Memorial Day Main Dishes

Memorial Day main dish recipes are family-friendly, fit for a cookout, and feed a crowd. Think of fried chicken, pulled pork, grilled shrimp, or grilled ribs, and browse trusted recipes here.

close up view of Southern BBQ Chicken drumsticks on a white platter with white rice

Best BBQ Chicken

close up on two slow cooker Texas pulled pork sandwiches resting on a cutting board

Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

an overhead view of baked BBQ baby back ribs partially sliced on a cutting board with a ramekin of BBQ sauce nearby.

Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs

Grilled chicken burger with lettuce, pickles, and mustard, served with fries.

Best Turkey Burgers

closeup of Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs cut into servings on a platter

Prize-Winning Baby Back Ribs

A hamburger served on a bun with fried onions, lettuce, and tomato, served with potato chips

Best Hamburger Ever

close up view of Beer Brats with onions in a cast iron skillet

Dave's low country boil with corn, shrimp, crabs, corn, and sausage served over newspaper

Dave's Low Country Boil

Two salmon fillets on cedar planks, topped with sliced green onions and sliced lemon

Cedar Planked Salmon

A platter of spicy grilled shrimp served with lemon wedges

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

high angle looking at a plate of golden brown, crispy fried chicken

Crispy Fried Chicken

high angle view of saucy BBQ ribs served in a white baking dish

Simple BBQ Ribs

An overview view of a Louisiana Crawfish boil, served on newspapers with lemon and beer

Louisiana Crawfish Boil

high angle looking at a sliced grilled tri-tip resting on a cutting board

Grilled Tri-Tip

close up view of Baby Back Ribs with sauce on a grill

looking at a few golden-brown southern-style buttermilk fried chicken on a plate

Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Greek chicken on white plate with twigs of rosemary and half a lemon

Better than Best Fried Chicken

Millie Pasquinelli's Fried Chicken

high angle looking at two barbecue chickens with a side of corn

Chef John's Barbecue Chicken

close up view of Cornell Chicken on a white plate

Cornell Chicken

Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs

Looking into a venison bacon burger, topped with lettuce, tomato and onion, sandwiched between a brioche bun.

Venison Bacon Burgers

A platter of firecracker fried chicken drumsticks, served with two glasses of beer

Firecracker Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Not-Your-Everyday Smoked Pork Spare Ribs

Slow Roasted BBQ Beef Roast

looking at grilled garlic and herb shrimp on skewers with a lemon wedge on a platter

Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp

Crab legs served on a platter with a bowl of butter on the side.

The World's Greatest Crab Recipe

Grilled Cornish Game Hens

A plate of grilled lemon yogurt chicken, served with a lemon wedge

Grilled Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken

Jamaican jerk chicken on skewers on white platter

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

looking down at a plate of souvlaki with a side of rice

close up view of a Blue Cheese Burger on a bun with a tomato slice, lettuce, red onions, and ketchup, served with a pickle and chips

Blue Cheese Burgers

close up view of Calico Bean Casserole garnished with fresh herbs in a baking dish

Calico Bean Casserole

side view of shredded beef sandwiches with pepperoncini

Pepperoncini Beef

close up view of Chicken Kabobs with peppers and pineapple on a grill

closeup of grilled mushroom swiss burger

Grilled Mushroom Swiss Burgers

A cutting board with a half-shredded smoked pork butt

Smoked Pork Butt

close up view of grilled chicken fillets in a white bowl

Unbelievable Chicken

looking down at grilled baby back ribs with some cut

Scott Hibb's Amazing Whisky Grilled Baby Back Ribs

close up view of kabobs with pineapple on skewers

Hawaiian Chicken Pineapple Kabobs

beautifully grilled skewers

BBQ Teriyaki Pork Kabobs

closeup of Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ on a burger bun with a rich-looking barbecue sauce

Chef John's Pulled Pork BBQ

Slow cooker cowboy beans in a white bowl with a spoon.

Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans

close up view of a BBQ Pork for Sandwich on a white plate, served with coleslaw

BBQ Pork for Sandwiches

A Juicy Lucy burger, cut in half with melted cheese in the beef patty, served with french fries

Juicy Lucy Burgers

Slow-Cooker Barbecue Ribs

hot dog-shaped burger on bun with cheese and ketchup on plate

All-American Burger Dog

Grilled chicken skewers on hoagie rolls with sauce

Grilled Chicken Spiedies

Key West Chicken

close up view of Southern Fried Chicken in a blue baking dish on top of paper towels

Crispy Southern Fried Chicken

The Juiciest Hamburgers Ever

close up view of Texas Pork Ribs with sauce on a plate

Texas Pork Ribs

sliced flank steak topped with caramelized onion and chopped cilantro, garnished with lime wedges

Chef John's Grilled Mojo Beef

Barbequed Steelhead Trout

Sensational Steak Kabobs

close up view of Grilled Margarita Chicken with a lime slice, with salad and chicken on a skewer

Best Grilled Margarita Chicken... Ever!

Firecracker Grilled Alaska Salmon

close up view of Jalapeno-Garlic-Onion Cheeseburger with peppers on a white plate

Jalapeno-Garlic-Onion Cheeseburgers

a piece of Chef John's Grilled Greek Chicken on a plate with cucumber, tomatoes and red onion salad and a dollop of spiced yogurt in the background

Grilled Greek Chicken

Partially sliced smoked brisket on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Yeah, I-Lived-in-Texas, Smoked Brisket

Grilled Salmon Sandwich with Dill Sauce

close up view of Pesto Turkey Burgers served with potato chips on a plate

Pesto Turkey Burgers

close up view of a fillet of Honey-Ginger Grilled Salmon garnished with a slice of lemon and salad in the background on a green plate

Honey-Ginger Grilled Salmon

close up view of Bistecca alla Fiorentina with a red pepper sliced and fresh herbs on a colorful plate

Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Tuscan Porterhouse)

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