This collection of 25 One Pan Meals is perfect for busy individuals and families who want to enjoy home-cooked meals without spending hours in the kitchen or dealing with piles of dirty dishes. These recipes are cooked using just one pan—whether it’s a baking pan, skillet, or Dutch oven—making both preparation and cleanup a breeze.
Here you can find recipes from hearty breakfasts to nourishing lunches or dinners. Think savory chicken stir-fries, baked savory dishes, sizzling fajitas, and comforting soups. The collection includes a range of cuisines and dietary preferences, with recipes featuring a variety of proteins, vegetables, and grains.
With clear instructions, quick cooking times, and easy-to-find ingredients, these meals are perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prepping, or impressing guests without stress.
If you’re new to cooking or a pro, these one-pan recipes will save you time, keep your kitchen tidy, and still let you make tasty, satisfying meals everyone will enjoy.
Potato Corn Chowder
This Potato Corn Chowder bursts with the comforting flavors of tender potatoes and sweet corn in a creamy base. It is easy and quick to prepare and a perfect dish for a cold evening or a cozy meal.
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Chicken Apple Skillet
This Chicken Apple Skillet is a flavorful, hearty dish that combines seasoned chicken with the sweet, tangy notes of apples. It is perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner or a special autumn meal.
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Beef Stew with Caramelized Onions
This Beef Stew is a comforting dish that is sure to bring joy and satisfaction to all who taste it. Tender beef pieces are simmered in a delectable caramelized onion sauce, enhanced with vibrant red peppers, tangy tomato puree, and aromatic herbs like thyme and bay leaves.
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Easy Cashew Chicken
This Easy Cashew Chicken is a delicious Asian-inspired dish that's easy and quick to prepare. This recipe combines tender chunks of chicken breast, and crunchy cashews all cooked in a savory sauce that's both sweet and tangy, made with soy sauce, garlic, hoisin sauce and a touch of sugar. It is an amazing stir-fry recipe that brings lunch or dinner in less than 30 minutes.
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Chicken Stir-Fry Noodles
This chicken stir-fry noodles recipe is perfect for a quick and easy meal that's also healthy and full of flavor. With a variety of veggies, tender chicken, and delicious noodles, it's sure to become a family favorite. Plus, it takes no more than 30 minutes to prepare, making it a great option for busy weeknights when you don't have a lot of time to cook.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Chicken Tortilla Soup is a zesty and comforting dish that's sure to warm you up on chilly days. Tender chicken, hearty vegetables like tomatoes, onions, and peppers, are simmered together in a savory broth, infused with aromatic spices like cumin, chili powder, and garlic.
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Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Spinach
This Tortellini Soup is a warm and comforting soup that combines the rich flavors of Italian sausage, tender tortellini, vibrant spinach, and succulent tomatoes.
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Toasted Orzo with Chicken
This Toasted Orzo with Chicken is a mouthwatering dish you can easily prepare for lunch or dinner. It brings together the nutty goodness of toasted orzo pasta with perfectly seasoned, tender chicken pieces, making a dish that's both comforting and full of flavor.
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Zuppa Toscana
This Zuppa Toscana is a comforting, hearty, spicy and flavorful soup, ideal for chilly days. Packed with savory goodness, this dish features a delicious combination of spicy or mild Italian sausage, tender potatoes, crisp bacon, and vibrant kale, all swimming in a rich and creamy broth.
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Beef Quesadillas
These mouthwatering Beef Quesadillas are a satisfying dish, perfect for a quick lunch or a hearty dinner. Tender beef, cooked with flavorful spices, fills each quesadilla. The warm crispy tortillas hold the beef and gooey cheese, creating a delightful combo of crunch and softness.
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Greek Baked Feta with Tomatoes
This Greek Baked Feta with Tomatoes is a spicy mouthwatering Mediterranean dish that captures the essence of Greek cuisine. This easy recipe is a delightful combination of spicy peppers, rich tomatoes, and creamy feta cheese. It is often enjoyed as a main course accompanied by crusty bread, or it can be served as an appetizer or side dish.
