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5 Ingredients or Less

Easy recipes that require 5 ingredients or fewer! These recipes are perfect for busy, on-the-go parents or beginner cooks. Each one is simple and easy to follow. Most of the recipes in this category are done in less than an hour.

Not sure where to start? For breakfast or lunch, recommend this healthy Avocado Toast, which can be made in 4 different ways. And this Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice goes with so many mains – like this Air Fryer Steak!

The Latest Recipes

I’m always looking for new ways to make healthy, simple recipes for every meal of the day. These are my latest ideas, all of which use 5 ingredients or less!

Pistachio and cranberry dark chocolate bark on countertop.
6

Dark Chocolate Bark with Pistachios and Cranberries

1 hr 10 mins
Almond Butter Cookies
3

Almond Butter Cookies (3-Ingredients)

15 mins
Sugar Plum Baked Brie Bites
3

Baked Brie Bites (With Crescent Rolls)

30 mins
Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
8

Instant Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

24 mins
Lightened Marcella Hazan-inspired tomato sauce simmering in a pot with a halved onion
2

Tomato Sauce (Marcella Hazan-Inspired)

40 mins
Fresh tomato sauce with pasta
1

Fresh Tomato Sauce

1 hr
Grilled Bananas
4

Grilled Bananas

10 mins
Roasted Yellow Squash
1

Roasted Yellow Squash

22 mins
Mango lassi in glass with straw and mango slice on rim for garnish
6

Mango Lassi

5 mins
High Protein Egg Salad
2

High Protein Egg Salad (Low Calorie, Lower Fat)

25 mins
Balsamic Grilled Chicken
3

Balsamic Chicken Marinade

40 mins
BBQ Chicken
7

BBQ Chicken Recipe

1 hr 30 mins
Crab Salad
4

Zesty Lime Crab Salad

2 hrs 30 mins
Peanut Butter Chocolate Covered Stuffed Dates
6

Chocolate Covered Stuffed Dates

30 mins
Stirring jasmine rice in instant pot
5

Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

16 mins
Baked Sweet Potatoes
0

Baked Sweet Potato

55 mins
Air Fryer Salmon with Maple Soy Glaze
3

Air Fryer Salmon with Maple Soy

33 mins
French 75 Mocktail
2

French 75 Mocktail

5 mins
Protein White Hot Chocolate
5

Protein White Hot Chocolate

10 mins
Cranberry Mule Mocktail
3

Cranberry Mule Mocktail

5 mins