50 Five Ingredient Dinner Recipes
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50 fantastic dinner ideas that only call for 5 ingredients! You know you can handle a recipe that only has 5 ingredients! Quick, Easy and Satisfying Dinner Recipes!
Picture this: It’s five o’clock in the evening. You’ve had a busy, hectic day. The kids are whining because they are hungry, and you just don’t want to bother with a dinner recipe that calls for 25 ingredients. Sound familiar?
If you are anything like me, sometimes I just cringe when I see a long recipe with a ton of ingredients. Sometimes my brain is so frazzled that I just can’t wrap my head around an ingredient list that is as long as my arm.
If you can identify with my dinner woes than I have just the thing for you! Here are 50 fantastic dinner recipes that only call for 5 ingredients (besides salt and pepper). I know right? I mean, even on my most hectic day, I know I can handle five ingredients in a recipe. And the best thing is that all these recipes are dynamite! You definitely won’t feel like you are taking short cuts with these fantastic dinner options!
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Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi – Julie’s Eats and Treats
Crock Pot Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches – Julie’s Eats and Treats
Crock Pot Italian Chicken – Julie’s Eats and Treats
Crock Pot Roast Beef – Creations by Kara
Grilled California Chicken – Life Tastes Good
BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza – Krafted Koch
Cranberry Pinot Noir Meatballs – Julie’s Eats and Treats
Lemon Thyme Lamb Chops – The View from Great Island
Spinach Parmesan Pasta Recipe -Two Peas and Their Pod
Grilled Coconut Rum Shrimp – Home Cooking Memories
Lemon Garlic Shrimp – Spoonful of Flavor
Balsamic Steak Skewers– Julie’s Eats and Treats
BBQ Chicken Avocado Quesadillas – Inside Bru Crew Life
Pan Roasted Chicken Thighs – Life Tastes Good
Lemon -Rosemary Marinated Chicken – Whole and Heavenly Oven
Hawaiian Kahlua Pulled Pork Sliders – Inspiration Kitchen
Baked Bell Pepper Tacos – My Recipe Confessions
Strawberry Peanut Butter Quesadillas – Two Healthy Kitchens
Broiled Bacon and Bleu Cheese Steak – Krafted Koch
Spinach and Caramelized Onion Mac and Cheese – Amy’s Healthy Baking
Marinara Grilled Cheese Sandwiches – Whole and Heavenly Oven
Balsamic Honey Chicken Peach Skewers – Flavor the Moments
Apple Gouda Quesadillas – Teaspoon of Goodness
Crock Pot Ranch Pork Chops – Creations by Kara
Honey Balsamic Mustard Chicken – Flavor Mosaic
Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches – Cupcake Diaries
Mango Habanero Chicken Wings – Inside Bru Crew Life
Ranch Chicken and Bacon Biscuit Quesadillas -Diary of a Recipe Collector
Healthy BBQ Chicken Quesadillas – Food, Faith, Fitness
BBQ Chicken Pizza – Cupcake Diaries
Baked Apricot Chicken – Life Tastes Good
BBQ Pulled Pork Potato Skins – Celebrating Sweets
Skillet Steak With Bacon Brussels Sprouts – Wonky Wonderful
Parmesan Ranch Baked Chicken– Creations by Kara
Summer Pasta with Tomatoes and Peas – Give Recipe
Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork Sandwiches – Mom on Timeout
Spice Rubbed Grilled Chicken – Whole and Heavenly Oven
Simple Roasted Chicken – Give Recipe
Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
I just found this fantastic round-up! Love it! Who needs take-out when you can quickly and easily make so many gorgeous, mouthwatering recipes at home … with just a handful of ingredients!?!? Perfect! Definitely pinning this to share! And thanks a million for including our Strawberry-Peanut Butter Quesadillas – we hope your readers love them just as much as ours do! 😀
Kara says
Thrilled to see that a few of my recipes are featured in this mouthwatering list! I’m pinning several of the other recipes to make for my family. 🙂
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
Awesome round-up, Renee and Julie! Thanks for including my recipe!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
Thank you so much for including my mac ‘n cheese! I’ve been feeling really unmotivated to cook lately, so this round-up was exactly what I needed. Pinned!
Allison - Celebrating Sweets says
Great round-up, Renee & Julie. I want them all! Thanks for including my Pulled Pork Potato Skins. 🙂
Allison says
Thanks for providing this list!
Julie Evink says
Your Welcome Allison!
marcie says
Wonderful round up, Julie, and thank you for including my Balsamic Chicken Peach Skewers! Pinned. 🙂
Danielle | Krafted Koch says
This is just what I need for those lazy weeknights! So many simple and delicious dinners, thanks for sharing!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
Thanks for including me quesadillas! Pinned!
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
I *love* this list of 5 ingredient recipes. Such a fantastic roundup – I love it! And thank you for featuring my Hawaiian Kalua Pulled Pork Sliders. They are one of my favorites! I’m pinning so many of these recipes and creating a new board for it too! 🙂
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
Love a small ingredient list so much! Great collection! Thanks for including me!!