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    Home » Recipes » 5 Ingredients

    Easy 5 Ingredients or Less Recipes

    • a ladle full of deep red tomato pasta sauce
      Classic Italian Tomato Sauce for Pasta
    • 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)
    • Top down view of a widemouth Ball jar filled with creamy homemade almond pulp hummus next to a prep bowl of raw almonds.
      10-Minute Creamy Almond Pulp Hummus (Zero Waste Hack)
    • A deep dark glistening spoonful of my other favorite cherry pie filling using a combination of dark sweet cherries and sour cherries being held over the pot of pie filling.
      Easy Black Cherry and Sour Cherry Combination Pie Filling
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • A side by side photo of raw blue Italian crabs on the left and bright orange cooked Italian crabs on the right.
      The Easiest Way To Cook Blue Crabs (Granchio Blu Facile)
    • turkey breast cutlet frying in a cast iron skillet
      Crispy Italian Turkey Breast Cutlets (Cotoletta di Tacchino)
    • fresh spinach gnocchi just rolled and ridges added using the tines of a fork all on a semolina flour-dusted parchment-lined baking tray.
      Spinach Gnocchi From Scratch (Italian Gnocchi Made Easy)
    • A split image showing half of a Biscoff pie crust and the other half a key lime pie in the biscoff pie crust.
      2-Ingredient Biscoff Pie Crust (For Cheesecakes & No-Bake Desserts)
    • Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie filling on a spoon being held above the pot it was cooked in.
      Easy Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Filling
    • 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)
    • Strawberry butter in a bowl (looking like a scoop of ice cream) with a freeze dried strawberry garnish.
      Best Strawberry Butter (w/Strawberry Honey Butter Option + Video)
    • Bowl of homemade Japanese tonkotsu ramen with three halves of jammy perfectly cooked ramen eggs showing soft yolks and shoyu tare seasoning with traditional ramen toppings authentic tonkotsu ramen recipe.
      Perfect Ramen Egg Recipe (Ajitsuke Tamago 味付け卵)
    • Homemade ramen noodles in a ramen bowl assembled with all toppings but no broth showing homemade ramen noodles ramen eggs chashu pork braised pork belly chives seaweed corn sesame seeds shiitake mushrooms spicy sauce ready for tonkotsu broth homemade ramen recipe complete toppings arrangement.
      How To Make Ramen Noodles From Scratch (The Easy Way)
    • 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.
      Egg Pasta Recipe (Homemade Italian 00 Flour Fresh Egg Pasta)
    • zigzagged square wonton wrappers cut out and ready to be filled
      Easy Homemade Wonton Wrappers (Using Bread Flour)
    • Thin and crispy sausage and onion St. Louis Style Pizza with a crispy cracker crust.
      Best 20-Minute Thin and Crispy St. Louis-Style Pizza (No-Yeast )
    • delicious golden brown grilled chicken shawarma with a sprig of fresh oregano on top
      15-Minute Grilled Chicken Shawarma (Easy & Delicious Recipe)
    • chicken breast cutlets being shallow-fried in extra virgin olive oil in a cast iron skillet
      Easy Crispy Chicken Breast Cutlets (Cotoletta di Pollo)
    • a beautiful golden brown Florentine beef steak cooked perfectly
      Perfect Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steak (Bistecca alla Fiorentina)
    • perfectly pan seared pork shoulder steaks covered in caramelized shallots, sage, rosemary and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
      Easy 6-Minute Pork Shoulder Steaks w/Caramelized Shallots & Herbs
    • Tray of homemade baked baking soda on aluminum foil lined sheet pan for making alkaline ramen noodles recipe sodium carbonate preparation how to make baked baking soda ramen ingredients essential alkaline mineral kansui substitute.
      Easy Baked Baking Soda (for Ramen, Alkaline Noodles & Pretzels)
    • two long pieces of golden brown braised pork belly in a white ceramic casserole dish
      Easy Japanese Braised Pork Belly (Momofuku & Ippudo Style)
    • basil parm panko crusted chicken cooked to golden brown stacked on a platter with a view out of the window
      Easy Basil Parmesan Panko-Crusted Chicken Breast Filets
    • Strawberry Jam Sauce in a spoon
      How to Make The Best 15-Minute Homemade Strawberry Jam Sauce
    • bellinis in prosecco glasses with bottles of prosecco and fruit around the feet of the glasses
      Homemade Fruit Punch Bellini (Rainbow Bellini Cocktail)
    • Ghost meringue cookies sitting atop a white chocolate salted caramel cheesecake with an Oreo crust, creating a spooky and delicious Halloween dessert.
      Ghost Meringues Recipe (Easy Halloween Meringue Cookies)
    • a top down view into the glass jar filled with Cornflake Crunch
      Crispy Cornflake Crunch (the perfect dessert topper)
    • a vintage aluminum 1 teaspoon measuring spoon holding a scoop of lemon sugar above a bowl of freshly chopped deep red strawberries
      Homemade Sicilian Lemon Sugar
    • Classic italian tomato sauce.
      Simple and Velvety Italian Tomato Passata Sauce
    • A serving platter filled with bright green creamy mashed sweet mushy peas with whole sweet peas for garnish.
      Easy Mushy Peas Recipe
    • small Weck Jar with beautifully dark berry sauce in it
      10-Minute Homemade Berry (Licious) Sauce
    • A tray holding a microplane with blood orange zest filling it up sitting in front of fresh blood oranges, empty blood orange halves, freshly squeezed blood orange juice, and a jar of homemade orange sugar.
      Easy Orange Sugar Recipe (Using Sicilian Blood Oranges)
    • Perfect Pan-Seared Zucchini
    • two halves of a garlic-ginger shaved beef sandwich lying on a cutting board - one half of made with whole wheat bread slices is covered in shaved beef, caramelized purple carrots and orange carrot ribbons and the other half has a single beautiful slice of cornabel tomato with stem still intact and 3 tiny baby cornichon style cucumbers sliced lengthwise fresh from the garden lying on the tomato from top to bottom with equal distance between them
      Garlic-Ginger Shaved Beef Steak Sandwich
    • a serving of plated pasta in a white pasta bowl with bits of golden brown garlic bits and crispy prosciutto bits glistening with olive oil
      Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino w/Crispy Prosciutto
    • super thin and crispy homemade potato chips on a white paper towel in the sunlight
      Super Crispy Easy Homemade Potato Chips
    • the crispiest, golden french fries in the fryer basket
      Chipotle-Garlic French Fries (Thrice Cooked)

