4 Ingredients: More Than 400 Quick, Easy, and Delicious Recipes Using 4 or Fewer Ingredients

IMPRESSIVE! —The Washington Post

Imagine succulent Chicken, Butternut, and Chickpea Curry with brown rice; a light, palate-cleansing Orange and Almond Salad; and a decadent serving of warm Flourless Chocolate Cake. If this sounds like the menu for an elaborate dinner party that requires hard-to-find ingredients and endless hours in the kitchen, think again!

Internationally bestselling authors Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham have created more than 400 quick, easy, and delicious recipes that require only four ingredients. Inside are fantastic dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and entertaining, as well as meals specially designed for children, including lunch box menus.

With 4 Ingredients, home chefs will learn how to:

• Make weeknight family dinners simple and special.

• Provide delicious, home-cooked meals and spend less money.

• Cook with fewer utensils—1 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon, and 1 measuring cup!

• Spend less time at the sink. Four ingredients for each dish means less cleanup!

Find out what home chefs all over the world have already discovered. 4 Ingredients is perfect for the busy, budget-conscious cook!

KIM McCOSKER (right) and RACHAEL BERMINGHAM are childhood friends, working moms, and authors of the internationally bestselling 4 Ingredients series, which includes 4 Ingredients Gluten-Free. They live in Australia with their families. Go to facebook.com/4ingredientspage or 4ingredients.com.au to find out more.

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THE COOKBOOK THAT’S IN MILLIONS OF HOMES WORLDWIDE!

[Kim and Rachael’s] talent for devising cheap meals is impressive.

—The Washington Post

Perfect for a busy night when you don’t feel like cooking, but want something good.

—The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (W.Va.)

"From the perspective of a busy mom who is looking for an alternative over frozen and fast foods, 4 Ingredients has got it going on!"

—What’s That Smell? (blog)

"4 Ingredients has fast, palate-pleasing meals for every family occasion, including lunch-box meals for the kids."

—Chef Mom, SheKnows.com (blog)

This book is a wonderful source of inspiration but also that clean slate so many of us are looking for in preparing family meals.

—ModernMom (blog)

I love that this book strips it down and focuses on the joy of simple cooking. And simple cooking that tastes wonderful.

—Kansas City Mamas (blog)

Making these meals less complicated also includes making them easier to prep and clean up afterwards and giving you more time to spend with your family doing what you love.

—Baby Dickey (blog)

The best part? Oh, that’s easy—being able to put something amazing on the dinner table and not having to break the bank buying ingredients!

—Misadventures in Baby Raising (blog)

"4 Ingredients is one of those books that will never be put away because it’s such a useful book!"

—Living Mi Vida Loca (blog)

Kim and Rachael have found some great ways to use common grocery store ingredients to create quick and tasty household meals!

—Dashing for Deals (blog)

This cookbook is right up my alley!

—Retail Therapy Lounge (blog)

The recipes are all straightforward and easy to understand.

—From Val’s Kitchen (blog)

"4 Ingredients is perfect for the busy, budget-conscious cook."

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"The 4 Ingredients cookbook is an invaluable resource in the kitchen."

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McCosker, Kim.

