# One-Pot Dinners
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** food-cooking
**Created:** [August 20, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235 "2021-08-20T18:22:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/21 "2021-08-21T16:45:07Z")
Shakshuka has been popular lately. Consider cataplana.
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### Author:  [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/22 "2021-08-21T16:45:09Z")
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Ratatouille.
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Is that what you call it? One of our favorites is:
Butter, onion, capers, lemon juice, chopped fresh tomatoes, wine, mushrooms, chicken broth, lots of fresh spinach, some pasta.
Ratatouille?
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### Author:  [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/23 "2021-08-21T20:32:09Z")
When I was teenager, Parade magazine, that Sunday-paper insert, once had a one-pot-meal contest, and one of the finalists was what I later learned was a Polish disk called something close to “[Zeberka Wieprzowena Z Kapusta](https://www.food.com/recipe/polish-zeberka-wieprzowena-z-kapusta-spareribs-and-cabbage-134685)”. It remains one of my favorite comfort-food dishes 40 years later.
> **[Polish Zeberka Wieprzowena Z Kapusta (Spareribs and Cabbage) Recipe - Food.com](https://www.food.com/recipe/polish-zeberka-wieprzowena-z-kapusta-spareribs-and-cabbage-134685)**
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> Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes.
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### Author:  [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/24 "2021-08-21T20:51:20Z")
I was doing curbside grocery pickup during the lockdown (and, often, before and since). They did a really good job, but were inevitably going to short me _something_ that thwarted my best planned recipe.
So I occasionally defaulted to this – basically all chopped up, seasoned, and slow cooked all day:
- Onions
- Black beans
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Green and yellow zucchini
- Smoked turkey and/or Andouille sausage
Separately, I’d chop up “crunchy bits” for texture (left raw, stored separate from the main dish, added at mealtime):
- Green onions
- Celery
- Bell peppers – orange, red, green, yellow (all four, with luck)
Then, separately, I’d slice up tomatoes (left raw, stored separate from the main dish, added at mealtime).
Once I learned I could get a steady supply of extra-firm tofu (because nobody was _that_ desperate), I started slow-cooking _it_ on the second day:
- Pressed extra-firm tofu (to remove excess water)
- Marinade: rice wine/apple cider vinegar, sesame oil, S&P, garlic powder, Bragg Liquid Amino/Coconut Amino/Soy/Tamari, Sriracha, pure maple syrup – all emulsified in the mini-blender
I’d chop the pressed tofu into small cubes, bag it up with the marinade in a **[slow-cooker liner bag](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002U0KKK8)**, tie it off with a twist-tie, and throw it in the slow-cooker – 6-8hrs on low.
It **all** got/gets mixed together in big dinner bowls at meal time, needing very little additional seasoning, if any.
We serve it over some sort of a starch: egg noodles, brown rice, cheese tortellini, pasta, potatoes …
I’ve made part one (without the tofu) many times. It stands on its own. But, IMHO, the tofu really kicks it up another notch.
And it’s really just a whole bunch of chopping, and then … waiting.
And you can really go with endless variations on the theme. That was why it was so handy when the grocery store shorted my order. Short of this ? Use more of that ! My plans were never thwarted because of inventory issues.
Buen provecho !
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### Author:  [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/25 "2021-08-21T21:46:27Z")
There are plenty of recipes online for one pot pasta dishes.
[https://iwashyoudry.com/one-pot-spaghetti-meatballs/](https://iwashyoudry.com/one-pot-spaghetti-meatballs/)
[https://12tomatoes.com/one-pot-chop-suey/](https://12tomatoes.com/one-pot-chop-suey/)
[https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/one-pot-ziti-with-sausage/](https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/one-pot-ziti-with-sausage/)
[https://tasty.co/recipe/easy-one-pot-mac-n-cheese](https://tasty.co/recipe/easy-one-pot-mac-n-cheese)
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### Author:  [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/26 "2021-08-21T23:08:12Z")
Chili, perfect for fall and winter. Any recipe you fancy.
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### Author:  [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/27 "2021-08-21T23:17:33Z")
> [@bob\_2](#):
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> Lamb chops. Those nice thick loin chops, not the skinny little ones.
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> They go on a baking tray with quartered onions and small halved potatoes. Sometimes I add a couple of sausages too, Salt and olive oil, drizzled over and into the oven at 180C until done,
Yep. I already do this. It’s wonderful.
As to the rest, thanks, everyone. I’m going to hold on the all-day stuff (stews, mostly) until cooler weather, and work on the stovetop, one hour or less stuff for after work, after school dinners.
Some good stuff here. Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235/28 "2021-08-21T23:41:42Z")
I once made pork spareribs in a slow cooker with sauerkraut and cream of mushroom soup. Served over mashed potatoes, they were decadently delicious.
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