What to make with carrots and potatoes: 50 easy dinners
These 50 dinners all use carrots and potatoes. The quickest is Instant Pot chicken and potatoes, on the table in 40 minutes. 16 of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

Instant Pot chicken and potatoes
Also needs chicken breasts, chicken broth and butter.
40 min

Instant Pot Jamaican curry chickpeas and potatoes
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 5 more.
40 min

Instant Pot kielbasa and cabbage
Also needs smoked kielbasa, green cabbage, yellow onions and 2 more.
40 min

Bean bunny chow (South African curry in a bread bowl)
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 6 more.
45 min

Chicken pot pie soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 5 more.
45 min

Instant Pot vegetable korma
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 9 more.
45 min

Cheeseburger soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, cheddar cheese and 4 more.
50 min

Ethiopian cabbage and potatoes (atakilt wat)
Also needs long-grain white rice, yellow onions, garlic and 2 more.
50 min

Giniling (Filipino ground beef with potatoes)
Also needs long-grain white rice, yellow onions, garlic and 4 more.
50 min

Ham and potato soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, butter and 3 more.
50 min

Instant Pot pav bhaji
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 11 more.
50 min

Manhattan clam chowder
Also needs canned chopped clams, bacon, yellow onions and 5 more.
50 min

Mince and tatties
Also needs yellow onions, 85/15 ground beef, tomato paste and 5 more.
50 min

Polish sauerkraut soup with kielbasa
Also needs yellow onions, smoked kielbasa, sauerkraut and chicken bouillon cubes.
50 min

Easy vegetable soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 6 more.
55 min

Hamburger soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 7 more.
55 min

Japanese vegetable curry (yasai kare)
Also needs jasmine rice, yellow onions, garlic and 10 more.
55 min

Japanese-style chickpea curry
Also needs sushi rice, yellow onions, vegetable broth and 5 more.
55 min

Poor man’s stew
Also needs yellow onions, 85/15 ground beef, condensed tomato soup and 2 more.
55 min

Steak and potato soup
Also needs sirloin steak tips, butter, yellow onions and 4 more.
55 min

Albondigas soup (Mexican meatball soup)
Also needs 85/15 ground beef, long-grain white rice, large eggs and 8 more.
60 min

German lentil soup with sausages
Also needs bacon, yellow onions, celery and 3 more.
60 min

Hamburger foil packet dinners
Also needs yellow onions, 85/15 ground beef and butter.
60 min

Sheet pan pork tenderloin and potatoes
Also needs red onions, pork tenderloin, garlic and Dijon mustard.
60 min

Ham pot pie
Also needs butter, yellow onions, celery and 5 more.
65 min

Savory vegetable crumble with cheddar oat topping
Also needs cauliflower, butter, yellow onions and 5 more.
65 min

Caldo de pollo (Mexican chicken soup)
Also needs bone-in chicken thighs, chicken bouillon cubes, white onions and 6 more.
70 min

Chicken stew
Also needs boneless chicken thighs, yellow onions, celery and 4 more.
70 min

Jamaican red pea soup with spinners
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, green onions and 5 more.
70 min

Cottage pie with fluffy mashed potatoes
Also needs 90/10 ground beef, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.
75 min

Roasted beet borscht
Also needs beets, yellow onions, green cabbage and 4 more.
80 min

Turkey shepherd’s pie
Also needs ground turkey, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.
80 min

Lentil shepherd’s pie
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 7 more.
85 min

Tempeh shepherd’s pie
Also needs yellow onions, celery, tempeh and 5 more.
85 min

Vegetable pasties
Also needs puff pastry sheets, yellow onions, butter and 3 more.
85 min

Mushroom shepherd’s pie
Also needs butter, milk, baby bella mushrooms and 7 more.
90 min

Instant Pot beef stew
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, stew beef and 3 more.
95 min

Roast pork loin with potatoes and carrots
Also needs pork loin roast, garlic, Dijon mustard and red onions.
100 min

Beef and potato stew
Also needs stew beef, yellow onions, celery and 4 more.
150 min

Caldo de res (Mexican beef soup)
Also needs stew beef, beef bouillon cubes, white onions and 6 more.
150 min

Crockpot ranch pork chops and potatoes
Also needs boneless pork chops, ranch seasoning mix, chicken broth and butter.
255 min

Crockpot turkey breast with potatoes and carrots
Also needs yellow onions, chicken broth, turkey breast tenderloins and butter.
255 min

Crockpot pork tenderloin and potatoes
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, chicken broth and pork tenderloin.
265 min

Slow cooker chicken thighs and potatoes
Also needs yellow onions, chicken broth, boneless chicken thighs and 2 more.
375 min

Slow cooker cabbage soup
Also needs green cabbage, yellow onions, celery and 5 more.
440 min

Crockpot vegetable beef soup
Also needs yellow onions, celery, garlic and 5 more.
510 min

Slow cooker beef stew
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, stew beef and 4 more.
520 min

Slow cooker Japanese beef curry
Also needs yellow onions, garlic, fresh ginger and 10 more.
540 min

Crockpot pot roast with potatoes and carrots
Also needs chuck roast, yellow onions, garlic and 2 more.
600 min

Slow cooker corned beef and cabbage
Also needs yellow onions, corned beef brisket, green cabbage and butter.
615 min
Have something else?
- Everything with potatoes
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- Eggs and potatoes
- Rice and carrots
- Chicken and carrots
- Frozen peas and carrots
- Canned tomatoes and carrots
- Carrots and green cabbage
- Eggs and carrots
- Chicken and potatoes
- Frozen peas and potatoes
- Canned tomatoes and potatoes
- Carrots and parmesan
- Ground beef and potatoes
- Rice and potatoes
- Bell peppers and carrots
- Bell peppers and potatoes
- Carrots and cucumber
- Carrots and spinach
- Ground beef and carrots
- Potatoes and tomatoes
- Baby bella mushrooms and carrots
- Corn and potatoes
- Carrots and cheddar

Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.