38 One-Pot Dinner Recipes To Make This Spring

Sara Cagle

Sara is a food and lifestyle freelance writer in Los Angeles. She writes a weekly events column for the Los Angeles Times and loves writing food content for Brit + Co. After all, the English language's most fun adjectives are best applied to delicious foods. In her free time, she's a hip hop dancer, avid moviegoer, and thorough face-mask user.

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Apr 13, 2023

We love the simplicity of a one-pot meal – fewer dishes, less hassle. But of course, it's the taste that matters. These delicious recipes range from chicken dinners to vegetarian rice dishes to vegan twists on traditional standbys. Take advantage of bountiful spring produce without demanding your entire evening and make them all this season. You'll be able to spend less time washing dishes and more time self-caring.

One Pan Sage Butter Chicken and Orzo

Make it weeknights or as a dinner party staple, these lightly spiced chicken thighs are flavored with fresh sage and cooked with a buttery sage orzo. (via Pink Owl Kitchen)

One Pot Ham and Pea Pasta

Here's a way to use your seasonal peas and leftover ham in a quick and simple weeknight dinner. (via Salt & Lavender)

One Pot Lemon Basil, Asparagus, and Sausage Pasta

This spicy Italian sausage pasta is a great way to use up that springtime asparagus, all in 30 minutes. (via Tieghan Gerard/Half Baked Harvest)

One Pot Chicken Teriyaki Bowls

These teriyaki bowls are perfect for weeknight dinner and versatile, toss in your favorite spring veggies! (via The Girl On Bloor)

One Pot Chicken and Rice

This versatile dish is a great way to encourage kids to eat their veggies and an easy way to get a weeknight meal on the table. (via Feel Good Foodie)

One Pot Spring Pasta Primavera

This healthy springtime meal comes together in just 30 minutes! (via Culinary Hill)

Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup

This hearty soup is easy to make, freezer friendly, and made with ground beef, cabbage, rice and tomato sauce.(via Give Recipe)

One Pot Spaghetti Carbonara

Made with fresh parmesan cheese, bacon and garlic, this one pot pasta is a creamy pasta perfect for a family dinner. (via A Spicy Perspective)

Spicy Cajun Shrimp With Rice Pilaf

This flavorful dish has a kick of heat that keeps you coming back for more. (via Cozy Cravings)

Instant Pot Risotto

Pack in your plants with baby spinach and green peas in this cheesy and fuss-free Instant Pot recipe. (via Two Spoons)

One-Pot Shrimp Orzo with Harissa and Tahini

This one pot shrimp recipe is full of flavor with onion, bell pepper, white wine, harissa and tahini. (via Cilantro Parsley)

Cheesy Broccoli Quinoa

For a spin on the traditional broccoli rice casserole, try this stovetop version made with dairy-free cheddar for added creaminess. (via This Wife Cooks)

Vegan Lentil and Sweet Potato Chili

This is a great transitional meal for spring's cooler days. It's easy to make and packs a punch for spice lovers. (via GastroPlant)

Chicken Pastina Soup

One pot hack: add pre-made rotisserie chicken to this delightful kid-friendly soup. (via Barley & Sage)

Chinese Clay Pot Chicken Rice

Swap your one pot for a clay pot for this deliciously marinated chicken, bok choy, and shitake mushrooms in a tasty garlic oyster sauce. (via Takes Two Eggs)

One Pot Lasagna

This easy gluten-free lasagna is made with just 8 ingredients and ready in under 30 minutes. (via RachL Mansfield)

Easy Vegan Rosé Pasta

Whip up this pasta in just 25 mins with soy milk, tomatoes, artichokes, and healthy greens. (via The Edgy Veg)

One Pan Mediterranean Baked Chicken And Potatoes

This flavorful Mediterranean dish takes just a few minutes of prep time for a delicious dinner. (via Forks & Foliage)

Cheesy, Garlicky Weeknight Pasta

This one-pot pasta is a blank canvas for your favorite spring produce. Sauté peas, spinach, or artichokes in olive oil with garlic and red pepper flakes, then toss with spaghetti, butter, and cheese for a complete dish. (via Brit + Co)

