Brilliant recipes for everyone who hates doing the dishes vegetarian

3 tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp sweet paprika 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne, or to taste 1 x 800g can whole plum t

WHETHER you like cooking, love it or are indifferent to the task, most of us can agree that washing pots and pans after dinner is a drag.

Wouldn’t it instead be easier if there were really only one? One skillet or one Dutch oven, one sheet pan, one pot? Wouldn’t that be great? Imagine the ease of it, to come home from work and turn on the oven, line a sheet pan with foil or parchment, tip on to it some vegetables, some protein, some aromatics and sauce: dinner, nothing else required.

That’s why we’ve put together this modest (and beautiful), wide-ranging (and tightly focused) collection of recipes devoted to the celebration of one-vessel cooking, on the stove top and in the oven.

The majority will deliver a meal in a single pot, pan or skillet, full stop. For others, you’ll need to add only a vegetable or starchy side dish if you desire one, a salad, a basket of bread. There are vegetarian situations, and vegan ones too. The only constant among them is our desire to make cooking easier (and wildly delicious) and to deliver you from the sadness of a sink filled with dishes. |

SHAKSHUKA WITH FETA INGREDIENTS METHOD

Heat oven to 190°C. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-low. Add onion and bell pepper.

Cook gently until very soft, about 20 minutes. Add garlic and cook until tender, 1 to 2 minutes; stir in cumin, paprika and cayenne, and cook 1 minute.

Pour in tomatoes and season with ¾ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper; simmer until tomatoes have thickened, about 10 minutes. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Stir in crumbled feta.

Gently crack eggs into pan over tomatoes. Season eggs with salt and pepper. Transfer pan to oven and bake until eggs are just set, 7 to 10 minutes.

Sprinkle with coriander and serve with hot sauce.