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Five Ingredients or Less Recipes

The best way to cook quickly is to use recipes that use fewer ingredients. Five ingredients seems to be the magic number in this extensive genre. Take a look at these articles that specialize in wonderful, tasty recipes using five ingredients or less.
Five Ingredient Meatball Recipes
Five ingredient meatball recipes use frozen precooked meatballs as the main ingredient. Quick and easy recipes with 5 ingredients using frozen meatballs.
Five Ingredient Casseroles
Five ingredient casserole recipes are quick and easy. Just five ingredients make these delicious simple main dish casserole recipes.
Three Ingredient Recipes
Three ingredient recipes are quick and easy. Recipes that use three ingredients or less to save you time in the kitchen and grocery shopping.
Five Ingredient Chocolate Recipes
Recipes for chocolate sweets, candies, cookies, and desserts that use five ingredients or less. 5 ingredients or less to make delicious chocolate Valentine's Day desserts and chocolate recipes.
Five Ingredient Sweets
These five ingredient recipes are all for sweet endings; desserts, cakes, cookies, and pies. Quick and easy dessert recipes using five ingredients or less.
Five Ingredient Chicken Salad Recipes
Five ingredient main dish chicken salad recipes are quick and easy. Make these 5 ingredient chicken salads as part of your summer repertoire.
More Five Ingredient Meals
Five ingredient meals use the best of summer produce to make the quickest and easiest dinners ever using just five ingredients TOTAL, except for salt, pepper, sugar, and oil.
Five Ingredient Grilled Entrees
Easy and delicious recipes cooked on the grill are perfect for spring and summer entertaining. These recipes all use five ingredients or less, not including salt, pepper, and water.
Five Ingredient Meals
Yes, you read that correctly - five ingredient meals. With the large number of three and four ingredient recipes at the site, it's easy to whip up a meal using just five ingredients. These meals are all new - and all delicious.
Five Ingredient Stir Fry Recipes
Wow! These easy stir fry recipes use just five ingredients. With prepped ingredients you can buy at your grocery store, you can have dinner on the table in 10 minutes.
Three Ingredient Crockpot Recipes
Wow - with just three ingredients and your crockpot you can make some really wonderful recipes. Try BBQ Beef Sandwiches, Mexican Pork, or Peachy Sweet Potatoes this week.
Five Ingredient Chicken Recipes
Find great new recipes for chicken entrees, sandwiches, soups, and crockpot recipes that use five ingredients or less, including White Bean Chili and Cranberry Grilled Chicken.
Busy Cooks Five Ingredient Recipes
This long list of five ingredient recipes are some of my favorites. It's really amazing how many fabulous foods you can make with just a few ingredients!
Five Ingredient Pasta Recipes
It's time to get back to basics - recipes with as few ingredients as possible. Keep these easy pasta main dish and salad recipes in mind for busy weeknight dinners. Try Tex Mex Chicken Fettuccine or Chicken Melon Salad for dinner.
Five Ingredient Entrees
These delicious main dishes use five ingredients or less, not counting water, salt and pepper. You will be amazed at the wonderful entrees you can make with just a few ingredients.
Five Ingredient Crockpot Stews
These easy and delicious thick stews, chilis, and chowders cook in your crockpot all day while you are free to do anything else. Enjoy Sausage and Corn Chowder, Vegetarian Chili, or Beef and Mushroom Stew this week.
Five Ingredient Crockpot Recipes
The first Busy Cooks poll told me you want five ingredient recipes and crockpot recipes. So why not combine the two for the easiest crockpot recipes ever?
Four Ingredient Crockpot Recipes
These easy crockpot appetizer, entree, and side dish recipes use four ingredients or less. Try Double Corn Stew, Enchilada Dip, or Meatball Soup this week!
Five Ingredient Casseroles
These easy and delicious comforting casserole recipes are made using only five ingredients. Try Ham and Polenta Casserole or Chicken Manicotti for dinner tonight.
Four Ingredient Recipes
These excellent recipes all use four ingredients or less, not counting salt, pepper and water. Try Southwest Flatbread, Canadian Bacon and Peach Salad, or Pesto Stuffed Steaks for dinner tonight!
More Five Ingredient Crockpot Recipes
Five ingredient crockpot recipes have been the most popular feature at Busy Cooks. So I have collected even more - all entrees, all quick and easy, and all delicious.
Three Ingredient Recipes
The trick to making fabulous three ingredient recipes is to use really good quality food and maximize all the flavors. Use these recipes as a guide and try inventing your own super fast goodies!
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