45 One-Pan Dinner Recipes for Busy Weeknights

By: Olivia Ribas Updated: 3/31/25

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These 45 One-Pan Dinner Recipes for Busy Weeknights are so easy and quick to make. They’re also delicious and loaded with lots of veggies. Made in just one pan, clean up is a breeze!

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Here at Primavera Kitchen, we are huge advocates of delicious homemade meals. However, figuring out what to make and then cooking day after day can be really stressful and tiring, especially when you don’t have much time to cook. After a hard day of work and a long commute to get home, the last thing we want is to take more than 30 minutes to make our dinner. I get that, and that’s why I created this recipe roundup for you.

I’ve compiled a list of 45 one-pan dinner recipes for busy weeknights that are uncomplicated, flavorful, and loaded with vegetables. We love one-pan recipes because not only are they easy to make, but clean up is a breeze since, at most, you’re using your pan or pot and a cutting board to prep your ingredients. Just make your way down the list of one-pot meals here whenever you need an idea for what to make!

Can These Recipes Be Meal Prepped?

Yes! A majority of these one-pan recipes can be meal-prepped! Make your Sunday meal prep less stressful and faster with these one-pan meals. Simply divide up the recipes into your meal prep containers and once cooled, store in your fridge. You’ll have your lunches or dinner ready in a jiffy on the weekdays!

One-Pan Dinner Recipes

Instant Pot taco soup in a white bowl with avocado and cilantro on top.

Instant Pot Taco Soup Recipe

An overhead view of two bowls of Instant Pot chicken stew garnished with fresh herbs.

Instant Pot Chicken Stew

Chicken with mixed vegetables on a baking sheet with a spoon beside it.

One Sheet Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

An overhead view of a white bowl of keto chili with avocado slices and cilantro on top.

Instant Pot Keto Chili Recipe

Chicken and cabbage topped with fresh herbs in a white bowl with a spoon in it.

One-Pan Chicken and Cabbage

Beef, zucchini, and potatoes in a black cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon in it.

Quick Beef and Zucchini Skillet

Turkey vegetable soup in a white bowl with a golden spoon in it.

Turkey Vegetable Soup Recipe

Overhead photo of cabbage and sausage in a large white Dutch oven.

Cabbage and Sausage Skillet Recipe

A grey pot containing a whole30 pot roast, carrots, potatoes, and fresh herbs.

Whole30 Pot Roast Recipe

A grey pot full of whole30 jambalaya with sausage, shrimp, and fresh herbs on top.

Whole30 Jambalaya Recipe

A white skillet with two salmon fillets on top of kale and sweet potatoes.

Spicy Salmon Sweet Potato Skillet

An overhead view of shrimp, zucchini, bell peppers, and onions in a glass bowl.

Garlic Shrimp and Veggies

A white skillet full of shrimp, sausage, asparagus, bell peppers, and zucchini.

Shrimp and Sausage Vegetable Skillet

An overhead view of seared chicken thighs over red and yellow bell peppers in a skillet.

Chicken and Bell Peppers Skillet

An overhead view of a cast iron skillet containing fried cauliflower rice with peas and carrots.

Easy Cauliflower Fried Rice

An overhead view of two black rimmed bowls of pumpkin chili topped with avocado and herbs.

Easy Whole30 Pumpkin Chili Recipe

An overhead view of a black skillet with spicy chicken thighs over cauliflower rice.

Spicy Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

A bowl of sweet potato chili garnished with avocado and jalapeno slices, herbs, and lime wedges.

Easy Whole30 Sweet Potato Chili

A large red pot full of no bean butternut squash chili with a silver ladle in it.

No Bean Whole30 Butternut Squash Chili

A white bowl containing Instant Pot beef stew with mushrooms, carrots, and potatoes.

Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe

A white bowl containing Instant Pot sweet potato kale beef stew garnished with fresh thyme.

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Kale Beef Soup

A white skillet with Italian sausage on a bed of cauliflower rice and a jar of pesto on the side.

Italian Sausage Cauliflower Rice Skillet

A cast iron skillet with Italian sausage, onion, and bell peppers.

Italian Sausage, Onions and Peppers Skillet

A white skillet with chicken, bacon, and brussels sprouts garnished with fresh parsley.

Easy Baked Chicken with Brussels Sprouts

Ground beef vegetable soup topped with green onions in a white bowl with a spoon.

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

A cast iron skillet with spicy green beans on one side and diced chicken on the other.

Spicy Green Beans Chicken Skillet

A white skillet containing diced sweet potatoes, chicken, and kale with salt and pepper on the side.

Sweet Potato Chicken Kale Skillet

A white cast iron with ground turkey, sweet potatoes, and melted mozzarella cheese on top.

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Two square and two circular meal prep containers containing sausage, broccoli, and tomatoes.

One-Pan Italian Sausage Bowls

A white skillet with chicken fajitas, bell peppers, onions, and avocado slices.

Skillet Chicken Fajitas Recipe

A white skillet containing shrimp, kale, and sweet potatoes with a wooden resting on the side.

Sweet Potato, Kale and Shrimp Skillet

A white skillet with mushroom cauliflower rice and a wooden spoon scooping out a serving.

Mushroom Cauliflower Rice Skillet

An overhead view of a white skillet containing asparagus, sweet potato, and chicken.

Asparagus Sweet Potato Chicken Skillet

A sheet pan with chicken thighs, green beans, sweet potatoes and white potatoes.

Sheet Pan Chicken with Vegetables

A cast iron skillet full of chimichurri shrimp and broccoli.

Chimichurri Shrimp Broccoli Skillet

A black cast iron skillet with garlic shrimp, asparagus, and mushrooms in it.

Garlic Shrimp Asparagus Skillet

An overhead view of a white pan with creamy parmesan shrimp, wilted greens and tomatoes.

Creamy Parmesan Shrimp Skillet

An overhead photo of cooked chicken breasts and mushrooms in a cast iron skillet.

Mushroom Chicken Breast Recipe

A cast iron skillet of ground beef, butternut squash, and Brussels sprouts with a wooden spoon on the side.

Ground Beef Butternut Squash Meal Prep Bowls

A red Dutch oven full of coconut curry shrimp with a wooden spoon in the middle of the pot.

One-pan Coconut Shrimp Curry

An overhead view of a cast iron with shrimp, bell peppers, zucchini, and asparagus.

Shrimp Vegetable Skillet

A close up of shrimp fried rice with broccoli in a black cast iron skillet.

Shrimp Fried Rice with Broccoli

A large sheet pan with sausage, asparagus, and sweet potatoes arranged in a single layer.

One-Pan Sausage with Sweet Potato and Asparagus

An overhead view of a white pan with spaghetti and shrimp topped with parmesan cheese.

One-Pan Shrimp Spaghetti

An overhead view of a black cast iron skillet containing sweet potato pesto chicken and mozzarella cheese.

Sweet Potato Pesto Chicken Skillet

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