One Pot Meals are a weeknight saving grace, and here are 20 delicious, easy recipes you’ll want in your dinner rotation!
One-pot meals are the saving grace for busy home cooks everywhere and make the dish washer that much happier. FoodieCrush contributor Hayley Putnam shares 20 of our faves from across the www.
I have a confession to make. I dirty a lot of dishes when I’m cooking. Enough to warrant teasing from my husband, who’s such a good sport about doing the copious dishes I regularly seem to accumulate. Every spoon, whisk, bowl, and knife are at my mercy…and eventually his, by default.
We’ve been sick with colds, and cooped up inside due to ice and snow, so we wanted something simple and low-maintenance for dinner the other night. Since I have a knack for inadvertently choosing the most time and labor-intensive recipes to attempt mid-week, this seemed like the most sensible solution. A simple, no-nonsense weeknight meal to warm us up and fill our bellies.
So when we tried Rachel Schultz’s One Pot Spaghetti, my husband was in heaven. Everything cooks in one pot. Just one!
We were skeptical at first, never having cooked spaghetti outside of a pot of boiling water. How would this work? It was so unfamiliarly convenient it made us nervous. But alas, once we lifted the top of our Dutch oven, we were greeted by a bubbling, aromatic mixture with wonderfully al dente noodles.
While we were away, the noodles had mingled happily with the fragrant basil, garlic and tomatoes. By cooking them with the other ingredients, their starchiness yielded the creamiest sauce (one we might not have achieved had we cooked them separately).
It was magic. And it was delicious, and easy, and did I mention it all came together in just one pot?
How I previously managed to avoid the wonders of one-pot meals is beyond me. Suffice it to say, they’re going to become a regular part of my weeknight dinner routine, and there will always be more dirty dishes…next time.
One Pot Spaghetti from Rachel Schultz
One Pot Roasted Red Pepper and Sausage Alfredo from Host the Toast
Rustic Chicken with Garlic Gravy from Seasons & Suppers
Sunday Beef Stew from The Foodie Physician
Easy Chicken Chorizo Paella from The Woks of Life
One Pan Caprese Pasta from Yellow Bliss Road
One-Pot Beef Curry with Spinach & Cauliflower from Supergolden Bakes
Tabasco Braised Chicken with Chickpeas and Kale from FoodieCrush
Mexican Skillet Dinner from French Press
One-Pot Pasta Primavera from Oh My Veggies
One-Pot Paprika Chicken Thighs from Reluctant Entertainer
Ginger, Beef, Mushroom & Kale Stir-Fry from Gimme Some Oven
Sautéed Chicken with Olives, Capers and Lemons from FoodieCrush
Creamy Mushroom, Brussel Sprout, and Goat Cheese Pasta from Things I Made Today
Tuscan Chicken Skillet from Shrinking Single
One-Pot Wonder Thai Style Peanut Pasta from Apron Strings
Lemon Chicken Fettuccine from Diethood
Sausage Biscuit Skillet with Guinness from Jelly Toast
Baked Chicken with Orzo from Lemons for Lulu
Chipotle Black Bean, Rice and Egg Skillet from Naturally Ella
This recipe round-up was curated by FoodieCrush contributor Hayley Putnam. Follow her foodie tastes and other flights of fancy on Pinterest and Instagram.
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paula chapin
Love, love, love all of these recipes. Very unique and interesting; want to try almost all of them!
Emily | Rainbow Delicious
These look amazing! I’m feeling especially lazy this week and I’m thinking of only using these recipes for my meals the rest of the week! Love this round-up!
