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Home > One Pot Meals > 70 Easy and Healthy One Pot Meals (30 Minutes)

70 Easy and Healthy One Pot Meals (30 Minutes)

May 26, 2020 by Denise Browning 2 Comments / THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE SALES LINKS. PLEASE SEE MY _FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY_ FOR DETAILS

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Here are 70 Easy and Healthy One-Pot Meals made in up to 30 minutes that are super delish and mess-free! These are gluten-free and/or low carb breakfast and dinner recipes that will make your life easier before and after a long day of work.

Wondering what you can make for breakfast or dinner without having to slave away in the kitchen? These are the best one pot meal recipes ever! Why? Discover below!

Benefits of Quick, Easy and Healthy One Pot Meals

  • They are global recipes that are easy to prepare in the comfort of your own home.
  • These require only one pan, pot, sheet pan, or pressure cooker/Instant Pot.
  • They are ready in up to 30 minutes.
  • These meals are mess-free, making cleanup a quick task.
  • They are healthy family meals – many are gluten-free and/or low carb, and some are vegan/vegetarian, but all of them are nutritious.
  • Most of all, these 30-minute one pot meals are budget-friendly and delish!

As if all that wasn’t enough, they feed you without stretching your waistline. Believe me: the whole family will love them!

Plus, most are loaded with a tasty lean protein and veggies, and some also contain healthy starches.

You can enjoy these quick one pot meals without feeling guilty!

What are considered one pot meals?

One pot meals or one pan meals are a generic term that refers to any meal (commonly dinner) prepared in one pot (such as our Grandma’s chicken soup ), one pan (like this coconut chicken curry ), one sheet pan, one skillet, or in the pressure cooker or Instant Pot (such as this dulce de leche). Curious about how does a pressure cooker work? Get our cooking time charts!

If no other pan is required to sauté veggies or brown a protein before cooking in the slow cooker or crockpot, this cooking gadget can also be included in the one-pot meal concept.

Moreover, you may include one-tin meals (like these breakfast egg cups) and one-bowl meals usually cooked in the microwave (such as this one-bowl microwave mac and cheese ) within the concept as well.

Healthy and Easy One Pot Meals

Breakfast is the first meal of the day — something that you can prepare quickly right before going to work or dropping the kids off at school.

Dinner is for many the main meal of the day. It’s the time that you can chill a bit and enjoy a substantial meal with your family or by yourself. After a tiresome day of work, spending a long time in the kitchen is one thing no one wants to do, agree?

These one-pot breakfast and dinner recipes are mess-free, quick, and easy meals that you can rely on.

Mess-free meals are ones that don’t demand much cleaning afterwards. Essentially that means meals prepared in one pot or one pan.

Easy recipes are those that are simple to prepare with a limited amount of ingredients — up to 10… just like most of the recipes in this post.

On the other hand, quick recipes are those prepared under 30 minutes. Very few recipe ideas in this post take over 30 minutes to prepare.

Our one-pan meal ideas are all the above and more. Moreover, they are healthy or wholesome.

Happy? Me too!

I am gonna give you one more reason to smile from ear to ear: most of these are easy freezer meals too! That means, storing leftovers for later use won’t be an issue.

Well, here are our favorite healthy and easy one pot meals:

One Pot Meals

1. Shrimp Scampi Pasta

shrimp scampi pasta recipe served in an skillet

2. (Keto/Vegan) Cauliflower Curry Soup 

soup in abowl with toasts on the side

3. (GF/ Vegetarian) Lentil Coconut Curry 

lentil coconut soup in a plate with rice and also toast on the side

4. Keto Cheeseburger Soup 

5. (Keto) Seafood in Pesto Sauce

6. (Low Carb) One Pot Chicken in Lime Coconut Sauce (more than 30 minutes)

one pot chicken in coconut sauce in a skillet as one of the easy one pot meals for dinner

7. Brazilian Minestrone Soup

8. Sausage Pasta

9. (Low Carb) Fish Soup Recipe

fish soup in a bowl served with bread

10. Keto Jambalaya 

11. (Keto) Broccoli Cheese Soup with Prosciutto 

broccoli cheese soup win a bowl with spoons on the side as one of our healthy one pot meals

12. (Breakfast) Swedish Blueberry Soup 

one bowl of blueberry soup as one of 70 easya nd healthy one pot meals

13. Vegan White Bean Soup 

a bowl of vegan white bean soup as one of the 70 easy one pot meals

14. Mediterranean One Pot Pasta 

Mediterranean pasta in several ramekins or bowls as one of the easy one pot meals for dinner

15.(GF) Japanese Miso Soup 

one pot of Japanese miso soup as one the 70 easy one pot meals

16. Brazilian Corn Chowder 

a pot of corn chowder with chopped sausage on top as one of the 70 easy one pot meals

17. (Keto/Vegetarian) Cabbage Soup Recipe

A bowl of cabbage soup

18.(GF) Brazilian Shrimp Stew (Ensopado) 

19. (GF) Coconut Noodle Soup

A bowl of coconut noodle soup with chopsticks on the side

One Pot Meals in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot

20, Pasta Bolognese Recipe

pasta bolognese in a bowl with a fornk on the side

21. (GF) Black Beans and Rice

22. (GF) Sweet and Sour Pork 

A bowl of sweet and sour pork made in the pressure cooker and chopsticks on the side

