Some days I take a look in my cupboard and fridge, and have to find a way to throw together a family dinner with what I already have. That’s why I’ve put together a collection of all of the ways I make dinner for my family using only 5 ingredients or less. I recommend starting with my Teriyaki Chicken, for the perfect sweet and savory flavor combination. I’ve even thrown in some of my favorite 5-ingredients dessert recipes, like my Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes. Whether you’re looking for an easy budget-friendly meal, or trying to make something with ingredients you already have on hand, you’ll find something within this collection!
5-Ingredient Recipes
The ultimate collection of recipes that can be made using only 5 ingredients, or less!
For busy days, just set everything up in the slow cooker, and let it work its magic until you’re ready for dinner with both minimal prep time and minimal ingredients!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken is full of flavor and easy to make with pantry ingredients and almost no prep! Everyone will enjoy this!
Chocolate Lava Cakes with a molten chocolate center made in just 30 minutes with 5 ingredients, 1 bowl and a whisk. The most impressive easiest dessert you’ll EVER make.
The recipes in my 5-ingredient meal collection are just the thing you need to make uncomplicated and restaurant-quality dishes with only a few items from your pantry. Make sure to let me know in the comments which recipe was your favorite! For more great recipe ideas, try my other collections like My 23 Best Burger Recipes (Stovetop, Grill & Oven!), and my Ultimate Deli Salads Collection with Over 50 Recipes!
About the Author: Sabrina Snyder
Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.
Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.
She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.
She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.
As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.
Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.
As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.
Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.
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