May Meal Plan

Your May Monthly Meal Plan includes 31 dinner ideas, family-friendly meals, and even homemade desserts for the season.

May brings warmer weather, Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby, and Mother’s Day. We enjoy celebrating with food and fun.

I have been writing and using meal plans for many years. I find it is the best way to not only manage the grocery budget but also to answer the age-old question, ‘What’s for dinner tonight? Feel free to download my Meal Planner Set if you want to learn how to meal plan for your home.

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Special Days in May

Kentucky Derby Recipe Ideas

• Chocolate Pecan Pie (no Bourbon)
• Candied Pecans
• Pulled Pork Easy Crockpot Recipe
• Deviled Eggs
• Biscuits
• Sweet Tea
• Pimento cheese
• Grits

Cinco de Mayo recipe ideas

The first 5 recipes in the May Meal plan are Mexican dishes for Cinco de Mayo

May 8th is National Have a Coke Day

Make yourself a good old-fashioned Coke float as a treat

May 10th is Mother’s Day

See our Mother’s Day Brunch recipes

May 16th National BBQ Day

• Easy Oven BBQ Ribs Recipe
• Best Ever BBQ Baked Beans
• 3 Ingredient Crockpot BBQ Chicken Wings recipe
• Baked BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters recipe
• Easy Crockpot Pulled Pork Butt recipe

May 25th is Memorial Day

Visit my Patriotic page for recipes and fun ideas to celebrate.

May Meal Plan

31 weeknight dinner ideas for May. Recipe links included.

1. Mexican Three-Meat House Special Copycat Recipe
2. Beef and Bean Burritos
3. Baked Chicken and Cheese Quesadillas Recipe
4. Meatless Taco Salad Recipe
5. Easy Crockpot Taco Soup With Black Beans Recipe (Video)
6. Air Fryer Cheesy Chicken Tenders
7. Crockpot 3 Ingredient Meatballs
8. Crockpot Cube Steak and Mushroom Gravy
9. Olive Garden Copycat Salad with breadsticks
10. Chicken Parmigiana made from scratch
11. Grilled Bacon Pimento Cheese with Pepper Jelly Sandwich
12. Chicken Bacon Ranch Wraps (Instant Pot or Skillet)
13. Gluten Free Minestrone Soup
14. Chili Cheese Tater Tots
15. Crockpot Deep Dish Pepperoni Pizza
16. 15 Bean Soup Recipe
17. Southern BBQ Baked Beans (w/ground beef)
18. Classic Caesar Salad
19. Texas Toast Sloppy Joes
20. Crockpot Lemon Pepper Wings
21. Homemade Vegetable Soup
22. Chicken Cordon Bleu
23. Easy Chopped Steak and Mushroom Gravy
24. Crockpot Maple Glazed Apple Pork Chops (3 ingredients)
25. Classic Meatloaf with Saltines and Glaze
26. Homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe
27. Peach Mango Salsa & Grilled Pork Chops
28. Crockpot Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
29. Bacon-Wrapped Herb Butter Pork Loin recipe
30. Parmesan Italian Crusted Salmon
31. Rosemary and Pecan Crusted Pork Chops
32. Shrimp Fried Rice (you can substitute chicken)
33. Slow Cooker Southwestern Breakfast Casserole

Homemade Sauce Recipes

• Easy Guacamole Recipe
• 5 Ingredient Steak Marinade recipe
• Fresh Homemade Salsa Recipe
• Quick Pickled Jalapenos Recipe
• Sweet Peach Mango Salsa

Homemade Desserts To Make in May

• Honey Bun Bundt Cake Recipe
• Crockpot Strawberry Brownies
• Orange Blossom Bundt Cake Recipe
• Pineapple Angel Food Cake Easy Recipe
• Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe
• Classic Strawberry Shortcake Recipe