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Home | Recipes | One Pot Meals

Simple One Pot Meals

Don’t feel like making a big mess getting dinner on the table? I never do! These simple one pot meals should hit the spot!

Whether it’s 20 Minute One Pot Lemon Ricotta Pasta, Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin, or Creamy Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms, you are bound to find something the family will love. My personal favorite is this One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese!

White bowl with chili macaroni and cheese with spoon scooping into it.

Dinner

Easy One-Pot Dinner Recipes

Rice bowl with ground turkey, bang bang sauce, cucumber, carrots and other ingredients.

Dinner

Ground Turkey Rice Bowls

White plate with chicken fried rice topped with sliced scallions.

Dinner

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Skillet with beef stroganoff topped with chopped fresh parsley.

Dinner

One-Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff

Skillet lasagna made with ravioli on plate with fork scooping up a forkful.

Pasta

Skillet Ravioli Lasagna

Skillet with ground turkey stroganoff with egg noodles and mushrooms and topped with chopped parsley.

Dinner

Ground Turkey Stroganoff

Skillet with creamy orzo and chicken breast topped with chopped parsley.

Dinner

Creamy Orzo With Chicken

Overhead view of pan with cooked chicken thighs and brussel sprouts topped with goat cheese.

Dinner

One Pan Chicken Thighs and Brussels Sprouts

Slow Cooker

Crockpot Chuck Roast Recipe

Ground turkey sweet potato skillet dinner in pan with spoons scooping into the skillet.

Dinner

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Dutch oven with roasted pork tenderloin, carrots and potatoes.

Dinner

Dutch Oven Pork Tenderloin

Plate with risotto with spring peas and asparagus.

Dinner

Creamy Pea and Asparagus Risotto

Skillet with cream of mushroom pork chops topped with chopped parsley.

Dinner

Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops

Plate with creamy pasta topped with chopped parsley and lemon zest.

Pasta

20 Minute Lemon Ricotta Pasta

Plate with creamy chicken thighs and mushrooms with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Dinner

Creamy Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms

Creamy pasta with tomatoes and spinach topped with chopped fresh basil.

Instant Pot

Creamy Parmesan Instant Pot Pasta

Creamy tomato basil skillet gnocchi topped with chopped basil and parsley.

Pasta

15 Minute Tomato Basil Gnocchi

Pot with chicken Alfredo topped with parsley.

Pasta

Easy Chicken Alfredo Recipe

Bowl with creamy one pot pasta topped with fresh basil.

Pasta

Creamy One Pot Pasta

White bowl with white chicken chili with toppings and spoon.

Soups & Chilis

Crockpot Creamy White Chicken Chili

Pork tenderloin with apples sliced and topped with parsley.

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Rosemary

Simple ground turkey pepper skillet dinner in pan with wooden spoon.

Dinner

Simple Ground Turkey Skillet Dinner

White bowl with chili macaroni and cheese with spoon scooping into it.

Dinner

One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese

Overhead view of bowl that has chicken soup with beans, peppers, corn, etc.

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

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