FAMILY STYLE

One-Pot Meals for More Food & Less Mess

Real weeknight dinners, our favorite olive oil, and cozy recipes

The Pepper Team · Nov 10, 2026

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This week: one-pot dinners

Hi Chef!

It's 6PM, the pasta water is boiling over, a sheet pan is in the oven and someone on the couch is announcing they're starving. By the time everyone's fed, the sink looks like a crime scene. I'm convinced that's the real reason weeknight cooking feels so hard.

So this week I'm all in on one-pot dinners. Pastas, chicken and rice, and stews that simmer while you referee homework. One pot to scrub, and I'll take that trade every time.

I'm also sharing my favorite olive oil for the final drizzle. Trust me, it's the easiest way to make a Tuesday bowl taste like you tried.

Inside this issue

🫒	Why we love Olio Piro for drizzling, plus storage tips.
🍝	New pasta shapes, one pot, and leftovers for Monday.
🧑‍🍳	Meet Stasi, who makes cheesy one-pan pasta easy.
🍗	Hearty chicken and rice and stews for busy nights.
🗳️	Tell us your one-pot go-to, it takes one tap.

Pantry pick

Our pantry crush: Olio Piro

We LOVE it for drizzling

That last-second drizzle over pasta or stew is where it shines. Long simmering dulls its flavor, so sauté with an everyday oil.

Check the harvest date

Early-harvest Tuscan olives, cold-pressed in small batches, with the harvest date handwritten on every bottle. Check that date: fresher oil tastes brighter.

Keep it far from the stove

Cap the bottle tight and store it somewhere cool and dark. Heat, light and air make olive oil taste stale faster.

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Sunday one-pot pasta nights

Spent Sunday cleaning out the garage or driving kids to games? Grab one pot and that pasta shape you've been meaning to try. Dinner's done, with leftovers for Monday. More to try below.

Chef of the Week

Stasi Canfield

@StasiCanfield

Stasi's One Pan Chicken Bacon Cheddar Pasta is basically this week's theme in one pan.

Featured recipes

Gooey Ranch Bacon Chicken Taquitos

One Pan Chicken Bacon Cheddar Pasta

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Chicken, rice and stews

Practice ran late, it's cold out and everyone's starving? Get one pot going and let it simmer while you referee homework. One pot to wash, seconds for everyone. More to try below.