Share
This Thanksgiving, whether you turn host for an intimate group or are curating a meal-for- one, it is possible to cook easy and efficient one-pot dishes on an infrared cooktop. These are delicacies perfect for cooking in small kitchens, in the bachelor pad or even while putting together a quick meal for family dinner. And what makes the cooking bit easier are infrared cooktops that warm cookware rapidly and evenly. They lend more heat control to the chef especially while preparing dishes which require a bit of culinary technique. Using the Usha Infrared Cooktop to make Thanksgiving dishes, from soups to holiday-ready mains to sides, can well be a recipe for preparing a one-pot winning meal served warm at a festively decorated table.
Creamy Pumpkin And Sage Soup
Pumpkin soup is a classic Thanksgiving day preparation. Infuse it with the aromas and mild spice and umami flavour of sage to lend the creamy and sweet dish more complexity. Make this aromatic soup in one soup pot by sautéeing onions and garlic and adding pumpkins, stock, a hint of nutmeg, sage and some pepper to the mix. The infrared cooktop will ensure an even cook across the pumpkin chunks, making them soft and mashable, without scorching the pot at the bottom. The creamy soup can be served hot with an artsy wooden ladle from the same cooking pot used during the preparation.
Herbed Chicken And Root Vegetables
This is one of the most lip-smacking Thanksgiving dishes to prepare in a single pot for a festive evening. Bring together aromatic herbs like rosemary and thyme with chicken thighs and root veggies including carrots and potatoes. Add stock and butter to the pot and let the mixture cook well. The infrared cooktop allows you to control the heat on the chicken. Cook the root vegetables and chicken on high heat first, and after adding the stock, cover the pot with a lid and lower the heat to gradually reduce the dish into an herbed, glossy chicken gravy.
Also Read:
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
The festive season is incomplete without a delicious pasta dish accompanying the main meal. Mushroom pasta might be a slightly innovative spin on classic Thanksgiving repasts, yet, it brings a lot of earthy, savoury, creamy touches into the festive meal. Make the pasta in a hot pot by crafting a sauce out of mushrooms, garlic, stock and thyme. Add fettuccine to the pot resting on the infrared cooktop and let it simmer on low heat. Once the pasta cooks, add cream and finish off the indulgent dish on medium heat. An infrared cooktop gives good heat control which enables you to prepare quick, one-pot pasta without the need to boil it separately.
If you don’t have Usha’s Infrared Cooktop, Shop Now 
Sweet Corn And Potato Chowder
Thoroughly warm, sweet and creamy, corn and potato chowder can be made quite easily in a single pot. Just add all the ingredients including corn, diced potatoes, onions, celery, stock and cream to a soup pot and cook everything on low heat. Using an infrared cooktop to make the soup is beneficial because it provides consistent heating that prevents the milk from overboiling or curdling. What’s more, if you cook the chowder in an aesthetic soup pot, this can well become the centrepiece of your dinner table, served with a side of warm bread.
Spiced Cranberry Rice
A delicious Thanksgiving dish inspired by Indian flavours, the spiced rice can be cooked in a big pot over low heat on an infrared cooktop which provides even heating without browning the rice or making it stick to the bottom of the vessel. Flavour the rice with cranberries and nuts, add stock to it and let it cook perfectly. The fluffy and fragrant one-pot rice can be served with some roast chicken at a Thanksgiving meal.
