10 Most Savings May Dinner Recipes

From flavorful pastas to easy meal meals to the season’s first grill recipe, these are the dinner recipes our readers are saving the most this May!

May is one of my favorite months to cook. It’s a delicious mash-up of spring and summer. Vegetables like asparagus, peas, fresh herbs, and radishes abound at farmer’s markets, along with tomatoes and pumpkin. We sometimes have chilly nights, and a cozy bowl of asparagus soup might be just the thing. But Memorial Day weekend kicks off grilling season, ushering in months of cooking, picnics and generally eating outside as often as possible.

Our most-saving May dinner recipes reflect all of this. This month, readers loved our produce-filled weeknight meals, including pasta primavera, salad pizza, grill-ready veggie burgers, and picnic-perfect wraps. If you need some dinner ideas this weekend or next week, check it out and save your favorites to your personalized recipe box!

10 Most Savings May Dinner Recipes

Lemon Orzo

This One Pot Lemon Orzo is quickly becoming a reader favorite dinner, and it’s also one of my new favorite dishes. The recipe calls for peas, but you can add any type of green vegetable. For example, I like to use chopped asparagus or spinach. I also often add chickpeas for a good protein boost. If you have children: My son Ollie loves this piece and several readers have shared that it has been a hit with their kids too.

Easy Vegetable Stir-fry

5-Minute Stir-fry Sauce adds sweet and savory flavor to this colorful stir-fry dish. It’s no surprise that this is one of my most saved May dinner recipes, as it’s a great way to use spring vegetables like peas, carrots, green onions, and mushrooms. I think asparagus and turnips would be delicious here too! For an extra protein, feel free to add some grilled tofu or tempeh and serve with rice.

pasta with vegetables

This 30-minute pasta is almost May on your plate! It’s full of late spring and early summer vegetables like asparagus, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, peas, and onions. A little fresh tarragon, basil, and pecorino cheese add an unexpected depth of flavor to this simple recipe.

Asparagus Soup

I first shared this asparagus soup recipe in 2019, then tested and updated it again this spring. I love the updated version, and I’m so glad so many people created (saved) and loved it! A delicious and comforting recipe for cool spring nights. Leeks add a rich, onion-like flavor, and the mix of asparagus and peas makes it lightly creamy. If you want to make it creamier, try adding heavy cream at the last minute of cooking.

Best Shakshuka

This Middle Eastern and North African dish is traditionally served for breakfast, but it also makes a great one-dish dinner. The eggs are poached directly in a spicy tomato and pepper sauce. It’s filling, delicious, and pretty quick. Don’t forget the pita for serving!

caesar wrap

Clearly, Love & Lemons readers love Caesar salad. Because as soon as I shared this wrap this spring, many of you saved it. Filled with creamy avocado, chickpeas and crunchy greens, this is a great lunch or light dinner for spring and summer. Homemade dressing adds a rich, tangy Caesar flavor. Choose from our traditional mayonnaise-based Caesar dressing or our creamy cashew vegan Caesar dressing!

Sesame soba

This Month’s Cooking Club Featured 20-Minute Noodle Salad is tossed in a light sesame dressing and features spring greens like avocado, radishes, and peas. It’s endlessly customizable, so feel free to make it your own. For a picnic last week, I skipped the avocado and added some cucumber and chili crunch. L&L readers have added basil, cilantro, mushrooms, tofu, and more!

Easy Black Bean Burger

These smoky, delicious patties are the easiest vegetarian burgers you can make from scratch! They come together in one bowl in 20 minutes and are cooked to perfection on the grill. I made this for a Memorial Day cookout and it will be on the barbecue menu all summer long. Serve with homemade chipotle sauce and all the ingredients.

salad pizza

This recipe is literally a salad on top of pizza! I top my crispy, cheesy pizza crust with a flavorful combination of arugula, radicchio, pepperoncini, red onion, and Parmesan cheese. Red wine vinaigrette adds nice acidity to the rich crust and cheese. Fresh and fun, this is my favorite homemade pizza that I want to make all spring and summer.

falafel

Falafel wraps filled with fresh herbs, crunchy vegetables, and pickled onions are one of my favorite spring dinners. Judging by how many people saved this recipe in May of this year, we think you’ll feel the same way! Crispy falafel balls baked instead of fried are filled with parsley and cilantro to add a fresh taste. Great for meal prep. Cook a batch over the weekend and then freeze it until you’re ready to use it. Just warm it up a little in the air fryer or oven and eat it!

Do you have a favorite dinner recipe saved from May? Let us know by leaving a comment below!