Just One Pot: Over 320 Simple and Delicious Recipes, from Hearty Stews to Tasty Tagines

by Reader's Digest Association

A treasury of hundreds of one-pot recipes features an assortment of options inspired by flavors from around the world, in a collection of soups, stir-fries, casseroles, and curries that are thematically arranged by the type of pot used, from soup pots and bakeware to slow-cookers and Dutch ovens.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

Hardcover

First published December 28, 2006

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Carm · Rating 1 out of 5]

There are many recipes that lack proper cooking techniques and require special ingredients. The beef and potato tangine with Moroccan lemons is puzzling because why wouldn’t you make this with lamb. Moroccan lemons are easy to prepare ahead just stick some lemons, water, salt packed in jar I don’t think I’d bother when I would be happy with fresh lemon. What bothers me about this recipe also is that it asks to mix spices and beef ahead and set aside for 2 hours.I don’t get why it doesn’t say refrigerate for x hours rather than set aside and I hate to think someone would leave raw meat unrefrigerated because that’s what the recipe states. This recipe should also include dried fruit. Monkfish tagline? Where do you get monkfish? Easy broccoli stew requires carrot juice. I definitely wouldn’t add that since the carrot flavour would overpower. Pot au feu requires chicken, beef and lamb but tasters would only taste lamb since it has such a strong taste. The same is true for the lamb and pork paella.

[Rena Del · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good pictures, interesting recipes

[Marta · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just One Pot - Lots Of Fancy Ingredients. This cookbook has few interesting recipes, but most of them required ridiculous amount of ingredients. I have tried about 5 recipes and honestly I didn't follow them 100% because I couldn't find some spices in my neighborhood. Overall it has beautiful pictures and a handy metric conversion chat at the end. I would recommend it to people with a lot of time and who like to make stews.

[Laura Doyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a lot of obscure or specialized ingredients in many of the recipes. Other than that, a good, useful cookbook.

[Kasey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice large format with beautiful photos of many of the recipes. Not many appealed to my taste however.

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Glad I checked out from library vs buying. Not the best

[Jake · Rating 2 out of 5]

Simultaneously pretentious and boring. I can't take a cookbook seriously if it calls for fresh truffles in all seriousness, with no notes about potential substitutes.

[Catrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Large, lots of colorful photos and recipe ideas

[Jamie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think this is the only cookbook I've read where not ONE recipe appeals to me. I mean come on, where is one to track down Oxtails let alone have the desire to make Spanish Oxtails with Potatoes?!

[Heydi Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not even one recipe I wanted to make.