By: Neri Morris

I’m one of those people who eat the same thing every night. I know. I’m weird like that. I used to love planning meals and lots of variety but quickly discovered a couple of things:

1. Any recipe I wanted to make was a minimum of 4 servings.

2. They always had weird ingredients that weren’t in my cupboard and if I bought them they would generally be used once and sit there for months.

3. I was always throwing out perfectly good food because the supermarket sometimes doesn’t offer what you need in a single serving.

So these days I’m pretty boring with my food and I basically buy the 5-10 same things every week. No word of a lie, this is my shopping list:

• Chicken breast
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Avocado
• Lemons
• Oat milk (or I make my own)
• A jar of peanut butter
• Coffee pods

And that’s it. Sometimes I’ll mix it up and get some olives or cheese, but I tend to rarely deviate from that list. Oh and I don’t eat breakfast (unless it’s a treat of smashed avo at my fav little cafe!).

But here’s the thing. I love to cook! So I did some hunting and found some amazing one serving recipes for you to peruse and get your Masterchef on.

I might even branch out this week, some of them look so good!

I’ve tried to find a bit of a balance because no one wants to eat pasta all the time and we all need a little sweetness.

Enjoy!

Chicken Dumplings

Pancakes For One

Pork Stir Fry For One

Flattened Chicken with Tomatoes, Olives & Capers

Thai Fish and Pumpkin Soup

Fish Tacos with Curried Broccoli Slaw

Honeyed Almond Figs

Simmered Duck with Cabbage & Potato

Small Batch Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Easy Taco Casserole

Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Vegetarian Club

Prosciutto, Cheddar and Polenta Frittata

Vegetarian Chilli For One

Orecchiette with Tuna, Capers and Rocket

Two Ingredient Chocolate Mousse For One

Juicy Lucy For One

Salmon Rarebit

Goat Cheese and Prosciutto Crustless Quiche For One

Lamb Steaks with Crispy Potatoes & Minted Beans

Article supplied with thanks to Neri Morris.

About the Author: Neri is an author, speaker and entrepreneur who enjoys exploring the mess created when faith and life collide. Her latest book “Single Me: Learning to Love The Unwanted Path of Singleness” is due out in 2020. Download a free sample chapter here.”