Ruth Bell's Kitchen

All 97 recipes

Sorted by video, newest first. Each one is numbered just as it is in the video.

2-Ingredient Breads

  1. Ice Cream Bread 2 cups (1 pint) full-fat vanilla ice cream, softened + 1½ cups self-rising flour
  2. Beer Bread 3 cups self-rising flour + one 12-oz can of beer
  3. Skillet Cornbread One 6-oz pouch buttermilk cornbread mix (the kind that asks only for milk or water) + ⅔ cup milk
  4. Cottage Cheese Flatbread 1 cup full-fat cottage cheese + 2 eggs
  5. Yogurt Flatbread 1 cup plain Greek yogurt + 1 cup self-rising flour
  6. Soda Bread 2 cups self-rising flour + ¾ cup cold buttermilk (a splash more only if dry)
  7. Cream Biscuits 1 cup self-rising flour + ⅔ cup cold heavy cream

A 2-Ingredient Thanksgiving

  1. Cranberry Sauce ½ bag (6 oz) fresh cranberries + ½ cup sugar
  2. Pumpkin Mousse 1 cup canned pumpkin pie mix + 1½ cups whipped topping, thawed
  3. Make-Ahead Gravy 2 tbsp flour + 1 cup turkey broth
  4. Sweet Potato Casserole 1 can (15 oz) sweet potatoes + 1 cup mini marshmallows
  5. Baked Stuffing ½ box (6 oz) stuffing mix + ¾ cup turkey broth
  6. Mashed Potatoes 1 lb Yukon Gold potatoes + ⅓ cup whole milk
  7. Green Beans with Bacon 2 cups frozen green beans + 2 slices bacon
  8. Creamed Corn 1½ cups frozen corn + 2 oz cream cheese
  9. Maple Butter Rolls 4 brown and serve rolls + 1 tbsp maple syrup
  10. Roast Turkey Breast Half turkey breast on the bone (about 3 lb), fully thawed + 1 tsp dried sage

Small 2-Ingredient Casseroles

  1. Cottage Pie 1 can beef stew + ½ pouch buttery instant mashed potatoes
  2. Baked Macaroni and Tomatoes 1 cup elbow macaroni + 1 can stewed tomatoes
  3. Tamale Pie 1 can chili with beans + ½ tube polenta
  4. Tuna Casserole 1 small can tuna + 1 box shells and cheese (sauce pouch kind)
  5. Cauliflower Cheese 12 oz frozen cauliflower + 1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup
  6. Baked Meatballs 12 frozen fully cooked meatballs + 1½ cups marinara
  7. Hash Brown Egg Bake 2 cups frozen shredded hash browns + 4 eggs
  8. Sausage Gnocchi Bake 1 packet shelf-stable gnocchi + ½ smoked sausage
  9. Biscuits and Gravy Bubble Up 1 can country sausage gravy + 1 small tube biscuits
  10. Chicken Pot Pie 1 can chunky chicken pot pie soup + 1 rolled pie crust

2-Ingredient Breakfasts

  1. Cottage Cheese and Peaches ½ cup cottage cheese + 1 can sliced peaches in juice
  2. Avocado Toast 1 thick slice good bread + 1 ripe avocado
  3. Beans on Toast ½ can baked beans + 1 slice bread
  4. Banana Porridge ½ cup quick oats + 1 ripe banana
  5. Microwave Scrambled Eggs 2 eggs + ¼ cup shredded cheddar
  6. Cheese Grits ¼ cup quick grits + ¼ cup shredded sharp cheddar
  7. Glazed Ham Steak 1 palm-sized piece ham steak + 1 tbsp maple or pancake syrup
  8. Sausage Breakfast Sandwich ¼ lb pork sausage from the roll + 1 English muffin
  9. Corned Beef Hash and an Egg ½ can corned beef hash + 1 egg
  10. Blueberry Pancakes ½ cup complete pancake mix + a handful of blueberries, fresh or frozen

2-Ingredient Desserts

  1. Chocolate Fudge 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips + 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  2. Lemon Fool 1 cup cold heavy cream + ½ cup lemon curd
  3. Frozen Yogurt Bark 2 cups vanilla Greek yogurt + 1 cup blueberries
  4. Palmiers 1 sheet frozen puff pastry + ½ cup sugar
  5. Coconut Macaroons 14 oz bag sweetened flaked coconut + 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  6. Apple Turnovers 1 tube crescent dough + 1 can apple pie filling
  7. Brownie Bites 1½ cups chocolate hazelnut spread + 2 eggs
  8. Pumpkin Spice Muffins 1 box spice cake mix + 1 can pure pumpkin, not pie filling
  9. Ice Cream Bread 1 pint full-fat ice cream + 1½ cups self-rising flour
  10. Pineapple Angel Food Cake 1 box angel food mix (water-only kind) + 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained

