One pot. One skillet. Dinner handled.

Reliable weeknight dinners with fewer dishes.

Copper Kettle Table shares original one-pot meals, skillet dinners, and simple weekend cooking from home cook and recipe writer Dana Ruiz.

Tonight's favorites

Skillet suppers built for real schedules

Skillet dinner

Golden chicken thighs simmer with orzo, lemon, garlic, and spinach for a bright one-skillet dinner.

45 min · Serves 4

One-pot pasta

Cheese tortellini, white beans, tomato, and a little cream make a cozy meatless one-pot dinner.

30 min · Serves 4

Rice skillet

A dependable skillet of smoked sausage, sweet peppers, rice, and paprika with minimal chopping.

40 min · Serves 4 to 5

Fast skillet

Tender ground beef, quick noodles, cabbage, ginger, and sesame sauce come together in one pan.

30 min · Serves 4

Recipes are designed around one Dutch oven, sheet pan, skillet, or pasta pot whenever possible.

Prep, cook, and total times are written for busy home cooks who need a believable plan.

Simple pantry ingredients, bright finishes, and no complicated plating required.

From Dana's kitchen

Dana writes for cooks who want dinner to feel calm again: fewer pans, stronger flavors, and instructions that make sense at 6:15 p.m.