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Home | Recipes | Easy 5 Ingredient Recipes

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.

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Classic shrimp scampi on a white plate with large pink shrimp in garlic butter sauce, garnished with parsley. A silver fork rests on the side, with a lemon half nearby and golden sauce pooling at the bottom for dipping.

Classic Shrimp Scampi

20 mins

A partially sliced boneless leg of lamb on a platter with rosemary sprigs around it.

Slow Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb

1 hr 50 mins

Chocolate frosting on a wire mixer whisk.

Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting

10 mins

An enamel bowl filled with mashed potatoes, topped with black pepper and lemon zest.

Ina Garten’s Mashed Potatoes with Lemon

40 mins

A person pouring Cheddar cheese sauce from a jar into a shallow bowl.

Cheddar Cheese Sauce

15 mins

An open-faced egg salad sandwich topped with minced chives on a white plate with a bowl of salad and a dish of salt and pepper nearby.

Egg Salad Without Mayo

45 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 jar of garlic confit with loose garlic cloves and husks nearby.

Garlic Confit

1 hr

A crimped pie crust in a pie plate.

Food Processor Pie Crust

2 hrs 10 mins

Three pieces of roasted bone marrow sprinkled with salt in a metal roasting pan.

Roasted Bone Marrow

12 hrs 30 mins

Cheese straws on a wooden oval platter on a blue and white tiled background.

Peppery Cheese Straws

35 mins

A sliced beef tenderloin on a white platter with sprigs of parsley.

Beef Tenderloin Roast with Shawarma Spice Rub

4 hrs 35 mins

A stack of Scottish shortbread wedges on a plate with cups of tea nearby.

Scottish Shortbread

1 hr 25 mins

A Ball jar filled with chive blossom vinegar and the blossoms. In front, some blooming chives.

Chive Blossom Vinegar

5 mins

A pot of spaghetti and meat sauce with tongs in it and two bowls of spaghetti and meat sauce with forks.

One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

30 mins

A wine glass filled with ice, amber liquid, a little foam on top, and an apple fan garnish.

Caramel Apple Spritz

5 mins

Two Parmesan-crusted grilled cheese with jalapeños on a white cutting board, one cut in half, with a knife lying beside them.

Parmesan-Crusted Grilled Cheese with Jalapeños

25 mins

A slice of icebox cake with condensed milk whipped cream and sprinkles with the rest of the cake in the background.

Icebox Cake with Condensed Milk Whipped Cream

7 hrs 20 mins

Two pieces of maple smoked grilled salmon on a white plate with a fork and knife on the side.

Maple Smoked Grilled Salmon

1 hr

A green bowl filled with air fryer shoestring fries with a person picking some out of it.

Air Fryer Shoestring Fries

35 mins

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