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Big flavour, little fuss: 20 spring one-pots for easy weeknights

There’s Adam Liaw’s salmon with buttered garlic corn, seasonal veg cooked in less than an hour, and chicken many ways.

20 recipes
Braised chicken with peas and lettuce.
EASY

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s chicken braised with peas and lettuce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
One-pot wonder: RecipeTin Eats’ Mexican fish stew.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ Mexican fish stew

  • < 30 mins
  • RecipeTin Eats
Braised chicken, pictured on a bed of polenta.
EASY

Neil Perry’s braised chicken with olives and almonds

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Salmon fillets with buttered garlic corn.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon with buttered garlic corn

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Eat these meatballs straight from the tray or stuffed into pita pockets.
EASY

Spiced lamb meatball traybake with chickpeas and sumac feta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
French chicken with paprika.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s French chicken with paprika

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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One-pan rosemary chicken and potatoes.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s one-pan rosemary chicken and potato

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
One-pan wonder: Roast chicken marylands and haloumi cheese with added fresh honeycomb (if you're feeling extra).
EASY

Katrina Meynink’s one-pan chicken and halloumi bake with honey and lemon

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
One-pan prawn saganaki with risoni.
EASY

One-pan saganaki-style prawns with risoni

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
This one-pot wonder will warm you up.
EASY

Warm chickpea and rice one-pot wonder with yoghurt and greens

  • Katrina Meynink
Serve puttanesca chickpeas over pasta to stretch this dish further.
EASY

Puttanesca chickpeas

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
A one pan wonder full of vegetables, protein and rice
EASY

Chicken, chorizo and rice bake with dill and feta herb salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Harissa whole roast chicken and caramelised sweet potato.
EASY

Harissa whole roast chicken and caramelised sweet potato

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
This midweek fish dish is all about the rice.
EASY

Baked blue-eye with olive, lemon and spiced rice pilaf

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Salmon and noodle one-pan wonder.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon with coconut milk, glass noodles and herbs

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Adam Liaw’s Chicken, capsicum and basil tray bake.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken, capsicum and basil tray bake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Parmigiana pasta bake with cauliflower balls.

Cauliflower parmigiana pasta bake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Sarah Pound’s fish dish can be ready in less than 30 minutes.
EASY

Mediterranean one-pan fish with cherry tomatoes, olives and cannellini beans

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Tomato, bean and chicken tray bake with mint pesto.
EASY

Tomato, bean and chicken tray bake with mint pesto

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
15-minute chickpea pasta with harissa and yoghurt.
EASY

15-minute chickpea pasta with harissa and yoghurt

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook