Food Quick & Easy 5-Ingredient (or Less) Dinner Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 29, 2023 Trending Videos Put together dinner in a hurry with these recipes for both main dishes and sides. 01 of 20 Honey-Sriracha Grilled Chicken Thighs Sweet and spicy! You only need five ingredients and a hot grill for a delicious weeknight entree. Chicken Thigh Recipes to Try Tonight View Recipe 02 of 20 Sweet and Smoky Skillet-Blistered Green Beans This genius 5-ingredient weeknight side uses jalapeno jelly as an "instant" glaze and gets major flavor and crunch from smoked almonds. View Recipe 03 of 20 Wine-Marinated Grilled Chicken Breasts Rachel Marek / Kelsey Moylan A four-ingredient marinade helps this grilled chicken recipe come together quickly for a breezy summer cookout. View Recipe 04 of 20 Mustardy Grilled Corn and Sausage Kabobs With just 5 ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes, this colorful, family-friendly meal is sure to earn a spot in your summer weeknight dinner rotation. View Recipe 05 of 20 Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas Bottled black bean and corn salsa spices up these quesadillas, ready in just 20 minutes. View Recipe 06 of 20 Shrimp with Warm Coleslaw Add coleslaw, bacon and chives to shrimp for this quick and easy meal. Easy Shrimp Recipes View Recipe 07 of 20 Bean-and-Rice-Stuffed Peppers With only five ingredients, these hearty stuffed peppers assemble in a snap. Team them with corn bread or whole wheat rolls, and dinner's done. View Recipe 08 of 20 Super Simple Peachy Barbecue Chicken Just three ingredients produce a rich-flavored, sweet-tangy barbecue sauce for drumsticks in this easy chicken slow-cooker recipe. View Recipe 09 of 20 Potato Chips Meet Fish How do you get your family to eat fish? By serving them tilapia coated with potato chips, herbs and honey-mustard dressing. Easy Fish Recipes View Recipe 10 of 20 Pierogies with Meat Sauce Add watercress, sausage, cherry tomatoes and tomato sauce to a package of frozen potato-and-onion-filled pierogies for this colorful meal. View Recipe 11 of 20 Nacho Cheese Chicken Chowder This five-ingredient slow-cooker chowder goes together in minutes and then cooks two hours on high or four to five hours on low. Serve with breadsticks for dipping. Slow-Cooker Soups, Stews and Chilies View Recipe 12 of 20 Ravioli with Peas and Lemon Pesto Peas, pesto, lemon zest and toasted hazelnuts add fresh flavor to ravioli. View Recipe 13 of 20 Peppered Salmon with Roasted Root Vegetables Carrots, beets and orange juice concentrate top the fish in this dinner, ready in just 30 minutes. Favorite Salmon Recipes View Recipe 14 of 20 Sausage Jambalaya Combine sausage, sweet peppers, celery, canned kidney beans and fire-roasted canned tomatoes in your slow-cooker for a spicy main dish. Our recipe also gives an alternative using meatballs, cannellini beans, onions and diced tomatoes. View Recipe 15 of 20 Fish Fillets with Cucumber-Orange Salsa Make a quick salsa from cucumber, red onion, a chopped orange and seasoning blend to serve with fish filets. Fresh Salsa Recipes View Recipe 16 of 20 Cheddar-Maple Squash A little cheddar cheese, maple syrup, and turkey bacon dress up butternut squash for this side dish. View Recipe 17 of 20 Barbecue Beef Wrap These wraps, made with leftover shredded roast beef and packaged broccoli slaw, can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Wrap tightly and chill. View Recipe 18 of 20 Skillet-Roasted Cauliflower and Squash Skillet-roasting boosts the flavor of the veggies in this side dish. Serve with your favorite meat. Roasted Vegetable Recipes View Recipe 19 of 20 Beef Tenderloin with Balsamic Tomatoes Balsamic vinegar and fresh chopped tomatoes add just the right amount of flavor to this dinner for two. View Recipe 20 of 20 Garlic-Roasted Asparagus Roasting brings out the natural sweetness of asparagus and garlic. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit