16 Delicious 5-Ingredient Dinners You Can Make in Minutes
Cooking delicious dinners doesn’t have to be complicated. These 16 recipes use just five ingredients or less, making them perfect for busy nights or last-minute meals. Each dish is simple to prepare but packed with flavor, proving that minimal effort can still mean maximum taste. With these easy recipes, you can enjoy homemade dinners in minutes without the stress.
Italian Sausage Bake
This Italian sausage bake is an easy family casserole dinner made with pasta, spaghetti sauce, Italian sausage links, cheese, and basil! With only 5 ingredients, it’s a super meal to put together quickly and still serve up hearty comfort food that everyone will enjoy! It will definitely be added to your weekly dinner rotation!
Pepperoni Pizza Casserole
Pepperoni pizza casserole with pasta and cheese is the perfect, easy casserole dish for busy weeknights that the whole family will love! This recipe only requires a few simple ingredients like egg noodles, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese! You can add your favorite pizza toppings to customize the pasta dinner as your favorite pizza!
Honey Miso Glazed Salmon
This Honey Miso Glazed Salmon is tender, flaky, light and bursting with flavor! With only 4 ingredients, this baked salmon recipe cooks in one pan and in about 15 minutes!
Easy Mexican Ravioli Lasagna
This ultra-easy Mexican Lasagna brilliantly uses ravioli to create delicious layers. It’s awesome for busy nights, since you don’t need to thaw the ravioli first – you just layer and go (and can even assemble the casserole entirely ahead of time)!
15 Minute Pan Seared Salmon
Simple 15 minute Pan Seared Salmon is flaky, juicy, and absolutely delicious! It is extremely easy to make. Just lightly dust each fillet in seasoned flour, and then pan-fry it to crispy perfection. With only 5 ingredients, this healthy fish recipe is perfect for a no-fuss weeknight meal, or on the weekend when you’re in a hurry but still want to eat well!
Asian Baked Chicken Wings
These Asian Chicken Wings will satisfy your wing craving & your appetite. Coated with an Asian spice then baked, not fried, until they’re nice and crispy. Then they’re tossed in a spicy Asian glaze for the perfect finishing touch. No one will ever guess these weren’t deep fried ’cause they’re so delicious!
Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole
This Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole requires just 5 ingredients and no boiling the pasta first! With minimal prep, you will have a hearty and cheese pasta and meatball bake the whole family will love.
Spaghetti Alla Siciliana
This authentic Sicilian spaghetti recipe is so easy and it takes only 5 ingredients to make it! Spaghetti Siciliana is a fiery mix of hot pasta mixed with lots of garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, chillies and olive oil. Simple and gorgeous!
Creamy Crockpot Italian Chicken
Creamy Crockpot Italian Chicken is a dump-and-go weeknight winner where you just add everything to your slow cooker, set it on low, and dinner will be ready and waiting a few hours later! We’re talking about only 5 ingredients and less than 10 minutes of effort for tender shredded chicken in a savory, creamy sauce that will have the whole family laying claim to leftovers the next day.
Keto Eggplant Parmesan – Only 5 Ingredients!
Looking for a vegetarian keto dinner that won’t break the carb budget? This 5 ingredient keto eggplant parmesan is packed with my favorite low carb marinara sauce and ooey gooey cheese!
Easy Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Honey Soy)
These Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks are seasoned with a simple honey soy marinade made with only 5 ingredients, then baked until golden brown perfection. This easy chicken recipe turns boring chicken legs into a scrumptious dinner masterpiece! A crowd pleasing, kid-friendly meal!
Cheesy Tortellini Casserole with Spinach
This cheap & cheesy Tortellini Casserole is a weeknight favorite done in 25 minutes with just 5 ingredients but lots of flavor. Just boil the tortellini halfway, then dump, bake and serve! It also heats up really well for delicious leftovers!
Baked Cod with Cajun Garlic Butter (Easy 15 Min Meal)
White cod fillet smothered in flavorful Cajun butter and baked until perfectly flaky. This delicious and healthy Baked Cod Recipe is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes. The perfect quick meal for busy weekdays.
Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken
Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken – a perfect weeknight meal full of flavor and a sweet brown sugar coating. It comes together in under 30 minutes with only 5 ingredients.
Tofu Steak
This tofu steak recipe requires only 5 ingredients and is ready in under 30 minutes! Firm tofu is fried until golden brown before being coated in a quick and easy teriyaki sauce. It’s packed with savory-sweet flavors everyone will love, even the skeptics!
Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers
These Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers are perfect for an easy weeknight meal! They only call for 5 ingredients, are packed with flavor, and best of all, they’re low carb and healthy. Plus, they’re perfect for feeding a large crowd.
