Easy dinners with 3, 4 or 5 ingredients: crockpot chicken, sheet pan meals, pasta and simple weeknight mains. Every recipe below uses five ingredients or fewer, and each one links to a full recipe card with quantities, times and a printable version.
1. 3-Ingredient Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Juicy pork tenderloin roasted with a sweet and tangy apricot Dijon glaze.
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Roman cacio e pepe: pasta in a silky Pecorino and black pepper sauce, made with three ingredients.
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Spicy shredded buffalo chicken made in the slow cooker with buffalo sauce and ranch seasoning.
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Sweet and tangy grape jelly meatballs made in the slow cooker with frozen meatballs and chili sauce.
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Fork-tender slow cooker ranch pork chops in a creamy sauce made with cream of chicken soup and ranch seasoning.
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Tender shredded salsa chicken made in the slow cooker with salsa and taco seasoning. Use it for tacos, bowls and salads.
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Garlic butter shrimp cooked in one pan in under 10 minutes. Serve with pasta, rice or crusty bread.
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Juicy baked chicken marinated in Italian dressing and finished with Parmesan. Great for meal prep.
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Crispy-skinned lemon pepper chicken thighs brushed with butter and baked until golden.
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Sweet and savory maple glazed salmon with soy sauce, baked in 15 minutes.
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Juicy chicken breasts baked with basil pesto and bubbling mozzarella. Dinner in 30 minutes.
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Sweet, tender pulled pork slow-cooked in root beer and tossed in BBQ sauce. Perfect for sandwiches and sliders.
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Sheet pan sausage and peppers with sweet bell peppers and onions. One pan, no fuss.
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Cheesy baked ziti with marinara, creamy ricotta and melted mozzarella. An easy crowd-pleasing pasta bake.
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Takeout-style beef and broccoli stir-fry with soy sauce and brown sugar, ready in 20 minutes.
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Creamy baked cheesy chicken and rice with cream of chicken soup and cheddar. A one-dish comfort meal.
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Creamy chicken Alfredo with fettuccine, jarred Alfredo sauce and Parmesan. On the table in 25 minutes.
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Creamy slow cooker crack chicken with cream cheese, ranch seasoning and crispy bacon. Serve on buns, in lettuce wraps or over rice.
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Crispy French bread pizza with pizza sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni, ready in under 20 minutes.
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Sticky honey garlic chicken thighs cooked in one skillet in 25 minutes. Better than takeout.
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Sheet pan kielbasa and potatoes with Cajun seasoning. Crispy, smoky and ready in 45 minutes.
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Creamy spaghetti carbonara with eggs, crispy bacon and Parmesan. No cream needed.
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Classic stuffed bell peppers filled with ground beef, rice and marinara.
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Classic tater tot casserole with ground beef, creamy mushroom sauce, crispy tots and melted cheddar.
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Famous Mississippi pot roast: chuck roast slow-cooked with ranch, au jus, butter and pepperoncini until fall-apart tender.
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