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Home | Recipes | Easy 5 Ingredient Recipes | Page 12

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
Two white bowls filled with porridge; one topped with blueberries and the other with figs and almonds.

Brown Rice and Quinoa Porridge

1 hr 30 mins

a roll of butter flecked with minced parsley

Parsley Butter

5 mins

A layer of assorted nuts and rosemary sprigs on a sheet of parchment paper resting in a sheet pan

Candied Spiced Nuts

1 hr

An iron plate with a pile of sautéed romaine lettuce topped with toasted pine nuts

Sautéed Romaine with Pine Nuts and Lemon

15 mins

Star-shaped cookies on a piece of parchment paper.

Chinese Five-Spice Cookies

1 hr 40 mins

A baking dish filled with mashed potatoes that are sprinkled with black pepper

Black Pepper Mashed Potatoes

30 mins

Bourbon sweet potatoes in a white oval baking dish, sitting on a white and blue tea towel.

Bourbon Sweet Potatoes

1 hr

A bowls of green beans gremolata with a small dish of gremolata on the side.

Green Beans Gremolata

15 mins

Four halves of butternut brown butter winter squash on a rimmed baking sheet.

Brown Butter Winter Squash

40 mins

A small jam jar filled with Meyer lemon marmalade. Resting on top is a knife with a dollop of marmalade on top.

Meyer Lemon Marmalade

1 hr 30 mins

A platter with cubed pumpkin cooked slowly in sugar syrup topped with walnuts.

Turkish Pumpkin with Walnuts ~ Kabak Tatlisi

2 hrs 15 mins

A white enamel pot filled with chai spiced apple cider and two cinnamon sticks.

Chai Spiced Apple Cider

10 mins

A mug lying on its side in a bin of cajun spice mix

Cajun Spice Mix

5 mins

A log of ramp butter on a wooden board with a few slices cut from it.

Ramp Butter

10 mins

A Dutch oven filled with a cherry tomato confit of Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, oil, and fresh basil leaves.

Cherry Tomato Confit

1 hr 15 mins

Five ears of grilled corn on the cob with chipotle butter on a white wooden board.

Grilled Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Butter

1 hr

6 Squash Blossom Quesadillas gently laying on a white serving platter.

Squash Blossom Quesadillas

25 mins

Boulevardier Cocktail.

Boulevardier Cocktail

5 mins

A white plate white 2 pieces of fish, one sliced and one whole with crisp skin attached. Garnished with slices of lemon, lime, and parsley.

Pan-Seared Fish Fillet

15 mins

A person slicing a dry-rubbed tri tip on a wooden board.

Dry-Rubbed Tri-Tip

4 hrs

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