Find cozy winter one-pot recipes to keep you warm all season long. These easy-to-make comfort meals are perfect for family dinners on busy winter nights.
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There is nothing better on a cold winter night than hearty, comforting dinners that warm you from the inside out. But, with busier schedules and shorter days, who has the time to spend hours preparing an elaborate meal?
We want fast dinners that we can get on the table quickly like sheet pan recipes, easy casseroles, and no-fuss one-pot meals.
Hearty one-pot recipes can be a lifesaver for busy families during the winter because they are easy to make and full of seasonal flavors that even picky eaters will love.
What makes these winter one-pot wonders even better is that they use simple ingredients, require minimal prep and clean-up is a breeze because you only use one pan, pot, or skillet to cook your entire meal.
So, if you are looking for quick, no-fuss kid-friendly meals to make this winter, then these comforting one-pot dinner recipes are for you.
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50 Cozy Winter One-Pot Recipes
These cozy winter one-pot recipes are perfect for busy weeknights or family dinners on lazy weekends. Enjoy creamy soups, hearty beef dishes, savory chicken casseroles, and more. Try these easy one-pot meals to make dinner time stress-free all winter long.
One-Pot Soup Recipes
Winter is all about cozy soups and it doesn’t get any better than these one-pot soup recipes. Find delicious winter soup recipes like creamy chicken and potato soup as well as hearty cheeseburger soup and more.
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Love From the Oven
Sausage Potato Soup
Nothing will fill your heart, soul, and tummy up better than this sausage potato soup recipe. It seems illegal how delicious AND easy this potato soup is.
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2
Lauren Fit Foodie
Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup
This one-pot Lemon Ginger Chicken Soup is the perfect recipe when you want a warm and cozy meal or you're feeling under the weather! This soup is packed with tons of flavor, nutrients, anti-inflammatory properties, and protein. It's super easy to make and ready in less than 50 minutes for a quick weeknight meal that the whole family will love!
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3
Organically Addison
Tortellini Soup
This tortellini soup is the ultimate hearty and comforting soup! This classic comfort food is great for a cold day, a weeknight family dinner, or a simple lunch idea.
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4
The Cookin Chicks
Creamy Chicken and Potato Soup
This Chicken and Potato Soup is a creamy, flavorful soup that is easy to make and packed with coziness throughout! Tender potatoes, bacon, chicken, and vegetables combined in a hearty broth that is perfect comfort food!
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5
The Fresh Cooky
Easy Mac and Cheese Soup Recipe (Leftover Ham)
This mac and cheese soup is going to warm you up on the coldest night because it's so cozy and delicious. Make this for the whole family and they will love it.
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6
Bake With Jamie
Hearty One-Pot Cheeseburger Soup
This hearty one-pot cheeseburger soup is packed with flavor! Includes hamburger, onions, carrots, shredded cheese, and pickle juice.
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7
Happy Kitchen
One Pot Vegan Minestrone Soup
This hearty vegan minestrone soup is packed with seasonal vegetables, beans, lentils, and whole grains. Perfect comforting vegan winter soup full of flavor and nutrients!
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8
By the Forkful
White Bean Soup
This easy one-pot white bean soup is the perfect winter meal - it's healthy, hearty, and packed full of goodness! Enjoy with some crusty sourdough on the side.
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9
The Dinner Bell
Easy Lemon White Bean Soup with Turkey and Greens
This Lemon White Bean Soup with Turkey and Greens is a quick, flavorful way to enjoy leftover turkey or chicken in a light yet cozy, savory lemon broth.
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10
Soup and Sammie
Sausage Lentil Soup with Kale
This crowd-pleasing Sausage Lentil Soup with Kale is hearty, full of flavor, and easy to whip up using pantry staples.
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11
100 Days of Real Food
Easy Split Pea Soup
Enjoy a comforting bowl of Easy Split Pea Soup, inspired by Emeril Lagasse. Perfect for colder months, this hearty soup can be topped with ham, bacon, or sausage. Easy enough for kids to help make, it's perfect for family dinners and leftovers!
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12
Green Heart Love
Easy Bok Choy Soup (with Shiitake Mushrooms and Rice Noodles)
This vegetarian bok choy soup is a simple yet delicious recipe! It features fresh vegetables, noodles, and aromatic seasonings.
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13
The Littlest Crumb
Cashew Carrot Ginger Soup
This thick & creamy cashew carrot ginger soup is an easy-to-make instant pot soup recipe. Made with cashews, carrots, ginger, coconut milk, and Thai red curry paste for a bit of spice.
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14
Save Money Fever
Maryland Crab Soup
Maryland Crab Soup is the perfect meal to have on a chilly day. The combination of lump crab meat, sherry, vegetables, and seasonings will have everyone craving seconds!
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15
The Fruity Jem
Green Olive Soup with Olive Oil
The ultimate Green (or Black) Olive Soup will soon become your go-to comfort food. With an option to make herb-infused olive oil soup, this one is packed with flavor!
