8 one pot dinners for when it gets dark at 4:45 pm

I’ve made this with chicken before but the ground beef version is SO delicious too. Alfredo sauce, mirepoix, crescent rolls, done. I wanted to drink the sauce straight from the pan. Just a handful of ingredients and it comes together so fast.

Serves: 3–4

If you're a steak and potatoes household, this one is going to be your new favorite. It has everything you love about that classic plate, the seared steak bites, the potatoes, the seasoning, except it all happens in one pan and the sauce is creamy. The beef broth and heavy cream build a sauce right in the pan. Every potato is coated and every piece of steak has something to sit in!

Lasagna is one of my absolute favorite dishes, but I never get around to making it because there’s just so many steps involved! if I have the time I love making it, but with young kids and a full-time job, the opportunity for a lot of time in the kitchen rarely presents itself. tonight I made this lazy or easy version of it and it’s just be as good, if not better than the original version! let me know if you try it 🫶✨🍷

One pot sausage and broccoli pasta because I did not feel like doing dishes tonight. I used shells since that’s what I had, but honestly any pasta works. Everything cooks in one pot, the broth turns into the sauce, and you finish it with a lot of parmesan. Easy, delicious and very weeknight-friendly 🍝🫶

This is one of my absolute favorite cozy soups, and this version is extra creamy, loaded with veggies and tender potatoes, and full of such good flavor. It all comes together in one Dutch oven, which means one pot and way fewer dishes (my favorite kind of dinner). 🥘 I know some people swear by cooking the noodles separately, and you totally can if you prefer! I don't mind the noodles hanging out in the soup and soaking up all that flavorful broth. Just know it will thicken up as it sits, so if you're saving leftovers, add a splash of broth when you reheat. This is such a good soup to bring to a friend who's sick, just had a baby, or needs a little love. Or make it for yourself whenever you need a little pick-me-up. 🫶

It’s not secret that shrimp is one of my absolute favorite foods. I love it in this dish combined with tortellini, asparagus and Parmesan.

This might be the easiest chicken pot pie you’ll ever make! Chicken, mirepoix, Alfredo sauce and topped with crescent rolls and baked until golden. Comfort food with almost no effort.