Nothing beats the feeling of a warm, home-cooked meal to wind down after a long day—and it’s even better when there’s barely any washing up!

This is where the perfect one-pot chicken meal recipe from Top Chef Robbie Bell comes in.

Forget complex meals made up of multiple components—this simple dish only requires one pot, a few ingredients, and just under an hour to prepare.

Chef Bell uses onions, garlic, green olives, carrots, cherry tomatoes, sweet potato, rice, and chicken as the basis of his meal.

He then seasons the dish with smoked paprika, steak seasoning, salt and pepper, and finishes by sprinkling some herbs such as parsley and dill to garnish the dinner.

Chicken meat is the most popular meat in the Australian diet. Image source: Pixabay

Chef Bell's recipe is extremely flexible and any leftover vegetables can be substitutes.

‘The beauty of it is that you can put whatever you want in there,' he said. 'It doesn't really matter what goes in–it's the technique that's important.’

The chef also suggests using capsicum, peas, sweetcorn, and sausages as alternatives.

Here’s how to cook the dish

To prepare the chicken dish, chop the vegetables first and then heat them in an oven-safe pot.

Chef Bell begins with onions and garlic, then adds carrots and sweet potato.

Simmer the vegetables until they soften and then mix in the seasonings.

‘Next, put your protein on top and then just bang it in the oven until it's cooked,’ Chef Bell said.

He also suggests garnishing the meal with parsley, dill, or any of your favourite herbs.

Chef Bell emphasises the importance of technique over specific ingredients in his one-pot recipe. Video source - TikTok (@robbiebell8)​

Top Chef Robbie Bell's one-pot chicken dinner

Ingredients

• Onions
• Garlic
• Green olives
• Chicken
• Smoked paprika
• Carrots
• Cherry tomatoes
• Sweet potato
• Rice
• Steak seasoning
• Salt and pepper
• Parsley
• Dill
• Vegetable stock

Method

1. Chop the vegetables and set aside.
2. Heat a few drops of cooking oil on an oven-safe pan.
3. Add garlic and onions to the pan, followed by carrots and sweet potato.
4. Add seasonings to taste after the vegetables have softened.
5. Put in the green olives and cherry tomatoes, followed by one cup of rice and two cups of vegetable stock.
6. Place the chicken on top and put the pot in the oven at 180°C until cooked.
7. Serve with parsley and dill.

Key Takeaways

• Top Chef Robbie Bell has shared his simple one-pot chicken meal recipe that's ready in under 60 minutes.
• The recipe includes a variety of vegetables and is seasoned with smoked paprika, steak seasoning, salt and pepper.
• The dish is flexible with any leftover vegetables being used as substitutes if needed, and alterations such as capsicum, peas, sweetcorn and sausages can be used.
• The method involves first chopping the vegetables and cooking them in an oven-safe pot, adding the seasonings once they've softened, then adding olives, cherry tomatoes, rice and vegetable stock, and finally putting the chicken on top and baking it in the oven.

Members, what are your thoughts on this recipe? Would you consider trying it for your next meal? Please share your feedback in the comments below!

 

[Wandiwa]

The recipe sounds good, and with no washing up reqd as per the title.
Its great to know I can pop the pot, plates and cutlery straight back in the cupboard and I won't get sick.