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Mamas Front Porch Swing
Chicken Chowder
Chicken chowder soup is the ultimate fall comfort food. With its simple yet hearty ingredients, it’s easy and yet full-filling and will make the perfect weeknight meal.
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17
Three Kids, Three Cats, and a Husband
Crockpot Taco Soup
Soup isn’t always the first choice for kids, but this Crockpot Taco Soup is an exception. It’s like having taco night in a bowl! The flavors are bold, the toppings make it fun, and with the slow cooker doing all the work, it’s perfect for busy days. Just set it and forget it, then serve it with all the taco toppings you like to make it extra special!
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Easy Beef One-Pot Meals
These simple one-pot dishes with beef are sure to impress this winter. Enjoy easy one-pot ground beef recipes along with hearty pot roast and beef stew one-pot meals.
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Coconuts & Kettlebells
Easy Stovetop Chili
This healthy, easy stovetop chili recipe is hearty, warming, and insanely delicious. It’s packed with flavor and perfect for the entire family. The prep work is simple, and everything cooks in one big pot on the stove in less than an hour!
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19
Dizzy Busy and Hungry
One Skillet Stuffed Cabbage Casserole
Do you love stuffed cabbage? Here is an easier way to enjoy this delicious meal! Make it a casserole by cooking it in one pan. It's easy to make and takes no effort to make.
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20
Kalyn's Kitchen
Better-than-Mom’s Hamburger Goulash
When you need comfort food that’s not too much of a splurge on carbs, this Better-than-Mom’s Hamburger Goulash will always be a hit!
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21
Haute and Healthy Living
One Pot Quinoa Chili with Meat
A healthy and filling one-pot quinoa rich in flavor and high in protein and fiber.
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22
The Slow Roasted Italian
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
These unstuffed cabbage rolls are a hearty, flavor-packed delight with tender cabbage, juicy ground meat, and a perfectly seasoned tomato sauce. Comforting and easy, every bite is pure satisfaction!
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23
Little Chef Within
Quick & Easy Hamburger Hash
This Hamburger Hash is a one-pot dish that is so delicious! This dish comes together quickly with simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
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24
Dish n' the Kitchen
Homemade Hamburger Helper
This homemade version of Hamburger Helper features simple ingredients and comes together in no time. It’s a family winner!
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25
Jennifer Cooks
One-Pot Beef Stroganoff
This easy Beef Stroganoff recipe combines tender beef, creamy sauce, and savory mushrooms for a comforting meal. Perfect for busy weeknights, it’s packed with flavor!
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26
Athlete Lunchbox
Hearty Goulash with Vegetables
This beef goulash recipe is made with deliciously cozy vegetables and all in one pot. The slow-cooking method of the beef allows the flavors of the paprika to come through and you get amazingly soft vegetables at the end so you can enjoy a warm, comforting soup on a winter's evening.
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27
Tastes Better From Scratch
Braised Short Ribs
I get more “WOW” comments from people enjoying these Braised Short Ribs than almost any other recipe! The best part about them is how EASY they are to make, cooked in just one pot with carrots and fresh herbs.
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28
Living Chirpy
Dutch Oven Pot Roast
Dutch Oven Pot Roast is a simple comfort dish that is perfect for a family dinner. It’s so easy to make and absolutely delicious. You’ll be surprised how such a simple dish can taste so good!
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29
Encharted Cook
Sunday Best Beef Stew
Sunday Best Beef Stew has tender cubes of beef simmered long and slow in a rich gravy with onions, potatoes, carrots, and celery. This cozy, comforting dish, is just right for cold drizzly days, when you want something on the back of the stove simmering away that does not need tending every few minutes.
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One-Pot Chicken Dinners
Chicken dinners are some of our favorite one-pot recipes because of how family-friendly they are. Kids (and adults) love these simple but satisfying one-pot chicken recipes. They are the perfect comforting meals to warm you up on cold wintery days.
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CopyKat Recipes
One Pan Chicken Alfredo and Pasta
One Pot Chicken Alfredo is a delicious meal to make any day of the week. A simple creamy homemade Alfredo sauce sets this recipe above one with jar sauce. Serve this tasty chicken pasta dish for a comforting and satisfying dinner.
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31
Living Lou
One Pot Chicken and Rice
One pot chicken and rice is an easy, one pot recipe with rice, chicken thighs, carrots and peas. This family favorite is a weeknight dinner packed with flavor and requires barely any cleanup! All cooked on the stovetop and ready in 45 minutes.
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32
An Edible Mosaic
Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
This cozy chicken pot pie casserole combines tender rotisserie chicken with vegetables in a savory homemade sauce. Top it with homemade or store-bought biscuits for the perfect cold-weather meal!
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33
The Sassy Foodie
One Pot Chicken Yakhni Pulao {Stovetop}
Chicken yakhni pulao is an Indian (and Pakistani) take on comforting chicken and rice. Packed with tender chicken, and perfectly spiced, and fluffy onion rice, this chicken pulao is a meal all by itself. The best part is that this recipe comes together entirely on the stovetop, in one pot!
