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Home » Cooking for One Meal Plans

By Joanie Zisk Published: Dec 14, 2018 · Updated: May 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links · Please read my disclosure

Easy Dinner Ideas - Meal Planning For One - Week 2

Cooking For One? A weekly meal plan answers the question, "what am I going to have for dinner?" a week at a time. Meal planning and meal prep saves you money and best of all, no leftovers! This is the second of the series of weekly meal plans complete with a grocery list.

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Welcome to week 2 of our new Meal Planning For One series. We received a lot of great feedback from our Meal Plans and hope you enjoy the recipes we have featured this week 2 installment.

A person cooking for meals for one may often find that it isn’t always easy to reduce a recipe. The thought of doing that every day or deciding what to cook each evening for dinner, without repetition can be a daunting task.

We hope to take some of the pressure off with our “Cooking For One Meal Plans”.  

Other Single Serving Meal Plans

  • Cooking For One Meal Plan - Week 1
  • Cooking For One Meal Plan – Week 3
  • Cooking For One Meal Plan - Week 4
  • 14 Day Meal Plan

Along with the meal plan, you will also find a grocery list (see link at the bottom of this page to download – pdf document) which will include all of the ingredients you will need to make the 5 or more recipes each week.

If you choose not to make all of the recipes on the meal plan, no worries. Just cross those items off of your grocery list.

These meals for one plans are designed for people who live on their own, a parent who wants to indulge themselves while their kids have their favorites, couples that can’t agree on what they want for dinner or caregivers providing meals to a parent or friend.

For now, the weekly meal plan will be posted every two weeks. It will feature a recipe for Monday through Friday, a detailed grocery list and a bonus recipe and cooking tips.

We get asked all the time for meal plans and I hope this new series fills that need. Have a look and please let us know what you think.

Meal Plan

Easy Dinner Ideas

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Baked Penne With Roasted Vegetables For One

baked pasta with vegetables in a red baking dish next to a brown napkin
This incredible single serving baked pasta recipe features penne tossed with roasted vegetables, plenty of cheese, and marinara sauce.

Recipe: Baked Penne With Roasted Vegetables For One


Shrimp Creole For One

a white bowl filled with shrimp creole next to a blue napkin
Shrimp Creole For One, a classic Louisiana dish made with garlic, onions, green bell peppers and tomatoes. The perfect size when cooking for one.

Recipe: Shrimp Creole For One


Roasted BBQ Chicken Drumsticks For One

Two bbq chicken drumsticks on a plate next to roasted carrots and garlic
Easy to make BBQ chicken drumsticks baked on a bed of perfectly seasoned roasted carrots, onions and garlic. A one-pan meal perfect for those cooking for one.

Recipe: Roasted BBQ Chicken Drumsticks For One


Chili Baked Potato

a baked potato stuffed with beans and cheese and chili on a white plate
Chili Cheese Baked Potato loaded with sautéed onions and garlic, red beans, tomatoes and spices then topped with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.

Recipe: Chili Baked Potato


Broiled Salmon For One

a cooked salmon fillet next to cooked zucchini on a white plate next to fresh basil
Quick, easy and delicious Broiled Salmon with Roasted Zucchini for one! This easy to make meal is made in the toaster oven in under 10 minutes.

Recipe: Broiled Salmon For One


Bonus Recipe

Hot Chocolate For One

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Rich, easy to make homemade hot chocolate for one. A single serving of the richest, most delicious hot chocolate. Made with milk, cocoa powder and sugar. | This recipe will make enough for 1 large mug of hot chocolate or 2 small cups

Recipe: Hot Chocolate For One


Grocery List

Click here to download the grocery list (printable pdf document)

grocery list for week 2 of recipes

 

Cooking Tips

  • I love the combination of the cheeses found in the Baked Pasta recipe, however, cheese can be expensive. Feel free to purchase just one type of cheese for the pasta. Singularly, the Smoked Gruyere, the Fontina or even the Cheddar would be quite delicious if used on their own. The recipe is best using the ingredients recommended, however it can also be quite tasty with the substitutions. Often, in the deli sections of some grocery stores, you can find very small quantities of pre-cut cheese. If not, don't feel the need to purchase several different types of cheeses for the recipes.
  • You will need zucchini for two recipes this week, 1 medium to large zucchini will be enough for both recipes.
  • Friday's Broiled Salmon with Roasted Vegetables calls for the dish to be made in a toaster oven, however it can also be baked in a regular oven at the same temperature called for in the recipe.
  • If you're trying to reduce your salt intake, try a squeeze of lemon instead of using salt in savory recipes.

