Food News and Trends Trends Our 10 Most Saved 5-Ingredient Dinners With the right five ingredients, a simple dinner can be delicious. By Robin Shreeves Robin Shreeves Robin Shreeves is an award-winning wine journalist, food and lifestyle features writer, and book author with over 15 years experience writing for print and online publications. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on April 17, 2024 Close Photo: Meredith Food Studios It's time to make dinner. You think of an appealing dish, hunt down the recipe, and realize it has 15 ingredients. You think, "Not tonight. I just don't have the energy." We get it. Some nights are perfect for chopping vegetables, making sauces, and measuring spices. Other nights call for throwing a few ingredients together and changing into sweats (or maybe changing into sweats first). For those nights, these are our 10 most saved recipes that call for only five main ingredients and require only the little energy you have left after a long work day. 01 of 10 Easy and Quick Halushki Get the Recipe Molly This traditional Eastern European dish of bacon, onion, cabbage, and noodles is easy to prepare, budget friendly, and yummy. 02 of 10 Mushroom Pork Chops Get the Recipe OkinawanPrincess The name says it all. Pork chops, mushrooms, onions, and cream of mushroom soup create chops with a creamy sauce that's a keeper. 03 of 10 Ground Beef and Cabbage Get the Recipe Laguna Lala Simple and so very tasty, leftovers of this dish that our readers like to customize with various types of canned tomatoes are great to heat up for lunch. 04 of 10 Chef John's Chicken and Mushrooms Get the Recipe Dotdash Meredith Food Studios This dinner is super easy, has very little prep, and works with either skin-on or skinless chicken. It's great over pasta or rice! 05 of 10 Chicken Cordon Bleu Get the Recipe DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS Its name might sound fancy, but it's not difficult to make. Ham and cheese are rolled up in a chicken breast that gets topped with even more cheese—this tasty dish is easy even for beginner cooks. 06 of 10 Air-Fried Crumbed Fish Get the Recipe Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Add whatever seasonings you want to the dry bread crumbs (Old Bay, Italian, or maybe some shredded Parm) to customize this simple fish cooked in the air fryer. 07 of 10 Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe Get the Recipe A healthy dose of Pecorino Romano and garlic makes this simple dish delicious. It can be served as a main dish or a side dish for chicken or fish. 08 of 10 Mayo Chicken Get the Recipe This tasty dish is always a hit. Mayo mixed with a few seasonings and Parm goes on top of the chicken and into the oven for a dish that will become a go-to on busy nights. 09 of 10 Tater Tot Casserole Get the Recipe ALLRECIPES/VICTORIA JEMPTY This is meat and potatoes (and cheese) at its easiest! This casserole is delicious and filling, and you can always add a can of green beans if you want some veggies involved. 10 of 10 Simple Cauliflower Keto Casserole Get the Recipe Mackenzie Schieck The combination of cauliflower, Cheddar cheese, and heavy cream tastes "almost" like mac and cheese. It's a great, low-carb side for so many dishes. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit