Magic in Minutes: 12 Dinners With 6 Ingredients or Less)

These easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less are perfect for busy nights 🍽️. From crockpot favorites to sheet pan meals, each recipe is quick to prep and full of flavor. Whether your pantry is looking sparse or your time is short, you’ll find something here that’s fast, filling, and totally doable.

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Dinners with 6 ingredients or less can be a lifesaver when your pantry feels empty. H Have you ever opened the pantry and been dismayed at the lack of variety? Have you ever thought, “Are there any recipes I can make with a bottle of ketchup and a package of onion soup?” Or have you ever been on a tight budget that you need to stretch even longer than usual? Then these 12 easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less are for you!

5-Ingredient Crockpot Orange Chicken

My absolute favorite easy meal has to be this 5-ingredient crockpot orange chicken. I have made it dozens of times over the years, and it never gets old. My kids even request it! I usually serve it with rice and whatever vegetable I have on hand.

Crockpot orange chicken topped with sliced green onions and served with rice and broccoli for easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

Cherry-Glazed Pork Tenderloin

It’s hard to believe that this elegant-looking cherry-glazed pork tenderloin can be made in 30 minutes or less. It’s even harder to believe it has just 6 ingredients or less (not counting salt and pepper!). But it’s true. And it’s delicious. So you should try it!

Apricot Sage Chicken

If you have some chicken, fresh herbs, and a jar of apricot jam on hand, then you have everything you need for this tasty apricot sage chicken. It’s doubly wonderful because it is cooked on a sheet pan for super easy clean up!

Tomato Pesto Pizza

If you have pre-made pizza dough in the fridge, you should try this tomato pesto pizza! It takes just 30 minutes to make and only has 5 ingredients! But if you would like to learn how to make your own pizza dough, there are instructions for that, too.

Flatbread pizza topped with tomato, pesto, and fresh basil, one of many easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

Sheet Pan Italian Sausage Hoagie Sandwiches

Sheet pan Italian sausage hoagie sandwiches is one of my most recent favorites. I can keep these mild for the kids or kick them up a notch by using spicy sausage for my husband and me. Whatever sausage I use, they are always delicious!

Italian sausage hoagie sandwiches stuffed with roasted peppers and onions, one of the easiest dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

BBQ Brisket Quesadillas

Quesadillas are a fun way to incorporate leftovers. That is exactly what I did with these BBQ brisket quesadillas! It may not sound like much, but it is one of my most viewed recipes. With only 4 ingredients, it is a real winner!

Prosecco and Pineapple Glazed Ham

With Easter coming up, this Prosecco and pineapple glazed ham is a holiday delight. The glaze is super simple, and the instructions are easy to follow. The ham comes out moist, flavorful, and with just a hint of tang.

Baked ham glazed with pineapple and prosecco, a sweet and savory dish for holiday meals or easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

Slow-Cooked Chuck Roast

Remember my ketchup and onion soup mix scenario from earlier? Well, here is a recipe for slow-cooked chuck roast that you can use together! Mixed with a little water, they make a delicious marinade for the meat in either the Crockpot or oven. By the way, these make amazing leftovers!

Tender shredded chuck roast on a fork, pulled straight from the slow cooker for easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

Grilled Caprese Sandwiches

Grilled Caprese sandwiches are made with fresh basil, tomato, mozzarella cheese, and pesto, which are easy ingredients you can find right in the produce section. I prefer to use Ciabatta bread, but any type of bread will do. And no worries if you don’t have a panini maker; a grill pan or good ol’ fashioned sauté pan works fine.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

This recipe for sweet and sour chicken is one I grew up on since I was a little girl! It is so well loved that I make it for my own kids now. It’s the perfect comfort food and doubles as a great gift to a sick friend or new mommy. You’ll want to try this one!

Crockpot Buffalo Drumsticks

If spicy, meaty goodness is what you crave, try these Crockpot buffalo drumsticks! You’ll need a bottle of your favorite wing sauce and a packet of ranch dressing mix. These are great for an easy dinner, game day, or backyard party.

Crockpot buffalo chicken drumsticks coated in spicy sauce, served hot and ready to enjoy as one of many easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

10-Minute French Onion Roast Beef Sandwiches

Finally, when the time for dinner is scarce, and you need something in a flash, these 10-minute French onion roast beef sandwiches will do the trick! This sandwich is the perfect marriage between a Philly Cheesesteak and a Roast Beef Dip. Boy, just looking at these makes my mouth water!

Toasted sandwich filled with French onion roast beef and melted cheese, ready in 10 minutes for easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less.

Quick Dinners With 6 Ingredients or Less

I hope these 12 easy dinners with 6 ingredients or less can help you get dinner on the table quickly and efficiently! I bet they may even save you some money or help you use up what you have in the pantry. If you try one of the recipes, drop me a note in the comment section below and tell me what you think! Happy cooking, y’all!