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One-Pot Family Meals

One-Pot Family Meals gathers 30 AfroKitchen recipes across main dish and stew, with country links for Gabon, Algeria, and Botswana. It currently spans Gabon, Algeria, Botswana, and Burkina Faso. Recipe types include main dish and stew. Cooking times in this collection run about 35-195 minutes.

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One-Pot Family Meals gathers 30 AfroKitchen recipes across main dish and stew, with country links for Gabon, Algeria, and Botswana. It currently spans Gabon, Algeria, Botswana, and Burkina Faso. Recipe types include main dish and stew. Cooking times in this collection run about 35-195 minutes.

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Use it when you want a focused cooking lane from the AfroKitchen atlas instead of browsing every country hub one by one.

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main dish and stew

Time window

35-195 minutes

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Couscous Royal recipe from Algeria Algeria Main dish Couscous Royal Algeria's grandest couscous dish featuring fluffy steamed semolina topped with lamb, merguez sausage, and a fragrant vegeta... Time120 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietDairy Free RegionNorth Africa Open recipe Seswaa recipe from Botswana Botswana Main dish Seswaa Botswana's national dish — beef slow-boiled until falling apart, then shredded and pounded to a tender, savory pulled-meat... Time195 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionSouthern Africa Open recipe Riz Gras recipe from Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Main dish Riz Gras Burkina Faso's rich one-pot rice cooked in a meat and tomato broth with vegetables. The rice is "fat" from absorbing all th... Time70 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Ndolé recipe from Cameroon Cameroon Stew Ndolé Cameroon's national dish — bitter leaves cooked down with ground peanuts, crayfish, and prawns into a rich, complex stew. E... Time90 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Cachupa Rica recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Stew Cachupa Rica Cape Verde's national dish — a rich, slow-cooked stew of hominy corn, beans, and multiple meats and sausages. The "rica" (r... Time150 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Daraba recipe from Chad Chad Stew Daraba A Chadian peanut-okra stew with greens, tomato, sweet potato, and a creamy sauce made for boule or rice. Time65 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Moambe Chicken recipe from Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Stew Moambe Chicken Tender chicken simmered in palm nut sauce with tomato, onion, garlic, chile, and optional okra. Time85 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Koshari recipe from Egypt Egypt Main dish Koshari Egypt's iconic street food — layers of rice, lentils, macaroni, and chickpeas topped with a spiced tomato sauce, garlicky v... Time70 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietVegan RegionNorth Africa Open recipe Succotash de Guinée recipe from Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Stew Succotash de Guinée A colorful bean, corn, okra, and tomato stew cooked with palm oil and chile in an Equatoguinean home-style frame. Time60 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietVegetarian RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Sishwala with Emasi recipe from Eswatini Eswatini Main dish Sishwala with Emasi Thick Swazi maize porridge served with cool tangy emasi, the simple pairing that makes the plate complete. Time35 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietVegetarian RegionSouthern Africa Open recipe Doro Wat recipe from Ethiopia Ethiopia Stew Doro Wat Ethiopian chicken and egg stew built on slow-cooked onions, berbere, tomato paste, and niter kibbeh. Time120 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionEast Africa Open recipe Mustard Chicken recipe from Gabon Gabon Main dish Mustard Chicken Gabonese-style mustard chicken marinated with lemon, garlic, onion, chile, salt, and pepper, then roasted until golden. Time70 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Nyembwe Chicken recipe from Gabon Gabon Stew Nyembwe Chicken Gabon's palm-nut chicken stew, simmered with onion, tomato, garlic, chile, and nyembwe sauce until rich and tender. Time80 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Domoda recipe from Gambia Gambia Stew Domoda Gambian groundnut stew with beef, tomato, pumpkin, chile, lemon, and a creamy peanut sauce served over rice. Time75 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Ghanaian