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Favorite Lightened Up One Pot Meals

I love keeping dinner simple and love for a quick and easy clean up! And so today I’m sharing some of my all time Favorite Lightened Up One Pot Meals with you! These One Pot Meals contain a well round balanced meal, made in just one pot or pan. Hope you give them a try!

One Pot Creamy Spinach Artichoke Chicken

This One Pot Creamy Spinach Artichoke Chicken is a restaurant worthy dish-made with thinly sliced chicken breasts that are seared to a golden brown and then smothered in a lightened up creamy decadent sauce! This one pan, WW and low carb friendly dish comes together in just 30 minutes-making it the perfect busy weeknight meal!

Easy One Pot Skillet Lasagna

This Easy One Pot Skillet Lasagna is a great alternative to regular lasagna. This is truly a family favorite-tasty and easy to whip up for any night of the week!

One Pot Creamy Garlic Shrimp

 This One Pot Creamy Garlic Shrimp is made using one pot-for easy clean! This dish is low in carbs, gluten-free, and tastes amazing! These jumbo shrimp are seared and smothered in a homemade lightened up creamy garlic sauce! Simply irresistible!

One Pot Chicken and Dumplings

This One Pot Chicken and Dumpling recipe is a hearty chicken and vegetable stew-made with skinless, boneless chicken breast, fresh vegetables, herbs, then topped with some easy homemade dumplings!

One Pot Tortellini with Italian Turkey Sausage

This One Pot Tortellini with Italian Turkey Sausage is an easy dinner idea made all in one pan for easy cleanup. It’s family friendly, quick and easy-and irresistibly delicious! 

One Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

This quick and easy One Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce takes less than 30 minutes to make and is made in one pot for minimal cleanup! The delicious meat sauce is packed with lean ground beef, onions, garlic, herbs, and tomatoes-making it the BEST family friendly meal for those busy nights!

One Pot Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet

This One Pot Mexican Beef and Rice Skillet is a simple one pot dinner recipe, infused with Mexican flavor. It’s a dish the whole family will love-and can be made in just 30 minutes!

Lightened Up One Pot Creamy Chicken Florentine Pasta

This Lightened Up One Pot Creamy Chicken Florentine Pasta is one of our favorite one pot meals-it’s quick and easy to make, and extremely delicious!

Skinny One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese

This Skinny One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese is a skinny version of a classic Chili Mac recipe-which combines two great comfort foods-Chili and Mac and Cheese. This is a quick and easy dish the entire family will love! 

Lightened Up One Pot Chicken Alfredo

This Lightened Up One Pot Chicken Alfredo makes for a super easy dinner-made with skinless boneless chicken, low point pasta then tossed in a homemade Alfredo cream sauce. This dish comes together so quickly with having only one pot to clean!

One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Stir-Fry

This One Pot Teriyaki Chicken makes for the BEST weeknight meal-it’s easy, filling, and loaded with flavor! A perfect recipe for your weekly meal prep lunch or dinner!

One Pot Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Pasta

This One Pot Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Pasta is simple recipe that’s made in one pot-making for an easy clean up while delivering AMAZING flavor! A creamy, cheesy, buffalo sauce tossed in chicken and pasta-it’s comfort food at its finest! A perfect weeknight meal!

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