A Week of 5-Ingredient Vegetarian Dinners

There’s not much that will make me nope out of making a recipe faster than seeing a huge list of ingredients. If they’re pantry staples, it’s one thing, but if I have to pick up 15 different vegetables at the grocery store for a single meal? Nope! That’s why I’ve become an avid collector of recipes for 5-ingredient vegetarian dinners.

Whenever I see a recipe with a short list of ingredients, I pin it because I know it means 3 things: less time spent at the grocery store, less money spent at the grocery store, and quicker prep time. All wins in my book and probably yours too, right?

These 7 recipes–yup, a whole week’s worth!–are all made with only 5 ingredients and most are a cinch to prep and cook too.

(Oh, and one quick note about these 5-ingredient vegetarian dinners–I didn’t include water, salt, pepper, and olive oil in the ingredient list because almost everyone has those on hand.)

The ultimate clean-out-your-fridge dinner, you can use any herbs and vegetables you have in the crisper drawer to make these rustic meal bowls.

Creamy Herbed Polenta Bowls with Roasted Vegetables from Hello Veggie

If traditional cacio e pepe leaves you unimpressed, you’ll love this more flavorful version made with ramps and lemon.

Vegan Cacio e Pepe from Eat Love Namaste

Every vegetarian needs to know how to make these! Add roasted asparagus and baby potatoes on the side and you’re still only at 5 ingredients for the whole meal.