4,379 four four recipes

Simple baked trout in white wine with herbs and garlic. Minimal prep, maximum flavor. Whole trout bakes in 30 minutes for an elegant, light dinner for four.

Chocolate raspberry truffles: milk chocolate ganache spiked with raspberry jam, rolled into bite-size balls and dipped in white chocolate. Four dozen no-bake confections for gifts or holiday tins.

Four-ingredient thermos lunch with black beans, corn, brown rice, and salsa. No cooking, no microwave needed. Pack it hot in the morning and eat it warm at your desk.

Herbed tomato spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, red wine, aniseed, and four fresh herbs added at the end to preserve their bright flavor. A vegetarian sauce simmered from scratch.

Four-ingredient apple cider glaze for ham or pork roast. Brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and warm cloves cook into a sticky, lacquered shine perfect for holiday spiral hams.

Winter squash baked with Spanish brown rice, fresh tomatoes, and red bell pepper in one dish. A simple vegetable casserole with just four ingredients.

Curry-rubbed lamb rib chops seared in peanut oil until crusty and golden, finished with a silky wine-butter pan sauce of shallots, broth, and tomato paste. A fast, refined dinner for four.

Chocolate peppermint ice cream dessert with a chocolate wafer crumb crust, peppermint ice cream layer, and chocolate fudge topping. Four ingredients, no baking, freezer-set.

Nectarine-orange marmalade simmers ground nectarines and oranges with sugar into a glossy, peel-flecked spread. A small-batch summer preserve that yields four half-pints of bright, fragrant jam.

Homemade Kahlua coffee liqueur with just four ingredients: instant coffee, sugar, vanilla, and vodka. A slow-simmered coffee syrup base that tastes like the real thing. Great for gifting.

Easy garam masala: a streamlined four-spice blend of black cumin, peppercorns, cloves, and nutmeg ground fresh. Essential warming Indian spice mix.

Easy four-ingredient summer veggie sauté with yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes, and onion. A farmers market side dish that highlights peak-season produce with minimal fuss.

Honey lemon rosemary chicken brushes a four-ingredient glaze of honey, lemon juice, rosemary, and red pepper flakes over chicken breasts. Sticky, herby, and weeknight-easy.

Pineapple banana breakfast shake blended from juicy pineapple, ripe banana, skim milk and vanilla. A naturally sweet, four-ingredient tropical smoothie that comes together in the blender in minutes.

Peanut butter biscuits with Bisquick, crumbled bacon, peanut butter, and milk. A savory, four-ingredient drop biscuit with nutty richness and smoky bacon crumble in every bite.

Moroccan diced pepper and tomato salad with grilled green peppers, fresh tomatoes, and garlic. A smoky, no-cook side dish served chilled with just four ingredients.