There's nothing like a one-pot dish. If you've got kids running around the house, hungry roommates to feed or if you get home from work feeling famished, it's important to have 30-minute dinner solutions up your sleeve. We're not talking about a sandwich or a bowl of cereal - these are seriously hearty, delicious dinners that you can enjoy with very little prep.
This list is a veritable arsenal of one-pot pasta dishes. They all come together in less than half an hour, and they're full of flavor. You can serve them with a little crusty bread with olive oil and a thrown-together salad to round out the meal, but they also stand alone as a one-bowl meal. These dishes incorporate meat, sauce, veggies and pasta into one pot, and
1. Creamy Tomato One-Pot Pasta.
This delicious, wonderfully hearty dish hits all the right comfort food notes. Tomato, cheese, cream, chicken and carbs? Sign us up.
Inspired by Creole cuisine's most famous export, jambalaya pasta has sausage, chicken, peppers, and cajun or creole seasoning.
3. Creamy Lemon One-Pot Pasta.
This dish uses lemon juice, lemon zest, basil, and pepper to brighten up a very creamy, cheesy, heavy sauce.
4. Triple Tomato Basil One-Pot Pasta.
Tomato paste, cherry tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes work together to give this intensely red, super tangy pasta dish its lustre.
5. Lemon Shrimp One-Pot Pasta.
Lemon, shrimp, and asparagus hang out together in this balanced, healthy-as-they-come pasta dish. It's lightly creamy, made with milk instead of heavy cream.
Kielbasa, cheddar cheese, tomato and cream come together in this very different pasta dish. If you've got pasta on hand but don't feel like Italian, go with this one.
7. Creamy Spinach Artichoke Chicken Orzo.
This dish takes all the flavor of spinach artichoke dip and adds carbs and seared chicken breast. It's cheesy and comforting, and you can prentend it's healthy because it has green stuff in it!
8. Spicy Thai One-Pot Noodles.
Another alternative to Italian pasta, this dish comes together quickly and incorporates the flavors of ginger, garlic, cilantro, soy sauce, and sriracha. A perfect weeknight meal for when you want to change it up.
