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13 Five-Ingredient Dinners

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March 31, 2014
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This title says it all, people. Because really -- isn't less always more? Here are 13 recipes that will save dinner, time and time again: the ones to lean on, the ones to commit to memory. (They're just five ingredients, after all.)

Simple Bolognese by Merrill Stubbs

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Le Bernardin's Crispy-Skinned Fish by Genius Recipes 

Fish from Food52

 

Decadent Fried Egg Sandiwch by HalfPint

Decadent Fried Egg Sandwich from Food52

 

Maple-Cardamom Glazed Salmon by alasully 

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Diana Kennedy's Carnitas by Genius Recipes

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Macaroni Peas by Nicholas

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Gabriella's Farmer Cheese Gnocchi by NakedBeet

Gnocchi from Food52

 

Wilted Escarole with Feta, Walnuts, and Honey by Brooklyn Salt

Escarole from Food52

 

Dyer's Island Lobster Hash by Stephen Gray 

Lobster hash from Food52

 

Sugar Steak with Bourbon by Amanda Hesser

Sugar steak from Food52 

 

Barbara Kafka's Simplest Roast Chicken by Genius Recipes 

Roast Chicken from Food52

  

Shrimp à la Bittman by Amanda Hesser

Shrimp a la Bittman from Food52

 

Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter by Genius Recipes

Marcella sauce by Food52

 

 

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A New Way to Dinner, co-authored by Food52's founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is an indispensable playbook for stress-free meal-planning (hint: cook foundational dishes on the weekend and mix and match ‘em through the week).

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anna
anna April 3, 2014
I think if I had these ingredients around the house (escarole and lobster?), I would have a plan for what to do with them, without needing these recipes. The recipes are interesting, but I would expect an article with this title to feature entire meals made with things one is likely to have in one's pantry on any given day. I really didn't expect recipes that would require a special trip to the grocery store and the addition of 1 or 2 other dishes to make a complete meal. I had thought this might features something time-saving, but apparently not.
 
Michelle
Michelle April 2, 2014
Misleading title, most of these are not meals... especially plain gnocchi ... who would eat that by itself for dinner?