5-Ingredient Recipes & Meals

These easy 5-ingredient recipes (excluding salt, pepper, and olive oil) are a lifesaver when you want to get dinner on the table with minimal fuss. It might be hard to believe that there’s this many 5 ingredient meals out there but, honestly, you’d be surprised. We’ve tested (and re-tested) all of these recipes to ensure they’re as foolproof as possible and we’re certain you’ll be pleased with the end results of all these lunch and dinner recipes. All you need is 5 ingredients to bring these lovely weeknight dinners to life.

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Our Planner lets you build out your own bespoke weekly meal plans composed of literally any recipe on the Mob website. Planning what meals you want to have for dinner in the week has never been easier. You'll be able to add as many days into your plan as you want and as many meals per day as your heart desires. We’ve tried to keep the ingredients list of our recipes as accessible as possible but it’s down to you to ensure all the flavours of the different dishes you cook gel with each other. Yes, that means you can have a Mob recipe for your breakfast, lunch and dinner every single day of the week.

We’ve got plenty of delicious meal plans spanning across all sorts of cuisines for you to explore and add to your Planner. Each week, we’ll be dropping a brand-new meal plan that’s been curated by our expert food team. It’ll include easy-to-follow recipes that you can make using a single shopping list. You can customise those meal plans in your Planner by subbing in other dishes or adding in new recipes that you think will pair great with that selection. It’s meal planning made easy.

Yes, you can make 5-ingredient recipes in a one-pot, slow cooker, or crock pot. These cooking methods are perfect for simple, minimal-ingredient dishes, allowing you to create delicious and easy meals with minimal effort and cleanup. Ideal for busy schedules, they offer convenience and flavour-packed results with just a few ingredients.

Yes, you can batch-cook many of these recipes. Utilising methods like one-pot, slow cooker, or crock pot cooking is perfect for preparing large quantities of food at once. This allows you to enjoy easy, delicious meals throughout the week with minimal daily effort. Store the extra portions in airtight containers in the refrigerator or freezer for convenient reheating. Batch-cooking is a great way to save time and ensure you always have a homemade meal ready to go.

Keeping versatile ingredients on hand makes it easy to whip up 5-ingredient dishes quickly. Stock up on pasta, rice, canned beans, tomato sauce, and olive oil as essentials. Add garlic, frozen vegetables, chicken broth, eggs, and cheese for added flavour and nutrition. These staples help create quick, delicious meals with minimal effort.

Yes, several cuisines work well with minimal ingredients, offering simple yet flavorful dishes. Italian cuisine is ideal with its use of pasta, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, and fresh herbs. Mexican cuisine can be simplified with tortillas, beans, cheese, salsa, and avocado. Mediterranean cuisine often relies on olive oil, lemon, garlic, and fresh vegetables. Japanese cuisine can be minimalist with ingredients like rice, soy sauce, tofu, and seaweed. These cuisines emphasise fresh, quality ingredients, making it easy to create delicious meals with just a few components.

To adapt recipes to 5 ingredients or less, focus on core components and multi-purpose ingredients, like olive oil for both cooking and dressing. Use ready-made items such as sauces or pre-cooked grains to simplify. Prioritise fresh, high-quality produce and herbs to enhance flavour, and streamline the cooking process with one-pot methods. This approach maintains the dish's essence while keeping the ingredient list short.