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34
A Latin Flair
Arroz con Pollo (Latin One Pot Chicken and Yellow Rice)
This vibrant one-pot dish is your weeknight answer to Latin comfort food. Savory spices, smoky bacon, and juicy chicken combined with fluffy yellow rice and delicious vegetables for a complete and flavorful meal in under an hour.
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35
The Peasant's Daughter
One-Pot Marry Me Chicken Orzo
This one-pan “Marry Me” Chicken Orzo recipe combines tender chicken, creamy orzo, and rich flavors in a single skillet, with options for both stovetop and slow cooker methods. Perfect for easy dinners, this dish blends convenience and comforting tastes for a meal that’s hard to resist.
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36
Craving Something Healthy
Chicken With Spinach and Mushrooms
This creamy chicken with spinach and mushrooms takes 30 minutes to make and cleanup is a breeze because everything cooks in one pan.
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37
Natalie Marble Cooks
One Pan Chicken and Rice with Creamy Caesar Butter
Chicken and rice might sound ordinary and mundane, but I assure you THIS One Pan Chicken and Rice with Creamy Caesar Butter is nothing short of wonderful. Tender jammy leeks flavor light basmati rice and are topped with caramelized crispy skinned chicken — all brought together with the most savory and creamy compound butter filled with the flavors of our beloved Caesar dressing. Oh, and the cherry on top is the easy cleanup!
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38
Evolving Table
Easy Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
All the cozy and comforting flavors, but without the pile of dirty dishes—this Skillet Chicken Pot Pie is everything you love about the classic, but made even easier as a one-pan wonder! Filled with tender chicken, loads of veggies, and a creamy herb sauce, then topped with a single buttery and flaky crust, it’s exactly the recipe your weeknight dinner rotation has been missing!
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39
Chew Out Loud
Gnocchi with Chicken
This one-pot Gnocchi with Chicken is extraordinarily delicious! It's easy enough for any weeknight dinner, yet tasty and impressive enough for serving friends on the weekend.
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40
A Tasty Kitchen
Creamy Chicken And Chorizo Orzo
A quick and easy one-pan dinner, creamy chicken and chorizo orzo recipe is packed full of flavor and sure to be a family favorite.
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More One-Pot Dinners for Winter
Enjoy even more comforting one-pot dinners for cold winter days. Find easy weeknight one-pot recipes with sausage, seafood, and meatless options that make busy days less hectic.
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Garlic All Day
One Pot Garlic Sausage Pasta
Al dente pasta and hearty Italian sausage, plus tons of garlic, covered in a luscious scratch-made tomato sauce. Delicious and filling!
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42
Our Love Language is Food
Creamy Cajun Penne Pasta with Sausage
This easy one pot Cajun pasta is packed with flavor and is ready in under 30-minutes! The perfect dinner any night of the week.
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43
Two Healthy Kitchens
Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta
This ultra-easy, satisfying Cajun Shrimp Pasta recipe features tender, succulent shrimp in a flavorful cream sauce. But unlike many other recipes, this version leverages the one-pot method and some clever ingredients to create all those popular, restaurant-quality Cajun flavors quickly and easily!
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44
Nuts & Twigs
Pennsylvania Dutch Pot Pie
This vegetable Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie is a comforting, one-pot hearty dish packed with tender vegetables, pasta, and a rich, flavorful broth. It’s a perfect, easy, plant-based version of the traditional recipe, offering all the cozy goodness of classic pot pie without the meat. It is ideal for chilly nights, family dinners, and even gatherings.
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45
Healing Tomato
15 Minute Stir Fry Recipe
Getting your daily requirement for vegetables shouldn't be so hard! This easy stir fry is made with just 15 minutes using simple ingredients. It's so delicious!
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46
A Cedar Spoon
Mexican Zucchini
This easy Mexican Zucchini is made in one skillet and is sure to be a family favorite. You will love your favorite taco ingredients mixed with light zucchini noodles creating a low-carb, filling meal.
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47
emkayskitchen
Easy Vegetable Chili (VIDEO)
Store this easy vegetable chili in the fridge once it has cooled off. It is very easy to re-heat it the next day either on medium-low heat on the stove top.
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48
To Taste
One Pan Mexican Quinoa Skillet with Black Beans
Made with quinoa, beans, veggies, and spices, this one pan Mexican quinoa skillet is a tasty and nutritious meal that you are sure to love!
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49
Piping Pot Curry
Vegetarian Fajita Pasta
Loaded with veggies & lots of flavor, Vegetarian Fajita Pasta is a favorite dinner. Make this one-pot pasta in the Instant Pot or Stovetop.
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50
The Flexitarian
One-Pot Mexican Rice Casserole
This vegetarian One-Pot Mexican Rice Casserole makes a great healthy family meal. Minimum fuss, minimum washing up . All that is required is a large ovenproof frying pan or shallow casserole.
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