# Dump raw ingredients into one pan

A food and nutrition format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/food-and-nutrition/dump-raw-ingredients-into-one-pan

Show the whole recipe as raw ingredients going straight into a single pan or dish with no prep or boiling. It worked for 8 accounts, with a median of 15x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Voiceover, Video.

## Why it works

Seeing everything go into one pan in seconds proves how little work it is. This is the shared move across sheet-pan, casserole and skillet posts from different accounts.

## How to make it

1. Put every raw ingredient into one pan in the first few seconds
2. Skip chopping and boiling shots
3. Show the oven or pan result and a payoff like a shred or pull
4. Put measurements in the caption

## Hook formula

[Time] minute dinner: [dish], one pan, zero prep

## Examples

- @ashleydensen (63K followers, TikTok video): 110x their usual views. Hook: “a meal I could eat 5 days a week” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleydensen/video/7697753647593164062)
- @grace_filledkitchen (57K followers, Instagram video): 32x their usual views. Hook: “What I make for dinner when I don't feel like cooking” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DePAqsgsz0V/)
- @twopeasandpod (462K followers, Instagram voiceover): 25x their usual views. Hook: “SALSA VERDE CHICKEN & RICE” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/De9VoKnPN2H/)
- @leslie_stokes_ (587K followers, Instagram voiceover): 19x their usual views. Hook: “20 Minute Dinner Sheet Pan Hot Honey Sausage + Gnocchi” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeIcq0mINom/)
- @ajfoodie0 (3K followers, TikTok video): 12x their usual views. Hook: “the fibre hack your gut will thank you for” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@ajfoodie0/video/7694013781411695874)
- @careeseeats (272K followers, Instagram video): 6.5x their usual views. Hook: “pov: you can't stop making pan fried tinned fish, eggs, and rice” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdxXdIdO4aY/)
- @thefeedfeed.baking (387K followers, Instagram voiceover): 7.1x their usual likes. Hook: “I will never make Pumpkin Pie again after making this recipe!” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeriKHHFNfi/)
- @andrewafech (179K followers, TikTok video): 7.0x their usual views. Hook: “WORLD'S EASIEST HIGH-PROTEIN MEAL PREP PT.2” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewafech/video/7694315295174823181)

More food and nutrition formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/food-and-nutrition.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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