15 Five-Ingredient Dinners Ready in 20 Minutes

1. Honey Garlic Chicken & Rice

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken thighs
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups cooked rice

Steps:

1. Sear chicken thighs skin-side down until golden (5–6 min).
2. Flip, add soy sauce, honey, and garlic.
3. Simmer 8 minutes until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through.
4. Serve over rice.

2. Caprese Chicken Skillet

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 large tomatoes, sliced
• 1 ball fresh mozzarella
• Fresh basil
• Balsamic glaze

Steps:

1. Season and sear chicken 6–7 min per side.
2. Top with tomato and mozzarella. Cover 3 minutes until cheese melts.
3. Add basil and drizzle with balsamic glaze.

3. BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

Prep 5 min | Cook 10 min | Total 15 min

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
• ½ cup BBQ sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• 4 large tortillas
• ½ red onion, sliced

Steps:

1. Mix chicken with BBQ sauce.
2. Fill tortillas with chicken, cheese, and onion. Fold.
3. Cook in a hot pan 2–3 min per side until crispy.

4. Pesto Chicken & Pasta

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts, sliced
• 250g pasta
• ½ cup pesto
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• Parmesan cheese

Steps:

1. Cook pasta according to package.
2. Sear chicken until cooked.
3. Toss pasta, chicken, pesto, and tomatoes. Top with parmesan.

5. 15-Minute Garlic Butter Salmon & Broccoli

Prep 5 min | Cook 10 min | Total 15 min

Ingredients:

• 2 salmon fillets
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon

Steps:

1. Steam broccoli.
2. Melt butter with garlic in a pan. Sear salmon 3–4 min per side.
3. Squeeze lemon over everything and serve.

6. Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Shrimp, pasta, butter, garlic, lemon.

Steps: Cook pasta. Sauté garlic in butter, add shrimp until pink, toss with pasta and lemon juice.

7. Shrimp Taco Bowls

Prep 5 min | Cook 10 min | Total 15 min

Ingredients: Shrimp, taco seasoning, rice, black beans, lime.

Steps: Season and cook shrimp. Assemble bowls with rice, beans, shrimp, and lime juice.

8. Beef Stir Fry & Bell Peppers

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Beef strips, bell peppers, soy sauce, garlic, rice noodles.

Steps: Stir-fry beef and peppers with garlic and soy sauce. Serve over noodles.

9. Spicy Sausage & Peppers

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Italian sausage, bell peppers, onion, olive oil, hoagie rolls.

Steps: Slice and cook sausage with peppers and onion in oil. Serve on rolls.

10. Turkey Taco Skillet

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Ground turkey, taco seasoning, black beans, corn, cheese.

Steps: Brown turkey, add seasoning, beans, and corn. Top with cheese.

11. Chickpea Curry in 20 Minutes

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Canned chickpeas, coconut milk, curry paste, spinach, rice.

Steps: Simmer chickpeas in coconut milk and curry paste. Wilt spinach. Serve over rice.

12. Teriyaki Tofu & Broccoli

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Tofu, broccoli, teriyaki sauce, rice, sesame oil.

Steps: Pan-fry tofu, add broccoli and teriyaki. Serve over rice with sesame oil.

13. Tomato Basil Pasta

Prep 5 min | Cook 15 min | Total 20 min

Ingredients: Pasta, canned tomatoes, garlic, parmesan, basil.

Steps: Cook pasta. Sauté garlic, add tomatoes, toss with pasta, parmesan, and basil.

14. Egg Fried Rice

Prep 5 min | Cook 10 min | Total 15 min

Ingredients: Cooked rice, eggs, soy sauce, peas, green onion.

Steps: Scramble eggs, add rice, peas, and soy sauce. Finish with green onion.

15. Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Wrap

Prep 10 min | Cook 0 min | Total 10 min

Ingredients: Chickpeas, cucumber, feta, tzatziki, tortillas.

Steps: Mash chickpeas lightly, mix with cucumber and feta. Spread tzatziki on tortillas and fill.