27 one pot cooking Recipes

old fashioned oats (i get this in bulk from my food co-op, if you used the quick cooking ones, it might be even creamier), water , i think you need more than usual because of the long cooking time, cinnamon (optional), dried fruits (optional), spices (optional)

you will need : this is my own version....it doesn tsp include boiled parsnips, which are often used., chicken breasts,cooked, diced, baking potatoes, cooked,diced, carrots,boiled,diced, diced pickles, frozen peas, ex large eggs, boiled,diced, mustard, salt and pepper to taste, mayonnaise, extra ingredients for boiling chicken, if you want to make a stock, use the rib-in type of chicken breast...the ones with the rib bone attached. the bones impart a ton of flavor to the stock.you can then just remove the breast meat to use in the salad. if you don tsp want to make any stock, just use regular chicken breast. ), onion, celery stalks, carrots, parsnip (optional), use parsley , olives, reserved boiled vegetables, egg etc., important : if you would like to decorate your salad, remember to reserve some vegetables,egg,etc., boil potatoes in their skins in salted water till fork tender ., boil eggs till hard. set aside. place chicken breasts in a pot with water(sort of like making a soup). water doesn tsp have to be exact but you should have plenty(maybe 6-8 cups). place about 2-3 carrots, a stalk or two of celery and 1 onion. add some salt ( about 1 tbsp kosher salt). bring to boil and then simmer till carrots are tender and chicken is cooked. remove chicken and carrots to use for the potato salad. you can reserve the stock for a soup or freeze in small containers to use later in pan sauces, etc., dice chicken , potatoes, carrots(parsnip too, if you are using), and eggs. dice pickles and squeeze them a bit to remove some of their juice(this helps so that your salad doesn tsp become too watery). place frozen peas in a colander.place under running warm water to defrost them . drain completely and add to the rest of the diced ingredients., add mustard and pepper and 1 cup mayo., mix till combined taste for seasoning ., add more mayo to the mixture until it is tuna salad-like(for a lack of a better term) . you might need the full 2 cups. this depends on preference...use less if you don tsp want it too creamy or use more if you like it creamier. place in a nice serving dish and spread a thin layer of mayo...decorate with reserved vegetables(egg, carrots, peas, pickles, parsley, olives, chopped eggs...). since i didn tsp have too much time to decorate, wasn tsp planning on posting, and forgot to reserve some vegetables, i kept it rather simple.

boneless chuck roast (or any tougher beef cut such as brisket, 7-bone roast, etc.), worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt, dried oregano, crushed, fresh ground black pepper, baby red new potatoes , scrubbed, carrots, peeled, trimmed and cut into 4-inch lengths, baby portabella mushrooms , brushed clean and trimmed, garlic cloves, peeled and cut into halves, sweet onion, sliced very thin, vegetable cooking spray, dry onion soup mix, red wine, beef broth, tomato paste (see note )

beef 7-bone roast, flour, salt, pepper, olive oil, coca-cola (no diet and no pepsi), tomato sauce, beef broth (low salt), dry onion soup mix, sweet paprika, dried oregano, minced garlic, bay leaf, black pepper (you can add more pepper at the end of cooking), red potatoes (i like the small ones, skins on ), carrot, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces (thick carrots i cut lengthwise too. you want all the carrots to cook evenly at the same time, so mak), parsnips, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces (cut the same as the carrots), onion , rough chopped (not too small of pieces or they will fall apart), cremini mushrooms (white or button can be substituted, leave them whole or larger ones you can cut in half), fresh parsley, fine chopped (added at the end of cooking)

chicken pieces (pref. a wheel with 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks), canola oil, onion, potatoes, mixed vegetables (variously called potjiekos mix here, or casserole vegetables ... or whatever. these are ready-to), string bean (green beans, chopped, bought ready-prepared at supermarket), sugar, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt (we use aromat), black pepper, coarse, vegetable stock (the granular type from a tin), water, hot pepper salsa (actually garlic-chilli sauce, available readily in sa and always in my condiments cupboard), chopped fresh rosemary or fresh thyme or garlic or dried herbs, from my spice drawer