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Do you only cook for yourself? Bored of eating the same meals several nights in a row?
These 5 recipes are perfectly portioned to make just a single serving in one pan or pot, so you can enjoy a different meal every night of the week by yourself with minimal washing up!
Veggie ramen noodles
Serves 1 - 413 kcals per serving 
Kcals |
413 |
Fat |
14.3g |
Sat fat |
3.7g |
Carbs |
51.8g |
Sugar |
7.1g |
Fibre |
7.9g |
Protein |
18.5g |
Salt |
1.48g |
Ingredients
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ½ inch piece of fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 veg stock cube, made up with 400ml water
- 80g enoki mushrooms
- 1 baby pak choi
- 1 rice noodle nest
- 1 medium egg, hard boiled and halved
- 15g reduced-fat feta cheese
- 1 spring onion top, finely sliced
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 nori seaweed sheet
Method
- Place a saucepan over a high heat, add the sesame oil and heat through.
- Once the oil is hot, add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften. Then add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Then add the enoki and pak choi, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
- Place the noodle nest in a deep bowl. Pour the broth over the top and leave to sit for 1-2 minutes.
- Top with the egg, feta, spring onion, sesame seeds and seaweed.
Baked Thai red curry
Serves 1- 549 kcals per serving
Kcals |
549 |
Fat |
11.4g |
Sat fat |
7.2g |
Carbs |
65.6g |
Sugar |
9.8g |
Fibre |
5.9g |
Protein |
49.3g |
Salt |
1.19g |
Ingredients
- 70g basmati rice
- 150ml reduced-fat coconut milk
- ¼ jar Thai red curry paste
- ½ red pepper, cut into strips
- 50g frozen peas
- 1 chicken breast, cut into strips
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- Handful fresh coriander and/or Thai basil, to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6.
- Add the rice to a small baking dish. Tip in the coconut milk and curry paste along with 80ml water. Mix until the paste has mixed through.
- Place the vegetables and chicken on top and place in the oven for 25-35 minutes, until the chicken and rice are cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and give the curry a good mix. Transfer to a warm bowl and season with soy sauce and coriander/Thai basil.
Garlic and spinach orzo
Serves 1 - 457 kcals per serving 
Kcals |
457 |
Fat |
10.4g |
Sat fat |
3.5g |
Carbs |
67.3g |
Sugar |
12.4g |
Fibre |
5.6g |
Protein |
23.1g |
Salt |
1.64g |
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 75g orzo, dried
- 1 reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, made up with 300ml hot water
- 60g low-fat cream cheese
- 80g baby spinach
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- Black pepper, to season
- 1 tbsp grated Italian-style hard cheese or crumbled mozzarella
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the garlic and cook for 1 further minute.
- Tip in the orzo and stock and bring to a simmer. Cook for 6-8 minutes, or until the orzo has almost cooked.
- Stir in the cream cheese, spinach, herbs and pepper, then cook for a further 2 minutes until everything is cooked through.
- Serve with a scattering of Italian-style hard cheese or crumbled mozzarella.
Chickpea shakshuka
Serves 1 - 477 kcals per serving 
Kcals |
477 |
Fat |
17.6g |
Sat fat |
4g |
Carbs |
54.6g |
Sugar |
13.9g |
Fibre |
11.2g |
Protein |
27.3g |
Salt |
1.1g |
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ small onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ½ medium pepper, deseeded
- 1 tsp tomato purée
- 200g tomato passata
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Pinch of dried chilli flakes
- 2 heaped tbsp tinned chickpeas, drained
- 2 medium free-range eggs
- 50g crusty bread, toasted
Method
- Place a small frying pan over a medium heat and add the oil.
- Once hot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until the onion starts to soften.
- Meanwhile, slice the pepper into strips and add to the pan. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes until the pepper starts to soften.
- Add the tomato purée and cook for one minute, then pour over the passata.
- Add the smoked paprika, black pepper and chilli flakes (if you like spice!), and chickpeas.
- Mix together well and simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
- Make two wells in the sauce with the back of a spoon and crack each of the eggs into a well.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes until the egg whites are no longer runny, but the yolk is still runny. Cook for longer if you do not like runny yolks.
- Serve the baked eggs with the crusty bread for dipping.
Salmon and vegetable traybake
Serves 1 - 469 kcals per serving
Kcals |
469 |
Fat |
24.3g |
Sat fat |
4.3g |
Carbs |
35g |
Sugar |
6.8g |
Fibre |
4.8g |
Protein |
29.2g |
Salt |
0.66g |
Ingredients
- 250g baby new potatoes
- Low-cal cooking spray
- ½ small red onion, peeled and cut into wedges
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- Salt and pepper to season
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 5 cherry tomatoes
- 120g salmon fillet
- Pinch of chilli flakes
- Few sprigs of fresh thyme
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
- Cut the baby potatoes into 1cm thick slices. Lay out on a baking tray lightly coated in cooking spray.
- Scatter over the red onion and add the garlic, season with salt and pepper and drizzle over 1 tsp of olive oil. Toss to coat everything.
- Place on the middle shelf of the oven for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are starting to soften.
- Remove from the oven and shake lightly to avoid sticking and scatter over the cherry tomatoes.
- Lay the salmon fillet on top. Spray with cooking oil and season with salt, pepper and the chilli flakes.
- Scatter over the thyme and pop back in the oven for 15 minutes, until the salmon is cooked through.