    4 ingredients : more than 400 quick, easy, and delicious recipes using 4 or

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

IN THE CUPBOARD

BREAKFASTS

Almond Bread Slices

Bacon & Egg Muffin

Bircher Muesli

Broiled Apple, Banana & Ricotta Stack

Broiled Grapefruit

Broiled Pears with Yogurt

Chestnut Topping

Chili & Sugar-Baked Bacon

Citrus Pancakes

English Muffin with Strawberries

Fluffy Cheese Omelet

Ham, Eggs & Green Tomatoes

Healthy Breakfast on the Go

Huevos Rancheros

Praline Toast

Scones

Turkey Bacon & Eggs

Waffles, Strawberries & Yogurt

Zucchini Fritters

APPETIZERS

Apricots & Blue Cheese

Asparagus Canapés

Baked Brie

Brie Bruschetta

Cheddar Pennies

Cheese Pies

Chicken & Chorizo Skewers

Chiles con Queso

Crab Dip

Cucumber Wedges

Curried Eggs

French Onion Dip

Fried Camembert

Fundido with Chorizo & Tortilla Chips

Garlic & Cilantro Pita Crisps

Garlic Avocado Dip

Golden Cheese Puffs

Grilled Cheese Salsa Dip

Holy Guacamole

Honey & Orange Shrimp

Hummus

Kahlúa Dip

Lemon-Rosemary Baked Olives

Minted Lamb Balls

Mozzarella Cubes

Nachos with Chiles & Olives

Nin’s Easy & Tasty Mushrooms

Oysters Champagne

Oysters Kilpatrick

Oysters Mexicano

Paprika Dip

Pear & Roquefort Bites

Quesadilla

Ricotta & Chutney Dip

Salmon Pitas

Savory Scrolls

Smoked Salmon Dip

Spanish Omelet

Spinach & Ricotta Scrolls

Spinach Bread Bowl

Strawberry Sweet & Sour

Strawberry-Camembert Sticks

Tandoori Wings

Tangy Cheese Balls

SAUCES & SALSAS

Avocado Salsa

Barbecue Stir-fry Sauce

Best In-a-Hurry Sauce

Caramel Sauce

Chili Mayonnaise

Cinnamon Sauce

Cocktail Sauce

Corn Salsa

Cranberry Relish

Easy Mocha Sauce

Easy Satay

Garlic Butter

Gremolata

Grilled Corn & Zucchini Salsa

Honey-Soy Garlic Marinade

Horseradish Cream

Horseradish, Mustard & Walnut Cream Sauce

Mango Salsa

Mixed Berry Sauce

Onion Jam

Parmesan Butter

Pesto Pleasure

Soy-Ginger Dipping Sauce

White Sauce

Yogurt Dipping Sauce

LIGHT LUNCHES

Antipasto Tarts

Asparagus Soup

Bacon Pizza

Baked Potato with Chili con Carne

Baked Potato with Tomato Salsa

Basic Clam Chowder

Basil Polenta

Beef Koftas

Carrot & Cilantro Soup

Chantilly Soup

Cheese & Garlic Stack

Chili Dogs

Derby Chicken Salad

Easy Quesadilla

French Onion Soup

Gourmet Pizza

Healthy Hamburgers

Healthy Hot Dogs

Kabocha Soup

Pea & Ham Soup

Popcorn Chicken

Salmon & Asparagus Soup

Salt & Pepper Calamari

Sweet Chili Chicken Wrap

Sweet Guacamole Wrap

Thai Butternut Soup

Zucchini Soup

SIDES

Salads & Dressings

All-American Coleslaw

Balsamic & Garlic Dressing

Balsamic-Chive Vinaigrette

Basil & Lentil Salad

Blue Cheese Dressing

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Caesar Salad

Citrus Salad Dressing

Classic Salad Dressing

Creamy Salad Dressing

Easy Thai Dressing

Honey Mustard Dressing

Lime & Chili Dressing

Mango, Avocado & Bacon Salad

Mexican Coleslaw

Mushroom Salad

Orange & Almond Salad

Oranges & Cinnamon

Potato Salad Dressing

Red Salad

Salmon & Caper Salad

Shrimp & Avocado Salad

Tomato & Feta Salad

Vinaigrette

Waldorf Salad

Wasabi Dressing

Potatoes & Rice

Baked Rice

Boiled Brown Rice

Coconut Rice

