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Cooking For One: Tips and Tricks
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items Cooking for one can be so much more difficult than cooking for a crowd. Most recipes are geared for larger groups, it's hard to buy ingredients in small enough quantities or you get tired of cooking every night. I've started prepping larger quantitie... the extras for easier cooking nights in the future. Here are some of the things I've found to make cooking for one less of a hassle!
Sections
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Cookbooks
Tools
Storage
Meal Subscription Services
Cookbooks
I love having different cookbooks on hand for inspiration when I'm in a cooking rut. Extra points for cookbooks that help making cooking less of a hassle!
This cookbook is a great starting point for how to use your leftovers and make a completely different meal the next night!
Cook Once Dinner Fix: Transform Tonight's Meal
This a great cookbook to have on hand to become a better and more efficient cook.
Cook This Book: Techniques & Recipes
Sometimes the best thing when cooking for one is to keep your meals simple. This 5 ingredient cookbook has so many great meal ideas!
5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food
Another great resource to help you cook for one.
Cooking for One: Scaled Recipes & Tips
Making a meal plan each week is so helpful to avoid the post work “what should I make for dinner?” slump. This notepad is great to keep your plan front and center on the fridge.
Meal Planning Notepad & Grocery List Magnet
This acrylic meal planner is great for keeping your weekly menu easily accessible!
Acrylic Magnetic Meal Planner Board 12.8x9
Tools
These are some of my go-to tools for batch cooking and making cooking for one easier.
Souper Cubes make freezing prepped meals easier! You're able to freeze the item in the cubes and then it's in a easily storable shape that you can transfer to a freezer safe bag.
Souper Cubes 1 Cup Silicone Freezer Tray 2-Pack
The 2-cup souper cubes are great for freezing a individual sized meal like lasagna or a dinner portion of soup.
Souper Cubes 2 Cup Silicone Freezer Tray
I use the half cup size for individual servings of things like past sauce or pizza sauce. I love being able to make a big batch of pasta sauce one weekend and then easily grab enough for a meal on a busy weeknight!
Souper Cubes 1/2 Cup Silicone Freezer Molds
If you're just getting started making freezer meals this combo pack is a great way to try all of the most helpful Souper Cubes sizes!
Souper Cubes Silicone Freezer Molds Set
I love using my airfryer to cook the freezer meals I prepped ahead of time. This 2qt size is great for one and takes up way less space on your counter!
COSORI 2.1 QT Air Fryer, 4-in-1, Mini
I love using my mini waffle maker to make a batch of waffles on the weekend to freeze and pull out for a quick breakfast during the week!
DASH Mini Waffle Maker - 4” Nonstick Iron
Storage
Having multiple sizes of good food storage on hand is a must when cooking for one. I love the rubbermaid brilliance containers and they even have a glass version!
Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass Food Storage Set
Leftovers are inevitable when cooking for one so you'll need some good food storage options - I really like the rubbermaid brilliance containers and this set covers basically any size you could ever need!
Rubbermaid Brilliance 44-Piece Food Storage Set
These reusable gallon size bags are great for storing the foods you've prepped in your Souper Cubes.
SPLF 6 Pack Reusable Gallon Freezer Bags
These reusable Stasher bags are great for storing the various items you prep with the Souper Cubes. I also like using them when packing lunch to take into the office.
Stasher Silicone Reusable Food Storage Bags
These bag holders are great for when you need both hands to transfer the food but have no one to help hold the bag open
Jokari Adjustable Baggy Rack Stand 2 Pack
Meal Subscription Services
Some weeks are busier than others so here are some meal delivery service options for those weeks you just need someone else to handle the meal planning and prep-work.
Sometimes you just want someone else to do all the prep work and tell you what you're going to make that week - meal subscription services are great for that. I've used HomeChef before and loved how easy it was to customize the meals!
Home Chef: Meal Delivery Service - Fresh Weekly Meal Kit ...
Another great meal subscription service for the weeks you just can't do the admin work of meal planning and grocery shopping.
HelloFresh® Meal Kits | Get Free Ready Made Meals For Life ...
Factor is another meal service but this one sends you individually portioned meals that you just have to heat up.
Factor Menus and Plans - Prepared Meal Delivery Service