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      14 Best Tex-Mex Recipes (Restaurant Tex-Mex for Less)
    • An All-Clad sauté pan filled with homemade red enchilada sauce with a whisk resting in the pan.
      Red Enchilada Sauce Recipe (Authentic Tex-Mex w/Video)
    • 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)
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    • Spaghetti alle vongole with veraci clams in All-Clad saute pan, best clam pasta recipe with fresh Italian clams.
      Linguine with Clam Sauce Recipe (Pasta alle Vongole)
    • 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)
    • a pitcher half full milky-looking bright yellow homemade Italian limoncello next to a bottle of homemade limoncello and a fresh lemon on a red and white striped pot holder
      How to Make Limoncello (The Authentic Italian Way)
    • Homemade lobster ravioli and shrimp ravioli in heart and star shapes on a serving platter covered with lobster tomato cream sauce, showing the best sauce for lobster ravioli recipe.
      Lobster Ravioli With Tomato Cream Sauce
    • Golden brown crostata di marmellata with lattice top and decorative hearts sprinkled with homemade cherry sugar showing authentic Italian jam tart recipe.
      Crostata di Marmellata (Authentic Italian Jam Tart w/Video)
    • A double layer no-raisin best carrot cake with pecans and matcha cream cheese frosting, piped in kisses and garnished with toasted pistachios.
      Best Carrot Cake Recipe (Super Moist, Made from Scratch)
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    Our Favorite Spring Recipes

    • Easy strawberry sugar using double the amount of strawberries to get the dark pink flavored sugar.
      Strawberry Sugar Recipe (All-Natural w/Video)
    • a pasta bowl plate filled with spring green asparagus risotto with three pan seared spears and three pan seared scallops on top with a sprinkling of crumbled crispy-fried prosciutto on top
      Asparagus Risotto w/Pan-Seared Scallops & Crispy Speck
    • 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)
    • A serving platter filled with bright green creamy mashed sweet mushy peas with whole sweet peas for garnish.
      Easy Mushy Peas Recipe

    Make Better Homemade Pizza

    • 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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