20 Best Dump-And-Go Recipes To Save You Time & Stress

Toss a pot roast in the slow-cooker with a host of flavorful ingredients and soy sauce, and you will have a killer Korean beef ready for weeknight dinner. This versatile slow-cooked meal is propped up by a mixture of ginger, sesame oil, and gochujang.

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If chicken pot pie excites you, but pie crust intimidates you, you’ve arrived at the perfect recipe. Classic chicken pot pie filling is baked into a stress-free casserole and, best of all, topped with biscuits for that tantalizing golden brown finish.

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Unlike a traditional cobbler, instead of a layer of fruit, here you’ll find a buttery sauce that makes itself while the cobbler is baking. The topping is similar to warm, fluffy snickerdoodles, making it the best parts of a cookie and a cobbler combined.

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Chili is a hearty, flavorful, and easy-to-make meal. This version will fit any vegan and gluten-free lifestyle while having meat eaters coming back for seconds. A mix of vegetables come together with quinoa and beans, then marry with an array of spices to create a delicious and satisfying chili.

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Bananas? We're all about ‘em. Pudding? Love it. Lasagna… wait, what? We’ve layered Nilla wafers, a cheesecake filling, and bananas into the perfect no-bake dessert ready quicker and easier than a traditional banana pudding.

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Let me introduce you to your next obsession: baked feta chickpeas. Tossed in a fresh garlic-burst cherry tomato sauce and served with slabs of bubbling browned feta, these chickpeas are your weeknight ticket to protein-packed dinnertime bliss.

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Cold-weather comfort food is all I want on a lazy, long weekend, and this French onion pot roast is the perfect cross between slow-roasted chuck and classic cheesy French onion soup.

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Lentil soup is the weeknight dinner that always satisfies—it’s nutrient-dense, flavorful, and perfectly filling. Our recipe ensures that this vegetable soup gets the attention it deserves. Best part? You might already have all the ingredients in your cabinet already (and if not, they're super cheap to buy).

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Pasta dinners have a reputation for being quick, but let's be honest: Bringing a pot of water to a boil takes forever. Okay, maybe not actually forever, but it can feel that way. Enter this clever no-boil baked chicken pasta, which allows the oven to do the work. Unlike most baked pasta dishes, you'll skip the pot of water and instead just add more water to the baking dish.

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This sheet pan salmon is a weeknight dinner that I return to again and again. With simple prep and minimal clean up, this under 30-minute dinner is the easiest way to make a flaky, flavorful salmon worthy of any occasion.

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In this recipe, paprika-dusted chicken is roasted on a bed of herby, sliced red onions and whole garlic cloves until the onions are jammy sweet with a little char and the chicken is cooked through and juicy, and served with an umami-rich sauce.

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Craving BBQ pulled chicken? Good news—this slow-cooker recipe makes it easier than ever to create delicious, tender, and extra-flavorful pulled chicken right at home with minimal effort.

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Requiring only 3 ingredients, this peach dump cake is low on effort, high on flavor. There is no mixing, cooking, or any major prep, the canned peaches with syrup act as the fruit mixture, and instead of batter you only have to use boxed cake mix and that sliced butter.

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These sheet-pan Italian subs have everything you love about the classic sandwich with minimal effort. Simply assemble the sandwiches, with your favorite fillings, on a sheet-pan, pop them in the oven, and watch them transform into cheesy, golden brown perfection.

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If you usually rely on your slow-cooker for savory recipes, then let us introduce a game changer: slow-cooker desserts. This HUGE chocolate chip cookie is not only perfect for serving a crowd, but nails our ideal chocolate chip cookie texture: crisp outsides, and a melty, gooey middle.

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If you’re searching for an easy dessert, it doesn’t get much easier than a dump cake. With a homemade spiced apple filling and the simplest buttery topping, this dessert hack is what we turn to when we just don’t have the patience for an apple pie or apple crisp.

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When you've got a long, chilly day ahead of you, a bowl of warm and creamy oatmeal is just the thing to keep you fueled and satisfied. To get cozy in the colder weather, I took the idea of overnight oats and transformed them into a comforting breakfast in the slow cooker.

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This is one of our favorite ways to prepare gnocchi. Roasting gives the pasta a slightly browned exterior while still maintaining a pillowy, chewy interior. To accompany the gnocchi, we are utilizing the flavors of a Caprese salad without relying on the seasonality of tomatoes: Enter beautiful and perfectly sweet bell peppers.

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In this chicken shawarma sheet-pan dinner, strips of chicken thigh are marinated in Greek yogurt, cumin, coriander, and paprika, roasted on a sheet-pan with red onion, then topped with a bright cucumber-tomato salad and plenty of herby tahini yogurt dressing.

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This broccoli cheddar chickpea skillet is a dream dinner. Steamed broccoli and chickpeas are tossed together in a light cheesy sauce for a protein-filled one-pan meal that’s primed to become a new family favorite.

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