This one-pot creamy chicken pasta dish will bring you comfort – not just because it tastes delicious, but because it also saves on dishes and requires little prep time.
Uncomplicated one-pan recipes for an easy start to the week
Make life simple by cooking dinner all in the one pan. The dishes may be varied – pasta, roast, bakes – but the ideal is universal: get smart to get the most flavour.
Make weeknights a breeze with this roast chicken and risoni traybake
This dish combines comforting saucy risoni and tender chicken with a crispy golden skin. Toasting the risoni gives it a nutty flavour and a chewy texture. It’s well worth the extra step. You’ll need a deep, flameproof 3L-capacity baking dish for this recipe (or see recipe notes).
One-pot pepperoni pizza pasta
Who doesn’t enjoy delicious, saucy pasta which takes only 1 pan to cook and is ready on the table in under 30 minutes? This is our take on the beloved pepperoni pizza with chunks of soft bocconcini, crispy pepperoni and fresh basil leaves with a few crunchy fried capers snuck in and some chilli flakes if you like it hot.
Roasted chicken with fennel, silverbeet and potato bake
This one-pan chicken dish takes the Sunday roast to a deliciously fresh and flavoursome new level.
Risoni with pork and fennel meatballs in tomato sauce
"A super-bright herb gremolata instantly finishes up this comforting risoni-and-meatball number," says Dominic Smith.
Pasta primavera with leeks, zucchini and ricotta
There's nothing better than a creamy pasta in the middle of the week, and this dish proves why.
Cauliflower and salmon traybake with tahini sauce
"A quick, tasty, low-carb midweek meal that still looks impressive." – Lucy Nunes
Honey and miso baked salmon with broccolini and coriander
This one-pan wonder will be the only weeknight dinner you want to make from now.
Cajun seafood traybake
This dish is also a great way to finish up any packets of frozen seafood you have in the freezer. You can buy a marinara mix or make up your own with your favourite seafood.
Asparagus risotto with preserved lemon and feta recipe
Crunchy pops of green plus zesty lemon equals one tasty risotto.
Mixed grains with greens, smoked trout and yoghurt
This veg-packed one-pot wonder is the midweek lift you need.
Magdalena Roze's easy one-pot chicken and wild rice pilaf
A comforting one-pot wonder that's also genuinely good for you? We're sold. This recipe is from Magdalena Roze's new cookbook, Happy & Whole, available nationwide from March 28.
Cod and red capsicum traybake
“Cod is a great fish to use in a traybake because its firm texture means that it doesn’t flake apart when you’re scooping it out. If you keep some frozen fillets in the freezer, then this dish is pretty much a storecupboard dish, too.” – Samuel Goldsmith. From The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook by Samuel Goldsmith, published by Murdoch Books, $39.99, out now.
One-pan chicken rendang traybake
Our one-pan chicken rendang curry tray bake is full of rich and aromatic flavours. It combines juicy chicken thigh cutlets with a creamy coconut and rendang curry sauce, roasted with vibrant vegetables. Served with roti bread, it's a comforting and satisfying hassle-free dinner.
One-pan goulash potato bake
There's comfort food, and then there's this goulash potato bake. Crispy-thin slices of buttery baked potato over a melt-in-the-mouth base of rich and tender beef cooked low and slow with herbs, spices, and all the good stuff. It's so simple, yet so utterly delicious. You’ll need a 30cm round shallow casserole with a lid for this recipe.