One-pot soups and stews can save you time in the kitchen!

In a perfect world, healthy, ready-to-eat meals would magically appear on the dinner table at the end of super-busy days… But that world doesn’t exist yet 🙁 One-pot meals are the solution to our hectic lives as they deliver convenient prep and good-for-you ingredients!

One pot soups and stews can save you time in the kitchen and reduce the messiness in the kitchen! This is a win-win when it comes to meal prep! Making soup doesn’t have to be an all day task either.

With a few steps and only one pot, you can have a delicious, hearty soup to enjoy with your family.

Try this recipe >>> One-Pot Quinoa Chickpea Spinach Soup

The key to one-pot meals is to make sure the recipe is balanced with protein, grains/starches and vegetables. If you have these three food groups in your recipe, then you are all set!

The three recipes that I have rounded up for you are perfectly balanced with either plant-based protein like chickpeas and beans, or chicken. All three recipes use whole grains for carbohydrates like quinoa, brown rice or whole wheat pasta. And to top it off, these soups are jam packed with vegetables and boosting with fibre helping you with the full feeling!

Try this recipe >>> One-Pot Pasta e Fagioli

One pot meals are flexible, forgiving and can be very versatile. You can adapt as you go along, and there aren’t a lot of culinary rules to follow. In this recipe, I swapped out the white pasta for whole wheat pasta, and used canned low-sodium tomatoes versus fresh.

HOW TO PREPARE one-pot soup recipes

In your pot, start by:

#1: Saute onions and garlic

#2: Add in your veggies and protein

#3: Add to your pot the broth and grains

Simmer until the grains are soft and tender.

HEALTHY PANTRY STAPLES: Some healthy pantry staples that make one-pot meals even faster to prepare are :

Whole grains like quinoa and whole wheat pasta can cook right into the soup
Low sodium chopped tomatoes make it easy to add as there is no washing and chopping
Low sodium chicken or vegetable broth is a key base ingredient to have on hand for making soups
Canned beans and lentils make whipping up theses recipes really easy. Just drain and rinse.

All you need is one pot for this satisfying, stress-free meal!

Life is hectic.

Meal prep doesn’t have to be!