Hi there Reader!

For many, August means busy evenings as the kids head back to school! 🚌📚

But whether you're navigating back-to-school or just looking for easy dinners, these one-pot recipes are here to save the day.

They're made with real, unprocessed ingredients, packed with flavor, ready in 30 minutes or less, and best of all...there's only one pot (or pan!) to wash. 🙌

​30-Minute Skillet Lasagna​
​This scrumptious, popular recipe comes together in about 30 minutes in just one pan, using bowtie pasta, ground beef, tomatoes, and three kinds of cheese!

​Asian Ground Beef + Rice Skillet​
​This quick and easy dinner recipe requires a simple list of real ingredients, one pan, and under 30 minutes from start to finish!

​Taco Pasta​
​This cheesy skillet dinner is loaded with ground beef and pasta, flavored with taco seasoning and salsa, and studded with black beans and corn!

​Baked Gnocchi​
​This easy, one-pot dinner recipe is brimming with lean ground beef, a creamy and flavorful tomato sauce, tender gnocchi, baby spinach, Italian herbs, and plenty of cheese!

​Broccoli Cheese Orzo with Chicken​
​This quick, simple, balanced meal is great for using up leftover chicken or turkey!

​Pizza Pasta​
​This easy, cheesy, comforting meal is loaded with flavor from all of your favorite pizza toppings!

​Orecchiette with Sausage + Broccoli​
​This quick and easy one-pot dinner of flavorful Italian sausage, tender pasta, vibrant broccoli, and nutty Parmesan is accented by a creamy, from-scratch sauce!

​Cowboy Casserole​
​This hearty, one-pan dinner recipe features creamy ground beef and black beans topped with a layer of cheesy, crispy tater tots! Customize it to your liking with your favorite veggies or add-ins. (Or try my sloppy joe version of a tater tot casserole HERE!)

​Quick Skillet Pastitsio​
​This easy, 30-minute recipe is basically a skillet version of creamy, flavorful Greek lasagna — loaded with ground beef, tomatoes, pasta, and Greek yogurt!

​Skillet Shepherd's Pie​
​This versatile one-pan dinner is loaded with savory beef and colorful veggies. And it’s the perfect recipe for using up those leftover mashed potatoes!

​Easy Fried Rice​
​This easy one-pot wonder is a complete meal. You can add your favorite type of meat or whatever leftovers you have on hand…ground or shredded chicken, beef, or pork, diced ham, or even shrimp are all delicious!

​Instant Pot Egg Roll in a Bowl​
​The "one pot" this time just so happens to be an Instant Pot! 😉 This delicious recipe is a hearty, healthy meal of egg roll "filling" without the wrapper, and it effortlessly comes together in mere minutes in the pressure cooker!

​One-Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta​
​All the classic flavors of chicken parm come together in this easy, cheesy, stove-top dinner recipe that's quick to make in 30 minutes with minimal cleanup!

​Beef + Bean Burritos​
​Simple to make in under 20 minutes and deliciously satisfying, these simple burritos are stuffed with a mixture of lean ground beef, refried beans, taco seasoning, salsa, and cheese, and they're easy to customize with your favorite toppings!

​One-Pot Spaghetti​
​With RAVE reviews, this quick, easy, and delicious dinner requires just one pot to wash for a family-pleasing dinner. You’ll never make regular spaghetti again!

​Taco Spaghetti​
​Or this Tex-Mex spin on spaghetti is a quick, easy dinner loaded with cheesy taco flavor...and it's ready in just 30 minutes!

​Ground Beef Stroganoff​
​This delicious, speedy version of the classic is loaded with garlicky mushrooms and finished off with a silky, homemade, sour cream sauce (no 'Cream of X' soup)!

​Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps​
​Tender butter lettuce leaves are stuffed with a filling of juicy ground turkey that's enhanced with veggies and flavored with a sweet-and-savory, Asian-inspired sauce!

​Easy Chili Mac​
​This simple family-friendly dinner -- featuring ground beef, beans, pasta, and cheese in a zippy tomato sauce -- is super quick and easy to whip up!

​Taco Hamburger Helper​
​This all-natural copycat recipe is a quick, easy, one-pan dinner made with just FIVE real ingredients!

​Tuna Noodle Casserole​
​This simple, from-scratch dinner is loaded with tuna, egg noodles, peas, and a creamy, cheesy, homemade white sauce! (To save time, the recipe instructs you to boil the noodles concurrently in a separate pot...but directions are also included for making it in one pot if that's your preference!)

​BEST Sloppy Joes​
​This dinner is not only delicious, but it's quick and easy to make using real ingredients instead of a store-bought can of sauce. Hundreds of reviews agree! (Or, to change things up, you can make Tex-Mex, taco-ified sloppy joes instead!)

​Ground Beef + Broccoli​
​One of our all-time most popular ground beef recipes, this flavorful, effortless, and healthy skillet dinner comes together in about 15 minutes in just one pan!

​Creamy Beef + Shells​
​This easy, one-pot dinner recipe features lean ground beef and pasta shells in a creamy, cheesy sauce for a quick, comforting dinner in under 30 minutes!

So the next time you need a dinner that's quick and easy -- not to mention wholesome, filling, and tasty -- I hope you'll pick a favorite from this list! 💪

And if you have kiddos heading back to school, my best wishes are with you for a safe and healthy, happy and productive school year. 😘

(And pssst...I have even more easy one-pot recipes that I couldn't fit in this e-maill. To check out ALL of them, click below!)