5 Ingredients or Fewer

Truth: Garlic sizzling in olive oil is the greatest smell in the world and the only base needed to transform everything from spaghetti to shrimp to these collards into something that’s both simple and spectacular.

The classic tomato and mozz summer salad gets a roasty cold-weather makeover.

If using different-colored beets, remember to toss them separately so they don’t stain one another.

Bake well-sauced pasta, plus plenty of cheese and a few eggs to hold things together, in a cake pan and the edges turn crunchy, crusty, chewy, and downright irresistible.

Because older eggs are easier to peel, this is one of those times when grocery store eggs outperform the ones from the farmers’ market.

The classic, beloved Marcella Hazan pasta sauce is made with just four ingredients and couldn't be easier.

These are like homemade sour candy and we can't stop eating them. Here’s an idea for the leftover citrus flesh: Use the juice to make curd, then gift it in jars.

Sure, you could use heavy cream instead of coconut milk, but then it wouldn’t be as healthyish.

The only trick to this uncooked sauce is finding good canned tomatoes: If you can’t find Jersey Fresh, look for ones from California, New Jersey, or Italy—the only ingredients should be tomatoes and salt.

Given that this popcorn is green and has the word "kale" in the title, it has proved to be shockingly popular among the preschooler set (to whom I'd bring it for class snacks when it was our turn) as well as adults.

Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia gets very thin-cut rib eyes on the bone. But for us mere mortals, a boneless rib eye is your best bet, plus it’s easier to serve family-style.

Using frozen puff pastry is the shortcut that makes this tart a new summer weeknight favorite recipe.

A little meat-mallet action transforms this tough cut of beef into a quick-grilling all-star.

This easy, beach-ready sandwich pairs juicy summer tomatoes with tangy giardiniera and crunchy shreds of iceberg. Bring napkins.

With each bite you get that ideal combo of ingredients—sweet tomato, rich egg, crisp iceberg lettuce.

This zippy, herbaceous drinkable soup is like a trip to the farmers’ market in a glass.

Serve this salad as soon as it is assembled so all of the tomato juices and flavor stay where they belong.

Mandolines were made for recipes like this; even slices will make this simple salad look like the work of a pro.

A couple tablespoons of yogurt miraculously transform a basic vinaigrette recipe into a new creamy dressing.

Consider this recipe a no-brainer formula where you can sub in any raw veg, oil, or cheese you feel like.