5-ingredient recipes
Whether you’re wanting to cook your midweek meals speedily, or you need to cut down on costs, 5-ingredient recipes are a god-send. We love them for their speed and simplicity, so we’ve brought them all together for you in one place here.
From a summery halloumi and blistered tomato orzo to an elegant sole meuniere, we’ve got ideas that work for off-the-cuff dinners, impressive dinner party mains and please-all storecupboard classics. Expect easy pastas, make-ahead desserts, and healthy options that won’t break the bank. Whatever you’re in the mood for, find a 5-ingredient dinner or dessert to suit you here.
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July seasonal recipes
Halloumi and blistered tomato orzo
Hands up who loves an easy orzo recipe? Pasta takes a summer holiday to the Greek islands in this simple...
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Mango dessert recipes
Easy mango mousse
These almost effortless, incredibly summery mango mousses are perfect for a dinner party dessert, as they need to be made...
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Air fryer recipes
Air fryer chicken thighs
These simple air fryer chicken thighs are the best we’ve made, thanks to a little science and a light coating...
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Midweek meal recipes
Pasta alla sorrentina
This delicious, easy pasta recipe is inspired by gnocchi alla sorrentina, a crowd-pleasing dish from Sorrento in the Campania region...
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Easy dinner party mains
Orzo carbonara
It certainly won’t please any Italians, but making carbonara with orzo instead of the more usual spaghetti or rigatoni creates...
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'Nduja recipes
Speedy tagliatelle with ‘nduja, mascarpone and spinach
This easy budget tagliatelle dish scores high for its sustainability and budget credentials, because it uses little energy. Capturing the...
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Puff pastry recipes
Cheesy mushroom Danish pastries
In just half an hour you can have a batch of these smoky, rich, burnished gold savoury Danish pastries, topped...
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15-minute meal recipes
‘Carbonara’ scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs are usually the last thing you want when making carbonara – here, however, the flavours of the iconic...
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Easy dinner party mains
Sole meuniere
The French name of this dish makes it sound like posh restaurant fare (and tricky to make), but it’s simpler...
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Budget pasta recipes
Tomato pasta salad
Angela Hartnett’s light and summery pasta salad requires just five ingredients (four excluding olive oil) so quality is key here....
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Quick pasta recipes
Cacio e pepe with asparagus
Cacio e pepe is one of the simplest – and tastiest – pasta dishes you can make. The original version is...
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Traybake recipes
Pomegranate and sweet potato chicken traybake
A five-ingredient one-pan wonder that’s easy to make and good for you too! We think we’ve won you over… Or,...
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Gnocchi recipes
Speedy pea and prosciutto gnocchi
We’ve used a combination of cheat’s ingredients and luxury items to create a quick, easy and utterly delicious midweek meal...
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Summer salads and sides
Sardines with watercress salad
We’ve used tinned sardines in this simple salad to keep the cost down, but you could easily swap them for...
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Puff pastry recipes
Mediterranean veg, pesto and goat’s cheese tarts
This clever goat’s cheese tart recipe uses time-saving products, like ready-made puff pastry, to make midweek cooking a cinch. Our...
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Classic soup recipes
Carrot and ginger soup
A light, flavoursome carrot and ginger soup that’s ideal for batch cooking – double the recipe, eat half now, then...
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