150 Best 5-Ingredient Easy Dinner Recipes for Families

These delicious 5-ingredient dinner recipes are affordable and easy to make! Most of these recipes require less than 20 minutes of prep time so you can get dinner on the table faster. Also, many of the ingredients you probably already have on hand. I didn’t count seasonings, olive oil, breadcrumbs or flour as ingredients in this list because they are used in such small quantities.

Chicken 5-Ingredient Dinner Recipes

Italian Chicken Recipes

Chicken Alfredo Pasta Casserole from The Seasoned Mom

Chicken Parmesan Pasta from Skinny Ms.

Caprese Chicken from Seasonal Cravings

Chicken Parmesan Baked Spaghetti from The Lazy Dish

Caesar Chicken from The Cookie Rookie

Pesto Chicken Stuffed Peppers from Layers of Happiness

Chicken Pasta Casserole from Gimme Delicious

Chicken Pesto Pizza from The Lemon Bowl

4 Ingredient Pesto Chicken Bake from Simply Sissom

Creamy Italian Crock Pot Chicken from Yummy Healthy Easy

Mexican Chicken Recipes

3 Ingredient Fiesta Chicken from Cutefetti

One Dish Queso Chicken Bake from The Pinning Mama

Healthy Chicken Enchilada Casserole from The Seasoned Mom

Creamy Southwest Chicken Alfredo from Good Cook

4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken from Gimme Some Oven

Smoked Paprika Chicken from Tori Avey

Easy Fajita Bake from The Pinning Mama

Crockpot Chicken Tacos from Eating on a Dime

5-Ingredient Chicken Guacamole Taquitos from Gimme Some Oven

American Chicken Recipes

Creamy Crockpot Chicken Stuffing and Green Beans from Family Fresh Meals

Chicken and Gravy from Plain Chicken

Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole from The Seasoned Mom

Contest-Winning Broccoli Chicken Casserole Recipe from Taste of Home

Creamy Chicken Ritz Casserole from The Midnight Baker

Chicken and Mushrooms from Totally the Bomb

Breaded Lemon Chicken from Host the Toast

Lemon Chicken with Asparagus from Pinch of Yum

Chicken Crescent Roll Bundles from Lil Luna

Apricot-Orange Slow Cooker Chicken from Mom on Timeout

5 Ingredient Chicken Bake from Living Well Spending Less

Chicken and Noodles (Crockpot) from Southern Lady Cooks

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich from The Lazy Dish

BBQ Chicken Tostados from Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Chipotle BBQ Chicken Skewers from A Spicy Perspective

Cheesy Ranch Chicken from Our Table of Seven

Ranch Chicken from Life in the Lofthouse

Other Chicken Recipes

3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken from Thrifty NW Mom

Crockpot Orange Chicken from The Frugal Girls

Slow Cooker Sriracha Chicken from LeelaLicious

3 Ingredient Hawaiian Chicken from Here Comes The Sun

Chicken Tikka Masala from Pinch of Yum

Sticky Stove Top Balsamic Drumsticks from RecipeTin Eats

Beef 5-Ingredient Dinner Recipes

Meatball Casserole from The Seasoned Mom

Beef Enchiladas from The Southern Bite

Cheesy Taco Pasta from Dinner Then Dessert

BBQ Beef Tortilla Pie from My Sequined Life

Hamburger Casserole from Instrupix

Ravioli Casserole from Coupon Cravings

Hashbrown Beef Bake from $5 Dinners

Beef and Broccoli from Pillsbury

Poor Man’s Lasagna from Fabulessly Frugal

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches from Iowa Girl Eats

5 Ingredient Hamburger Casserole from Eating on a Dime

Baked Spaghetti Pie from Mom 4 Real

Quick & Easy BBQ Cups from Yummy Healthy and Easy

3 Ingredient Meat-Loaf from The Project Pile

Sloppy Joe Casserole from Cravings of a Lunatic

Slow Cooker Steak Fajitas from Fit Slow Cooker Queen

Tamale Pie from Thirty Handmade Days

Barbecue Pineapple Meatballs from Lil Luna

5 Ingredient Soups

Chicken Tortilla Soup from Dash of Sanity

Easy White Chicken Chili from Gimme Some Oven

Easy Lasagna Soup from Julie’s Eats and Treats

5 Ingredient Broccoli Cheese Soup from Gimme Some Oven

Black Bean Soup from Gimme Some Oven

Poor Man’s Soup from All She Cooks

5 Ingredient Miso Soup from A Spicy Perspective

5 Ingredient Chili from Gimme Some Oven

Pork 5-Ingredient Dinner Recipes

Easy Stromboli from Southern Bite

5-Ingredient Mini Deep Dish Pizzas from Damn Delicious

Baked Tortellini Casserole from A Wicked Whisk

Cheesy Potatoes and Sausage from The Typical Mom

Spaghetti Carbonara from Damn Delicious

Chili Dog Biscuit Casserole from The Salty Marshmallow

Ranch Pork Chops and Veggies from Damn Delicious

Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli and Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner from Kalyn’s Kitchen

Garlic Toast Pizza from The Lazy Dish

Cheesy Ham and Broccoli Rice Skillet from Iowa Girl Eats

Slow Cooker Ham, Green Beans, and Potatoes from Good and Simple

Crockpot Sausage and Potatoes from The Frugal Girls

Cheesy Bacon Chicken from Joy Filled Eats

Ham and Cheese Pockets from Dessert Now, Dinner Later

Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Casserole from Plain Chicken

Bacon Swiss Pork Chops from The Gracious Wife

5-Ingredient Bacon Asparagus Pasta from Gimme Some Oven

Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Dinner Recipes

Lazy Lasagna from The Lazy Dish

Spinach Parmesan Pasta from Two Peas and Their Pod

Vegetarian Baked Taquitos from Rachel Cooks

Black Bean Enchiladas from I Heart Vegetables

Bean and Cheese Freezer Burritos from Graceful Little Honey Bee

5 Ingredient Mexican Brown Rice from Kim’s Cravings

Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta from Lil Luna

Cherry Tomato and Basil Angel Hair Pasta from Oh Sweet Basil

Spinach Parmesan Zucchini Noodles from Two Peas & Their Pod

Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo from Budget Bytes

Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna from Around My Family Table

Garlic Butter Spinach Pasta from Diethood

Pasta Salad from Gimme Some Oven

Ramen with an Egg from Sweet Phi

Turkey & Seafood 5-Ingredient Dinner Recipes

Garlic Parmesan Tilapia from The Seasoned Mom

Honey Garlic Shrimp Skillet from The Cooking Jar

3-Ingredient Tilapia Skillet from Primavera Kitchen

Parmesan Pesto Tilapia from Pinch of Yum

Honey Mustard Garlic Shrimp from Julia’s Album

Tuscan Baked Fish from Sweet C’s