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Home | Recipes | Easy 5 Ingredient Recipes | Page 2

Easy 5 Ingredient Recipes

Looking for quick and easy recipes that require only a handful of ingredients? Our collection of easy 5 ingredient recipes are sure to impress! Whether you’re looking for a simple dessert or a vegan main course, we’ve got you covered.

These recipes are perfect for busy weeknights, and they’re so easy that even novice cooks can master them. With simple recipes, including peppery cheese straws, a classic one-pot spaghetti with meat sauce, and a delicious icebox cake made with condensed milk and whipped cream, you are sure to find new staples for your arsenal.

A white plate with prosciutto-wrapped chicken with asparagus on the site
A plate of porcini beef ragu

Porcini Beef Ragu

1 hr

a woman's hands lifting ginger-scallion fish fillets from a baking sheet

Ginger-Scallion Fish Fillets

30 mins

A white plate with prosciutto-wrapped chicken with asparagus on the site

Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken with Asparagus

40 mins

A pan of skillet tortellini with sausage and cherry tomatoes sprinkled with chopped basil

Skillet Tortellini with Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes

30 mins

A bowl of creamy pork and egg noodles

Creamy Pork and Egg Noodles

40 mins

Eleven barley thumbprint cookies on parchment

Barley Thumbprint Cookies

1 hr

No-bake snowballs on a counter

No-Bake Snowballs

10 mins

Roasted pear with honey and rosemary on sourdough, on a marble slab tray, beside a jar of honey, a spoon, and sprigs of rosemary.

Roasted Pear with Honey and Rosemary

30 mins

Easy shortbread cookies cooling on a wire rack, beside a rolling pin and a large shortbread petticoat.

Easy Shortbread Cookies

1 hr 45 mins

Jim Lahey no-knead olive bread with three slices cut, sitting on a wooden cutting board with a napkin, a bread knife, and a pile of sliced green olives.

Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Olive Bread

15 hrs 15 mins

Raspberry vodka lime soda in a pitcher with a large spoon, beside two full glasses, one empty glass, and and a dish of raspberries.

Raspberry Vodka and Lime Soda

10 mins

Rosemary buns with olive oil on two plates, all sprinkled with rosemary and sea salt.

Rosemary Buns with Olive Oil

16 hrs

Adobo seasoning in a small bowl with a wooden spoon full of seasoning.

Adobo Seasoning

5 mins

Hot artichoke dip in a white pottery bowl with a serving spoon, beside a bowl of toasted bread.

Hot Artichoke Dip

20 mins

Portuguese smashed potatoes covered with minced garlic, olive oil, and salt, on a blue pottery plate.

Portuguese Smashed Potatoes ~ Batatas à Murro

1 hr 15 mins

One-bowl blueberry buckle in a metal loaf pan cooling on a wire rack, with a pink bowl filled with buckle and a scoop of ice cream.

One-Bowl Blueberry Buckle

1 hr 15 mins

A bowl of cinnamon butter on a white plate with two slices of toast and a knife beside it.

Cinnamon Butter

5 mins

An apple and celery salad in a creamy dressing, garnished with mint leaves in a yellow scalloped bowl.

Apple and Celery Salad

15 mins

A coupe glass filled with a revolver cocktail, garnished with orange peel.

The Revolver Cocktail

5 mins

A baking sheet lined with parchment filled with 10 long, thin crispy cheese sticks.

Crispy Cheese Sticks

5 hrs

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