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5 Ingredients Mediterranean

Discover Jamie’s brand new book, 5 Ingredients Mediterranean – it’s everything people loved about the first book and MORE. Inject a bit of sunshine into your everyday cooking with more than 125 simple, flavour-packed recipes.

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5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Quick & Easy collection

Compromising flavour to save on time? Our favourite quick & easy recipes from the book will bring sun-filled solutions to your midweek meals. Ready in 30 minutes, these 5-ingredient recipes are easier to access than ever with our US/metric toggle converting them for you!

Garlic chicken

Smoky tender aubergine

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Jamie's 5 Ingredient Meals — Episode 4

In the final episode, Jamie takes the stress out of Sundays with an easy, speedy twist on a roast; a chic apple pudding; and a comfort classic that’s oh-so good. Plus, YouTube sensation Alex Aïnouz shares his five-ingredient take on a traditional French dish.

Crispy paprika chicken

It doesn’t get much better than this – succulent chicken with crispy skin and thetastiest roasted veg in the world.

Crispy paprika chicken

Giant baked beans

These Greek-inspired beans are flavoured with sausage and finished with oozy feta cheese –just add bread for dunking!

Giant baked beans

Apple tart

Who doesn’t love a crisp, sweet, buttery apple tart? This one takes inspo from French tartelettes and is divine!

Apple tart

Alex’s buckwheat crepes

Beautifully toasty, nutty buckwheat pancakes are topped with feta, egg and peppers. Delicious!

Alex’s buckwheat crepes

Jamie's 5 Ingredient Meals — Episode 3

Jamie heroes the freezer and store cupboard tonight. He cooks up beautifully simple steamed fish, as well as a next-level sausage sandwich and super-easy lemon curd tart. Then Italian legend Gennaro Contaldo whips up homemade gnocchi. Yum!

Simple steamed fish

With the flavours of oregano and citrus, this easy dish will immediately transport you to the Greek coast.

Simple steamed fish

Sausage sandwich

Crispy golden sausage, sweet charred peppers, oozy Manchego cheese and fragrant tapenade – this is a sarnie of total joy!

Sausage sandwich

Lemon curd tart

Jamie’s taken inspo from the Portuguese and French by flavouring the pastry with lemon for this zingy citrus wonder.

Lemon curd tart

Gennaro’s Parmesan gnocchi

The Italian Don shares his recipe for the quickest and easiest homemade gnocchi. And you’re going to wonder, why does it taste so good?!

Gennaro’s Parmesan gnocchi

Jamie's 5 Ingredient Meals — Episode 2

Jamie rustles up a one-pot chicken dinner, a cheesy snack, fruity frozen lollipops and more. And if that wasn’t enough, Honey & Co’s Sarit and Itamar go to town with their epic mushroom sfiha – joy!

Pot-roast chicken

Beautifully cooked chicken and fondant potatoes are paired with a vibrant, herby salsa, inspired by Jamie’s trip to Barcelona.

Pot-roast chicken

Feta filo turnovers

Hot, salty, sweet, crunchy – these delicious little morsels are so incredibly simple, satisfying and impressive.

Feta filo turnovers

Posh lollipops

Making your own frozen lollies is so much fun – this version is a celebration of strawberries, chocolate and sprinkles.

Posh lollipops

Sarit & Itamar’s mushroom sfiha

Soft flatbread stuffed with flavoured mushrooms and a layer of creamy cheese, this dish is a thing of beauty – thank you Sarit and Itamar!

Jamie's 5 Ingredient Meals — Episode 1

Jamie kicks off the series with a genius way to cook chicken and chips, dreamy lamb meatballs and the simplest tart. Plus, José Pizarro shares his recipe for zorongollo on toast.

Chicken & chips

Inspired by Jamie’s trips to Greece, this recipe is all about humble ingredients and out-of-this-world flavour.

Lamb meatballs

These beautiful lamb meatballs can either be enjoyed as a mezze dish or starter. Utterly delicious and on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Lamb meatballs

Easy fig tart

Looking for a showstopping dessert that requires minimal effort? This no-cook tart is just the ticket.

Easy fig tart

José Pizarro’s Zorongollo

The chef’s super-simple toast topper is a glorious celebration of sunshine flavours: grilled roast peppers and ripe tomatoes, finished with a soft-boiled egg.

José Pizarro’s Zorongollo

Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean –France

In the final episode of Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean, Jamie soaks up inspiration in Marseille. Inspired by the seafood, traditional flavours of Provence and multicultural dishes, he cooks up steak with a twist and an unconventional pissaladière.

Herby steak & crispy potatoes

Jamie gives steak and chips a Provençal makeover, serving up juicy steak with crispy potatoes, a sun-soaked tomato salad, crushed pistachios and a pistou-inspired twist.

Minty courgette tart

Jamie’s unconventional take on a pissaladière comes topped with minty courgettes, black olive tapenade and goat’s cheese. Use ready-made pastry for a shortcut midweek dinner.

Minty courgette tart

Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean –Spain

Jamie visits the beautiful coastline of northern Spain, where he cooks up a juicy pork chop with chargrilled peppers, and his take on surf & turf skewers using Pata Negra ham.

Pork & peppers

This is a celebration of Spanish flavours coming together beautifully – super-juicy pork chops, crispy chickpeas, blackened peppers and Jamie’s trick for homemade alioli.

Sea & mountain skewers

Across The Med, foods from the sea and mountains collide in truly beautiful ways, and none more so than with these prawns and mushroom skewers, served up with rich, slightly sweet, creamy beans.

Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean –Tunisia

In episode 2 of Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean, Jamie samples incredible street food, meets traditional couscous makers and cooks with local chefs in Tunisia. He shares his 5-ingredient version of prawn briks and a Tunisian-style casserole.

Catch up now on Channel 4.

Crispy prawn parcels

Jamie creates his own version of the classic Tunisian brik, stuffed with prawns, harissa oil and zingy lemon, with an achievable pastry you can make at home.

Crispy prawn parcels

Chicken & Merguez stew

Jamie makes a cracking bay marinade and combines it with spicy Merguez sausages and chicken in this Tunisian-style casserole. Guaranteed flavour with minimal ingredients.

Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean – Greece

In episode 1 of Jamie Cooks The Mediterraneanhe heads to Greece, starting in the bustling city of Thessaloniki, before visiting the island of Skopelos. Inspired by his travels, he cooks up smoky Aubergine flatbreads and Lemon-tzatziki chicken.

Catch up now on Channel 4.

Aubergine flatbreads

Inspired by Greek and Turkish street food, these quick homemade flatbreads are topped with silky, creamy aubergines, hot marinated olives, tangy feta and oregano. Delicious!

Aubergine flatbreads

Lemon-tzatziki chicken

Jamie gives roast chicken a makeover with this brilliant Greek-inspired one-pan family dish. With fluffy pan-juice rice, jammy onions and hot, sticky lemons, it’s a real winner.

Lemon-tzatziki chicken