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Meals for one?

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immy7853 · 01/04/2022 22:47

So from next week husband is on shifts, I'm gonna eating by myself some days, any good tips or recipes for meals for one? Thanks

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Gladioli23 · 01/04/2022 22:56

I mainly cook meals for two or 4 which reheat well...

e.g. I'll put together a pasta sauce that does 2 days but then I'll just cook one day's pasta so that part isn't reheated.

Or if I'm doing lasagne I'll make 3-4 in those takeaway foil containers (obviously they're an eco crime but they're all handy) and then freeze 2, one into the fridge (both before baking) and then one directly into the oven.

Other things that don't reheat well, I prep in advance but leave raw and cook on the day. Things like pizza I make enough dough for two, eat one that day and put the rest of the dough in a plastic bag in the fridge where it will keep okay for 24-48 hours.

I also rotate round easy meals for one like spaghetti carbonara, salmon wrapped and baked with white wine which I think flake into tagliatelle mixed with boursin and the salmon cooking juices, sometimes a blue cheese sauce with leftover chicken.

I regularly roast a whole chicken one day and have that as an actual roast then plan various dishes where the cooking of the chicken would have otherwise made them a weekend rather than weekday meal.

And then do some random bits like a batch of Welsh rarebit which keeps beautifully in the fridge or other easy teas like eggy bread etc

Fivemoreminutes1 · 02/04/2022 09:08

It’s easier in the summer as you can make a salad that serves 2 and use the second portion for lunch the following day. Even in the winter though, I sometimes make things that can be eaten cold for lunch the following day, like frittata, quiche or puff pastry tart.

These recipes are also good:
Salmon noodles
Chicken pilaf
Masala omelette
Chicken burger

immy7853 · 02/04/2022 10:12

Thank you both! My other option is batch cooking on one day- so husband can take something into work with him and I have the same.

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Comedycook · 02/04/2022 10:14

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BrutusMcDogface · 02/04/2022 10:16

Omelette 😋

Sunshineandrainbow · 02/04/2022 10:17

I do a batch of vege chilli and have it various way, with rice, In a taco with salad, on a jacket potato etc. I am a boring eater though so this might not help!

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