Jamie's 5 Ingredient Meals

Jamie Oliver presents recipes that require very few ingredients to make cooking easier, quicker and more affordable, starting with crispy chicken and a simple pie. Plus, José Pizarro shares some gorgeous Mediterranean flavours using just five everyday ingredients.

Jamie Oliver demonstrates a one-pot roast dinner, cutting down on washing up but never on flavour, before rustling up his store cupboard version of a speedy carbonara that can use up whatever vegetables are to hand. He also shares two ways to use pre-packed ingredients to make crowd-pleasing starters or sides, and reveals a treat from two connoisseurs of Middle Eastern food that proves how everyday spices can transform ingredients into mouth-watering meals.

Jamie Oliver makes a super speedy snack that gives frozen veggies their place in the sun and wraps it up with two hearty dishes that elevate store-cupboard staples to the next level. Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo rustles up some delicious homemade gnocchi using just five easy ingredients.

Jamie Oliver dresses a salad with a crown of cheese, prepares a speedy, tasty twist on a Sunday roast that keeps it all in one pan, and puts store cupboard essentials centre stage in two family meals made in minutes. Plus, Alex Aïnouz shares his five-ingredient take on a French classic.