Delicious one-pot recipe ideas for easy midweek meals (2024)

This vibrant vegetarian dish from Anna Jones makes a delicious, quick dinner, plus the sauce is magically made from the pasta water and tomatoes as the pasta cooks all in one pan.

Try this kale, tomato and lemon spaghetti recipe

In India, the potato is properly respected, not just used for side dishes. Adding coconut milk creates a lovely mild, soothing dish. Eat this curry with boiled rice or Indian flatbread, mango chutney and a fresh relish of finely chopped tomato and onion, with wedges of lime.

Try this Keralan potato curry recipe

A vibrant and warming chunky chicken casserole dish that is delicious served with rice.

Try this chicken and chorizo casserole recipe

Chicken thighs and drumsticks are so easy to cook. Mixed with onion and root vegetables and tossed in a little oil, they will be moist and juicy after baking in one tray in the oven, with a gorgeous golden skin.

Try Rachel Allen's chicken, parsnip and potato bake recipe

A quick and simple one-pot meal that all the family will love.

Try Gennaro's risotto recipe

This is a delicious twist on that essential breakfast item, the fried egg. It only takes second to make, but really fires up the taste buds.

Try this Asian eggs recipe

A fuss-free and delicious one-pot meat and veg dish.

Try this one-pot Sunday lunch recipe

This deliciously stylish recipe made with clams and smoky bacon, is the perfect quick dinner for a special night.

Try this clams and smoky bacon recipe

The distinctive flavour of crab meat lends itself beautifully to a quick and simple potato hash. Coupled with the sweet juiciness of tomatoes and the peppery watercress leaves, the crab gives a lovely depth to the easy dish.

Try this crab and potato hash recipe

This is a gloriously simple one-pot roasted lamb dish. This recipe cooks everything together, surrounding the lamb with vegetables and potatoes for roasting meaning everything is packed full of flavour. It’s a no fuss dish and perfect for an easy Sunday lunch.

Try this roasted lamb recipe

A great quick and tasty curry dish that can easily be made vegetarian by replacing the chicken with chickpeas. Serve with rice of flat bread for a delicious weekday dinner.

Try this chicken and cauliflower curry recipe

Sausages and lentils are a marriage made in heaven. Here they combine to make a dish that’s really earthy. Toulouse sausages are the perfect variety to use, but Cumberland sausages work just as well. Serve with a creamy potato and leek mash.

Try this Toulouse sausages recipe

This delicious dish is easy to prepare and just as good, if not better, the next day for a really warming lunch. The ham ends are brilliant and such a cheap way to bulk out an evening meal. Throw them into soups, pies or this casserole.

Try this chunky ham, white bean and leek casserole recipe

Beautifully sticky, this chicken recipe from Gordon Ramsay is sure to go down well with the whole family. If you have a jar of preserved lemons in the cupboard, chop up a lemon and add it to the sauce with a little more honey before reducing. Serve with green beans.

Try Gordon Ramsay’s sticky lemon chicken recipe

This is a great one-pan sausage dish, in which the gravy is built up around the ingredients as they cook. Served with good bread, it’s a warming winter supper dish.

Try this sausage stew with celeriac and kale recipe

You could use a whole duck and get your butcher to portion it, but we have used duck legs because they are so much cheaper. This works very well with chicken and pork, too.

Try this slow-cooked braised duck in red curry recipe

A simple yet tasty rustic sausage dish that is quick and easy to make. Serve with roasted new potatoes tossed in thyme and drizzled with the spicy piri piri juices for a succulent, warming dish.

Try this Piri-Piri baked sausages recipe