and so delicious and comforting, with a contrasting crunch of crisp veggies.
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Pulled Pork Nachos Recipe
Elevate your nacho game by incorporating succulent pulled pork, melted cheese, and a tantalizing drizzle of BBQ sauce to tie it all together.
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Simple Sautéed Corn Recipe
Quick & easy, sweet, crunchy and delicious with just 4 ingredients and only 5 minutes of cooking make this sautéed corn even sweeter!
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Creamy Coleslaw Recipe
A beautifully delicious, bright, fresh and zesty creamy coleslaw salad that is the perfect balance of crunchy, creamy and sweet.
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Grilled Potatoes
Grilling potatoes is the perfect way to round out a meal on the grill. Easily cooked right alongside your chicken, steak or veggie burgers, these potatoes make for a delicious and satisfying side dish.
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Baby Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette and Parmesan
A simple, healthy, tangy salad elevated with flavorful Parmesan. Just 9 ingredients and 5 minutes to fresh salad perfection.
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Smoked Baked Beans Recipe
All the amazingness that comes with baked beans, only smokier. Smoky, sweet, a little zesty and just so easy and delicious.
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Brisket Burnt Ends Recipe
Enjoy the mouthwatering flavor of brisket burnt ends - the perfect party appetizer or indulgent snack. All you need is brisket, a smoker, BBQ sauce, brown sugar and time!
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Beef Chili Recipe
An elevated classic chili with ground beef, beans and lots of fresh chili peppers to provide a mix of chili flavors much deeper and more subtle than you can get with just powder. This is comfort food bursting with flavor, richness and color.
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Mains
Hearty and flavorful main dishes to anchor your Memorial Day celebration. To make them even more memorable, don't forget the sauce. Try this sweet & tangy BBQ sauce, quick pickled red onions and herby chimichurri sauce.
Smoked Pork Ribs Recipe
These tender and juicy St. Louis-style pork spareribs are smoked for 3 hours with apple and cherry wood, and they finish cooking wrapped with your favorite BBQ sauce.
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Grilled Lamb Burger Recipe
Satisfying smoky and juicy lamb burgers on the grill topped with caramelized onions, heirloom tomatoes, lettuce and a spicy harissa aioli that is so easy to make.
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Grilled Flap Steak with Shallot-Garlic-Rosemary Marinade
Flap steak (similar to flank or skirt steak) marinated in shallot, garlic and rosemary then grilled to perfection. A low-end cut with high-end flavor.
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BBQ Chicken Thighs
Easy, sweet, sticky caramelized outside, juicy and tender on the inside, and so freakin' delicious. This is how BBQ chicken should taste.
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Smoked Lamb Shoulder Recipe
Slow-smoked lamb shoulder for BBQ pulled lamb is succulent, delicious and needs to be part of your BBQ menu. If you love smoked brisket and if you love pulled pork, you are absolutely going to love this.
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Huli Huli Chicken Recipe
Hawaiian-style marinated and grilled chicken with a sticky-sweet glaze bursting with juicy, mouthwatering flavors of the marinade and the grill.
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Smoked Pork Belly
This 3-hour smoked pork belly is crave-able perfection. Smoky-sweet with a little bit of heat. Crisp it up to eat in sliders, tacos or even on a BLT salad.
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Pulled Pork Sandwich Recipe
BBQ pulled pork sandwiches are so juicy and melt in your mouth when paired with a tangy homemade sauce, a crunchy slaw and your favorite toppings.
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Smoked Salmon Recipe
Step-by-step guide for how to make delicious smoked salmon. Tender, juicy and so flavorful. It starts with an easy dry brine and then smoked for about an hour until it is perfectly cooked through.
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Brats with Caramelized Onions
The best and easiest method for how to cook brats. Only a few ingredients and less than 20 minutes. Perfect every time for an easy weeknight dinner, Sunday supper or an Oktoberfest party.
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Smoked Whole Chicken Recipe
Brined, dry rubbed and applewood smoked with a little kick and sweetness. Making a whole chicken in the smoker is the perfect way to feed a crowd or feast for days on succulent yardbird.
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Bacon-Wrapped Smoked Pork Tenderloin
The pork is smoky, juicy and oh so tender. The glaze is sweet and tangy. The bacon is...bacon.
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Lamb Kabob Recipe
Grilled lamb kabobs marinated for awesome flavor and fast cooking are grilled to perfection and so delicious.
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Brisket Tacos
Now that you have done the hard work of cooking that brisket to perfection, it's time to do the easy part of making some quick and amazingly delicious leftover brisket tacos that will leave you craving more.
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Smoked Brisket Recipe
Pure and simple, melt in your mouth and packed with flavor, this smoked beef brisket is seasoned with salt and pepper, then smoked low and slow with oak.
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Pulled Pork Recipe - 3 Ways
Dry brined overnight and cooked low and slow all day long for the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth pulled pork perfection. Choose your method for making pulled pork and let the adventure begin with your smoker, Crockpot or oven.
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BBQ Chicken
The perfect grilled BBQ chicken that has you going back for "just one more piece" and leaves you with sticky fingers that require a trip to the sink for a proper washing before normal activities can be resumed.
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Pulled Pork Pizza Recipe
Indulge in a uniquely delicious pizza experience with pulled pork pizza. This mouthwatering pizza features tender pulled pork, tangy BBQ sauce, sweet caramelized onions, melty mozzarella cheese and a touch of heat from sliced jalapeños.
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Grilled Salmon Taco Recipe
Super simple spicy-sweet grilled salmon tacos with bright, fresh tomato salsa.
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BBQ Salmon
Seriously quick, easy and so delicious. If you love salmon and you love that sweet and slightly smoky BBQ flavor, you are going to love BBQ salmon.
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Desserts
Sweet and festive desserts to add the perfect finishing touch to your Memorial Day gathering.
Individual Berry Trifle Recipe
Individual portions of layers upon layers of fresh summer berries, lemony whipped cream, pound cake and lemon curd. Berry trifles are a dessert that is so easy to make you will be making it again and again.
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Smoked Apple Crisp Recipe
A delectable apple crisp with a smoky twist is the perfect way to savor the flavors of fall. With a crispy-crunchy topping and tender, flavorful, slightly smoky apples, this sure-fire-hit dessert gets you cooking outside.
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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice cream
A super refreshing and simple-to-make mint chocolate chip ice cream that is silky smooth and just might be the best ice cream you have ever tasted.
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Grilled Peach-Bourbon Ice Cream
A boozy smooth and creamy grilled peach ice cream with a hint of bourbon to balance out the sweetness.
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