Jollof Rice recipe from Ghana Ghana Main dish Ghanaian Jollof Rice Ghanaian jollof rice with basmati rice steamed in a reduced tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, chile, and bay-leaf stew. Time80 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Guinean Chicken Yassa recipe from Guinea Guinea Main dish Guinean Chicken Yassa Guinean-style chicken yassa with lime, ginger, mustard, garlic, hot pepper, and plenty of slow-cooked onions. Time85 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Kedjenou recipe from Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Stew Kedjenou A slow-cooked chicken stew made without any added water — the chicken and vegetables steam in their own juices with aromati... Time80 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Ugali na Sukuma Wiki recipe from Kenya Kenya Main dish Ugali na Sukuma Wiki Kenyan firm maize ugali served with sukuma wiki, collard greens quickly cooked with onion, tomato, garlic, and oil. Time45 min ServingsServes 4 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionEast Africa Open recipe Papa le Moroho recipe from Lesotho Lesotho Main dish Papa le Moroho Lesotho's everyday plate of firm maize papa served with moroho, leafy greens cooked with onion, tomato, oil, and salt. Time45 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietVegan RegionSouthern Africa Open recipe Torborgee recipe from Liberia Liberia Stew Torborgee Liberian torborgee, a fiery palm-oil stew of red cowpeas or lentils, bitter eggplant, dried seafood, onion, garlic, and chile. Time110 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Bazin recipe from Libya Libya Main dish Bazin Libyan bazin, a dense barley-flour dome surrounded by lamb tomato sauce, potatoes, eggs, and warm spices. Time120 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyHard DietDairy Free RegionNorth Africa Open recipe Tigadegena recipe from Mali Mali Stew Tigadegena Malian peanut stew with lamb, beef, or chicken simmered in tomato, onion, garlic, groundnut paste, and vegetables. Time85 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Mauritanian Fish Rice recipe from Mauritania Mauritania Main dish Mauritanian Fish Rice Mauritanian fish rice with tomato-rich broth, fried fish, cabbage, carrots, eggplant, okra, and rice cooked in the sauce. Time110 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons & Olives recipe from Morocco Morocco Main dish Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons & Olives Moroccan chicken tagine with preserved lemons, olives, saffron, turmeric, onion, parsley, and cilantro. Time120 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionNorth Africa Open recipe Potjiekos recipe from Namibia Namibia Stew Potjiekos Namibian potjiekos, a slow layered cast-iron stew of beef, onions, roots, vegetables, stock, and gentle fire. Time195 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionSouthern Africa Open recipe Niger Main dish Dambou Nigerien dambou, steamed millet or couscous grains mixed with moringa leaves, onion, chile, oil, and crushed peanuts. Time60 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietVegan RegionWest Africa Open recipe Jollof Rice recipe from Nigeria Nigeria Main dish Jollof Rice Nigerian party jollof rice cooked in a fried tomato-pepper base with stock, thyme, curry powder, bay leaves, and a smoky bo... Time95 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Poulet à la Muambé recipe from Republic of Congo Republic of Congo Stew Poulet à la Muambé Congolese poulet à la muambé, chicken braised in palm butter sauce with tomato, garlic, chile, bay leaf, and okra. Time80 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionCentral Africa Open recipe Calulu recipe from São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Stew Calulu São Toméan calulu, dried or smoked fish slowly stewed with okra, tomatoes, eggplant, greens, garlic, chile, and palm oil. Time115 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Thieboudienne recipe from Senegal Senegal Main dish Thieboudienne Senegalese thieboudienne, fish stuffed with rof and served over tomato rice cooked with cabbage, cassava, carrot, eggplant,... Time135 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe

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Why this collection works

A practical cooking lane, not a random shelf

Start with Couscous Royal, Seswaa, Riz Gras, then use the country links and related dishes to build a complete table.

Country spread

Gabon, Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon

Best use

Use this collection for meal planning, photo batching, and deciding which connected recipes to cook next.