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5 Ingredients or Less

All of these simple recipes require only 5 ingredients or less! There are easy recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with snacks and sweets.

Some of the best 5 ingredient or less recipes in this collection include this Lazy No-Chop Tuna Salad, and English Muffin Mini Pizzas Meal Prep!

How to Make Apple Chips in an Air Fryer

5 Ingredient Lunches

lazy no chop tuna salad sandwich cut in half on a cutting board.

Lazy No-Chop Tuna Salad

Everything Bagel Baked Salmon Salad Bowls

Air Fryer Hot Dogs (Fresh or Frozen!)

English muffin mini pizzas meal prep with fresh cut cucumbers and strawberries

English Muffin Mini Pizzas Meal Prep

5 Ingredient (or Less!) Air Fryer Recipes

air fryer grilled cheese sandwich with melty cheese

Grilled Cheese Sandwic

Roasted Garlic

Apple Chips

breaded shrimp cooked in the air fryer in a bowl

Frozen Breaded Shrimp

5 Minute Sโ€™mores!

air fryer everything bagel chips on a plate with smoked salmon dip.

Everything Bagel Chips

All Air Fryer Recipes
Air Fryer Trader Joeโ€™s Magic!

How To Cook Cauliflower Gnocchi In An Air Fryer

Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside cauliflower gnocchi made in the Air Fryer!

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Super Simple Yummy Veggies

air fryer acorn squash on a plate with rice and chicken

Air Fryer Acorn Squash (Two Ways!)

Everyday Vegetable Confetti

Sean’s 3-Ingredient Mashed Potatoes (Instant Pot & Stovetop)

Basic Oven Breakfast Potatoes

sharp knife and cutting board.
My favorite chefโ€™s knife for prepping

5 Ingredient or Less Snacks

Unsweetened Ginger Pear Cinnamon Applesauce

2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Balls

A spoonful of the cinnamon orange cranberry yogurt parfait with granola on top

Cinnamon Orange Cranberry Yogurt Parfaits

4 Ingredient Mango Lime Nice Cream

All Snacks

All 5 Ingredients or Less

homemade everything but the bagel crackers in a glass bowl.

Homemade Everything but the Bagel Crackers

baked shredded chicken breast in a glass bowl with a large fork.

Baked Shredded Chicken Base Recipe

overnight oats with various toppings in glass mason jars.

Protein Overnight Oats Base Recipe

banana chocolate oatmeal cookie mounds on parchment paper.

Banana Chocolate Oatmeal Mounds

A Peanut Butter Powder Milkshake in a clear cup with whipped cream and chopped peanuts on top.

Peanut Butter Powder Milkshake

make-ahead ginger lime syrup in a glass pouring jug.

Make-Ahead Ginger Lime Syrup

Strawberry Peanut Butter Cheerios Bars cut into squares on parchment paper.

Strawberry Peanut Butter Cheerios Bars

No Bake Pecan Pie Date Balls stacked on a plate.

No-Bake Pecan Pie Date Balls

homemade chocolate dipped pretzels laying flat on a white background.

Homemade Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

heads of garlic wrapped in foil and roasted in an air fryer.

How to Roast Garlic in an Air Fryer

Tater Tot Crust Baked Egg Muffins on a plate cut in half showing the yolk inside.

Tater Tot Crust Baked Egg Cups

stack of air fryer apple pie crescent rolls with cinnamon sugar on top.

Air Fryer Apple Pie Crescent Rolls

juicy air fryer chicken breasts cut into slices on a cutting board.

Juicy Air Fryer Boneless Chicken Breasts

air fryer peanut butter sandwiches made 3 different ways on a plate.

Air Fryer Peanut Butter Sandwiches 3 Ways

peanut butter greek yogurt fruit dip in a bowl with cut apples and strawberries.

Peanut Butter Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip

stack of just cooked air fryer homemade pizza bagel bites on a plate.

Air Fryer Homemade Pizza Bagel Bites

air fryer hot honey glazed carrots in a bowl with a black serving spoon.

Air Fryer Hot Honey Glazed Carrots

cover image with text for how to cook chicken for meal prep 3 ways.

How to Cook Chicken for Meal Prep 3 Ways

two air fryer sausage dogs with peppers and onions and melt cheese on a plate.

Air Fryer Sausage Dogs with Peppers and Onions

three air fryer bone-in crispy chicken thighs on a plate.

Air Fryer Bone-In Crispy Chicken Thighs

5 air fryer canned cinnamon rolls on a plate with frosting.

Air Fryer Canned Cinnamon Rolls

air fryer boneless bbq chicken thighs on a plate with tongs.

Air Fryer Boneless BBQ Chicken Thighs

perfect oven cooked bacon on a paper towel lined plate.

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

air fryer french toast bites on a plate with cup of syrup.

Air Fryer French Toast Bites

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