Dirty Rice

Easy Fried Rice

Fluffy Rice Without a Cooker

Garlic Potatoes

Healthy Baked Potatoes

Mashed Potato with Pine Nuts

Mexican Rice

Oven-Roasted Wedges

Potato Pancakes

Potatoes Maxim

Red Rice

Rosemary & Mustard Mashed Potatoes

Rosemary & Thyme Potatoes

Sautéed Lemon Potatoes

Simplest Potato Bake Ever

Sweet Potato Mash with Crisp Sage Leaves

Sweet Potato Oven Fries

Taters & Onions

Vegetables

Asparagus with Balsamic Dressing

Asparagus with Butter & Parmesan

Bacon-Stuffed Mushrooms

Baked Sweet Squash

Beans with Garlic & Pine Nuts

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Boston Baked Beans

Brussels Sprouts & Bacon

Cheesy Peas

Corn Dumplings

Crunchy Snow Peas

Fried Green Tomatoes

Garlic Mushrooms

Grilled Corn with Parmesan & Cayenne

Honey & Mustard Roast Parsnips

Honey Carrots

Lemon Broccoli

Minted Pea Mash

Oven-Baked Tomatoes

Rich Grits

Roasted Beets

Sautéed Asparagus

Snow Peas in Garlic-Mint Butter

Steamed Broccoli Scattered with Pine Nuts

Stuffed Peppers

Tempura Batter

White Bean Puree

Zucchini Hash Browns

MAINS

Beef

Beef Patties

Beef Stir-fry

Beef Stroganoff

Chili con Carne

Coffee- & Pepper-Crusted Steaks

Coney Island Burgers

Corned Beef

Creamy Meatballs

Creole Pepper Steaks

Easy Roast Beef

Garlic Roast Beef

Glen’s Corned Beef

Massaman Curry

Pan-fried Steak

Pesto-Stuffed Steaks

Potpie

Quick Meat Loaf

Rissoles

Roast Beef with Horseradish Cream

Salsa Patties

Sloppy Joes

Chicken & Turkey

Apricot Chicken

Buffalo Wings

Cajun Chicken Kebabs

Cheese & Prosciutto Chicken

Chicken & Jarlsberg Casserole

Chicken, Butternut & Chickpea Curry

Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Pie

Chicken Schnitzel

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chutney Chicken Dish

Classic Turkey Gravy

Corn Bread Stuffing

Green Chicken Curry

Grilled Chicken with Roasted Peppers & Tomato Sauce

Honey Mustard Chicken Breasts

Honey-Baked Chicken

Indian Chicken Curry

Kazza’s Wonderful Chicken

Mascarpone & Cilantro Chicken

Mexican Chicken

Pesto & Chicken Parcels

Pesto Chicken

Roast Turkey

Southern Fried Chicken

Spicy Seasoned Flour

Sweet & Spicy Chicken

Tomato-Flavored Chicken Legs

Zingy Chicken

Fish & Shellfish

Baked Lemon Fish

Baked Salmon with Pesto Crust

Beer Batter for Fish

Blackened Fish

Caesar’s Fish

Citrus-Glazed Salmon

Creamy Basil Fish

Crispy Fish

Curried Fish with Coconut Rice

Deep-fried Shrimp

Fish Fillets with Orange Sauce

Fish Pie

Fish with Black Bean Sauce

Fish with Mango and Kiwifruit

Garlic Cream Shrimp

Ginger Shrimp

Herbed Fillets

Lemon Grilled Fish

Mustard Shrimp

Pan-fried Fish

Phyllo Fish

Quick Mango Fish

Salmon & Spinach Phyllo

Sautéed Shrimp & Peppers in Orange Juice

Shrimp & Okra Gumbo

Lamb

Asian-Style Lamb Chops

Lamb Pesto Chops

Lamb Shank Casserole

Roast Lamb

Tandoori Lamb

Tangy Lamb Balls

Pasta

AB’s Pasta

Blue Broccoli Fusilli Pasta

Florentine Carbonara

Garden Penne Pasta

Meg’s Pasta

Pasta with Crab & Lemon Cream Sauce

Pork

American-Style Pork Ribs

Apricot & Mustard Pork Chops

Bourbon & Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin

Fried Sausages

