Easy dinner ideas for one
87 recipes
Dinners written for one or two servings, so you’re not eating the same thing for five days. Most make tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s lunch. The quickest is Soft scrambled eggs on buttery toast, ready in 12 minutes.

Soft scrambled eggs on buttery toast
12 min

Better instant ramen with a soft egg
15 min

Ginger egg drop soup with corn and spinach
15 min

Jammy egg avocado toast
15 min

Pastina with egg and parmesan
15 min

Shrimp and avocado salad with lime vinaigrette
15 min

Spicy tuna rice bowls
15 min

Tuna and white bean salad on toast
15 min

Brown butter shrimp
20 min

Cheesy chicken quesadillas
20 min

Cheesy savory oats with a soft egg
20 min

Crispy black bean tacos
20 min

Crispy tuna melts
20 min

Garlicky spaghetti with peas and parmesan
20 min

Ginger chicken lettuce cups
20 min

Greek pita pizzas
20 min

Ground beef and egg skillet
20 min

Loaded baked potatoes with broccoli and cheddar
20 min

Proper beans on toast
20 min

Smashed black bean quesadillas
20 min

Spanish garlic shrimp with crusty bread
20 min

Bacon and crispy fried eggs
25 min

Garlic shrimp with zucchini noodles
25 min

Soft scrambled egg and black bean tacos
25 min

Butter soy rice with crispy fried eggs
30 min

Cheesy veggie quesadillas
30 min

Garlic butter salmon and asparagus
30 min

Lemon garlic chicken over rice
30 min

Lemon herb salmon with cucumber salad
30 min

Mediterranean baked cod with tomatoes and olives
35 min

Pesto salmon with roasted tomatoes and green beans
35 min

Sheet-pan sausage and peppers
35 min

Cucumber avocado sushi bowls
40 min

Juicy baked chicken with green beans
40 min

Sheet-pan chicken fajitas
40 min

Sheet-pan honey garlic chicken
40 min

Bacon-wrapped chicken tenders
45 min

Sheet-pan lemon salmon with potatoes and asparagus
45 min

Sheet-pan nacho potato wedges
50 min

Crispy salt and pepper chicken thighs
55 min

Greek sheet-pan chicken and potatoes
55 min

Garlicky rice porridge with jammy eggs
60 min

Crispy oven-baked chicken wings
65 min

Butter-basted salmon
20 min

Beef and broccoli
25 min

Cabbage yakisoba noodles
25 min

Cheddar smash burgers
25 min

Garlic butter steak bites
25 min

Garlicky white beans and spinach with fried eggs
25 min

Turkish eggs on garlicky yogurt
25 min

Creamy tomato penne
30 min

Crispy parmesan salmon cakes
30 min

Huevos rancheros
30 min

Pork chops with butter pan sauce
30 min

Seared salmon Greek salad
30 min

Spanish garlic soup with bread and eggs
30 min

Vietnamese-style shrimp noodle bowls
30 min

Cabbage pancakes (okonomiyaki)
35 min

Garlic soy noodles with jammy eggs
35 min

Honey garlic salmon with rice
35 min

Marry me chicken
35 min

Pork chops with apples and onions
35 min

Teriyaki chicken bowls
35 min

Tomato and egg over rice
35 min

Tuna niçoise salad
35 min

Crispy cheese shell beef tacos
40 min

Crispy chickpea rice bowls
40 min

Crispy fish tacos with cabbage slaw
40 min

Crispy potato hash with fried eggs
40 min

Crispy potato tacos
40 min

Shakshuka with toast for dipping
40 min

Steak and eggs
40 min

Mahi mahi with mango salsa and coconut rice
45 min

Sheet-pan chicken parmesan
45 min

Sticky crispy tofu rice bowls
45 min

Tomato soup with grilled cheese
45 min

Oven fish and chips with lemony tartar sauce
50 min

Pan-seared steak with butter
50 min

Chicken cauliflower fried rice
35 min

Chicken piccata
35 min

Chicken alfredo
40 min

Golden tilapia bowls with coconut rice and mango salsa
40 min

Lemon butter cod with crispy potatoes
45 min

Seared steak with roasted broccoli and peppers
45 min

Omurice (ketchup rice under an omelette)
50 min

Garlic ginger tofu and broccoli stir-fry
55 min

Steak with crispy smashed potatoes
55 min
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