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17 One-Pot Comfort Food Dinners for Cold Nights

lasagna
Pinch of Yum

When it’s cold outside, we always crave a big pot of something warm bubbling on the stove. What we don’t crave? The inevitable sink full of dirty dishes. That’s where these one-pot dishes come in: warm, comforting classics that will fill you up, then get you back under a blanket and in front of the TV in no time.

mac and cheese
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

1.

One-Pot Mac and Cheese

We promise: You’ll never eat the stuff in the box again.

beef stgoanoff
The Recipe Critic

2.

One-Pot Beef Stroganoff

Classic flavors, fewer dishes in the sink.

lasagna1
Pinch of Yum

3.

One-Pot Lasagna

We think of lasagna as an all-day endeavor. This miracle version can be made on a weeknight (without sacrificing any of the saucy, cheesy goodness). 

pasta limone
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

4.

One-Pot 15-Minute Pasta Limone

Bonus: We bet you already have all the ingredients for this in your pantry.

chicken chorizo paella
The Woks of Life

5.

Easy Chicken Chorizo Paella

Much cheaper than a plane ticket to Barcelona.

lemon chicken and potatoes
Averie Cooks

6.

One-Pan Honey Lemon Chicken with Roasted Potatoes

There’s nothing cozier than the smell of lemony chicken and rosemary-studded potatoes roasting away.

orecchiette ragu
Weeknight Society

7.

One-Pot Orecchiette Ragu

Ready in 30 minutes (but tastes like it's been simmering for hours). 

chicken enchilada skillet
A Pinch of Healthy

8.

Chicken Enchilada Skillet

Serve with a big dollop of guacamole (and maybe a margarita, too).

sausage gnocchi tomato soup
Gimme Some Oven

9.

Italian Sausage, Gnocchi and Tomato Soup

Our bellies are warm just thinking about this soup.

chicken parmesan pasta
The Chunky Chef

10.

One-Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

The more melted cheese, the better.

vegetable coconut curry
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

11.

Chickpea and Vegetable Coconut Curry

So much better than takeout.

french onion pasta bake
Half Baked Harvest

12.

One-Pot Creamy French Onion Pasta Bake

We didn’t think there was any way to improve French onion soup. Enter: pasta.

sunday beef stew
The Foodie Physician

13.

 Sunday Beef Stew

This takes a few hours, but is almost all hands-off. Plus, it’ll make your house smell amazing. 

pasta primavera
Oh My Veggies

14.

One-Pot Pasta Primavera

Proving that comfort food and fresh veggies can go together.

thai style peanut pasta
Apron Strings Blog

15.

One-Pot Thai Style Peanut Pasta

This is sort of a chicken satay/pad Thai mash-up. Yum.

lemon chicken stew
Foodie Crush

16.

Lemon Chicken Stew

We like to start a pot of this as soon as we feel a cold coming on. 

short rib bolognese
Cooking For Keeps

17.

One-Pot Short Rib Bolognese

Fancy enough for company, but equally perfect when eaten in sweatpants on the couch.