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    Easy 5 Ingredients or Less Recipes

    Here are our favorite 5-ingredient recipes that are simple and easy to make even when your pantry is running low! Everything from quick pastas, and handmade potato gnocchi, to simple hearty soups, satiating salads, and chicken cutlets the whole family will crave.

    • My hand holding a widemouth Mason canning jar filled with bright red glistening homeamde cherry pie filling.
      Ultimate Cherry Pie Filling Recipe (10-Minutes, Homemade)
    • Homemade pasta dough in vintage bread bowl with Atlas Marcato pasta machine and Italian pasta fatta in casa cookbook showing how to make egg pasta from scratch.
      Homemade Pasta Recipe (Italian 00 Flour Fresh Egg Pasta)
    • A stack of silky homemade wonton wrappers dusted with cornstarch to keep them from sticking together with a slight yellow hue from the addition of egg.
      Thin & Chewy Homemade Wonton Wrappers (Using All-Purpose Flour)
    • Fresh homemade spinach pasta varieties showcasing vibrant green fettuccine, chitarra, cappellini, and pappardelle nests artfully arranged on semolina-dusted baking sheet.
      Fresh Spinach Pasta Dough (Using 00 Flour + Video)
    • A pasta bowl filled with homemade spaghetti with beef and tomato sauce covered with grated parmesan and ready to eat!
      The Best Spaghetti Sauce with Beef (Spaghetti con Ragù)
    • Homemade authentic Italian limoncello in decorative glass bottle with cork top next to pitcher of fresh limoncello and lemons, best mother's day brunch menu idea.
      Authentic Italian Limoncello Recipe (Homemade)
    • A bottle of McCormick's pumpkin pie spice next to a glass weck jar filled with homemade McCormick's substitute with two spoons filled with the respective spice mixes to show the color of each.
      Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe (Best McCormick Copycat)
    • Spicy pickled carrots in a mason kerr canning jar top down view with a sichuan dried chili pepper floating on top.
      Sichuan Flower Pepper Pickled Carrots (花椒 Mala Pickled Carrots)
    • Grilled red argentinian shrimp on a grill pan.
      4-Minute Perfectly Grilled Argentinian Red Shrimp
    • perfectly pan seared flank steak sliced and lying in a row on a cutting board revealing the crusty outside and pink middles
      5-Minute Pan-Seared Flank Steak For Two (or a Crowd)
    • Homemade plum and mozzarella caprese salad with basil leaves, olive oil, and sea salt on a serving platter making one of the best unique caprese salad options ever!
      Plum Caprese Salad (with Buffalo Mozzarella)
    • Purple cauliflower steaks perfectly crispy and tender with a crispy sesame seed crust.
      Pan-Seared Purple Cauliflower Sesame Steaks
    • The silkiest creamy béchamel sauce layered into a traditional lasagna bolognese on top of meat ragu.
      15-Minute Silky Béchamel Sauce (Easy White Sauce Recipe +Video)
    • A saute pan of homemade linguine with clam sauce in a white wine clam sauce with shells on, linguine and clams recipe tossed made with Italian Veraci clams and linguine pasta.
      Linguine with Clam Sauce Recipe (Pasta alle Vongole)
    • Italian 24-month aged prosciutto crudo wrapped around smooth white "liscio" (meaning smooth) cantaloupe melon wedges, brunch appetizers and brunch menu ideas for Mother's Day.
      Italian Prosciutto Wrapped Melon Slices (Prosciutto e Melone)
    • A skillet full of homemade pasta alle zucchine (or better known as pasta with zucchini with tagliatelle standing in for spaghetti and sprinkled with a handful of freshly grated aged Grana Padano cheese.
      Pasta alle Zucchine (Spaghetti with Zucchini)
    • Golden broiled shrimp gratin served in a natural scallop shell, bubbly and caramelized on top. A quick and elegant lenten seafood appetizer or dinner.
      10-Minute Italian Shrimp Au Gratin (Gamberi Gratinati)
    • Italian white asparagus cooked in a cast iron skillet with bits of crispy prosciutto sprinkled on top (seasonal regional asparagus from Bassano Del Grappa in the veneto region.
      White Asparagus with Crispy Ham (Asparagi Bianchi con Prosciutto Cotto Croccante)
    • Pastel colored green asparagus bechamel sauce being spooned into a lasagna dish showing it's creamy texture and bright spring color for layered Mother's Day lasagna.
