One-pot and one-pan dinners

80 dishes. 61 are rated Easy for a helper. 7 are our own family recipes. The quickest is Negi & shio pork fried rice, about 10 minutes.

Everything cooks in one pot, pan, wok, claypot or rice cooker, so there is less to wash up. Highest rated first.

Dinners under 30 minutes · Steamed dishes · Toddler-friendly dishes

Tandoori-style chicken rice

★★★★★ family regular

Pan-fried tandoori-spiced chicken over butter rice.

~45 minOne pothelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Ginger pork steak (shogayaki)

★★★★★ family regular

The ginger pork classic, done as a proper set meal.

~20 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

HK pork chop w/ onion

★★★★★

Tender HK-style pork chops in a sweet onion sauce.

~25 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by FullHappyBelly

Stewed ribs & potato

★★★★★

Spare ribs stewed with potatoes and carrot.

~40 minOne pot

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Curry spare ribs noodles

★★★★★

Spare ribs in a Japanese curry noodle soup.

~45 minOne pot

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Miso stewed beef & radish

★★★★★

Beef rib fingers simmered in miso with radish.

~1 hr 15One pot

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Soy garlic prawn donburi

★★★★★

Soy garlic prawns over rice, one bowl.

~20 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Negi & shio pork fried rice

★★★★★ family regular

Salt-and-scallion pork fried rice.

~10 minOne wokhelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Chicken cheese tomato pilaf

★★★★★

One-pan tomato pilaf with chicken and melted cheese.

~35 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Yuzu honey chicken wings

★★★★★

15-minute wings in a citrusy yuzu-honey sauce.

~15 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by 成波之路 my ways to get fat

Honey-soy glazed pork ribs

★★★★★ family regular

Honey-soy glazed ribs, the family's most-requested dish.

~40 minOne panhelper-friendly

Recipe by Instagram

Mapo tofu

★★★★★

Our mapo tofu with ground pork and broad bean paste.

~20 minOne panhelper-friendlyour recipe

From our family kitchen

Plain congee

★★★★★

Plain rice congee, simmered until the grains break down.

~55 minOne pothelper-friendlyour recipe

From our family kitchen

Toddler congee bowl

★★★★★

A small congee bowl with a little pork and corn, for a toddler.

~45 minOne pothelper-friendlyour recipe

From our family kitchen

Chicken kinpei takikomi gohan

★★★★☆

Takikomi gohan: rice cooked with chicken and kinpira.

~15 min prepRice cookerhelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Japanese garlic pork steak

★★★★☆

Pork steak topped with crispy garlic chips.

~25 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)

Honey garlic pork chops

★★★★☆

Pan-fried chops in a honey garlic butter glaze.

~15 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by Asian Flavours

Pork chop w/ tomato & onion

★★★★☆

Pork chops simmered in a fresh tomato-onion sauce.

~30 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by Rochelle Lau | Food • Life • Travel

Eggplant w/ minced pork

★★★★☆

Eggplant stir-fried with minced pork and bean paste.

~30 minOne wok

Recipe by Dim Cook Guide

Pad see ew

★★★★☆

Thai pad see ew with proper charred noodles.

~30 minOne wok

Recipe by RecipeTin Eats

Lemongrass chicken wings

★★★☆☆

Vietnamese-style wings with fragrant lemongrass.

~30 minOne panhelper-friendly

Recipe by Christine's Recipes

Japanese chicken takikomi gohan

★★★☆☆

Japanese seasoned rice cooked with chicken and vegetables.

~50 minRice cooker or one pothelper-friendly

Video by Yao Lam / 日本太太の私房菜 Japanese Home Cooking

Pineapple pork tenderloin

★★★☆☆

Sweet-sour pineapple pork tenderloin, no deep-frying.

~30 minOne panhelper-friendly

Video by Honney's Kitchen

Shiitake minced pork rice

★★★☆☆

Shiitake minced pork over rice, a saucy rice-bowl.

~30 minOne panhelper-friendly

Recipe by Instagram reel

Pork ribs w/ chestnuts

★★★☆☆

Ribs braised with sweet chestnuts, perfect over rice.

~1 hrOne pot

Recipe by Christine's Recipes

Pork ribs w/ pumpkin

★★★☆☆

Ribs braised with pumpkin in black-bean garlic sauce.

~1 hrOne pot

Recipe by Christine's Recipes

Garlic butter shrimp rice

★★★☆☆

Garlic-butter shrimp rice, one pot with vegetables.

~30 minOne pot or rice cookerhelper-friendly

Recipe by Isti Dining Table

Avocado shrimp salad

★★★☆☆

Chilled avocado shrimp salad with a citrus dressing.

~20 minOne panhelper-friendly

Recipe by Anita Cooks

One-pot soy miso salmon rice

★★★☆☆

One-pot miso salmon rice from the rice cooker.

~40 minRice cookerhelper-friendly

Recipe by Cup of Liv Kitchen

Century egg & pork congee

★★★☆☆

Century egg and pork congee, the classic Cantonese bowl.

~1 hr 30 minOne pot

Recipe by Made With Lau

Taro meat cake

★★★☆☆

Soft taro-and-meat cakes for babies 10 months and up.

~30 minOne panhelper-friendly

Recipe by Baby in Food

Shrimp cake w/ carrot

★★★☆☆

Little shrimp cakes with carrot for toddlers.

~25 minOne panhelper-friendly

Recipe by Instagram reel

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