Ev
Cooked 2 of the meals on to my 3rd one tonight. Just some feedback. The Curry Beef was amazing to hubby and myself, my 14 yr. thought it was a bit too flavorful. The recipe makes a lot of food and it was very saucy or thick soup consistency. Not sure if I added too much coconut milk. I ended up cooking rice and served it together. Boiled potatoes would work as well. We like Indian food and this really reminded me of it, except the beef part. Next, I prepared the Roasted Red Pepper and Sausage Alfredo. Also, very tasty, my 17 yr old son had several bowls full. I cut down to 4 oz. of goat cheese, it has a distinct flavor and salty. Parm. cheese is also salty, so do not over do the salt seasoning beforehand. I would almost wait until the very end to add salt, may not be needed. Feedback from the family they would have liked to see some diced tomatoes added to mixture, more spinach, and one small sweet onion diced. It was creamy and tasty….just seemed to miss tomatoes and onion, which most Italian dishes have. This is not your standard Alfredo dish, so it would work. Adding the additional ingredients are up to you of course, it is very rich and yummy without it. Tuscan Chicken tonight….to be continued.
Emily
There is something so thrilling about a one-pot dinner, isn’t there?! Thanks so much for including my sausage biscuit skillet <3
Kate @ Diethood
My kinda dinners! I love them ALL!! Thanks SO much for including my fettuccine!
Mateo
So the first one I clicked on uses 3 dishes/pots to cook, chicken and orzo.
Ev
Haley, you did a wonderful job pulling these dishes together. I am just trying to decide which one to make 1st! I am leaning towards the Mexican skillet one this weekend, because I would love to make a Margarita Granita to go with it. Then I want to make the beef stew ….followed by the curry dish. I am a working mom and making different meals most nights is a challenge. I love… love trying new recipes and now I have several to experiment with. I emailed this page to my entire family…asking hubby and kids what would you like for dinner next week! Again thanks for making it so easy for us working moms.
heidi
That is so great! Thanks for spreading the word about these great food blogger recipes.
Ursula Rogers
Gosh that sounds wonderful! Make sure to double the recipe & have leftovers for the next night or for lunch! Meal prep for a few days Back in the day – my mom was cool before cool was cool – back then it was called “leftovers”, LOL. Not hungry for it 2 days in a row – freeze it – amazing!
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
I was just looking for a dinner idea so this is perfect timing! There’s nothing better than one pot meals!
Sonali- The Foodie Physician
Awesome round-up! Thanks so much for including my beef stew!
heidi
Thank YOU for making us all hungry for it!
Patricia
I would like to try some of these dishes, however there were no recipes given.
Desmond
Patricia, you have to click on the link below the photo ya numb skull.
heidi
There are links to the original recipes below the photos. Just click on the name of the recipe.
Judy
Hi Heidi, thank you so much for including our Easy Chicken Chorizo Paella. Your post has given us some great dinner ideas. Thank you!
heidi
Thank you for creating such a great recipe!
Caroline @ Shrinking Single
Hi Heidi. Thanks for the mention and for such a great round up of delicious recipes – who doesn’t love a one pot meal!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files
Every single one of these skillets must be made asap! Definitely adding a few to our menu the next few nights!
Emily @ Life on Food
Whenever the husband cookies he uses every singe dish and pot in the kitchen. Awesome cause I don’t have to worry about making dinner. Not so much because it takes me more time to clean everything up than if I were just to cook and clean myself.
heidi
I know exactly what you mean :)
Shawn @ I Wash You Dry
One pot meals are my jam! Love the collection you have here! :)
Sarah | Broma Bakery
If I could homepage one cooking page, it would be this one, Heidi! Because there is nothing more that I love than a one pot wonder for dinner. They’re all so pretty, and look so flavorful, and hearty, and delicious, and bright! Thank you for the best roundup ever :)
Sandy @ ReluctantEntertainer
Thanks for including my Paprika Chicken Thighs – and LOVE this great list. Good job, Hayley! :)
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
Great round-up Hayley!! Gotta try the Sausage Biscuit Skillet with Guinness!! Wow!!
MB @ Bourbon and Brown Sugar
LOVE the round-up…it’s always fun to discover new blogs this way :)
Primrose
I’m a fan – one of the nicest food blogs I’ve seen in a long while. Used a LOT of your recipes for Thanksgiving, worked out well. Now I need to get more familiar with my Instant Pot with some of these recipes. Will they be up on your site for a while?
Ashley @ Foodie Crush
You will fall in love with the instant pot! I am glad I was able to help make your Thanksgiving food great! Thank you!