      Italian Asparagus Béchamel Sauce (The Real Green Goddess)
    • Homemade 00-thin crust pizza with pioppini mushrooms, pepperoni, shallots, mozzarella, buffalo mozzarella, and large green and black olives.
      Best 00 Flour Pizza Dough Recipe (Thin-Crust, 5 Ingredients)
    • Light green basil and Parmigiano savory crepes stacked and ready to fill, showing the natural green color from fresh basil blended into the batter. A versatile meatless lenten breakfast or dinner crepe.
      Savory Crêpe Recipe (Fresh Basil and Parmesan IN the Batter)
    • Stack of homemade French crepes with golden brown toasted spots, thin and delicate classic crepes ready to fill.
      Easy Classic French Crêpes Recipe (Thin, Buttery, Foolproof)
    • Cajun royal red shrimp tossed with spaghetti pasta in a spicy seasoned sauce, showing bright red gulf royal red shrimp over al dente spaghetti. A bold and flavorful lenten seafood pasta dinner.
      Cajun Style Royal Red Shrimp Pasta For One (Or a Crowd)
    • A perfectly boiled lobster tail sitting in a pool of warm clarified butter, showing the bright red and white tender lobster meat. An easy and elegant lenten seafood dinner in just 4 minutes.
      Delicious 4-Minute Lobster Tails (for one or a crowd)
    • A pile of bright red-orange pan-seared sauteed Argentinian Red Shrimp perfectly cooked and tender.
      4-Minute Sauteed Shrimp Recipe (Pan-Seared Garlic Shrimp)
    • closeup of fresh egg maccheroni pasta with purple and red sauce
      Fresh San Marzano & Purple Carrot Pasta Sauce w/Maccheroni
    • Pasta bowl filled with creamy corn and zucchini pasta with radiatore pasta shape for the perfect summer pasta recipe.
      Sweet Corn and Zucchini Pasta (Summer Pasta)
    • Close-up of homemade cuttlefish ink pasta nests in various shapes on tray, fresh black pasta ready for seafood pasta recipes and nero di seppia dishes.
      Squid Ink Pasta (Homemade Pasta al Nero di Seppia)
    • Garlic butter shrimp scampi with extra virgin olive oil, grated parmigiano reggiano parmesan and scallions, garlic shrimp scampi recipe.
      Delicious Shrimp Scampi for Two (or a Crowd)
    • Colored Chinese dumplings being pan-seared and steamed to make potstickers including purple dumplings, green, pink, and two-toned wrappers with half-purple and half gold and half gold and half white dumplings.
      Naturally Colored Dumpling Wrappers (For Chinese New Year (春节)
    • Easy strawberry sugar using double the amount of strawberries to get the dark pink flavored sugar.
      Strawberry Sugar Recipe (All-Natural w/Video)
    • DIY vanilla pudding mix in a mason canning jar with pieces of vanilla beans poking out from the top.
      5-Minute DIY Vanilla Pudding Mix (For Adding to Cake & Cookie Recipes)
    • A repurposed maple syrup jar with homemade strawberry coulis in it made with fresh for a professional touch to homemade desserts.
      30-Minute Strawberry Coulis (Professional Strawberry Sauce)
    • Cast iron skillet gnocchi with sage, olive oil, and parmesan cheese with seared caramelized purple onion.
      3-Ingredient Italian Potato Gnocchi Recipe +Video
    • Homemade strawberry blood orange sauce in a glass Weck tulip jar, a bright red fruit sauce for topping pancakes, cheesecake, and ice cream.
      15-Minute Strawberry-Blood Orange Sauce Recipe
    • two lines of alternating tomato and mozzarella slices drizzled with bright green olive oil, sea salt and sprinkled with baby leaves of basi.
      How to Make Italian Caprese Salad (l'insalata Caprese)
    • Top down view into a mason canning jar filled with homemade pizza sauce and garnished with 3 fresh oregano leaves.
      Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe (With Video)
    • a beautifully broiled diver sea scallop in its shell with slightly crispy and golden brown edges and glistening in oil
      Italian Diver Scallops au Gratin (Capesante Gratinate)
    • deep red glistening prosciutto sugo pasta sauce in a navy blue Silit Brand braising pan looking so scrumptious you just want to take a big bite of it!
      Italian Prosciutto Sugo (4-Ingredient Pork Tomato Sauce)
    • Perfect homemade egg noodles for chicken noodle soup resting on a flour-dusted tea towel, freshly cut and ready to cook from scratch.
      Easy Homemade Egg Noodles (For Chicken Noodle Soup & More)

