Andy Cooks burns the spaghetti on purpose, saves the washing-up

His five one-pot dinners range from crisp-bottomed pasta to roast chicken with gravy made in the same pan.

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Andy Cooks Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 8,168 views.

5 One Pot Meals for When You Can’t Be Bothered

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0:12Cook spaghetti directly in tomato sauce, adding water gradually and deliberately charring the bottom layer.
5:16Remove the seared chicken temporarily, then return it to creamy risoni with sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan and spinach.
9:13Brown beef as a slab before breaking it up for a cumin-spiced basmati rice bake.
11:48Roast chicken thighs over vegetables, then use the rendered juices to make gravy in the same pan.
16:52Build a smoked-paprika potato stew and finish with gently cooked sea perch, courgette, spring onions and olives.

Andy Hearnden gets his warning in early: the spaghetti is supposed to burn. In his new Andy Cooks tutorial, the pasta goes straight into a skillet of tomato, garlic and chilli, where a deliberately charred bottom layer becomes part of dinner rather than a reason to start again.

"As a chef, dishes are the worst," he says. That is the starting point for "5 One Pot Meals for When You Can't Be Bothered", which has drawn roughly 8,000 views in its first few hours today. The video is sponsored by Made In Cookware.

The opening spaghetti all'Assassina skips the separate pot of boiling water. Instead, Andy adds water gradually, comparing the process to risotto, while letting the pasta develop its crisp underside.

His creamy Marry Me Chicken Risoni comes with a small qualification to the low-effort promise: take the seared thighs out temporarily and return them at the end. Andy says the chicken stays much juicier that way. Sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan and spinach fill out the pan.

There is also a cumin beef rice bake, with the mince browned as a slab before being broken up, and roast chicken thighs laid over potatoes, carrots, Brussels sprouts and other vegetables. The chicken's rendered juices then become a cornflour-thickened pan gravy. A smoked-paprika fish and potato stew finishes the lineup, with sea perch cooked gently in the broth.

The request already forming in the comments is practical: more meals for busy parents, followed by a slow-cooker version. One viewer specifically wants morning-prepped dinners that do not end up watery. Andy's washing-up theme has given them a clear idea of what to ask for next.

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