Cooking for One
Quick, cheap, genuinely easy meals for solo cooks — the kind you can throw together on a weeknight without a pile of leftovers or a sink full of pans. Most are done in 20 minutes or less.
Free: a 5-day meal plan for one
Five easy weeknight dinners with one consolidated shopping list — about 20 minutes each, minimal waste. Pop in your email and it's yours.
- Weeknight
15-Minute Garlic Pasta
A 15-minute garlic pasta — spaghetti tossed with garlic, olive oil, chili, and parsley. The classic fast, cheap, pantry dinner that never disappoints.
⏱ 15 min - Weeknight
Easy Cheese Quesadilla
An easy cheese quesadilla — a crisp golden tortilla folded around melted cheese, ready in five minutes. The ultimate fast, cheap meal or snack for one.
⏱ 8 min - Weeknight
Easy Grain Bowl
An easy grain bowl — a base of grains topped with roasted veg, protein, and a quick sauce. A healthy, flexible, make-ahead meal that's ideal for one.
⏱ 20 min - Weeknight
Easy Shakshuka
Easy shakshuka — eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, all in one pan. A fast, cheap, satisfying meal for any time of day.
⏱ 30 min - Weeknight
Loaded Baked Potato
A loaded baked potato — a fluffy baked potato split and piled with cheese, sour cream, and toppings. A cheap, filling, endlessly customizable meal for one.
⏱ 15 min - Weeknight
Quick Vegetable Stir-Fry
A quick vegetable stir-fry — crisp-tender veg in a fast savoury sauce over rice. A 20-minute, use-what-you-have dinner that's cheaper than takeout.
⏱ 20 min - Weeknight
Quick Veggie Omelette
A quick veggie omelette — eggs folded around whatever vegetables you have, ready in ten minutes. The perfect fast, cheap meal for one at any hour.
⏱ 10 min - Weeknight
Simple Fried Rice
Simple fried rice — day-old rice tossed with egg, vegetables, and soy in a hot pan. The best way to turn leftovers into a fast, cheap dinner for one.
⏱ 20 min
Feeding a family instead? See our family meals. Ready to level up? Our Chef's Table recipes. Growing your own? Our seasonal harvest recipes help you cook what's ripe — or tell us what you've got.