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10 Simple Recipes With 5 Ingredients or Less

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Here are the top ten 5 ingredients recipes. Some even 3 ingredients! Perfect pantry ingredients and frozen veggie ideas to make dinner with less work. The slow cooker and no cook recipes make life so easy. Check your cabinets and fridge because I bet you have most of these ingredients already. Happy cooking!

Top Ten 5 Ingredients or Less Recipe Ideas. Grab canned beans, no bake ideas, and jarred sauce to make easy recipes and save money. Happy Cooking! www.ChopHappy.com #savemoney #5IngredientRecipes

Recipe Hack / Cooking Tips:

  • No Bake Desserts: If you are baking challenged like me these recipes are for you. Making dessert a couple days in advance so you are not stressed the day of a party. Plus ice cream can be made with no machine with few ingredients.
  • Slow Cooker: When trying to save money on food the slow cooker is definitely the way to go! The slow cooker breaks down tough inexpensive cuts of meat to fall apart flavorful dishes with store bought canned food and jarred sauces.
  • Your Pantry Has Tons of Ingredients: you can use to save money and shopping. Clean out your pantry and start using dried herbs and store bought sauces to cut down on the ingredients you need to buy. The best 5 ingredient recipes use great store bought sauces.

1) Slow Cooker Red Wine Chocolate Fondue


Indulgently sweet and rich boozy slow cooker fondue to celebrate you! This is so easy, sweet, and filled with fruity wine (just like life should be).

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Red Wine Chocolate Fondue Recipe. Indugent dessert dipping is a must for date night, Valentines day, or your birthday! Deep rich dark chocolate with citrus jam and red wine yum. Dessert dreams come true in the slow cooker. #sowcookerrecipe #redwine

2) Zoodles Carbonara (5 Ingredients)

Only 5 ingredients and 10 minutes to make this creamy cheesy carbonara dinner. Low Carb because use veggie noodles.

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Zoodles Carbonara (5 Ingredients and 10 Minutes) Recipe. This is easy, fast, and perfect #pasta #recipe. Grab #zucchini, eggs, parmesan, and dinner is ready. Happy Cooking! #simplerecipe #easyrecipe #crabonara

3) No Bake Lemon Pie (5 Ingredients)

I usually buy desserts (instead of making them), but once in awhile a no-bake recipe makes me feel like a fancy pastry chef (without the work). Lemon fabulous. This is the perfect 5 ingredient recipe!

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No Bake Lemon Pie (5 Ingredients). This is the eaisest pie ever. This is for all you non bakers. www.ChopHappy.com #pie #dessert

4 ) Five Ingredient Chorizo Carbonara

The best part is the pasta gets coated with this creamy silky cheesy sauce and every bite is light yet has hearty flavor fun. This is a pasta carb party!

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5 Ingredient Chorizo Carbonara Pasta Recipe. This is a quick weeknight meal or date night #pastadinner. Happy Cooking! #carbonara #pasta #recipe

 

5 ) Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs (3 Ingredients)

This recipe is culinary magic! You literally put spaghetti and meatballs in a slow cooker and you have a complete dinner.

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Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs (3 Ingredient Recipe). This is a super easy weeknight pasta dinner. You need spaghetti, marinara sauce, water, and sausage. Happy Cooking! www.chophappy.com #spaghettiandmeatballs #slowcookerrecipes

6 ) Rainbow Ice Cream Bars (3 Ingredients)

Easy no churn ice cream with whipped cream as the main ingredient. This is so easy just freeze and ice cream bars are ready!

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The rainbow to me symbolizing being proud of who you are! I struggled with this when I was younger and I am grateful for amazing support from family and friends who love my authentic self! This recipe is to honor everyone trying to be who they are! You are unique and special on purpose and should celebrate that! May over the rainbow be happiness and love!! Happy Cooking and I am soo grateful for you! Here is a 3 ingredient rainbow ??? pride ice cream bar to cheers to you! #icecreambar #nobakedessert

7 ) Three Ingredient Mac and Cheese

Easy, creamy, and cheesy tortellini mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food hug! You probably already have the ingredients you already have in fridge freezer.

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3 Ingredient Tortellini Mac and Cheese Recipe - that is stick to your ribs make ahead party food awesome. This is a recipe hack that is dinner time quick. Grab your milk, cheese, and pasta to make this. www.ChopHappy.com #MacandCheese #comfortfoodrecipe

8 ) 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Meatballs

I wanted to create an awesome easy recipe that would pack big Italian comfort food flavor with just 2 ingredients.  Sausage links were the winner for these amazing meatballs.

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2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Meatballs Recipe - that is easy party food or Sunday family dinner. Grab sausage and sauce and comfort food love awaits. www.ChopHappy.com

9) Slow Cooker Pork and Sweet Potato Salsa Verde

Just pork, jarred tomatillo sauce and sweet potatoes makes this the base for the recipe. It is garlicky sweet and buttery yum. Make tacos, burritos, and rice bowls.

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Slow Cooker Pork and Sweet Potato Salsa Verde Recipe. This is a five ingredient dinner recipe that is ready when you get home from work. You can make this into tacos, burrito bowls, or soup if you add chicken broth. Happy Cooking! www.ChopHappy.com #salsaverde #poekrecipe

10) Slow Cooker Gochujang Glazed Ham

This gochujang glazed ham is probably the easiest recipe on my blog.  Plus you totally deserve a hot and dinner that is just 3 ingredients.

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Slow Cooker Gochujang Glazed Ham Recipe. This is one of the easiest recipes on my food blog. Its 3 ingredients. You have Korean chili paste gochujang, sweet honey, and honey baked spiral ham. This is a perfect weeknight recipe or Easter recipe. Happy Cooking! #slowcookerrecipe #ham #Easterrecipe

 

Other Ways To Save Money and Declutter:

1. Tools to Be More Organized and Declutter:

10 Things You Can Buy On Amazon To Declutter and Organize your Kitchen #organize #declutter

2. Save Money and Reduce Waste with These Things:

10 Best Kitchen Tools That Will Save You Money And Reduce Waste. All these kitchen gadgets help save money and make life stress free in the kitchen. Happy saving money! www.ChopHappy.com #savemoney #reducewaste

 

May every  recipe be magical and have so much fun. Also, any recipes you dont see here or comfort food questions comment below. I am sooo grateful to cook with you! Finally, happy Cooking and any game day questions comment below! Happy eating and make all your recipe dreams come true!

Tools I Recommend:

1. Awesome Sheet Tray Set!

2. A Compact Zoodle Maker that fits in the Draw:


I am so Grateful for you and thankful to get to cook with you! Any questions about this recipe or any others feel free to comment below. May every day be happy comfort food day!

With a grateful heart – Jay

My Favorite way to add a little more gratitude to my life: 

"Ebates

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