5 Ingredient Main Dishes

A big part of simple cooking is a short ingredient list. Here are more than 860 main dish recipes with 5 ingredients or less that are not short on flavor.

Plate with a serving of pork chop in cream of mushroom sauce mashed potatoes and green beans fork visible on the side

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A dish of baked pasta casserole on a table with a spoon placed in it surrounded by tableware

We Turned Italian Penicillin Soup Into a Casserole for the Best 5-Ingredient Comfort-Food Dinner

Scrambled eggs served on toast with avocado plated on a blue dish

Boursin Baked Eggs

Plate with furikake seasoned salmon and a side of white rice fork placed near the food

4-Ingredient Furikake Salmon

A plate of crispy chicken tenders garnished with herbs served with a side of dipping sauce

These 4-Ingredient Chicken Tenders Are Weeknight Dinner Gold

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10 5-Ingredient Casserole Recipes You Need to Memorize

Plate of cauliflower alfredo bake with peas and a fork

20 Easy Dinner Recipes to Make With 5 Ingredients (Or Fewer!)

Plate of cauliflower alfredo bake with peas and a fork

4-Ingredient Cauliflower Alfredo Bake

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4-Ingredient Egg Avocado Toast

A bowl of pesto tortellini

4-Ingredient Pesto Tortellini Bake

Scrambled Hot Dogs and Eggs in a blue bowl on a blue towel next to a fork

Scrambled Hot Dogs and Eggs

A plate of waffles and chicken with a bowl of syrup, a hand dipping a waffle segment

3-Ingredient Chicken and Waffle Bites

Chicken strips with seasoning and a dipping sauce on plates

3-Ingredient Air Fryer Everything Bagel Chicken Strips

white platter with creamy tortellini and sausage

5-ingredient Creamy Tortellini and Sausage

Slow Cooker Asian Zing Chicken Noodles garnished with green onions and sesame seeds in a bowl

Slow Cooker Asian Zing Chicken Noodles

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Tater tot casserole in a baking dish.

7 Easy 5-Ingredient Casseroles for Every Night of the Week

white plate of ramen with Parmesan and green salad in background

Easy Parmesan Garlic Ramen

blue bowl of black bean beef tortilla soup on a board with cilantro and shredded cheese in background

5-Ingredient Tortilla Soup

overhead view of potato soup with bacon in clear brown soup bowl

4-Ingredient Potato Soup

orange chicken over rice topped with green onions and sesame seeds

4-Ingredient Orange Chicken

thick bean chili with cheese and green onion garnish

Easy 5-Ingredient Chili

chicken in Italian sauce in crockpot

Crockpot Italian Chicken

close up of Cheesy Hamburger Rice Casserole

Cheesy Hamburger Rice Casserole

looking at a slow cooker buffalo chicken sandwich, with a side of potato chips

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Pan-Fried Breaded Pork Chops

Pan-Fried Pork Chops

close up view of a sliced Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Crispy Sage on a white platter

Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Crispy Sage

Tater tot casserole in a baking dish.

Tater Tot Casserole

a straight on view of a golden brown turkey on a white oval platter dressed with fresh herbs and sliced lemons

Simple Deep Fried Turkey

a high angle view of simple baked chicken in a white baking dish

Simple Baked Chicken Breasts

Family style platter of World's Best Honey Garlic Pork Chops garnished with extra sauce and fresh herbs.

World's Best Honey Garlic Pork Chops

high angle looking at a plate of pan seared tilapia garnished with lemon and lime slices

Pan-Seared Tilapia

Baked chicken thighs in white casserole dish

Easy Baked Chicken Thighs

a top down view of 4 golden-brown chicken cordon blues in a baking dish, each topped with melted Swiss cheese

Chicken Cordon Bleu

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Fluffy Microwave Scrambled Eggs

close up view of sliced Turkey on a white platter

Turkey in a Bag

overhead view of buttered noodles in a bowl garnished with cheese

Buttered Noodles

slow cooker baby back ribs served on a speckled platter

Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs

an overhead view of sliced rib roast on a cutting board dressed with jus and fresh rosemary

Foolproof Rib Roast

close up view of a perfect basic burger with lettuce, tomato and onions, on a plate

The Perfect Basic Burger

A plate with a sliced brown sugar ham steak, topped with cracked black better and served with green beans and potatoes

Brown Sugar Ham Steak

rib eye roast served with mashed potatoes and green beans

Easy Rib Eye Roast

A pork chop topped with mushrooms and gravy, served over mashed potatoes with green beans

Mushroom Pork Chops

honey glazed chicken served over rice

Honey Glazed Chicken

looking at a brown sugar and pineapple glazed ham resting on a cutting board with a few slices cut

Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Ham

an air fryer baked potato topped with butter and sour cream

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

high angle view of saucy BBQ ribs served in a white baking dish

Simple BBQ Ribs

Breaded, baked salmon fillets topped with lemon slices, served alongside asparagus slices and rice pilaf on blue plates

Baked Salmon Fillets Dijon

close up view of Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Fillets with rice and broccoli

Parmesan Crusted Tilapia Fillets

looking down at a shallow bowl of slow cooker pork and sauerkraut

Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut

overhead view of Crumbed Chicken Tenderloins on a parchment paper lined baking sheet with herbs and sauce in a bowl

Crumbed Chicken Tenderloins (Air Fried)

A large bowl of ground beef and cabbage with a wooden serving spoon, served with a glass of sparkling water

Ground Beef and Cabbage

steamed shrimp in a plate

Old Bay-Seasoned Steamed Shrimp

A plate of salsa chicken topped with sour cream and served over yellow rice

close up view of baked ham steak with pasta, corn and mashed potatoes

Easy Baked Ham Steaks

A platter of Mississippi roast (slow cooker pepperoncini pot roast), topped with pepperoncinis

Mississippi Roast (Slow Cooker Pepperoncini Pot Roast)

shrimps with dip

Easy Breaded Shrimp

Kielbasa with peppers and potatoes served in a blue bowl.

Kielbasa with Peppers and Potatoes

Browned chicken breast on black plate

Simple Chicken Mayo with Parmesan and Bread Crumbs

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Smoked Chicken Drumsticks

Smoked Chicken Drumsticks

close up on a few trout fillets with lemon slices on top

How to Cook Trout

serving of easy tuna casserole on white square plate

Easy Tuna Casserole

Mayo Chicken

looking at a bowl of maple and brown sugar oatmeal, topped with a few banana slices

Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal

close up view of a salmon fillet with a lemon slice and herbs on parchment paper, with fresh basil leaves

Parchment Baked Salmon

Pan-Fried Shrimp

Pan-Fried Shrimp

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