Cooking for one Person

With the cost of an average takeout lunch at $6,50 or more it is easy to save a bundle by just cooking a little. You don't have to be a chef to be able to prepare some quick easy meals for one. Master some basic cooking skills and you can become a lot more proficient in the kitchen.

To be successful with cooking for one person, all it takes is
- a little planning
- some basic, versatile tools
- a pantry stocked with some all around, everyday items
- and some creativity (or recipes).

I'm going to cover all these aspects in this lens, so read on!

One big issue with cooking for one is time. It seems a lot easier to pick up some takeout or order a pizza. But with the right planning you can whip up a meal in the same, or less time than it takes for your order to arrive! I have tested this and it's true (and cheaper and much healthier, too).

The key is not to spend a whole of a lot of time cooking every day, but to cook some items, which can be used in a variety of ways, in bulk. For example you can prepare a pot of Marinara sauce, healthy soup recipes and a pot of rice all at the same time. I takes very little prep time and almost no time attending the stove.

Watching football on Sunday? Perfect time to cook up some meals in advance. Just prepare some crock pot recipes! Crockpot recipes are easy to prepare and you can watch the game and not the stove!

Shopping wisely is another key to success. Have a plan, make a list and go to the store once a week (and stick to your list!)

The bottom line is, you can be successful in cooking for one. With a little planning you can serve up quick, healthy and cheap meals for yourself. Since you control the ingredients, a healthy home cooked meal beats out unhealthy takeout food, anytime!

These kitchen tools make preparing quick easy recipes a cinch

In order to maximize your savings it is essential to have a pantry stocked with dry goods you'll use over and over again:

Some basic spices, whole grain rice and pasta. Some containers of chicken and beef stock, tomato paste (the base for most soup recipes or stew recipes) and low sodium Soy sauce for some Asian flavor. Add some ready made spice mixes, if you'd like (stir fry, taco seasoning, etc.). Also stock up on some canned goods, like refried beans for tacos, fruits and veggies.

Top it off with some taco shells, whole wheat tortillas and some bags of legumes, like beans and lentils and you're well on your way!

Start with a barebones setup and then add to it as you go. When shopping and a particular item is on sale, just by 2; use one and stock one. After a little while you'll have a well stocked pantry.

OK, Here's an example for what you'll do:
Chicken Soup Recipe

On Sunday, get out your stock pot or better, your crock pot. Peel and cut up 2 carrots into slices. Next cut up 2 stalks of celery into slices. Now chop up a small to medium onion.
Now, put 2 pieces of chicken quarters into the bottom of your slow cooker, add the cut up veggies and add a container of chicken stock and about 8 cups of water. Season with salt and pepper, put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours. When it's done, the chicken will float to the top. Towards the end of cooking add some dried or fresh parsley. Take out the chicken, remove the skin and, with 2 forks, shred all the meat and return it to the soup. When ready to eat, just cook up a batch of rice or pasta to add.

After the meal, portion the leftover soup into freezer soup containers and put into your fridge to cool and then into the freezer for some lunches. Refrigerate/freeze the leftover rice, as well.

While the soup is cooking, prepare tomato sauce recipe. When done, portion out and freeze. Use some for a homemade pizza for sauce; add your toppings and some shredded cheese and bake according to the instructions on your pizza dough.

Another night, fix some quick spaghetti. Heat up another portion of tomato sauce. Brown some ground beef and use half for the Marinara to turn it into a meat sauce or prepare my meatball recipe, refrigerate the rest for tacos another night.

The next night, defrost some frozen stir fry veggies, and slice some steak meat.
Stir fry with some soy sauce or stir fry seasoning and heat up the saved rice from the other night. Save the rest of the steak for steak and eggs on Sunday.

Ok, I think you get where I'm going with this. The key is to plan, so you can prepare some main ingredients you can use in different meals and on dinner night, just prepare some other things, quickly. For lunches, add some fresh fruit and/or yogurt for variety.

Put some thought into this and you 'll quickly come up with your own healthy dinner ideas
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