Easy Spring Recipes For A Crowd

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There are so many tasty spring recipes for a crowd to make… like healthy salads, chicken dishes, and grilling recipes, too. With fresh produce in abundance, it’s easy to find ingredients for delicious seasonal spring dishes. Let’s see what you can make…

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Why Spring recipes are so great

Fresh produce is in abundance (think: herbs, asparagus, strawberries).
With the warmer temperatures, you can make more outdoor meals.
Farmers markets are in full swing.
Spring is a great time to meal prep lighter food and healthier options.

See Mother’s Day brunch ideas…

Spring vegetable recipes

With the sunshine and the rain, there are a ton of Spring vegetarian recipes to try with fresh, delicious produce…

Spring onion recipes

Here’s a great spring recipe for a crowd that you can serve as an appetizer…

Green Spring Onion Dip With Greek Yogurt on a vegetable platter

Hands down, you have to try this green onion dip.

It’s made in 15-20 minutes with Greek yogurt (substitute sour cream), jalapeños, and scallions.

Serve it for dipping with veggies, as a green onion chip dip, or as a sauce.

Roasted fava beans

This is a vegetable available during the Spring that is fun to use in a variety of dishes…

When it comes to healthy spring recipes, fava beans are a great choice.

They are available late-spring.

Spring herbs for cooking

Fresh herbs, like mint and thyme, are in season and perfect for adding flavor to your dishes.

Buy fresh herbs each week and experiment by adding them to dishes like:

egg salad sandwiches
stir frys
pasta dishes
potato side dishes

Spring salad recipes

Lighter meals are easier to make in the warmer weather, such as salads and sandwiches.

Spring Salad Recipe With Fruit Walnuts and Basil Dressing

Try this strawberry feta salad once juicy berries pop up at the farmers market.

It’s a great spring salad recipe because it’s light, yet crunchy and satisfying.

You can also try a spring pasta salad recipe.

Also see these summer salad ideas…

Spring grilling recipes

Spring chicken recipes for the grill

Traeger Grills Smoker recipe for Spring — This is the Sip Bite Go recipe for Traeger butterflied chicken drumsticks, smoked to perfection.

There are so many simple spring recipes with chicken that you can make, here are some favorites:

Traeger butterflied chicken drumsticks
Smoked chicken breast
Grilled chicken wings (great for long weekend party appetizers)

Grilled pizza for spring

Here’s a great grilled pizza to feed a crowd for Memorial Day weekend or another BBQ get together…

Cheeseburger pizza grilling recipe for Spring

It’s cheeseburger pizza – grill or bake it in the oven.

Spring dinner recipes

Using seasonal ingredients for dinner recipes in spring leaves you with lots of wiggle room, because you can make light meals like dinner salads, to comfort foods like casseroles to Spring soup recipes and pot pies.

Here are some recipes that can easily be scaled up to feed a crowd for a Spring dinner party or Easter holiday get together.

Check out these Funfetti Easter cupcakes and Easter bunny pancakes…

Spring pasta recipe

When it comes to pasta recipes made with Spring ingredients, nothing is more inviting than this…

See how to make spinach pesto lasagna – you can use regular or gluten free noodles.

More easy spring dinner ideas

Try easy crock pot recipes like this BBQ chicken drumsticks dish if you need to feed a crowd at a potluck.
Check out this healthy smoked salmon.

Spring dessert recipes

When it comes to recipes for Spring baking, there are many reasons to get out fancy KitchenAid attachments and get creative in the kitchen.

Soon, I’ll be sharing spring cookie recipes, cake recipes, and more treats with seasonal ingredients like strawberries.

Spring cocktail recipes

If you’re looking for fancy spring cocktail ideas, with in-season ingredients, here are some options:

Cucumber Dream – a blend of fresh cucumber, vodka, lime juice, simple syrup.
Lavender Breeze – a gin cocktail with lavender syrup, fresh lemon juice, and a splash of sparkling water.
Basil Berry Punch – grab some fancy berry liqueur and muddle it with fresh basil leaves, top with vodka, and fill the cup with cranberry juice.
It’s always a good season to make smoked limes for margaritas… right?