58 (Really Good) 3-Ingredient Recipes To Save For Later (2024)

Instead of turkey, you can also sub in ground chicken, beef, pork, or soyrizo.

Recipe: Ground Turkey & Egg Skillet

All you need to make these fluffy pancakes are rolled oats, cottage cheese, and eggs.

Recipe: High-Protein Pancakes

It's a quarantine duty to make this at least once!

Recipe: Dalgona Coffee

Just bread, eggs, and cheese — and 15 minutes in the oven.

Recipe: Baked Egg Cups

Out of tea bags? There's a good chance you already have everything you need to make a cup. Just steep ginger + lemon in hot water, and add a dash of cayenne for an extra kick.

Recipe: Morning Tonic

Once you make your own granola (oats + coconut oil + maple syrup), you'll never go back to the storebought stuff.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Granola

This version tosses in some cajun seasoning for extra flavor — but feel free to use any spices you have on hand.

Recipe: Protein Skillet With Chickpeas & Egg

Light coconut milk is the secret to making this tropical smoothie extra creamy.

Recipe: Pineapple Mango Smoothie

Breadmaking = a prime quarantine past time. (But if you haven't been able to find yeast at the store, here are a whole bunch of recipes you can make without it.)

Recipe: Whole Wheat No-Knead Skillet Bread

Pizza Bites always burn the roof of your mouth. Ditch 'em for these.

Recipe: Easiest Pizza Rolls

Just ground meat + eggs + Parm. (Plus, the slow cooker does all the hard work.)

Recipe: Keto Crock Pot Meatballs

The key ingredient? Potato chips. 😱

Recipe: Chicken Nuggets

If you've got a can of beans on hand, blend them up with chicken broth and canned tomatoes. You won't be disappointed.

Recipe: Black Bean Soup

Wedge salads are salads for people who don't really like salad. Or cooking.

Recipe: Wedge Salad

Grilled cheese not included. (But encouraged!)

Recipe: Easy Tomato Soup

Nothing wrong with turning this into a light lunch. Just saying.

Recipe: Banana Peanut Butter Rolls

Tired: PB&J. Wired: GCOT.

Recipe: Goat Cheese Olive Tapenade Sandwich

Have produce that's about to go bad? Flour and eggs can transform pretty much any veggie into a fritter that you can freeze for those days when you just can't.

Recipe: Veggie Noodle Fritters

Yogurt, peanut butter, and honey. Protein-packed — and pairs with everything.

Recipe: Healthy Fruit Dip

You absolutely do not need to brave Trader Joe's to get this snack; just bake banana slices in apple juice and cinnamon.

Recipe: Baked Banana Chips

The fourth ingredient? Everything and anything you want to dip.

Recipe: Spinach Green Onion Dip

Gourds are an essential part of a balanced diet year-round, IMHO.

Get the recipe: Pumpkin Pie Dip

Now this is cheese done right.

Recipe: Baked Feta With Honey And Thyme

Pickling is a surprisingly fun way to rescue your veggies before they get old. Just stuff 'em in a jar with vinegar and dill, and you're on your way.

Recipe: Easiest Fridge Dill Pickles

Protein bars are absurdly expensive. Make your own by blending nuts, dried fruit, and dates, then flattening the mixture out and sticking it in the fridge.

Recipe: Homemade Larabars

Blended cashews + taco seasoning + chiles. So good!

Recipe: Vegan Queso

Can never go wrong with bacon, peppers, and cream cheese.

Recipe: Jalapeño Poppers

With mustard powder, soy sauce, and rice vinegar, this works on everything from fish to edamame.

Recipe: Roy Yamaguchi's Soy-Mustard Sauce

If you're about to prepare your 87th baked potato, it's time to spice things up. Dice that potato and bake it on a sheet pan with garlic and chorizo.

Recipe: Chorizo Potatoes

Why spend money on dressing when you can make your own in five seconds?

Recipe: Apple Sage Salad Dressing

These biscuits just need flour + cheese + milk, and include a vegan-friendly option.

Recipe: Cheesy Drop Biscuits

This would work on pasta, too. 🍝

Recipe: 3-Ingredient Pizza Sauce

Honey and whole-grain mustard can turn this love-hate veggie into a family favorite.

Recipe: Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Don't toss carrot stems! Instead, use them in this pesto — it's flavorful enough to mix into pasta, slather on a sandwich, or dress up a salad.

Recipe: Carrot Top Cashew Pesto

Doesn't get much easier than this.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Keep these basic with just peppers + beans + cheese —or dress them up with your favorite toppings.

Recipe: Stuffed Poblano Peppers

If you've never cooked salmon before, this is the perfect starter. It cooks low and slow in the oven — and is basically impossible to mess up.

Recipe: Lemon & Thyme Salmon

If you have mustard and breadcrumbs on hand, you can throw these pork cutlets together in about 10 minutes.

Recipe: Pork Cutlets

A simple recipe doesn't have to taste simple. Garlic and broccoli can make a boring old pasta night feel like a trip to a classy Italian restaurant.

Recipe: Pasta with Garlicky Broccoli Rabe

Perfect for tacos, rice bowls, or piled over greens.

Recipe: Crock Pot Shredded Chicken

If you've never roasted gnocchi in the oven before, you're missing out. They get lightly crispy and (even more) delicious.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Gnocchi With Mushrooms & Shallots

Cashews are the key to making your favorite tomato sauce even better.

Recipe: Creamy Tomato Shells

Canned tomatoes + canned beans + beef. Basically impossible to mess up!

Recipe: Can-to-Pan Chili

Not sure how to use that frozen salmon you bought right as quarantine was ramping up? Chili sauce + scallions will make you want to bake a fillet every single night.

Recipe: Chili-Glazed Salmon

If you have Italian dressing and barbecue sauce in your fridge, then you have everything you need to make deliciously juicy chicken.

Recipe: Italian BBQ Chicken

If you've got noodles, milk, and cheese, you've got dinner.

Recipe: Stovetop Mac 'n' Cheese

All you need to make these delightful dumplings are sweet potatoes, flour, salt —and a little bit of patience.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Gnocchi

You know those days when you haven't eaten a single vegetable, but you're really craving a slice? This cauliflower crust solves both problems.

Recipe: Cauliflower Pizza Crust

PSA: Sharing is not mandatory.

Recipe: Fudgy Nutella Cake

An easy way to get you and your kids to eat fruit for dessert.

Recipe: Frozen Yogurt Berry Bowls

Just crescent rolls + cinnamon + sugar —and it comes together in minutes.

Recipe: Cinnamon Sugar Twists

Basically an edible art project.

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Swirl Bark

The only thing more relaxing than baking is tearing into this buttery, flaky crust.

Recipe: The Easiest Pie Crust Ever

It's! Finally! Peach! Season!

Recipe: Peach Sorbet

Dark chocolate + almond butter + Rice Krispies. (And if you don't have donut molds, these totally work as little cookies or scoops, too.)

Recipe: Chocolate Crunch Doughnuts

The best use of frozen puff pastry, if you ask me.

Recipe: Cream Cheese Danish

Watermelon juice, lime, and tequila definitely counts as dessert.

Recipe: Watermelon Margaritas