Food

31 Flexible May Dinner Ideas to Make with What You Have

Chicken, meet sheet pan

Katherine Gillen

By Katherine Gillen

Updated Apr 28, 2025

Additional reporting by
Taryn Pire
may dinner recipes: crispy chicken thighs over vinegar beans
Former Senior Food Editor

Katherine Gillen

Former Senior Food Editor

  • Headed PureWow’s food vertical
  • Contributed original reporting, recipes and food styling
  • Studied English Literature at the University of Notre Dame and Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education

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