You can’t go wrong with a one-pot meal. All it takes is just one dish, pan, or pot—and dinner’s done. One-pot meals let you spend less time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning up and more time with your family. Plus, they’re usually very affordable, about $2 per serving, and cook in about 30 minutes or less. Here are eleven delicious and cost-effective one-pot recipes.
1. Pressure Cooker One-Pot Oktoberfest
With a pressure cooker, you can sear the bratwurst and steam the vegetables quickly in one pot. Get the taste of Bavaria right at home.

2. Cauliflower Shepherd’s Pie
Instead of mashed potatoes, this recipe is topped with cauliflower puree made in the Deluxe Cooking Blender. Perfect when you’re in the mood for a meaty, comfort-food classic.

3. Hidden Veggie Marinara Pasta
The Deluxe Cooking Blender makes it easy to sneak carrots and zucchini into this family favorite. For a thicker sauce, drain the tomatoes before adding to the puree.

4. Flank Steak Tacos
Up your taco game by turning them into a sheet-pan meal. Baking steak over veggies lets the marinade drip onto the vegetables which adds great flavor without leaving vegetables soggy or sitting in extra liquid.

5. Pressure Cooker Chicken Parmesan Pasta
This recipe comes together quickly in a pressure cooker. After you get a quick sear on the chicken in the inner pot of the pressure cooker, you toss all of the ingredients together, including the uncooked pasta, hit a button, and wait for dinner to be done.

6. Egg Roll in a Bowl
This dish is the perfect one-pot recipe for families with hectic schedules and very little time to cook because you can make it in just 20 minutes in a nonstick skillet. The recipe includes all of the flavors of an egg roll but with a healthier twist.

7. Beef Stroganoff & Green Bean Casserole
Put a modern spin on two classic dishes by combining them into one meal that’s packed with major flavor. This dish will be your new go-to weeknight dinner. It requires minimal prep work and comes together in just 20 minutes in a microwaveable pan.
8. Southwest Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
You can make this meal in under 30 minutes in the microwave with a piece of stoneware. The chipotle rub adds a kick of southwestern flavor while the chicken, black beans, and corn round out the filling. Top off the dish with a zesty homemade sauce made of Greek yogurt, chipotle rub, and fresh lime juice.

9. Chicken Pot Pie Chowder
This recipe puts a twist on a hearty classic. Buttermilk biscuits replace the traditional pie crust, and frozen veggies cut down the prep time. Cook all the ingredients in one pot and forget about the cleanup!

10. White Bean, Kale & Sausage Stew
Nothing says comfort more than a hearty stew. This must-try recipe combines fiber-packed kale and white beans with spicy Italian sausage. It’s easy to prepare and cooks in under 30 minutes in a Dutch oven on the stovetop.

11. Spinach & Feta Chicken
This Greek-inspired recipe might become your new favorite. With just one sheet pan, you can transform a regular chicken dinner into a delicious and flavorful meal by adding tomatoes, spinach, and feta cheese. You can top them off with a creamy, tzatziki sauce to elevate the taste.

Which recipes are you going to add to your weeknight dinner rotation?
This post has been updated since its original publication in September 2017.
All look delicious & easy!
Would like to have the complete recipes for 5 easy one pot meals. How can I get them
Hi Mary,
The text above each image contains links to the recipes. Enjoy!
Seasons best cookbook for $2.00 or go to recipes on pamperedchef.com and look up under recipes.
You can go pamperedchef.com, click on recipes and search for the recipe you want. It is free and printable.
Just click on the name of the recipe and the recipe pops right up!
Mmmmm white bean sounds great
We made the Chicken Pot Pie Chowder on saturday at my PC Party and it was very good! Everyone liked the ease in prep as well as quick to make. One side note, we all agreed we’ll add more seasonings. But overall, this is one quick dish for the upcoming cold weather!
i totally agree gloria!! …. I made for TEAM meeting and a show this week …. i added two stalks of celery, 1 good sized potato, our dill mix, garlic & herb, and rosemary & herb and more black pepper.
Where is the Turkey Hash recipe?
Love my PC spices and tools…don’t know how I lived without my star-shaped hamburger/meat smasher stirrer thingie!!! Love it in the fall when we make homemade epplesauce too…smashes apples nicely!!!
Bummer, not 1 recipe my family would eat!
Love this stuff. Do you have a recipe for deep covered baker potato soup?
Yes Tess, ‘Loaded Baked Potato Chowder’ is made in the deep covered baker – search under recipes on the website
I’m loving these recipes! Can’t wait to try and share!
Southwest stuffed sweet potatoes
I would like the recipe for White bean, kale & sausage stew.
Hi Patricia,
Here’s a link for the White Bean, Kale and Sausage Stew: https://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe/Main+Dishes/White+Bean%2C+Kale+%26+Sausage+Stew/1311577
You can also click on any of the recipe titles and the images to get to the recipes.
They all look yummy! I’m not sure where to start!!
These are wonderful and quick meal ideas. Thanks, Lisa!! I want to try the sheet pan recipe in particular.
These all sound delicious and easy. My kind of meals. Thanks
I would like the Holiday Entertaining and the One Pot meals on a Budget. Both of these look like I would enjoy making many of the receipes in them.
Thanks for this list. I can’t wait to try them! They all sound easy & quick and I can’t wait to use my Pampered Chef cookware and utensils.
I can’t wait to try some of these recipes, especially the soups.
What a great idea to turn dinner into teaching! Fractions, doubling recipes, and a life skill. Plan to makethree of the one dish recipes this week!
Thanks so much for the wonderful recipes
I can’t wait to try making soups with new recipes . I want to make bean soup
Anything bean and veggies is excellent. My family likes the meat ones. Thank you!
Has anyone made the Tuscan Chicken Recipe on the packet with ham?
All these look so good, pampered chef is the way to go