A Week of Simple and Comforting 5-Ingredient Dinners
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One of my favorite ways to guarantee quick and easy weeknight meals, plus keep my grocery budget in check, is sticking with dinners that require just a few ingredients. This week’s dinner lineup features family-friendly, five-ingredient meals that also happen to lean hard on pantry ingredients. (Spoiler: There’s a chance you might already have a bunch of ingredients on hand.) When the recipes in the dinner rotation require limited ingredients, the grocery list is shorter, and the prep work and cleanup are kept to a minimum. And when said five-ingredient dinners include creamy pasta, salsa chicken tacos, and French bread pizza, you’re in for some deliciously comforting meals the whole table will enjoy.
Monday: Creamy Greek Yogurt Pasta
This comforting creamy pasta is reminiscent of fettuccine Alfredo, but uses Greek yogurt in place of cream for a wholesome twist. I have a box of spaghetti in the pantry which I’ll use in place of fettuccine (any long-strand pasta will work here), and plan to toss in the remains of a box of very wilted baby spinach.
Get the recipe: Creamy Greek Yogurt Pasta
Tuesday: Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Tacos
This chicken is one of the easiest dinners I know, and a favorite when I don’t feel like cooking. I just toss a pack of chicken breasts and jar of salsa in my Instant Pot, then shred the meat when it’s finished cooking. I’ll warm the tortillas just before it’s time to eat, and we’ll load our tacos with Greek yogurt, sliced avocado, and fresh cilantro. We’ll use the leftovers for lunch later in the week.
Get the recipe: Instant Pot Salsa Chicken
Not only is this salmon totally foolproof, but it also requires minimal prep and hands-off cooking, and works with any herbs you have handy. I plan to use some leftover parsley and cilantro hanging out in the crisper.
Get the recipe: Foolproof Salmon Baked with Olive Oil & Herbs
Thursday: Gnocchi Skillet with Chicken Sausage & Tomatoes
This skillet dinner is one of my favorite reasons to keep chicken sausage on hand. The recipe calls for just three links, but I always use the full pack. It bulks up dinner a little more, and if by chance there are leftovers, it makes a great lunch the next day.
Get the recipe: Gnocchi Skillet with Chicken Sausage & Tomatoes
Friday: French Bread Pesto Pizza
The nostalgic comfort that comes with French bread pizza cannot be beat, in my book. Plus it makes for an incredibly easy DIY pizza night at home. We’ll top our pizzas with our favorite store-bought pesto , shredded mozzarella, and whatever veggies are left over in the crisper.
Get the recipe: French Bread Pesto Pizza
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Kelli Foster
Food Editor, Plan & Prep
Kelli is the Food Editor for Plan & Prep content for Kitchn. She's a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and author of the cookbooks, The Probiotic Kitchen , Buddha Bowls , and Everyday Freekeh Meals . She lives in New York.
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