Get inspired with these 31 Recipes to Make for May! You’ll find lots of easy dinners featuring fresh ingredients along with some healthy desserts. There’s also lots of Mother’s Day recipe inspiration. And if you’re looking for even more recipes to make for Cinco de Mayo, check out my 20 Healthy Recipes.
May is a fun month with both Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day to celebrate. It’s probably no surprise that we celebrate pretty much every holiday with yummy food, so I wanted to share some recipe inspiration with you too.
You’ll also find lots of easy dinners that feature plenty of fresh fruits and veggies. It’s always so nice to enjoy all the fresh produce coming into the summer months. The first locally grown greens start showing up, along with asparagus and berries too, (for some anyways!).
But if you’re like us and waiting for berries until June sometime, there are some recipes below that make good use of frozen berries too. The concept of ‘seasonal’ definitely varies for all of us depending on where you live. And we’re far enough north that berry season starts at the end of June when so many of you are already moving onto to tomatoes and corn!
With that in mind, I’ve put together 31 recipes for inspiration for everyone. And if you have lots of chilly days ahead of you too, rest assured there are some cozy recipes below too. I always love making my Easy Thai Green Curry this time of year on cold rainy days because it’s full of spring veggies but still cozy and comforting. So I hope you’ll find some delicious recipes below that work with your climate!
Let’s kick off these 31 Recipes to Make for May with some fresh, easy dinners
- In and Out Style Burger Lettuce Wraps
- California Sushi Bowls with Togarashi Mayo
- Tropical Shrimp Skewers
- Vietnamese Chicken Salad
- Sweet Chili Chicken Mango Salad
- Strawberry Chicken Cobb Salad
- Triple Berry & Chicken Spinach Salad
- Fish Taco Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salsa
- Instant Pot Chicken Tinga Lettuce Tacos
- Honey Sriracha Grilled Chicken
Also, we’ve been loving this Garlic Herb Chicken and Asparagus Meal Prep for healthy lunches. But you can also make my meal prep recipes and serve them right away for dinner instead. We’ve also been making these Thai Chicken Meal Prep bowls – so fresh and so good!
Also, I hope you’ll enjoy some of these cozier recipes for those cold late spring/early summer days. Maybe it’s toasty warm where you are, but we just had 3″ of snow not too long ago! And so we often make these recipes that have lots of fresh flavor but are still comforting on chillier days.
- Mango Chicken Curry
- Easy Thai Green Curry
- Honey Dijon Salmon and Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner
- Healthy Chicken Sheet Pan Fajitas
- Thai Basil Chicken Stir Fry
- Honey Mustard Chicken & Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
And of course some breakfast recipe inspiration too
- Asparagus Fontina Frittata
- Western Omelet Waffles
- Grain Free Rawnola Cereal
- Paleo Blueberry Muffins
- Meal Prep Egg Muffins 3 Ways
- Strawberry Banana Green Smoothie
- Paleo Double Chocolate Crepes
- Paleo Strawberries & Cream Crepes
- Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
Some of these breakfast recipes are absolutely perfect for a Mother’s Day breakfast/brunch. And don’t forget to check out the dessert options below as well. My Honey Mustard Chicken and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner or the Salmon & Asparagus one are perfect for the holiday too.
These recipes are especially good if you’re not used to spending time in the kitchen, but still want to make a nice dinner! You might also love my Best Lemon Herb Baked Cod, or my Creamy Tuscan Chicken for simple but stunning dinners as well. And of course, there’s also my Lemon Chicken and Asparagus Sheet Pan dinner which is always a hit.
And we’ll end these 31 Recipes to Make for May with some desserts
- Easy Avocado Chocolate Mousse
- Healthy Chocolate Tart
- Funfetti Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
- Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream
- Paleo Lemon Zucchini Cake
- Mom’s Grain Free No Bake Cheesecake
And it looks like I went overboard again with 36 recipes instead of 31! But there’s just so much goodness to share right now with so many fresh ingredients coming into season. Also, be sure to check out the recipe index for all of my seasonal recipes posts. Or head on over to my 30 Recipes to Make for June.
So I hope you enjoy some of these over the next month or two, especially all the asparagus and berries coming in right now. And if you get a chance to make any of these recipes, I hope you’ll leave me a comment. I love hearing from you here!