For more information on the cooking and baking dishes I use in our “recipes for one”, please visit our FAQ page.

For examples of the dishes used at One Dish Kitchen, please visit our Store page.

We now have a COOKING FOR ONE Facebook group. 

Click HERE to join the community!

More Weekly Meal Plans when Cooking for One

  • 14 day isolation meal plan | one dish kitchen
    14 Day Single Serving Meal Plan
  • This Cooking For One Meal Plan, Week 1 includes recipes, a grocery list and cooking tips. These meal plans are ideal for anyone cooking for one or two people and is designed for people who live on their own, a parent who wants to indulge themselves while their kids have their favorites, couples that can't agree on what they want for dinner or caregivers providing meals to a parent or friend. | One Dish Kitchen
    Meal Planning For One - Week 1
  • This Cooking For One Meal Plan, Week 3 includes recipes, a grocery list and cooking tips. These meal plans are ideal for anyone cooking for one or two people and is designed for people who live on their own, a parent who wants to indulge themselves while their kids have their favorites, couples that can’t agree on what they want for dinner or caregivers providing meals to a parent or friend. | One Dish Kitchen - Your "cooking for one" Source
    Easy Dinner Ideas - Meal Planning For One - Week 3
  • This Cooking For One Meal Plan, Week 4 includes recipes, a grocery list and cooking tips. These meal plans are ideal for anyone cooking for one or two people and are designed for people who live on their own, a parent who wants to indulge themselves while their kids have their favorites, couples that can’t agree on what they want for dinner or caregivers providing meals to a parent or friend. | One Dish Kitchen
    Meal Planning For One - Easy Dinner Ideas - Week 4

About Joanie Zisk

Joanie Zisk is the creator behind OneDishKitchen.com, the number one website for single-serving recipes. Joanie has over 10 years of experience in developing and publishing recipes, author of “The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook”, and a passionate home cook. Our aim is to inspire individuals with access to single-serving recipes, education, and a supportive community that will enable them to enjoy the preparation of a meal that will nourish both body and soul.

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  1. Melanie LaBute says

    October 13, 2022 at 9:21 am

    This isn't a meal plan. These are recipes for a meal- one meal a day. What about breakfast, lunch, snack?

    Reply
    • Joanie Zisk says

      October 13, 2022 at 11:11 am

      Well, the title of the post is "Easy Dinner Ideas..." so this is a dinner "meal plan" as stated.

      Reply
  2. Cheryl Sechrest says

    April 20, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Found the link. Thank you

    Reply
  3. Cheryl sechrest says

    April 20, 2019 at 9:36 am

    Where is the link for week 2. Have searched everywhere

    Reply
  4. Jan says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    Where can I find the link to week one?

    Reply
    • Joanie Zisk says

      September 25, 2018 at 9:38 am

      Hi Jan,
      Here is the link to week one - https://onedishkitchen.com/cooking-for-one-meal-plan-week-1/
      Week three - https://onedishkitchen.com/cooking-for-one-meal-plan-week-3/
      Week four - https://onedishkitchen.com/cooking-for-one-meal-plan-week-4/

      Hope you enjoy the recipes!

      Reply
  5. Judy says

    August 17, 2018 at 1:09 pm

    Love, love your recipes. Also like how you use leftover ingredients to let us know what to do with them and not waste money on throwing them away. This has to be the BEST site I have come across for cooking for 1 and not have to divide the ingredients. Please keep up the great work.

    Reply
  6. Sara Opie says

    January 22, 2018 at 4:47 am

    Lovely recipes, and loving the meal plans.

    Reply
  7. angie says

    January 09, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    thanks so much the menu looks awesome and the bonus looks so yummy

    Reply
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