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Bless This Mess › Recipes › Easy Dinners › One Pot Meals

Easy One Pot Meal Ideas

When you need dinner in a hurry and don’t want a pile of dirty dishes, these easy one-pot meal ideas are a godsend. Some of our favorites include my easy alphabet soup  My kids’ favorite creamy one pot macaroni and cheese recipe is really fun too, because you cook the pasta directly in the milk!

And for guests, they’ll always be impressed with this slow cooker pork tenderloin and potatoes! You’ll be surprised how tasty these one-pot meals are!

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Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

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