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Meat and Potato Skillet
This Meat and Potato Skillet recipe is a hearty and flavorful one-pan dish that will please the whole family. It is easy to make, budget-friendly and can be ready in 30 minutes which makes it perfect for busy weeknight dinners or weekend lunch.
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Skillet Chicken Fajitas
Skillet Chicken Fajitas is a great colorful dish perfect for lunch or dinner. Thin slices of marinated chicken with colorful peppers and thin onion slices, cooked quickly in a hot skillet and served immediately over warm tortillas and various toppings are simply a crowd pleaser and a perfect dish whenever friends come around.
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Chicken and Chorizo Paella
Chicken and chorizo paella – a great twist to the classic paella, really flavorful and makes a great dish for lunch or dinner.
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Shakshuka -Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Shakshuka – Eggs in Tomato Sauce – Eggs are poached in a delicious tomato sauce that is very easy to prepare. It is healthy, comforting, flavorful with wonderful colors, definitely a must try recipe. It is usually served for breakfast, though I think it’s perfect for brunch on lazy weekends.
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Sauteed Mushrooms with Caramelized Onion
Sauteed Mushrooms is one of the best and quick way to cook mushrooms. Sauteed with onion they get a wonderful flavor. Adding some wine too, makes them totally irresistible. The flavors blend so well and sauteing gets them such a beautiful brown color.
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Mushroom Risotto
Mushroom risotto is that kind of dish that is perfect for those days when you need something quick, flavorful, easy to prepare that can be served immediately as it’s done.
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Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup is one of the best-known Italian soups. It is a thick soup made with beans, a lot of fresh vegetables, and pasta. It is probably one of the most flavorful soups. It is served with pasta and Parmesan which makes it just wonderful.
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Lentil Cream Soup
This easy recipe for Lentil Cream Soup makes a comforting dish, especially for cold days, either for lunch or dinner. It is creamy and full of flavor, great to be served hot, with some cheese toasts, cream, chili flakes and some lemon wedges on the side.
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Tortilla de Patatas – Spanish Omelette – Tortilla Española
Tortilla de Patatas or either known as Spanish Omelette or Tortilla Española is a traditional dish from Spain that is made with basic simple ingredients like eggs potatoes and onion. The potatoes and onion are cooked in extra-virgin olive oil. It is simply delicious and a crowd-pleaser.
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Fish Fillet Soup
This Fish Fillet Soup is one of the most flavorful soups I've tried so far. The soup has a special aroma and tastes absolutely heavenly.
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Garlic Butter Chicken – Quick and Easy Chicken Recipe
This Garlic Butter Chicken is an amazing chicken recipe that's quick, easy, and incredibly flavorful. It takes no more than 15-20 minutes and is prepared right on your stovetop.
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Crustless Zucchini Quiche
This Crustless Zucchini Quiche is a tasty twist on the classic dish! It is a delicious blend of fresh zucchini, creamy eggs, and gooey cheese, all without the heavy crust. It's a really good, healthy way to cook zucchini when zucchini season is here.
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Classic Bolognese Sauce
Bolognese Sauce is an Italian slowly cooked delicious meat and tomato sauce that is very flavorful, very rich and makes a comforting dish perfect for lunch or dinner. It is not a quick recipe, the secret of this delightful sauce consists in even the fact that it needs to be cooked for about 2 hours to reach to its fullest richness and intense flavor.
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Easy Fried Rice
If you're looking for a quick and delicious meal that's perfect for lunch or dinner, this easy recipe for Fried Rice is an excellent choice that's sure to please your taste buds! Not only is it quick and easy to make, but it's also incredibly flavorful, thanks to the combination of colorful vegetables and scrambled eggs, all seasoned with a delicious blend of soy sauce, sesame oil, and oyster sauce.
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I hope you will try these comforting 25 One Pan Meals that will delight everyone. If you try them out don’t forget to share the photos with me on Instagram. I would love to see how they turn out for you.
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