Loaf Pan Dinners

  1. Hot Dogs and Baked Beans 2 hot dogs + 1 small can baked beans (about a cup)
  2. Baked White Fish 1 white fish fillet, about 6 oz + 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes with green chiles
  3. Italian Dressing Chicken 1 chicken breast + ⅓ cup Italian dressing
  4. Eggs in Purgatory 2 eggs + 1 cup marinara
  5. Chili Pie 1 can (15 oz) turkey chili with beans + about 1 cup corn chips
  6. Potato Gratin 2 medium potatoes + 1 half-pint carton heavy cream
  7. Pesto Chicken 2 boneless chicken thighs + about 3 tbsp basil pesto
  8. Smothered Steak 1 cube steak, about 6 oz + 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  9. Country Style Ribs and Sauerkraut 2 boneless country style pork ribs, about ¾ lb + 1 can (14 oz) sauerkraut
  10. Mini Meatloaf ½ lb ground beef + 1 cup dry stuffing mix

3-Ingredient Dinners for One

  1. Tortellini, Peas and Butter ½ packet fresh cheese tortellini + 1 cup frozen peas + 2 spoons butter
  2. Ramen, Egg and Spinach 1 packet ramen + 1 egg + 1 cup frozen spinach
  3. Black Bean Quesadilla ½ can black beans + 1 cup shredded cheese + 2 flour tortillas
  4. Salmon Cakes 1 can salmon + 1 egg + about 15 saltines
  5. Sloppy Joes ½ lb ground beef + 1 can sloppy joe sauce + soft buns
  6. Pierogi and Onions 6 frozen pierogi + 1 onion + sour cream
  7. Chicken Thighs in Mushroom Gravy 2 boneless chicken thighs + 1 can cream of mushroom soup + 1 rice pouch
  8. Baked Ziti ½ box ziti + 1 jar marinara + shredded mozzarella
  9. Split Pea and Ham Soup 1 smoked ham hock + 1 bag dried split peas + 1 onion
  10. Slow Cooker Pot Roast 2 lb chuck roast + 1 packet onion soup mix + about 6 small potatoes

Sheet Pan Dinners

  1. Sausages, Potatoes and Peppers 4 sausages + small potatoes + 2 peppers + 1 onion
  2. Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potato 2 bone-in, skin-on thighs + 1 big sweet potato + ½ red onion
  3. White Fish, Tomatoes and Green Beans 2 white fish fillets + small tomatoes + green beans + ½ lemon
  4. Gnocchi, Tomatoes and White Beans 1 packet shelf gnocchi + small tomatoes + 1 tin white beans
  5. Pork Chop with Squash and Sage 1 bone-in pork chop + ½ squash + a few sage leaves
  6. Cauliflower, Chickpeas and Onion 1 small cauliflower + 1 tin chickpeas + 1 onion
  7. Salmon with Potatoes and Dill 2 salmon fillets + 4-5 small potatoes + a little dill
  8. Baked Eggs and Mushrooms 2 eggs + mushrooms + small tomatoes + 2 thick slices of bread
  9. Paprika Drumsticks and Corn 4 drumsticks + 2 cobs corn, halved + smoked paprika
  10. Broiled Steak and Peppers Flank or skirt steak + 2 peppers + 1 onion + small tortillas

2-Ingredient Slow Cooker Dinners

  1. Slow Cooker Meatballs 1 pack fresh meatballs + 1 jar pasta sauce
  2. Chickpea Curry 1 tin chickpeas + 1 jar curry sauce
  3. Pork Chops in Mushroom Soup 4 pork chops + 1 tin condensed mushroom soup
  4. Apricot Chicken Drumsticks 8 chicken drumsticks + 1 jar apricot preserve
  5. Turkey Thighs with Cranberry 2 turkey thighs + 1 tin cranberry sauce
  6. Whole Lemon Chicken 1 small whole chicken + 2 lemons
  7. Collard Greens and Smoked Turkey 1 bag collard greens + 1 smoked turkey leg
  8. Split Pea and Carrot Soup 2 cups split peas + 1 bag carrots
  9. Pepperoncini Beef 2 lb beef chuck + 1 jar pepperoncini
  10. Barbecue Pulled Pork 1 pork shoulder + 1 bottle barbecue sauce

2-Ingredient Dinners

  1. Sausages and Apples 6 pork sausages + 2 apples
  2. Potato and Egg Skillet 2 medium potatoes + 3 eggs
  3. Salsa Chicken Thighs 2 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs + 1 jar salsa
  4. Red Lentil and Tomato Soup 1 cup red lentils + 1 large tin tomatoes
  5. Smoked Sausage and Cabbage 1 ring smoked sausage + 1 small green cabbage
  6. Butternut Squash Soup 1 butternut squash + 1 tin coconut milk
  7. Tuna and White Beans 1 tin tuna in oil + 1 tin white beans
  8. Chicken and Rice Bake 4 chicken thighs + 1½ cups rice
  9. Vegetable Egg Bake 6 eggs + 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
  10. Beef and Onion Stew 2 lb stewing beef + 4 large onions