The Best MAK Memorial Day Recipes: Mains, Desserts, Appetizers, and Drinks

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The Best MAK Memorial Day Recipes: Mains, Desserts, Appetizers, and Drinks

The Best Memorial Day Recipes for wild game, main dishes, desserts, appetizers, and drinks. This is everything you need for your patriotic backyard BBQ.

There’s nothing like a patriotic backyard BBQ or picnic! Try one of these recipes to impress your guests and up your entertaining game! There’s a reason they’re the best Memorial Day recipes ever.

Let’s get it started with the most epic wild game burgers EVER

Venison Burgers

Elk Burgers

juicy elk burgers with lettuce, tomato and cheese cut in half on a wood and slate board with a white background

How To Smoke Chicken Thighs

Classic Lattice Crust Apple Pie

a smoked chicken thigh on a plate on a white background. An orange half, red pepper flakes and a platter of chicken thighs are visible

a lattice apple pie being made on a white background, unbaked

Venison Steak

Venison Tacos

sliced venison steak on a black plate with a napkin

ground venison tacos on a blue and white plate

Grapefruit Thyme Rosemary Cocktail

Smoked Venison Brisket

grapefruit cocktail with a grapefruit slice, a shaker cap, herbs on a white background

Traeger Chicken Thighs

Traeger Salmon

traeger grilled chicken thighs on a white rectangular plate

traeger smoked salmon with a sweet and spicy glaze on a blue plate and a lime

Paleo BBQ Sauce

Paleo Blueberry Tart

paleo BBQ sauce in a glass jar with a cream linen on a white background with a silver spoon

a slice of paleo blueberry tart on a white background

Hot Honey Chicken Thighs

Lemon Cream Pie

Crunchy and buttery graham cracker crust is filled with tart lemon filling and topped with fresh, lemon cream. A perfect, refreshing dessert.

Venison Taco Dip

Red Pepper Jelly Ham Sliders

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie

Smoked Venison Tenderloin

Whole30 Chicken Satay Skewers

Black Raspberry Pie

Jalapeno Paloma

Paleo Party Platter

Paleo Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Blackberry Hibiscus Lemonade

This post was originally published in May 2019 and was updated May 2022

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