10 Superstar Recipes with Five Ingredients or Less

Asparagus and chicken with slices of lemon on it.

5 Ingredient Lemon Chicken with Asparagus

Juicy, pan-fried chicken with peppery lemon flavors and tender bites of asparagus with a honey butter sauce. A bright and fresh 5 ingredient dinner on the table in 20 minutes!

chicken, lemons, asparagus, honey, parsley

Creamy elbow macaroni and cheese in a white bowl.

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Made with just 5 real food ingredients. This is SO MUCH BETTER (and easier) than any mac and cheese I’ve ever had! Unreal.

pasta, butter, whole milk, shredded cheese

Spicy pork covered in sauce, wilted spinach, and carrots with white rice.

5 Ingredient Spicy Pork

A fancy-feeling dinner recipe that actually comes together in snap. Serve it in bowls, stir-fry it with some veggies, or add it to burritos!

pork tenderloin, soy sauce, hot chili paste, ginger, brown sugar

Saucy cauliflower gnocchi sprinkled with red chili flakes.

Homemade Cauliflower Gnocchi

Three-Ingredient cauliflower gnocchi that is pillowy, crispy, and pairs perfectly with just about any sauce you’ve got. Easy, healthy-ish, and seriously delicious!

cauliflower florets, flour, salt

Juicy Lucy style burger on a plate.

Juicy Lucy

A delicious hamburger stuffed with molten, bubbly, waterfalling cheese, all piled on a buttery toasted bun with all the fixings. The BEST.

ground beef, American cheese, brioche buns

Rotini noodles with vegan vodka sauce in a pan with a wooden spoon.

5 Ingredient Vegan Vodka Pasta

A creamy, tangy, luscious, and SUPER easy take on vodka pasta – and vegan!

rotini noodles, vodka, coconut milk, tomato paste

Green Curry in bowl with spoon.

5 Ingredient Green Curry

Packed with tons of veggies, an easy green curry sauce, and finished with golden raisins and cilantro.

tofu, sweet potatoes, green curry paste, coconut milk, broccoli florets

Spicy Carrot Soup in pot with wooden spoon.

Spicy Instant Pot Carrot Soup

Curry-like spicy carrot soup made with 7 easy ingredients – in the Instant Pot if you want. Extremely smooth and velvety, and bonus: it’s super healthy.

carrots, coconut milk, peanut butter, red curry paste

Cauliflower Walnut Vegetarian Taco Meat on a sheet pan with a wooden spoon.

Cauliflower Walnut Vegetarian Taco Meat

This vegetarian taco meat is made with cauliflower, walnuts, and chipotle peppers. It’s so easy: just mix and bake. Meatless miracle!

cauliflower florets, walnuts, chipotles in adobo sauce, chili powder, cumin

Baked Falafel on a sheet pan.

Simple 5 Ingredient Baked Falafel

Easy baked falafel at home in 30 minutes WITHOUT deep frying! Features lentils, herbs, garlic, lemon juice. Use in salads, sandwiches, healthy recipes.

lentils, cilantro, parsley, jalapeño, lemon, flour

One More Thing!

Looking for even more short-ingredient-list superheros? Check out a list of all of our 5 ingredient recipes!

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