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    • A single taco al pastor on a plate consisting of a warm yellow corn tortilla topped with homemade pork pastor, salsa, grilled pineapple, and cilantro.
      How to Make Tacos al Pastor at Home
    • the best perfectly cooked carne asada steak with caramelized onions on a sheet pan
      Restaurant-Style Carne Asada Steak (For Two or a Crowd)
    • Grilled red argentinian shrimp on a grill pan.
      4-Minute Perfectly Grilled Argentinian Red Shrimp
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      Perfect Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steak (Bistecca alla Fiorentina)
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    • Homemade Lemon-tomato vinaigrette with herbs in a glass Weck canning jar on top of a decorative vintage tray with pink, white and green flowers.
      Lemon-Tomato Vinaigrette (Easy Summer Vinaigrette Recipe)
    • Slice of perfect tiramisu next to a Polspotten mug with handpainted woman holding her nose under the espresso, with the larger tiramisu in the background.
      Authentic Tiramisu Recipe (Thick & Luscious Mascarpone Cream)
    • My hand holding a widemouth Mason canning jar filled with bright red glistening homeamde cherry pie filling.
      Ultimate Cherry Pie Filling Recipe (10-Minutes, Homemade)
    • A dessert plate with a small Italian biscottate (toasted bread slice) smeared with strawberry-apricot-nectarine jam with the hand-labled jar of jam in the background.
      30-Minute Strawberry-Apricot-Nectarine Jam (Without Pectin)

    Easy Summer Salads

    • Large Greek salad piled high on a serving platter and sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese.
      Greek Salad (Easy 15-Minute Salad With Video)
    • A wok filled with Mediterranean pasta salad with cooked vegetables, raw veggies, cured olives, shrimp, ham, and mozzarella cheese.
      Mediterranean Pasta Salad with Shrimp & Italian Ham
    • closeup of sesame egg salad on whole wheat bread that's been cut into triangles and the middles facing out and up towards you
      Best Sesame Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando たまごサン)
    • Sesame scallion yellowfin tuna salad on whole wheat bread sliced in half to reveal the best tuna filling and crispy fried onions and shredded purple cabbage for extra texture, served with a side of potato chips. An easy and satisfying lenten lunch idea.
      The Best Tuna Salad Recipe (Easy Sesame-Scallion)

    Easy Pizza Night Recipes

    • Collection of 25 homemade pizza varieties including vegetarian options, meat-vegetable combinations, hawaiian, prosciutto-arugula, marinara, margherita, mushroom, various cheese pizzas, olive, breakfast pizza, capricciosa, zucchini and ham, pepperoni, quattro formaggi, BBQ chicken pizza, and more on different kinds of homemade pizza dough including neapolitan, whole wheat, bread flour, 00 flour, St. Louis Style, pizza fritta, and pinsa Romana.
      Best Pizza Toppings & Pizza Dough Ultimate Guide w/Real Photos
    • Pizza dough recipe for a homemade pizza with sausage and onion on a crispy bread flour pizza crust recipe, how to make pizza dough for the best homemade pizza dough.
      Best Bread Flour Pizza Dough Recipe (5 Ingredients)
    • Super crispy sliced whole wheat Supreme pizza with green olives, spicy ventricina salami, salsiccia, prosciutto cotto, mushrooms, red bell peppers, and onions.
      Best Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe (For Thin Crust Pizza)
    • Perfect thick-crust pizza dough with pizza margherita toppings (including homemade pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella, and mini buffalo mozzarella balls.
      Thick-Crust Pizza (Fluffy 00 Flour Pizza Dough Recipe)
    • A platter with three golden brown fried pizzas topped with burrata cheese, mozzarella, prosciutto di parma, olives, and sun dried tomatoes.
      Crispy Italian Fried Pizza (Easy Abruzzo Pizza Fritta)
    • St. Louis style thin crust whole wheat pizza cut into squares topped with artichoke hearts, Taggiasche olives, caramelized onions and melted mozzarella cheese - no yeast pizza dough recipe.
      Easy 20-Minute Thin & Crispy St. Louis-Style Whole Wheat Pizza
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