1,750 ingredient recipes

Okra shoyu-zuke quick-pickles thinly sliced raw okra and onion in rice vinegar and soy sauce. Three-ingredient Japanese refrigerator pickle ready in minutes for rice bowls and bento.

Fried country ham with red-eye gravy: the classic Southern breakfast of thick-sliced salt-cured ham fried in its own fat, deglazed with hot coffee. Two ingredients, pure tradition.

Creamy chocolate tofu pie blends melted chocolate, honey, and silken tofu into a rich mousse-like filling in a graham crust. A four-ingredient no-bake dessert that tastes indulgent.

Old-fashioned currant jelly uses just two ingredients: fresh currants and sugar. Traditional cook-and-strain method without commercial pectin. Bright tart-sweet jelly for toast, lamb, or thumbprint cookies.

Pasta O'Doole is a three-ingredient pantry dinner: elbow macaroni tossed with great northern beans and tomato sauce. Cheap, filling, vegan, and ready in minutes from cans and a box.

Corn and tomato saute browns sweet fresh corn and shallots, then folds in raw tomatoes and tarragon off the heat so they stay fresh and juicy. A light, 5-ingredient summer side in 20 minutes.

Lemon orzo pilaf is a five-ingredient one-pot side of rice-shaped pasta simmered in chicken broth with basil and lemon zest. Ready in 30 minutes. Bright, simple weeknight starch.

Mushroom chicken bakes seasoned chicken pieces under cream of mushroom soup until tender and saucy, served over rice. The five-ingredient weeknight dinner that's been on dinner tables since the 1950s.

The classic potato chip sandwich: white bread, generous mayo, and a towering pile of chips crushed between the slices. A 3-ingredient, 5-minute British pub snack and childhood guilty pleasure.

Lemon-ginger marmalade uses whole lemons soaked overnight, simmered with fresh ginger juice and sugar until set. Just four ingredients, water-bath canned, and shelf-stable for up to a year.

BBQ Sauce for Pork made with just soy sauce, maple syrup, and mustard in 5 minutes. A 3-ingredient glaze that caramelizes beautifully on pork ribs or chops with no cooking required.

Light, crisp almond meringue cookies made with just 4 ingredients: egg whites, a touch of sugar, almond extract, and wheat germ. Slow-baked until dry and airy, these diabetic-friendly macaroons satisfy a sweet tooth without the guilt.

Crispy cornflake-crusted baked potatoes brushed with butter and coated in seasoned cornflake crumbs. A simple 4-ingredient side dish that bakes up golden and crunchy on the outside, fluffy inside.

Three-ingredient toffee cake made with angel food cake, whipped topping, and crushed Skor bars. No baking required, just 10 minutes of prep and an overnight chill for buttery toffee flavor in every slice.

Two-ingredient drop biscuits using Bisquick and water. Just stir, drop, and bake for 12 minutes. The fastest path to warm, golden biscuits when you need bread on the table right now.

Microwave meringues made with just egg white and powdered sugar in under 15 minutes. No oven needed. These two-ingredient meringue cookies puff up light and crisp in 90 seconds flat.