Hodge Podge

Name: Hodge Podge
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 lb New Potatoes; 1 lb Carrots; 1 cup Green Beans; 1/2 cup Peas; 1 tablespoon Dill; 1 tablespoon Chives; 3 Cups Milk; 1/2 cup Heavy Cream; 1/2 cup Butter; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black Pepper

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Vegetarian recipe with Canadian flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 44 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 40 min total

1 lb New Potatoes
1 lb Carrots
1 cup Green Beans
1/2 cup Peas
1 tablespoon Dill
1 tablespoon Chives
3 Cups Milk
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Step-by-step instructions

First, cook your vegetables. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Par-cook carrots and potatoes for five minutes until carrots and potatoes are fork tender, then blanch the peas and beans for about a minute in the same pot. Strain vegetables and set aside.
In a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat, add vegetables, and cook to warm through.
Add milk and cream and bring the soup to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and season with salt and pepper.
Add dill and chives and let simmer for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Why this works on a weeknight

Hodge Podge lands at about 40 minutes total — a little longer than our 30-minute target, but most of that time is hands-off simmering, which is why it earned a spot in our Sheet-Pan Dinners collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Hodge Podge actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🍳 Sheet-Pan Dinners Vegetarian Canadian