12 Tasty Dinners You Can Make With 5 Ingredients or Less

When you need to put something together quick, use one of these mouthwatering recipes. They are especially great for those nights when you’re on the run. Or don’t have much food in the house.

5 ingredient meals and dinners everyone will love

Discover 12 dinners you can make using 5 ingredients or less. They’ll delight your family’s taste buds!

Delicious 5 Ingredient Recipes For Quick (& Mostly Effortless) Meals

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Loaded With Fresh Flavors

1. Pesto Ravioli With Spinach

Use grape tomatoes, prewashed spinach, and prepared pesto to eliminate all prep work. It’s a 15-minute Caprese inspired ravioli that’s ideal for any weeknight.

Black been and beef tostadas
Short Prep Time

2. Black Bean & Beef Tostadas

You only need a handful of ingredients to make one of our family’s favorites. It’s also easy to double for company! —Susan Brown, Kansas City, Kansas

Fast baked fish
Super Easy & Delicious

3. Fast Baked Fish

Pair this fish with a quick veggie and carb option for a healthy meal everyone will love.

5 ingredient meals
25 Minute Cook Time

4. Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas

Use pre-peeled shrimp, frozen peas, and store-bought pesto to make this flavorful pasta come together in minutes.

Pro Tip: Instead of buying the jarred, shelf-stable version, choose the kind found in the refrigerator case. It tastes fresher and more like homemade.

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Skip the Greasy takeout

5. Artichoke Chicken Pesto Pizza

Make pizza night an upscale affair with this fun twist on the traditional pie. A prebaked crust and prepared pesto keep things quick and easy. —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Warm caprese pasta
5 Minute Prep Time

6. Warm Caprese Pasta

This fresh-tasting pasta brings sunny vibes any night of the year. It leans on cherry tomatoes that you cook quickly. Mozzarella pearls add richness. No knife prep is needed!

black bean quesadillas, five ingredients or less
Great Meatless Option

7. Black Bean Quesadillas

In a hurry? These satisfying quesadillas take just 15 minutes to make. We like them with black beans, but pinto beans work well too.

Serve with: A little sour cream and a mixed green salad.

Lemon roast chicken with carrots
Simple & Delicious Classic

8. Lemon Roast Chicken With Rainbow Carrots

Full of protein and fresh veggies, this flavorful dish will make everyone happy.

Easy cottage pie in 30 minutes or less
Tasty Comfort Food

9. Easy Cottage Pie

It’s the humble classic made as effortless as possible, without skimping on flavor!

Chicken paella with only 5 ingredients
Fast & Fabulous

10. 5-ingredient Cheat’s Chicken Paella

Throw together this flavorful Spanish-inspired chicken and rice dish in 30 minutes!

Related: Easy & Delicious Freezer Meals and Awesome Weeknight Crockpot Meals

weeknight sloppy joes dinner with five ingredients
Easy Crowd Pleaser

11. Turkey Sloppy Joes

Weeknight dinners don’t get much easier and tastier than a classic Sloppy Joe. Made with simple ingredients and ready to serve in 30 minutes, these ground turkey sloppy joes are the perfect simple meal!

5 ingredient pasta bake your family will love
A Family Favorite!

12. 5 Ingredient Pasta Bake

This easy pasta bake is something almost everyone enjoys, plus it’s budget-friendly! Add veggies to it, or serve it with a side salad.

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