Ham on the Bone

Pepperoni Pizzas

Pork & Bacon Wraps

Pork & Coconut Satay Sticks

Pork Spareribs

Pork Tenderloin Bake

Rich Tomato Pork

Roast Pork

Sausage Bake

Tangy Pork Chops

Texan Chops

Vegetarian

Baked Ravioli

Bean Jambalaya

Cheesy Cabbage Pasta Bake

Eggplant & Sweet Potato Curry

Eggs in Taters

Green Bean Curry

Green Coconut Curry

Mushroom Risotto

Pasta with Tomato & Basil

Sour Cream Quiche

Spaghetti with Parsley & Parmesan

Vegetable Lasagna

DESSERTS

Cakes & Cookies

Basic Cheesecake

Brownies

Chocolate Slice

Cinnamon Wedges

Coconut Macaroons

Cookie Crust

Cream Cheese Icing

Easy Pineapple Cake

Easy Pineapple Cake Icing

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Fruit Cake

Fruit Mince Palmiers

Kisses

Meringues

Orange & Almond Cake

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Icing

Shortbread

White Chocolate Icing

Pies & Pastries

Apple Crumble

Apricot Turnovers

Blueberry Puffs

Caramel Tart

Cherry Cobbler

Crostoli

Easy Pecan Pie

Jam Tarts

Key Lime Pie

Ultimate Caramel Macadamia Tart

Ice Cream, Mousses & Fondues

Blue Chockie Mousse

Choc-Coconut Cream Fondue

Chocolate Mousse

Citrus Granita

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

Ice Cream with a Twist

Praline Fondue

Soft-Serve Frozen Fruit Yogurt

Fruit & Candy

Barbie Bananas

Butterscotch Haystacks

Chocolate Lychees

Chocolate Parcels

Cookie & Cream Truffles

Dulce de Leche

Easy Chocolate Fudge

Fruit Salsa

Gingered Prunes

Grilled Mango Halves with Lime

Quick Poached Pears

Roasted Honey Pears with Honey Cream

Rocky Road

Rum Balls

Toffee Cinnamon Pecans

FOR THE CHILDREN

Savory

Bugs in Rugs

Cheese Bickies

Easy Pasta

Egg in a Hole

Fish Cocktails

Gourmet Baked Beans on Toast

Homemade Peanut Butter

Mini Hot Dogs

Mini Pizzas

Parmesan Twists

Sandwich Roll-Ups

Simple Penne

Spaghetti Bolognese

Sweet Crumbed Chicken

Too Easy Chicken Nuggets

Tuna with Spaghetti

Vegetable Shapes

Sweets

Apricot Dream Balls

Baked Custard

Banana Chips

Blancmange

Caramelized Bananas with Ice Cream

Chocolate Balls

Chocolate Nut Clusters

Chocolate-Dipped Fruit

Crunchy Banana on a Stick

Fluffy Pudding

Frozen Fruit Treats

Fruit Kebabs

Homemade Krispies Squares

Honey Joys

Jelly Snow

Marshmallow Medley

Mini Muffins

Prune Snow

Rice Pudding

Sesame & Honey Bars

Snickers Slice

Summer Yogurt Treat

Sweet Carrot Snacks

Sweet Toasted Sandwich

Toffees

FOR THE LUNCH BOX

DRINKS

Apple, Carrot & Ginger Juice

Apple, Celery & Carrot Juice

Banana & Maple Supreme

Banana Lassi

Citrus & Strawberry Frappé

Energizer Drink

Grape Melon Drink

Homemade Lemonade

Melon Delight

Minty Apple Iced Tea

Orange & Yogurt Shake

Peanut, Pineapple & Banana Shake

Pineapple & Mint Icy

Piña Colada Shake

Punch

Strawberry Punch

Strawberry Smoothie

GREAT COMBINATION MEALS

HANDY HOME TIPS

INVITATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

INTRODUCTION

Have you ever experienced any of the following?

1. You look at your watch and think, Gosh, it’s 6:30! What am I going to cook for dinner?

2. You collect your children from school and immediately hear a resounding I’m hungry! from the