Cooking a homemade meal is wonderful, but the resulting war zone of dirty dishes is not. That's why we turn to one-pot and -pan meals that minimize the mess. Keep reading for 35 recipes that cut down on cleanup without sacrificing flavor, like steamed mussels, spicy soba noodles, and a bacon-cheddar-leek frittata.
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