5 Ingredient Dinner Recipes You Can Make in Minutes

Need some quick, easy meals that don’t require a ton of ingredients? Here’s 10+ of my favorite 5 ingredient dinner recipes that you can make in minutes!

Hello! I hope you’re feeling great today! We got our “Stay at Home” order from the governor last night. And since it seems to be happening throughout the country, I thought I’d put together a round up of some of my favorite 5 ingredient dinner recipes.

Hopefully, these recipes will help you throw together some easy meals for the family…without having to venture out to the grocery store.

And even if you can get to the store, who knows whether or not you’ll be able to get the things you need right now?!

Most of these recipes take less than an hour to make, too! Soooo…BONUS – no spending hours in the kitchen!

You can adapt the recipes as needed to fit the ingredients you have available…

No French bread for French Bread Pizza Burgers (recipe below)? Use Italian instead.

No Italian bread? Use any bread you have on hand. If you don’t have any bread, but you have baking supplies, then try making my Basic Italian Bread recipe.

It’s easy to make and only requires 6 basic ingredients…water, sugar, flour, salt, oil, yeast, egg. Then, use it in place of the French Bread or any other bread you might need.

No ground beef? Use ground chicken, lamb, turkey or pork instead. Or chop up leftover meat of any kind.

And so on…

Get creative!

Don’t be afraid to substitute ingredients to your liking or to what you have available in your pantry. You’ll never know what something tastes like if you don’t try!

Alright…moving onto these delicious 5 ingredient dinner recipes…

5 Ingredient Dinner Recipes You Can Make in Minutes

French Bread Pizza Burgers

These 4 ingredient French Bread Pizza Burgers are the perfect lunch or dinner on a busy day!

Chili Baked Potatoes

Need a quick, easy side dish that doesn’t require a lot of ingredients? Try these Chili Baked Potatoes – they’re so delicious and you only need 3 ingredients to make them!

Simple Smashed Potatoes

Need a quick, easy side dish for dinner tonight? Give your taste buds some love with these super yummy 5 ingredient simple smashed potatoes instead.

BBQ Shepherd’s Pie

This BBQ Shepherd’s Pie recipe is one of my very favorite 5 ingredient dinner recipes! It’s very adaptable to anything you have in the freezer/pantry, it tastes great and is super filling!

The Best Slow Cooker Garlic Pepper Steak

Take a step back in time to Grandma’s house with the delectable scents of Sunday dinner and the best garlic pepper steak recipe you’ve ever had…

Spicy Chicken Ramen

Need a quick and easy meal that tastes like gourmet Chinese takeout? Try this Spicy Chicken Ramen for lunch or dinner – it requires just 5 simple ingredients and 10 minutes of time!

Sweet Corn Cakes

Need a quick, easy breakfast or a delicious bread to go with your dinner? Try these amazing Sweet Corn Cakes – they’re perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Depression Dinner

Looking for something new for dinner that doesn’t cost much money? Try this Depression Dinner Recipe tonight! It’s delicious, filling and super-cheap to make.

Homemade Chicken Melts

These Chicken Melts take me straight back to lunchtime in my Grandmother’s kitchen and they’re truly a perfect frugal meal! If you don’t have canned chicken…use tuna or ham. No English muffins? Use regular sandwich bread, dinner rolls or even a tortilla! They are super flexible!

Chicken Pizza Burgers

In need of something new for dinner? Try these super easy Cheesy Chicken Pizza Burgers tonight! The kids will love them and they’re ready in under an hour!

And last, but, certainly not least…

I thought you might enjoy a dessert, too!

Remember…STRESSED spelled backwards is DESSERTS!

Homemade Glazed Donuts

Need a quick and easy breakfast or dessert? These homemade glazed donuts require just 5 ingredients and they’re ready in less than 20 minutes!

That’s it for today! I hope you enjoy trying out these 5 Ingredient Dinner Recipes!

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Vanessa Hamlin

Vanessa Hamlin is the owner and founder of Food Life Design and VLHamlinDesign. With her passion for frugal living and homesteading, Vanessa loves to write about easy recipes, making money, gardening, home remedies and everything else that a good life entails! When she’s not writing for Food Life Design or creating products for VLHamlinDesign, you’ll find Vanessa reading, drawing, gardening, cooking or spending time with her family.