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Long summer days, call for easy recipes! These simple one-pot meals make the perfect easy dinners for busy summer nights.
If you’re looking for a delicious dinner idea that requires minimal cleanup, you’ll want to save this list of one pot recipes to reference all season long!
What’s a One Pot Meal?
A one pot meal is a recipe that can be made using only one dish. Your first thought might be a skillet or large pot, however a one pan dish can also be made in a slow cooker, dutch oven, instant pot, air fryer, or baking sheet.
What are the benefits of a One Pot Dinner?
The benefits of cooking a one pot meal for dinner, is that you can make a complete meal using only one pan. This is the perfect solution for busy weeknights when you don’t want to be whipping up several different dishes and making a huge mess in your kitchen.
You’re already exhausted, so why not make the cooking process simple by using only one pan, requiring little clean up, and quick meal prep!
Check out this inclusive list of one pot dinner ideas to fill up your summer meal plan with quick and easy weeknight meals that won’t disappoint even the pickiest of eaters!
Easy One Pot Dinner Ideas for Summer
This healthy one pot meal is vegan, oil free and wonderful to feed your whole family.
This easy Smoked Sausage And Cabbage Sauté is an easy dinner that's great any time of the year. The flavor is absolutely fantastic and with only a few simple ingredients, you’ll make it over and over!
Instant pot potato soup is quick, easy, and nutritious! All the ingredients are plant based, gluten free, and so flavorful!
These creamy garlic chicken breasts are one of my favorite summer dinner recipes — the best part is that they are made on the stovetop in a single skillet in under 40 minutes. Give it a try and this flavorful chicken breast recipe is sure to become one of your go-to recipes on busy summer nights.
American Goulash is an easy, one-pot, classic comfort food made with ground beef, tomatoes, and macaroni noodles. Enjoy year-round, and delicious leftover, this irresistible Goulash Recipe is guaranteed to win over even the pickiest eaters!
It's a one pot wonder ready in just 20 minutes! This Mediterranean inspired One Pot 20 Minute Greek Pasta is a dump and make vegetarian dinner that's bound to be a family favorite like it's become in our house!
This One Pot Beef and Macaroni is perfect for warming your heart and your hands. It is easy and quick to come together. Including simmering time this comes together in about 45 minutes.
This gluten free and paleo compliant chicken and veggie stir fry is quick and easy to make. Chicken and vegetables cooking together with a delicious stir fry sauce in just one pan!
Easy but fancy, the scallops vongole are so good with some bread to scoop up the broth. Aromatic with wine and garlic and fresh with parsley and tomatoes, this is both quick and impressive.
This one pot lemon lentil soup is refreshing and tasty. With only 10 minutes prep time needed, it's as easy to make as it is to eat.
Cheesy sausage pasta in a flavorful sauce that comes together in under thirty minutes using only one pot! Easy to make, this is sure to become a family favorite.
This One-Pot Lemon Chicken with Orzo is a quick and easy way to brighten up your menu. Vibrant, colorful ingredients and super easy prep make this a great choice for a busy weeknight.
These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are light in calories and big in flavor. This fun, family-friendly meal takes less than 30 minutes to prepare.
This Sriracha Ranch One Pot Pasta brings together the spicy tang of Sriracha and the creamy coolness of ranch dressing. Ready in just over 30 minutes, it’s easy enough for a weeknight supper, with only one pot to wash later!
This easy lemon garlic shrimp pasta can be made in less than 30 minutes all in one pot! It's packed with flavors of lemon, garlic and parmesan for a delicious restaurant-style meal!
Creamy, cheesy, and protein-rich, this Tuna Mac and Cheese is a quick and easy to make dinner recipe!
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Instant Pot Dirty Rice - Best Way to Use Ground Beef as a Main Meal!
Instant pot ground beef and rice is easy and cheap. A meal in one pot everyone loves.
Low carb Spanish cauliflower rice made with chunky salsa for a delicious, low effort vegan side or main! Just a few minutes prep and 20 minutes from start to finish while only needing one pan! Gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, vegan, and easily adaptable too!
OK guys, this one pan Whole30 butternut squash salmon is literally my favorite go to dinner lately.
Get a restaurant-quality meal at home with some everyday ingredients, a pot, and 20 minutes. Perfect for busy weeknights.
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Instant Pot Jambalaya w/Chicken, Shrimp & Sausage (Easy Comfort Food)
Instant Pot Jambalaya is the answer to your busy weeknight dinner prayers! It’s a comforting bowl of meat, seafood, vegetables, and rice that is bursting with classic Cajun/Creole flavors.
This whole delicious meal, packed with vegetables and meat-free mince, can be made in a single pot - yes, even the pasta! If you've got a saucepan and 30 minutes, you can make this flavor-packed one pot vegan bolognese.
If you are new to making takeout-style meals at home, Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice is the perfect starter meal. It’s so easy to make, and the taste is incredible. You may never buy takeout fried rice again.
Instant Pot Chicken Tenders are the perfect appetizer or main dish and they cook in just minutes. You will love how easy it is to make healthy and delicious chicken tenders in Instant Pot!
Made in 1 skillet or on your outdoor griddle, Chicken Fried Rice is easy, filling, and oh-so good!
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Healthy One Skillet Chicken Thighs Recipe With Creamy Spinach Sauce!
This one pot chicken and shrimp gumbo is made with sausage, okra and peppers and is ready in just 30 minutes.
This Prosciutto Chicken and Broccoli Sheet Pan Meal Recipe couldn't be any easier to make. Tender, juicy chicken, wrapped in fresh sage leaves and crispy prosciutto, with roasted broccoli, tossed in balsamic vinegar, olive oil and spices. Best of all, it only dirties one pan and comes together in less than 30 minutes.
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foodfolksandfun.net
One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls Recipe a quick & easy one pot Mexican meal that feeds a crowd.
This One Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls Recipe is a quick & easy one pot Mexican meal that feeds a crowd. One of our readers, Patricia, said this about these burrito bowls: “This dish is a winner all the way around in my book! One-pot? Check. Bowl meal? Check. Full-flavored? Check!”
Instant Pot BBQ Chicken! Sweet, fall-apart tender and perfect for sandwiches, salads, BBQ plates and more!
Pasta con Broccoli is an incredible Italian dish with broccoli and mushrooms, tossed in an amazing tomato cream sauce. This one pot dinner is made start to finish in less than 20 minutes!
Instant Pot Taco Salad turns ground beef into an easy weeknight dinner. This simple recipe uses pantry-staples to make a delicious meal.
Easy Miso Soup (Japanese Clear Soup) Recipe makes a perfect nutritious umami-packed savory vegan lunch. Comforting, healthy and ready in just 15 minutes!
This Skillet Sausage and Potatoes is about as simple and delicious as it gets!! It is full of healthy ingredients and is quick to fix. This is the perfect meal for the busy family. I prepare this on weekday nights when the evenings are full of homework, laundry and blogging.
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