5-Ingredient Recipes: 21 Easy Dinner Ideas with 5 Ingredients or Less Free eCookbook

Just a few ingredients stand between you and a delicious family dinner!

When preparing a family meal, it's best to let as few ingredients as possible stand between you and the finished product. Save yourself some time and hassle with this collection of easy dinner ideas from the recipe boxes of some of our favorite bloggers. In this free collection of 5-ingredient recipes, you'll find everything from delicious main dishes, to easy sides and delectable desserts. Recipes with 5 ingredients or less not only save you time, but will cut your grocery bill as well!

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• Note From The Editor

• What's Inside This Free eCookbook

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Note From The Editor

When you just want to get dinner on the table fast, there's no need to fuss over recipes that require a long list of ingredients. Just turn to a 5 ingredient fix that can be thrown together in no time at all! Some of these easy dinner ideas require as few as two or three ingredients, but they definitely don't skimp on flavor. Is complete collection is chock full of everything from simple main dishes to foolproof sides to quick and easy desserts and a whole host of other delicious 5 ingredient recipes.

Not only will these dinnertime delights save you time and effort, but they're also great for your budget. Many of these easy dinner ideas require ingredients you probably already have on hand, so even if you didn't plan ahead for dinner, there's no need to make an extra trip to the grocery store. Once you taste these 5-ingredient recipes, you won't be able to believe they were so easy to make.

We hope you like this roundup of recipes with 5 ingredients or less as much as we do. We had a lot of fun collecting these dinnertime dishes and we hope they help you create memories around the family dinner table.

Happy Cooking!

Editor of RecipeLion.com

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What's Inside This Free eCookbook

Delicious Dinner Recipes

Poor Man Layered Cabbage Casserole (pg. 7) - This ground beef casserole is the epitome of a budget-friendly meal, but it's also one of the most delicious. Even those who don't care for cabbage will love this super simple 5-ingredient casserole.

4-Ingredient Pork Chop Casserole (pg. 8) - Pork chops are a great alternative when you grow tired of making the same chicken and beef dishes, and the flavors in this pork chop casserole are completely mouthwatering. You will definitely be going back for seconds.

4-Ingredient OMG Chicken (pg. 11) - This OMG-worthy recipe for chicken might just become your family's new favorite dinner. The simple yet amazing flavor of this chicken makes it the perfect main dish for when you're stumped on what to make.

Orange Chicken for Dummies (pg. 13) - If you love Chinese food, you'll love this takeout fakeout recipe. Skip the pricey restaurant version and make juicy, flavorful orange chicken in the comfort of your own kitchen.
 

Side Dishes with 5 Ingredients or Less

Mom's 7-Up Biscuits (pg. 16) - Chances are, you already have most of the ingredients for this biscuits recipe in your pantry. Adding 7-Up to biscuits makes them incredibly moist, so they'll practically melt in your mouth. Add a slab of butter and this is the perfect side dish for any meal.

Throw Together Broccoli Salad (pg. 17) - Side dishes don't get much easier than this recipe for broccoli salad. Simply dump the ingredients in a bowl, mix and serve! This dish is perfect to bring to a picnic or serve alongside any main dish - even the pickiest eaters are sure to love it.
 

4-Ingredient Funeral Potatoes (pg. 18) - Cheesy, creamy funeral potatoes are comfort food at its finest. This is one of the easiest potato casserole recipes around since it only requires four ingredients. Be sure to keep this recipe at the top of your recipe box because you'll want to make it for every potluck or family dinner.

5-Ingredient Classic Tuna Macaroni Salad (pg. 19) - When it comes to macaroni salad, sticking to the basics is best. This classic deli salad recipe is a cinch to make and can be used as a light lunch or easy side dish. Make this tuna macaroni salad ahead of time and refrigerate it until you're ready to serve.
 

5-Ingredient Recipes for Dessert

3-Ingredient Miracle Turtle Bites (pg. 22) - This super easy dessert recipe is nothing short of a miracle. With just three ingredients, these turtle bites are the perfect treat to make when you need something at the last minute. Homemade candy recipes don't get much better than this.


3-Ingredient Cake Mix Cobbler (pg. 23) - One bite of this cobbler and you'll be amazed that it only took three ingredients to make. It's a recipe with cake mix that can be used to make any of your favorite fruit cobbler flavors. Plus, it only requires 10 minutes of hands-on time.


Lazy Cool Whip Cookies (pg. 26) - The addition of Cool Whip makes these cake mix cookies pillow-y and soft so they truly are a dessert dream come true. What's even better is that this easy dessert recipe is ready in little more than 15 minutes.


Secret Ingredient Better Than Sex Cake (pg. 27) - When it comes to 5-ingredient recipes for dessert, this one takes the cake. It's a cake mix recipe that turns a chocolate poke cake into something absolutely irresistible. With caramel, whipped topping and toffee candy bits, this cake is one for the record books.

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Ingredients You'll Need

Here are some of the commonly used ingredients you'll need for the easy dinner ideas in this eCookbook. If you have any of these ingredients in stock, you're almost ready to get cooking!

• Ground beef
• Chicken
• Rice
• Potatoes
• Ranch dressing
• Mayonnaise
• Sour Cream
• Butter
• Cake mix
• Whipped topping
• Lemon-lime soda
• Sweetened condensed milk

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