Dinner is easy and satisfying with these flavor-packed recipes.

Using just one pot, you’re free to have your meal on the table with easier cleanup.

Here, we take advantage of fresh summer zucchini, which lightens up the dish.

Chicken Chili Verde

Diana Chistruga

Don’t shy away from the poblano peppers.

Pea Egg-Drop Macaroni Soup

Hetty Lui McKinnon’s love for macaroni soup runs deep.

She recommends topping it with her Umami Crisp, which you might find in her book,Tenderheart.

One-Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta with Zucchini

Diana Chistruga

Recipe adapted fromTenderheart 2023 by Hetty Lui McKinnon.

Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Vegetarian Gumbo

This flavorful vegan dinner is a veggie version of the Louisiana classic.

One-Pot Lemon-Asparagus Pasta with Shrimp

Brie Passano

It’s chock-full of butternut squash, tomatoes, poblano peppers and okra, to name just a few.

This vegetarian gumbo is a quick dinner packed with flavor and spice that’s done in only 30 minutes.

To make it a meal, serve it with cornbread drizzled with olive oil.

Pea Egg-Drop Macaroni Soup

Hetty Lui McKinnon

Better yet, this healthy soup is easy to make and leftovers freeze beautifully for later.

Jackfruit Sloppy Joes

Meaty jackfruit makes these vegan sloppy Joes rich and filling.

To save time, use precooked rice or cook rice a day ahead.

Cabbage and Kielbasa Skillet recipe in a skillet

Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee.

White Bean-Sausage Soup

Make this heart-healthy main-dish white bean and sausage soup with fresh onions.

Look for a soup that contains no more than 450 mg sodium per serving.

Cream cheese adds the final bit of richness and a hint of sweet tang.

Vegetarian Gumbo

Chicken sausage with feta is especially good in this recipe.

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One-Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

Tofu & Snow Pea Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce

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Loaded Black Bean Nacho Soup

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