Easy One-Pot Meals (19 recipes!)
Easy One-Pot Meals will help you create delicious entrees for dinner with minimal cleanup. These one-pot recipes are perfect for family meals any night of the week.
Easy One-Pot Meals (19 recipes!)
Easy One-Pot Meals can be a variety of meal planning for convenience. All of these recipes are simply throwing ingredients into a pot, a skillet, a sheet pan, or a slow cooker. From pasta to meats and seafood, these one-dish meals are ideal for quick dinners to serve your family.
One Skillet or Large Pot Meals…
Try any of these nineteen recipes for skillet or large pot meals soon! You will enjoy the ease of making them, along with simple ingredients to pull them off.

1. One Pot Pasta (vegan) is made with 5 ingredients, including the pasta, and it is all cooked in the same pot, making dinner quick and easy! So yummy, your family will ask for seconds.

2. Chicken Pot Pie Without Pie Crust is made with chicken tenders, frozen mixed vegetables, and a simple gravy, all simmered in one pot. A delicious home-style meal that requires ONE skillet and is ready in 30 minutes, helps get dinner to the table fast!

3. Easy Vegetarian Chili is loaded with three kinds of beans, vegetables, fire-roasted tomatoes, and enough spices and chili powder to create a delicious vegetarian chili. Serve it with a side of our cheesy mini biscuits, or grilled cheese & apple sandwich, and maybe a salad.

4. Pasta Alla Genovese is a rich and savory caramelized onion-beef ragu tossed with pasta. This recipe can be made in a Dutch oven, Instant Pot, or Slow Cooker. It is Italian comfort food at its best! An ideal meal for the whole family.

5. Skillet Chicken Mushroom Dinner (+video) is gluten-free, one pan meal with chicken breasts smothered with a savory mushroom sauce. It’s SO good, everyone will love this recipe!

6. Marry Me Chicken & Orzo is made with chicken cutlets cut into bite-size pieces and simmered with a broth, sundried tomatoes, fresh spinach, Italian seasonings and orzo. YUM! This dish is perfect for busy weeknights, and it will save time allowing you to cook everything in one skillet. It’s ideal meal for the whole family!

7. Tuscan Creamy Chicken Pasta (+video) is a delicious dish with a flavorful light wine and cream sauce. Loaded with strips of chicken, freshly chopped tomatoes, spinach, and farfalle pasta, this meal is ready in 20 minutes!ย So yummy – everyone will go bananas over this meal!

8. Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe is easily cooked with all the ingredients in one pot and on the stove-top! Then the chicken is removed, chopped, and tossed back into the pot. And, it is served!

9. Black Bean and Quinoa Soup isย loaded with fresh veggies, quinoa, and black beans. Thick, delicious, and very satisfying, this recipe is high in protein and fiber and makes a huge batch so you can enjoy it for the rest of the week. And, freeze some for another time. You can make it on stove top, slow-cooker, or in the Instant Pot.ย
Bake or Roast “Sheet-Pan” Recipes…
These sheet-pan recipes simply toss all the ingredients into the pan, then bake or roast. Here are a few ideas for you to try:

10. Sheet Pan Salmon with Vegetables is loaded with baby potatoes and cherry tomatoes, and baked with a lemon sauce. YUM! It is so easy and delicious, that your family will ask for more!

11. Lemon Chicken Sheet-Pan Dinner is a healthy one-sheet-pan meal with boneless chicken thighs, potatoes, tomatoes, and onions, roasted with lemon juice. Quick, easy, and lemony-delicious!ย

12. Baked Crusted Cod with Tomatoes is moist, flaky white fish topped with a panko-cheese mixture and baked with cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and lemon juice. It is SO amazingly flavorful โ itโs addicting! Serve it with some crusty bread for dipping in its sauce, and call it a day.

13. Oven-Baked Brisket is a recipe that you pop into the oven – and forget about it! The brisket is slowly baked with red wine, onions, green peppers, and au jus gravy until the meat is tender and falls apart.ย Super easy, flavorful, and very impressive. Serve it with the tender, juicy carrots on the side. And, don’t forget that amazing gravy from the pan too! It is exquisite, and never disappoints!
Additional Recipes & Casseroles…
When it comes to casseroles, some include Italian classics, comforting, and delicious recipes. From our How To Make Lasagna with No-Bake Noodles to Easy Stuffed Shells and more, these meals are easy to assemble, freeze, and bake. Try one, or try them all.

14. Baked Kale Broccoli Cauliflower Cheddar Casserole is a simple take on our favorite mac and cheese casserole only it’s without the mac! Made only with veggies and cheese and into the oven it goes to bake and serve. An ideal dish for vegetarians, or a nutritious side dish for the whole family to enjoy.

15. Tortellini Mac and Cheese is loaded with Italian cheeses and topped with panko breadcrumbs for a delicious crunch, this is the best-tasting, creamiest, cheesiest mac and cheese youโll come across.

16. Ravioli Bake Casserole is easily made with a 10-minute prep, and only 5 ingredients. This ravioli bake casserole is quick and practically effortless! You have to try this recipe.
Slow-Cooker Meals…
Try any of these slow-cooker meals for a Sunday dinner, and enjoy leftovers during the week. Plus, keep in mind, that all our soup recipes can be made in slow cooker, crockpot, or instant pot.

17. Easy White Bean Chili with Chicken is loaded withย shredded chicken, white beans, chicken stock, and cumin. ย Plus, there areย enough roasted greenย chilies toย give this mealย thatย โwowโย factor!

18. Also, try our Easy Beef Chili Recipe too!ย Our homemadeย Easy Beef Chili Recipeย is thick, rich, and full of lively flavors. This beef and bean chili is made in one pot and itโs ready to serve in 40 minutes!ย

19. Savory Slow-Cooked Beef Brisket in Wine is slowly cooked in aย slow cooker until the meat is tender and falls apart.ย Delish! Serve it with some cheesy mini biscuits and dinner is done.
Try These Recipes Next!
- Easy Skillet Tortellini Dinner
- Pan-Seared Salmon with Relish
- Best Hungarian Goulash
- Veal Stew with Wine Peas and Carrots
- Pasta with Veal in Lemon Sauce
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