One-Dish Wonders

One pan, one pot, one skillet, one small appliance… We love these easy recipes with even easier clean-up! With these, all or most of the prep and cooking happens right in one dish, saving you time, energy, and dish soap.

Close up of chicken breasts with bruschetta topping spooned over the top on a white plate.

Bruschetta Chicken

Creamy smoked queso dip with melted cheese and sausage in a cast iron skillet, garnished with fresh cilantro

Smoked Queso

Four golden-brown birria tacos with melted cheese and shredded beef on a blue and white patterned plate, served with consommé for dipping, lime wedges, and garnished with cilantro and diced onions

Shortcut Beef Birria Tacos

A large pot of charro beans topped with 2 jalapeño slices.

Charro Beans

Two cottage cheese pizza bowls topped with pepperoni on a table with shreds of fresh basil.

Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl (Low Carb, High Protein)

Two bowls of creamy zucchini soup on a table.

Creamy Zucchini Soup

Perfect crispy chicken thighs in a large skillet.

Perfect Crispy Chicken Thighs

A large white bowl of Instant Pot chicken risotto on a table with a blue and white kitchen towel next to a glass of white wine.

Instant Pot Chicken Risotto

Overhead photo of a bowl of white rice topped with black pepper chicken and vegetables on a table.

Black Pepper Chicken

Crockpot chicken tacos arranged on a white plate. The tacos are topped with diced red onion, slices of avocado, and crumbled cheese.

Crockpot Chicken Tacos with Avocado-Cilantro Sauce

Hard and soft boiled eggs cut in half.

Easy Peel Hard- and Soft-Boiled Eggs

A large silver skillet holding fully-prepared shrimp fried rice with large juicy shrimp, green beans, and peas littered throughout.

Shrimp Fried Rice

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