23. Keto Chicken Broccoli Rice 

24. Keto Chicken Taco Soup 

25. (Keto) Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower 

26. Vegan Sloppy Joe’s 

2 bowls of vegan sloppy joe's with an herb on the side as one of healthy oen pot meals for dinner

27. (Vegetarian/GF) Yellow Dal 

yellow dal with rice in a bowl with garnishes on the side as one of healthy one pot emals

28. (Keto)Brazilian Beef Stew (Picadinho): more than 30 minutes

A bowl of Brazilian beef stew or picadinho with red tomatoes, green peas and cilantro, and orange carrots

29. Vegetarian feijoada (more than 30 minutes)

A bowl of vegan Feijoada with garnishes and a glass of juice on the side

30. (GF) Brazilian feijoada recipe (more than 30 minutes)

a bowl of Feijoada with orange slices

31. (GF) Beer Beef Oxtail Recipe (more than 30 minutes)

A bowl of beef Oxtail with veggies and bread on a tray

32. (GF) Beef Brisket (more than 30 minutes)

A close up of beef brisket with veggies

One Pan Meals

33. (GF) Teriyaki Salmon

close up of teriyaki salmon with sugar snap peas

34. (Keto) Creamy Shrimp Scampi

close up shrimp scampi in a pan

35. (Keto) Shrimp in Coconut Sauce

shrimp in coconut sauce in a pan with forks on the side

36. Keto Chinese Pepper Steak 

pepper steak in a plate with garnishes on the side

37. Keto Sausage Brussel Sprots Hash 

brussel sprouts hash in a pan and in a plate with fork

38. Keto Pizza Casserole 

keto pepperoni pizza in a skillet with a spoon on the side as one of the easy oen pot meals

39. (GF) Chicken Fried Rice

chicken fried rice in a bowl with chopsticks on the side as one of easy one pot meals for dinner

40. (Vegetarian) Mushroom Stew 

mushroom stew over mashe potatoes in a bowl with fork on the side

41. (Keto) Sauteed Shrimp and Zucchini 

shrimp and zucchini in a bowl with ganishes on the side

42. Low Carb Salsa Chicken 

salsa chicken close up

43. Harissa Shrimp and Feta Orzo 

harissa shrimp with orzo in a skillet as one of the 70 easy one pot meals

One-Skillet Meals (prepared in a cast-iron skillet)

44. (Low Carb) Easy Broiled Pork Chops

broiled pork chops piled up with a fork on top

45. (Low Carb) Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp

A skillet filled with shrimp and lime wedges

46. (GF) Roasted Chicken Adobo (more than 30 minutes)

a skillet with roast chicken adobo

47. (Low Carb) Shrimp Fajitas

shrimp fajitas in a skillet

 

48. (Keto) Pan-Grilled Pork Chops

close up of grilled pork chops with lemon slices

49. (Keto) Ranch Chicken Thighs

A pan with ranch chicken thighs with sauce on top

50. (Keto) Cauliflower Mac and Cheese with Chicken Thighs

close up of a skillet of cauliflower mac and cheese with chicken thighs

51. (Keto) Cajun Dirty Rice

Cajun dirty rice with shrimp in a skillet and silveware on the side

52. Keto Garlic Chicken and Asparagus 

53. Keto Salmon Piccata 

54. Keto Teriyaki Chicken 

chicken teriyaki in a skillet

55. (Breakfast/GF) Baked Huevos Rancheros 

baked huevos rancheros ina skillet with a wedge of liem on the side as one of easy one pot meals

56. Moqueca 

57. Skirt Steak 

One Sheet Pan Meals

58. Honey Soy Chicken (more than 30 minutes)

A close up of honey soy chicken with lemon slices

59. Honey Mustard Chicken (more than 30 minutes)

A close up of honey mustard chicken

60. Mediterranean Chicken in Foil (more than 30 minutes)

61. (Keto) Parmesan Shrimp and Asparagus

62. Keto Sausage and Veggies 

63. (One-Tin) Prosciutto Eggs Cups 

eggs wrapped in a prosciutto in a tin as one of easy one pot meals for breakfast

64. Keto Rainbow Chicken Recipe 

chicken with veggies in a pan

65. (Keto) Chicken Fajitas 

chicken fajitas in a sheet pan with sauce on the side one of the easy one pot meals

66. (GF) Salmon, Lentils, and Asparagus 

salmon , lentils and asparagus in a sheet pan with a hand holding it

67. (Keto) Cod with Moroccan Chermoula Sauce 

cod with sauce and lemon slices plus veggies in a pan

68. Asian Butter Salmon in Foil 

salmon in foil with veggies

69. (Low Carb) Coconut Flour Pancakes 

Coconut flour pancakes partially sliced

70. (Breakfast) Eggs in a Bagel Hole  

 

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  1. John / Kitchen Riffs

    May 27, 2020 at 9:14 am

    Wow! Outstanding collection of goodness. Thanks!

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  2. Raymund

    June 1, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    Nice roundup! Listing them all now, this would be really handy on busy nights

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