Tip and tools for cooking for one

abasket
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:22:16 +0000

You have gone through some household transition the last few months so I can also understand feeling a bit “what’s the point” about cooking. That’s ok, with time you’ll find your footing again in the kitchen.

Some thoughts on my end.
Agree with the one protein, use it different ways. Brown a pound of meat for tacos? Have tacos one night, taco salad another night. Freeze the rest.

Small rotisserie chicken. Eat a piece off the chicken one night and then debone for various meals that week or put in freezer. Chicken tacos, chicken atop salad or chicken salad sandwiches. Chicken soup with the carcass.

Eat out of your freezer one week a month - all those items you froze above ^^^.

Sheetpan dinner but make it smaller. Don’t have to use the largest pan in the kitchen. Enough veggies/protein for 2 meals for only a few minutes of prep time.

Bowls. I could eat “bowls” every night!. Tonight I’ll take leftover pork roast/veggies and put it atop leftover raw kale, rice (you can buy the plain rice in the packets that warm up in 90 seconds in the microwave - enough for two meals) and then whatever sauce in the refrig I’m in the mood for. You can use any protein, a “starch” (rice, potato, quinoa, couscous), roasted/cooked vegetables and some type of raw greens. Very filling, nice and healthy overall.

Had to come back and post this pic I just had in my feed - this looks delicious! Leftover rice with scrambled eggs, bacon on top (or make it ham! or whatever!). I would add some sliced tomato, avocado, fresh herbs or greens. Delicious and easy!