Delicious recipes for one person
Meals for one? Discover lots of dinner ideas for one right here. We’ve got speedy recipes – ready in just 15 minutes – and ideas for the 5:2 diet, as well as some treats such as scallops or a pan-fried pork chop.
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Working from home lunch recipes
Coronation chicken on toast
Looking for quick and easy working from home lunch ideas? This tasty coronation chicken on...

Easy cake recipes
Biscoff microwave mug cake
Looking for a quick pick me up? This Biscoff microwave mug cake takes about 5 minutes...

Steak recipes
Steak with anchovy and caper butter
This is the sort of dinner worth staying in for: flash-fried rib-eye steak served with...

Vegetarian brunch recipes
Curried eggs on toast
Add a pinch of spice to your breakfast with these curried eggs on toast. It’s...

Midweek meal recipes
Beans and greens on toast with chorizo and...
Give beans on toast a smart upgrade with added greens and a spicy Spanish kick....

Quick pasta recipes
Surf and turf pasta
This 15-minute surf and turf pasta recipe makes a summery dinner for one. Combine smoky,...

Healthy chicken recipes
Crisp-skinned chicken breast with salsa verde
Got an evening to yourself? Cook this crisp-skinned chicken dinner for one, served with a...

Vegan dinner recipes
Vegetable gyoza dumpling stir-fry
Meet your new weekday staple: frozen Japanese gyoza dumplings. Cooked straight from the freezer, they...

Delicious recipes for one person
Sesame tuna steak with cucumber salad and rice
Get your oily fish quota with this tasty, no-fuss dish inspired by Japanese flavours. It’s...

Delicious recipes for one person
Scallops with cauliflower and bean purée
This scallops dish makes a smart supper for one that’s ready in 20 minutes and...

Delicious recipes for one person
Pan-fried pork chop with sage and apple mash
Visit a good butcher and pick up a juicy free-range chop to make this fuss-free,...

Trout recipes
Celeriac and fennel potato latkes with smoked trout
At just 250 calories per serving, these celeriac latkes with smoked trout are a great...

Delicious recipes for one person
Smoked salmon and ginger black rice bowl
This smoked salmon and black rice bowl serves one, but you can easily scale up...

Delicious recipes for one person
Poached egg, squash, mushrooms and kale on sourdough
A healthy meal for one that takes poached eggs on toast up a notch with...

Delicious recipes for one person
Fried mushrooms, crispy bacon and egg on sourdough...
There’s a reason that people come back to this classic combination time and time again....

Delicious recipes for one person
Hot and sour chicken soup
A nourishing Asian soup that’s just the tonic for a fast day, or to kick-start...

Delicious recipes for one person
Japanese-style omelette (okonomiyaki)
Rich savoury flavours combine with nutritious ingredients for a satisfying supper in this Japanese-style omelette....

Delicious recipes for one person
One-pot orzo with feta and olives
Everything goes in to one pot when you cook this quick veggie recipe – orzo...

Delicious recipes for one person
Spice-rubbed steak and warm tomato salad
A sizzling supper of seared steak and greens that gives maximum satisfaction – and it’s...

Delicious recipes for one person
Bibimbap (Korean rice bowl)
A filling bowlful of rice with colour, texture and great taste that’s ready in minutes...

Delicious recipes for one person
Buttered mushroom, gyoza and miso soup
This warming soup for one is brimming with hearty flavours – such as miso, mushrooms...

Delicious recipes for one person
Courgette and buttermilk salad
Courgette is tossed through a creamy buttermilk dressing to create a light, flavoursome lunch. Even...

Healthy vegetarian recipes
Crispy Mexican tortilla rice bowl
Cooking for one needn’t be a chore. This flavour-packed Mexican meal is on the table...

Delicious recipes for one person
Grilled mackerel with tomato and preserved lemon salad
Get your oily fish quota in this quick, zingy dish, which savvily uses frozen mackerel....