5 Essential Tips in Cooking for One

culled from:thekitchn.com

1. Repurpose leftovers

Leftovers are an inevitable part of cooking for one. Instead of eating the same meal night after night, re-purpose your leftovers into a brand new meal, like tacos, quesadillas, a frittata or pasta.

2. Plan ahead

One of the keys to successfully cooking for one is planning ahead. Having a meal plan in place before your weekly grocery shopping trip will keep you on track with buying just what you need, and keeping wasted food to a minimum. This is especially helpful when it comes to perishable items, like produce and dairy.

3. Enjoy breakfast for dinner

You know those nights you want a simple, satisfying dinner but have absolutely no energy to cook? Breakfast foods are the perfect solution. It can be as simple as a few scrambled eggs with a side of mixed greens, an omelet, a frittata, or even a stack of pancakes.

4. Cook dinner on back to back nights

While I like leftovers, but I don't like eating the same dinner two nights in a row. Cooking dinner on back to back nights helps to change things up. For example, if you cook on Monday and Tuesday night, you can re-purpose Monday's leftovers on Wednesday and do the same with Tuesday's leftovers on Thursday.

5. Find cookbooks for the solo cook

There are a lot of great cookbooks dedicated to solo cooking. Here are a few of my favorites!