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With this 14 day meal planner for one person with grocery list, you can still enjoy delicious home cooked meals. The grocery list makes meal planning simple for this collection of single serving dinner recipes.
We’ve chosen 14 of our favorite single serving and small batch recipes using freezer meats, frozen vegetables, and pantry staples. These recipes all include similar ingredients, so there won’t be any waste.
Looking for additional meal plans? Check out these 7-day cooking for one meal plans.
Be creative with these recipes and feel free to substitute ingredients for ones you already have. For instance, different types of canned beans can be used in place of the ones suggested in the recipes and feel free to use the type of pasta you already have instead of the type called for.
Different types of cheeses can also be swapped out for ones recommended in some of these recipes. The point is to make these recipes work for you. They’re designed to be absolutely delicious even with easy substitutions.
14 Day Meal Plan Recipes
Creamy Mustard Chicken For One
- This recipe calls for using dijon mustard but use yellow mustard if that’s the kind you have.
- Leave out the dried tarragon or use a different dried spice such as basil or rosemary or leave it out altogether.
Crustless Quiche Lorraine For One
- A crustless quiche is one of my favorite recipes – it so easily customizable. Use 2 eggs and 4 tablespoons of cream or milk and add in your favorite ingredients; a handful of spinach, sautéed onions, leftover chicken, your favorite cheeses – the possibilities are endless.
Chicken Chili For One
- Use the spices listed in this recipe or use the ones you have in your pantry.
Goulash For One
- Even though this recipe suggests using elbow macaroni, use what’s in your pantry.
Baked Ziti For One
- This is such a hearty and delicious meal. Use your favorite pasta and feel free to use other types of cheese instead of the ones called for in this recipe.
Italian Meatball For One
- Omit the fresh parsley if you don’t have any on hand.
- Enjoy with a side of pasta for a hearty meal.
Chickpea Curry For One
- This curry is made with canned chickpeas, consider using any that you might have left over from the vegetarian chili.
- Enjoy with a single serving of white rice.
Vegetarian Chili For One
- This recipe calls for using canned beans, use the remainder in chickpea curry or minestrone soup.
Curried Carrot Soup For One
- You don’t have to use every single one of the spices listed in this recipe – stick to maybe one or two and it’ll still be every bit as delicious!
Lemon Garlic Chicken For One
- This chicken dish is a real favorite! You don’t have to serve the chicken with rice or orzo pasta, instead you might like to use elbow macaroni since many of the recipes listed use this type of macaroni. The idea is always to use what you already have.
Fried Rice For One
- Leftover rice and frozen vegetables make this a fast and easy meal option.
Tuna Casserole For One
- This casserole is made with just one can of tuna! Feel free to swap noodles you already have on hand for the ones called for in this recipe. Also, use milk instead of cream if that’s what’s in your fridge.
Sheet Pan Chicken And Vegetables For One
- Feel free to use vegetables you already have and you might like to make a single serving of brown rice to go along with the chicken.
Chili Baked Potato For One
- This recipe calls for using half a can of beans and half a can of diced tomatoes. Use the rest of both in several of the recipes we’ve listed.
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Single Serving Side Dishes
Single Serving Desserts
Ways To Use Leftover Ingredients
If you have any ingredients leftover from this recipe, check out our Leftover Ingredients Recipe Finder or you might like to consider using them in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:
Other Single Serving Meal Plans
- Cooking For One Meal Plan – Week 1
- Cooking For One Meal Plan – Week 2
- Cooking For One Meal Plan – Week 3
- Cooking For One Meal Plan – Week 4
14 Day Grocery List
These are the items needed to make each of the recipes from the 14 day meal plan. Be sure to shop your refrigerator and your pantry before grocery shopping.
Read through each of the recipes and scratch off items you already have as well as any substitutions you want to make.
Add any ingredients from the side dishes, desserts and other recipes listed to your list too!
Meats
- 5 chicken breasts
- 12 ounces ground beef
- bacon
Produce
- 2 onions
- garlic
- 2 red peppers
- parsley
- 1/2 pound carrots
- 1 lemon
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 baking potato
- 2 tomatoes
Refrigerated Items
- butter
- cream
- ricotta cheese
- mozzarella cheese
- parmesan cheese
- eggs
- milk
- cheddar cheese
Pantry
- olive oil
- 2 (15.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- dijon mustard
- tomato sauce
- elbow macaroni (or ziti pasta)
- bread crumbs
- broth (chicken or vegetable)
- canned coconut milk
- honey
- canned chickpeas
- canned red kidney beans
- rice
- soy sauce
- flour
- 1 can tuna
Spices
- chili powder
- ground cumin
- dried basil
- dried tarragon
- red pepper flakes
- Italian seasoning
- garlic powder
- curry powder
- ground ginger
- turmeric
- paprika
- ground nutmeg
- dried thyme
- salt
- black pepper
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I’m so glad you are finding the recipes helpful, Delores. Thank you.