25 5-ingredient meals for when you don’t want to cook
Because kitchen burnout is real, people.
By Weight Watchers
Last updated February 10, 2025
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
9
Rotini with Creamy Broccoli Sauce
#Easy15 MIN
7
Baked Eggplant with Three Cheeses
#Easy10 MIN
6
Everything Chicken with Scallion Cream Cheese
#Easy20 MIN
5
Four-ingredient chicken yakitori
#Easy10 MIN
6
Five-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Chickpea Tikka Masala
#Easy10 MIN
3
Air-Fryer Spice-Rubbed Salmon
#Easy2 MIN
15
Mussels with pesto broth and lemony oven fries
#Easy5 MIN
6
Shrimp Stir-Fry
#Medium
4
Grilled Chicken, Tomato & Basil Packets
#Easy20 MIN
7
Creamy Alfredo Mac & Cheese
#Easy15 MIN
7
Polenta "pizza" margherita
#Easy10 MIN
5
Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes
#Medium15 MIN
3
Niçoise-Inspired Tuna Salad
#Easy10 MIN
8
Two-pea ravioli
#Easy10 MIN
5
Vegetable Soup with Chicken Meatballs
#Easy10 MIN
6
Grilled Rib Eye Steaks with Roasted Peppers & Onions
#Easy15 MIN
7
Fried Egg with Asparagus-Potato Hash
#Easy12 MIN
6
Tikka masala baked eggs
#Easy5 MIN
3
Cod Braised in Salsa Verde
#Easy10 MIN
8
Slow cooker turkey chili
#Easy10 MIN
7
Teriyaki Chicken with Rice and Vegetables
#Medium
15
Spaghetti Squash with Chorizo & Manchego
#Easy10 MIN
6
Peach & Prosciutto Salad
#Easy10 MIN
5
Spinach and cheddar frittata
#Easy10 MIN
8
Greek-Inspired Veggie Burger
#Easy5 MIN