Less washing up, more quality time eating good food with loved ones.

Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu

I love one-pot dinners.

Also, one-pot dinners are incredibly efficient.

plate of 20-Minute One-Pan Beef and Chickpeas with rice and greek yogurt

Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu

Why get out a stockpot and a skillet when a single Dutch oven will suffice?

What exactly is a one-pot dinner?

A one-pot meal is made in one pot and can be served as is.

A grey non-stick skillet is full of the best crispy skillet chicken thighs with potatoes, carrots and greens. The skillet is on a marble background.

Sally Vargas

Skillet Chicken Thighs with Potatoes, Carrots, and Greens

Braising doesnt have to be an all day affair.

This skillet version braises the chicken thighs and vegetables in the oven in 30 minutes.

Feel free to swap out the swiss chard for baby spinach (no chopping required!)

One-Pot Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers in a Bowl

Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel

Put all the ingredients in the large skillet, simmer, and serve.

The short ingredient list uses easy to find ingredients that sing when put together.

Stir in a can of white beans for an extra-filling meal.

One-Pot Taco Pasta in a Pot, and in the Surroundings, a Bowl With Lime Wedges, a Bowl With Sliced Green Onions, a Bowl With Sour Cream, Glasses With a Drink, and a Mustard Colored Table Napkin

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

you could add toppings, like sour cream and additional shredded cheese, but its perfectly wonderful as is.

Creamy One Pot Pasta with Zucchini

Still trying to use up all that zucchini?

This is the perfect one-pot meal for you.

Creamy One Pot Pasta with Zucchini

Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel

Shredded zucchini is cooked down and then combined with tube-shaped pasta and cream cheese.

Six ingredients never tasted so good.

you could make this recipe your own by adding cheese, garlic, or change up the herbs.

stovetop chicken and rice recipe made in a skillet

Nick Evans

Remember to rinse the rice before adding it to the skillet so that the finished dish isnt gummy.

In this recipe, the water that cooks the tortellini also turns into a silky sauce.

25 minutes later and youll be sitting down to dinner.

Skillet Cacio e Pepe Tortellini With Wilted Greens in a Pot With a Serving Spoon, All on a White Kitchen Towel on the Counter, and Next to It, a Bowl of Cracked Pepper, a Glass of Water, and a Block of Pecorino Romani Cheese

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

The Instant Pot turns a weekend meal into a quick and easy one-pot sensation.

The chicken thighs are simmered along with the sauteed vegetables, spices, and beans.

Its important to cook the shrimp gently to keep it from becoming rubbery.

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Shakshuka is a versatile dish typically eaten for breakfast but makes a fantastic dinnerl.

Use a skillet with a lid to steam the eggs.

The spaghetti noodles are cooked in the same skillet as the chicken but not at the same time.

Shrimp and Vegetable Skillet Dinner - beans, fennel, tomato and shrimp skillet

Sally Vargas

This keeps the chicken from losing its crisp exterior.

You could substitute a Dutch oven for the large high-sided skillet.

Bust this one out when you have leftover rice to blast through.

Best Shakshuka with a side of bread and topped with feta and olives.

Sally Vargas

Frozen veggies make the prep minimal.

Taco Chicken Alfredo

16.

Go for hot Italian sausages, too."

Creamy Skillet Gnocchi With Bacon and Peas in a skillet with a spoon at a table setting with a stack of plates, a bowl of chopped chives, and a small plate of bacon pieces

Simply Recipes / Photo by Fred Hardy II / Food Styling by Ana Kelly / Prop Styling by Shell Royster

One Pot Chicken and Orzo

Though similar in size to rice, orzo is a small pasta.

Rice is optional here, unlike more traditional curries that have more liquid.

Skillet Chicken with Cheesy Orzo and Zucchini

You really cant go wrong with cheesy pasta and chicken.

Side view of a plate of one pot chicken pasta dinner. A large skillet is behind the plate of pasta and grape tomatoes, basil and seasoning are in the upper right.

Jessica Gavin

Lean chicken breasts are a tasty counterpoint to the rich pasta.

The starch from the pasta slowly helps thicken the sauce.

Less to wash, more to love.

chicken marengo served over pasta

Simply Recipes / Coco Morante

Spaghetti all’Assassina (Assassin’s Spaghetti)

A black skillet with prepared pork fried rice recipe inside. Steam is coming up from the dish and a spatula is resting in the rice on the left side.

Nick Evans | Art Banner Credit: Andy Christensen

One-pot taco chicken alfredo in a pot

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Chicken scarpariello in a red Dutch oven

Simply Recipes / Coco Morante

Skillet Chicken and Orzo

Elise Bauer

Curried Ground Turkey with Potatoes

Elise Bauer

Skillet Chicken Breast with Orzo and Zucchini

Kerri Brewer

Plateful of one pot mac and cheese with a fork, and in the surroundings, a dutch oven with more, a glass of water, utensils, and a mustard kitchen towel

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Bowlful of assassin’s spaghetti at a table setting with more in a bowl, a glass of water, utensils, and light blue kitchen towel

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek