8 Tasty One-Pot Recipes to Ease Weeknight Dinner Stress
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Let’s be honest, after a long work day we’re just not motivated to cook a lengthy, delicious recipe. After we’ve depleted a lot of energy for the the day, dinner is sometimes the meal we put the least effort into. When we’re feeling this way, we always resort to one of our easy one-pot recipes.
We love one-pot recipes because everything cooks in one pot — making the process super simple and clean-up quick and easy. Plus, you don’t have to sacrifice the quality and flavor of the meal, because they meals are insanely delicious too. Today, we’re sharing 8 tasty on-pot recipes to easy weeknight dinner stress.
8 Tasty One-Pot Recipes
1. 30-Minute Coconut Curry Turkey Meatballs
These coconut curry turkey meatballs are such a soul-warming recipe for a cold winter day. The addition of turkey meatballs makes this recipes a bit healthier. Plus, you can’t beat a 30-minute cook time for this delicious of a dinner.
Indian Butter Chicken is our go-to comfort food. Made with chicken, carrots, and bell peppers sautéed in a spicy, creamy sauce. We love serving it over white rice and dipping naan bread in the delicious sauce. We guarantee it’ll become a household favorite.
3. Healthy Homemade Hamburger Helper
This healthy homemade hamburger helper takes us back to our childhood in the 90s. We made a healthy version of our favorite comfort food, and we think it tastes even better than the boxed version.
4. Creamy Vegetable Gnocchi Soup
Everyone needs a cozy soup recipe for warming up on a cold winter night. A creamy broth, veggies simmered in white wine and gnocchi pasta make a delicious soup perfect for a cozy meal at home.
We took everything you love about classic enchiladas - the spice and cheesiness- and created a delicious enchilada-inspired pasta dish. If you’re craving the beloved flavors of Tex-Mex food, then this pasta is the perfect one-pot recipe for a night in.
6. Fresh Zucchini Baked Feta Pasta
We don’t take inspiration from TikTok for recipes almost ever, but when we saw the popular “Tiktok Pasta” several months ago, we knew we had to create our own version of it! In our opinion, we thought the original recipe was a bit bland.
For our twist on the pasta, we wanted to add more depth in flavor with fresh zucchini, onion, seasonings, and a squeeze of lemon juice to top it off. If you’ve tried the viral pasta before, we’re confident you’ll love this recipe even more!
7. Easy One-Pot Chicken and Dumplings
This one-pot chicken and dumpling recipe is our take on our great-grandmother’s recipe. his is the perfect comfort meal to make for your family, roommates or to meal prep for the week ahead, because it makes multiple servings. Plus, you only use one pot, so clean up is easy and stress free!
This may be possibly the best bowl of pasta you will ever make! The rich sage and pumpkin flavor balanced with the sting of vodka and spiciness of curry paste tossed in a rigitoni pasta and garnished with freshly shaved parmesan regianno. This is a super simple meal that sounds fancy, tastes great and is sure to impress anyone who you are serving to.
