These easy & healthy one skillet recipes are great for busy weeknights! Add some protein, veggies and starch for a delicious skillet dinner.
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One Skillet Meals
If you’re looking to simplify dinner time, these easy one skillet recipes are going to become your new best friend. All you have to do it throw a bunch of healthy ingredients into the pan and you’ve got a delicious dinner! Plus, who doesn’t love less dishes?
In this round up we've got everything from tasty skillet chicken recipes to steak fajitas, pasta bakes, breakfast skillets and more! For the oven-based recipes, you'll need a cast iron skillet, but for the others, any old frying will do. Get ready for the easiest, fastest dinners of your life with these skillet recipes!
How to build your own healthy skillet recipe
- Pick a protein. You can use anything from chicken or steak to eggs or tofu.
- Pair it with a bunch of veggies. Make sure each vegetable is cut to roughly the same size so you can cook them together in one skillet.
- Add a starch like potatoes, pasta or a pre-cooked grain like quinoa or rice. If you're going with grains, I suggest you cook them ahead of time at the beginning of the week. A rice cooker usually comes in handy here!
- Add seasoning. A super easy way to boost flavour is to add any spices or seasonings you have in your pantry. You can try pre-made fajita or taco seasoning (store bought or make your own!), Italian seasoning, minced garlic, chili flakes and more.
Watch how to make some of these recipes
Frequently Asked Questions
A skillet is a flat-bottomed pan with higher sides and often comes with a lid.
Skillets and frying pans are super similar and oftentimes interchangeable. The only real difference between the two is that a skillet is deeper than a traditional frying pan, so it’s a great option for easy one-skillet meals like these.
Most skillets are oven safe up to a certain temperature, but make sure to check the bottom of the pan or the box to see if you can put it in the oven.
In order to keep your cast iron skillet in tip-top shape, you need to clean it properly. Do not put it in the dishwasher and instead use a tiny bit of dish soap and a brush and wash it by hand. Rinse it off then make sure it's completely dry before you put it away. Rust will ruin a cast iron skillet.
Beef Skillet Recipes
These beef skillet recipes are perfect for easy weeknight meals. Choose from options made using ground beef, steak and sausage, with family faves including hamburger helper and meatballs.
Homemade Hamburger Helper {One Pot}
30-Minute Ginger Beef Sweet Potato Noodles
Easy Steak Fajitas via Isabel Eats
Cheesy Baked Meatball Skillet via Salt & Lavender
Beef Burrito Skillet Recipe via Food Fanatic
Easy Sausage, Peppers and Onions {Skillet Meal}
Chicken Skillet Recipes
You can't go wrong with these chicken skillet dinners! You can use chicken thighs or chicken breasts for most of them. Just throw in some veggies and a sauce, and you're good to go.
30-Minute Italian Chicken Skillet {One Pan}
Creamy Basil Chicken Skillet {One Pan}
French Onion Chicken Skillet
Chicken Parmesan Pasta Skillet
One Pan Creamy Chicken with Quinoa
One Pot Chicken Teriyaki Bowls
Skinny Easy Chicken Marsala Skillet
30 Minute Tuscan Chicken Skillet via Sweet Peas and Saffron
Catalina Skillet Chicken with Broccoli via Diethood
Cajun Sausage and Shrimp Skillet via Tastefulventure
Balsamic Chicken Skillet with Tomatoes and Tarragon via Sweet Peas and Saffron
Skinny One Pan Caribbean Jerk Chicken Recipe via The Cookie Rookie
Meatless Skillet Recipes
Whether you're vegetarian, pescatarian, or just want to incorporate more vegetarian options into your diet, these meatless dinner ideas are where it's at.
Skillet Eggs and Potato Garden Breakfast via Aberdeen's Kitchen
Easy Mexican Quinoa Skillet (Gluten Free) via Tastythin
Stacked Eggplant Parmesan via What’s Gaby Cooking
Chipotle Shakshuka Recipe via Isabel Eats
Summer Veggie Skillet Enchiladas via The Endless Meal
Healthy Caprese Skillet Lasagna via Salt & Lavender
Veggie Mushroom & Halloumi Bake via The Desserted Girl
Easiest Skillet Shrimp Fajitas
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Comments & Reviews
jane says
First one I looked at “then bake in an oven at 350” – the whole reason i’m reading this article is because I am looking for one pan skillet recipes not oven baked dishes as mine is currently broken. Disappointed.
Taylor Stinson says
Hi Jane – these are skillet recipes. One or two of the recipes in this round up may need to be placed in the oven after sauteeing first, but the majority you will be able to cook in the one skillet on the stovetop. I encourage you to look further at the other recipes.
Natasha @ Salt & Lavender says
These look awesome!! Thanks so much for including my recipes. <3