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25 5-ingredient meals for when you don’t want to cook

Because kitchen burnout is real, people.
By WeightWatchers
Published May 20, 2020

These deliciously undemanding dishes are lightning fast—prep time is only five to 20 minutes! Just take a handful of basic ingredients (plus salt, pepper, and oil or cooking spray), combine them in unexpected ways, and pow! Dinner? It’s already done.

Our Favorite 5-Ingredients-or-Less Recipes

Rotini with Creamy Broccoli Sauce

8

Baked Eggplant with Three Cheeses

7

Everything Chicken Stuffed with Scallion Cream Cheese

3

Four-ingredient chicken yakitori

2

Five-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Chickpea Tikka Masala

1

Air-fryer spice-rubbed salmon

0

Mussels with pesto broth and lemony oven fries

5

Shrimp Stir-Fry

4

Grilled Chicken, Tomato & Basil Packets

2

Creamy Alfredo Mac & Cheese

6

Polenta "pizza" margherita

7

Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes

1

Niçoise-Inspired Tuna Salad

1

Two-pea ravioli

7

Vegetable Soup with Chicken Meatballs

5

Grilled Rib Eye Steaks with Roasted Peppers & Onions

5

Fried Egg with Asparagus-Potato Hash

1

Tikka masala baked eggs

3

Cod Braised in Salsa Verde

0

Slow cooker turkey chili

5

Teriyaki Chicken with Rice and Vegetables

4

Spaghetti Squash with Chorizo & Manchego

9

Peach & Prosciutto Salad

5

Spinach and cheddar frittata

2

Greek-Inspired Veggie Burger

8

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