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One-pot cooking

Full meals built in one dependable pan.

Soft scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers in a skillet

Dinner · One-pot cooking

Turkish Menemen with Peppers

Soft-scrambled eggs folded into a quick tomato and pepper skillet for an easy weeknight meal.

  • 30 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Chickpeas and wilted spinach in a thick tomato curry sauce

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Tomato Chickpea and Spinach Curry

A practical one-pot chickpea curry with tomatoes, spinach, and a proper spice tempering.

  • 45 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Smoky chicken pieces with black beans, rice, poblano, cilantro, and lime wedges.

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Smoky Chicken and Black Bean Rice

A practical one-pot chicken, black bean, and rice dinner with smoky chipotle and bloomed spices.

  • 50 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Thick peanut chicken stew with sweet potato, spinach, and chopped peanuts

One-pot cooking · Dinner

West African Peanut Chicken Stew

A hearty one-pot chicken, sweet potato, and peanut stew with spinach and warming spices.

  • 1 hour
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Thick Ethiopian red lentil stew with tender lentils and softened onion pieces

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew

A warmly spiced one-pot red lentil stew with berbere, tomato, and a bright squeeze of lemon.

  • 50 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Glossy braised chicken pieces with Thai basil, ginger, garlic, and red chile rounds.

Dinner · One-pot cooking

Taiwanese Three-Cup Chicken

A fast, savory Taiwanese-style chicken braise with basil and a sticky reduced sauce.

  • 47 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Moderate
Black bean stew with pieces of pork sausage and sliced collard greens in a thick broth

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Brazilian Black Bean and Sausage Stew

Tender black beans and sausage make a filling one-pot dinner with a little vinegar to sharpen the finish.

  • 155 minutes
  • Serves 6
  • Moderate
Poached eggs in a thick spiced tomato and bell pepper sauce with chopped parsley

Dinner · One-pot cooking

Tunisian Shakshuka

Spiced tomato sauce, tender peppers, and gently poached eggs in one skillet.

  • 45 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Mushroom barley soup with browned mushroom slices, barley, potato, carrot, and dill

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Polish Mushroom Barley Soup

Brown the mushrooms well, then let barley, potatoes, and herbs turn them into a filling one-pot soup.

  • 75 minutes
  • Serves 6
  • Easy
Thick red beans with sliced andouille sausage spooned over long-grain white rice.

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Cajun Red Beans and Rice

A smoky, sausage-studded bean pot with fluffy rice, made with one Dutch oven.

  • 2 hours
  • Serves 6
  • Moderate
Portuguese kale and potato soup with ribbons of kale, potato pieces, and sliced chouriço in a thick broth

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Portuguese Kale and Potato Soup

A hearty one-pot kale, potato, and chouriço soup with a naturally thickened broth.

  • 50 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Finished Lemony White Bean Orzo ready to serve

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Lemony White Bean Orzo

Starchy orzo broth emulsifies into a glossy sauce without cream, because apparently one pot can still have standards.

  • 35 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Finished Coconut Rice and Beans ready to serve

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Coconut Rice and Beans

Creamy coconut rice and tender beans cook together in one pot for a straightforward Caribbean-inspired dinner.

  • 50 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy
Finished Spanish Chicken and Chickpea Stew ready to serve

One-pot cooking · Dinner

Spanish Chicken and Chickpea Stew

Chicken thighs, chickpeas, and a proper tomato-onion sofrito make a sturdy one-pot dinner without requiring a parade of pans.

  • 70 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • Easy