Beet Hummus Bowl

Some may consider it more of a snack, but when you're too lazy to even turn on the stove, this dip and crudité come to the rescue. (via Brit + Co)

Gordon Ramsay’s Pan-Seared Chicken

This fragrant chicken and its savory sauce are made in one pan. If you don’t want to break out another tray for the roasted veg, simply sauté then bake it in the same pan as the chicken. (via Brit + Co)

One Pot Pasta With Peas and Bacon

This creamy pasta is made with yogurt, frozen peas to ante up the ease factor, lemon and savory bacon. (via The Endless Meal)

One Pan Pizza-Topped Chicken

Chicken topped with pizza sauce, gooey cheese, pepperoni and crunchy veggies. Oh yes! Cooked all in one dish, this meal makes a great throw-it-all-in weeknight dinner. Top with your favorite toppings: ham and pineapple, hot and spicy, or four cheese all work. (Brit + Co)

Beef Chili Skillet Lasagna

This one pan dish is done in 30 minutes. Even better, it has some Mexican flavors with hot chilis, earthy spices, and kidney beans! You don’t need a béchamel sauce for this recipe — just pile up the chili with fresh lasagna sheets and top it with a mountain of cheese. Comfort food made easy. (Brit + Co)

Potato-Crust Quiche Lorraine

Like breakfast for dinner? You’ll love this gluten-free quiche, which is cradled in a hashbrown crust and flecked with bacon. (via Brit + Co)

Lamb Burger

Griddle up cheese-stuffed lamb burgers then serve them with traditional gyro fixings like red onion and a yogurt sauce. (via Brit + Co)

Honey Mustard Chicken

We use chopped potatoes, carrots, and red onion in this recipe, but you could easily replace with baby new potatoes, baby carrots, and shallots or scallions to skip the knife work! (Brit + Co)

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Pasta

With a little more effort (and not that much more time), it’s possible to cook up a complete pasta meal (as in veg, protein, and carb) in one pot. Though this recipe calls for a lemony shrimp linguine with spinach, we provide guidelines so you can make you or your fam’s fave combinations. (Brit + Co)

Instant Pot Tomato Daal With Basmati Rice

Using the PIP (pot-in-pot) method to make this garlicky tomato daal and steamed basmati rice in your Instant Pot. (via Signature Concoctions)

Make-Ahead Sheet Pan Eggs

Eggs for dinner? Yes, please! If you’re cooking for a crowd, these are an easy way to keep your get-togethers fun and stress-free. (Brit + Co)

10-Minute Trader Joe’s Stir-Fry Dinner

Simply throw a bag of colorfully crunchy veggies on the stove, toss pre-cooked rice into the microwave, cut up delicious sriracha tofu to go on top, and dinner is served. (via Brit + Co)

Vegetable Rice Pilaf

Make this vegan, gluten-free dish with your favorite spring veggies any night of the week. (via Veggie Society)

Olive Garden-Inspired Spiralized Primavera Pasta

When you don’t want to commit to a whole bowl of zoodles, go halvsies with this recipe. (via Brit + Co)

Minty Pea Soup

Let the blender do all the hard soup-making work for you. (via Brit + Co)

Crispy Chicken Thighs With Honey-Lemon Pan Sauce

The tender meat and crispy skin on these 30-minute chicken thighs just might convert you to dark meat. (via Brit + Co)

Instant Pot Carnitas

There's a lot of wiggle room in this recipe if you feel like experimenting a little. Add some dried Mexican oregano, ground cumin, and/or pickled jalapeño juice; this recipe's resilient. Serve the carnitas with your favorite taco setup or over steamed white rice and black beans for a taco bowl. (Brit + Co)

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio With All-O the Parsley

Dress spaghetti with a slew of pantry staples, including olive oil, garlic, anchovy, red pepper, and whatever herbs you have. (via Where Cooking Begins; photo via Gentl and Hyers)