This book has the magic formula for putting a home-cooked meal on the table in less than half an hour. If you're pressed for time, can't get to the store, or often resort to take-out or frozen dinners, these recipes are for you. Filled with a host of ideas for basic ingredients to keep in the cupboard, tried and tested shortcuts, easy imaginative ways to transform a dish, and handy tricks for last minute meals, The Great 5-Ingredient Cookbook do the thinking for you. Recipes include: Soups: Creamy vichyssoise, Minestrone Starters, Light Meals & Snacks: Pizza, Poached eggs on Turkish toast, Currant cookies Salads: Easy ni?oise salad, Moroccan couscous salad, Thai beef salad Poultry: Honey mustard glazed chicken, Tandoori chicken skewers Meat: Chile con carne, Pork schnitzel with apple & mint salsa Seafood: Seafood ravioli, Salt & pepper calamari, Teriyaki salmon with sweet potato Pasta, Rice, Noodles, and Grains: Gnocchi with creamy blue cheese sauce, Spaghetti vongole, Simple fried rice Vegetables: Quick vegetable 'lasagne,' Fluffy mashed potatoes, Baked stuffed mushrooms Desserts: Quick apple crumble, Cheat's tiramisu, Tangy caramel bananas