Healthy Meals For One (2024)

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By Joanie Zisk

on Dec 31, 2020, Updated Dec 11, 2023

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These Healthy and Delicious Home Cooked Single Serving Meals are perfect when you are trying to eat light or just want an alternative to eating out. Each of these easy recipes are ideal for lunch or dinner when you are cooking for one. These recipes are big in flavor and best of all, no leftovers!

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If you are already on a healthy eating track (or thinking about it), I think you’ll love these healthy single serving meals I’ve gathered for you.

Why These Recipes Work
Healthy Single Serving Meals
Expert Tips
Frequently Asked Questions

Why These Recipes Work

They’re all single serving recipes so you won’t have too many leftovers to deal with.
No fancy ingredients are needed.
Each of these healthy recipes are easy to make.

Healthy Single Serving Meals

Baked Catfish

4.75 from 4 votes

This baked catfish recipe is definitely a winner! The fish cooks along with vegetables all in the same pan. An easy recipe that's filled with flavor and ready in minutes!

Baked Catfish Recipe

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken For One

5 from 13 votes

A recipe that's been in our family for years, this slow cooker Italian chicken is a winner! Made with simple ingredients and packed with amazing flavors. This single serving version features tender, juicy chicken with a flavorful tomato-based sauce. Wonderful served over pasta, rice, or potatoes.

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Recipe

Shrimp Creole For One

4.94 from 16 votes

Enjoy authentic Single Serve Shrimp Creole, capturing New Orleans' flavors with shrimp, tomato sauce, and spices. Easy recipe that is perfect for one or two.

Shrimp Creole Recipe

Lo Mein For One

5 from 1 vote

Enjoy a quick, flavorful meal with this easy single serving Lo Mein recipe. Simple, adaptable, and delicious, it's the perfect recipe for one!

Lo Mein Recipe

Crustless Spinach Quiche For One

4.89 from 43 votes

Broiled Chicken For One

4.84 from 6 votes

Broiled chicken with Pineapples is a quick and easy meal option. A chicken breast is marinated in a simple yet flavorful marinade, topped with pineapple slices and cooked under your broiler until golden.

Broiled Chicken with Pineapples

Kung Pao Chicken For One

5 from 10 votes

Quick single serve Kung Pao Chicken in 15 minutes! Sweet, spicy, and savory with chicken, peanuts, and peppers. Perfect for homemade takeout cravings.

Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Baked Shrimp For One

5 from 7 votes

Make this easy Baked Shrimp recipe in just 10 minutes! Perfect for one, this flavorful dish features juicy shrimp in a lemon butter sauce.

Baked Shrimp Recipe

Lentil Salad For One

4.80 from 5 votes

Create a healthy, hearty Lentil Salad in no time! Packed with tomatoes, avocados, and a light dijon vinaigrette. Fresh, simple, and easy to make.

Lentil Salad Recipe

Baked Cod With Chermoula For One

5 from 5 votes

Create a mouthwatering single serving Baked Cod with Chermoula in just 30 minutes! Easy, healthy, and cooked on one pan for a hassle-free meal.

Baked Cod Recipe

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken For One

5 from 3 votes

Savor a single serving Sheet Pan Greek Chicken bursting with Mediterranean flavors. Easy to make, low cleanup, and totally customizable for your perfect meal.

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Recipe

Vegetable Casserole For One

4.92 from 12 votes

Single serving casserole with vegetables tossed in olive oil, seasonings, shredded cheese and baked in the oven. Bakes in 30 minutes.

Vegetable Casserole Recipe

Roasted Salmon For One

4.63 from 8 votes

Cook this delicious Roasted Salmon in just 15 minutes! A perfect single serving recipe with a sweet and tangy maple-Dijon glaze for a healthy, flavorful meal.

Roasted Salmon Recipe

Chicken Cacciatore For One

4.80 from 5 votes

Chicken Cacciatore is an easy to make, low carb, rustic skillet dinner recipe made with one chicken thigh simmering in a rich and hearty tomato based sauce.

Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

Healthy Turkey Chili For One

4.80 from 10 votes

Single serve Turkey Chili recipe made with lean ground turkey, tomatoes, vegetables, and spices. A healthier alternative to beef chili, this flavor packed single serving meal can be ready in 30 minutes!

Turkey Chili Recipe

Curried Carrot Soup For One

4.74 from 15 votes

Enjoy Curried Carrot Soup in less than 30 minutes: sweet carrots, curry spices, and coconut milk create a creamy, quick gourmet meal.

Curried Carrot Soup Recipe

Mediterranean Chicken For One

4.80 from 15 votes

One-skillet Mediterranean Chicken made with artichokes, Kalamata olives, red onions, and feta cheese. Incredible flavors, easy to make, and ready in just 20 minutes!

Mediterranean Chicken Recipe

Expert Tips

Cooking for yourself is the healthiest thing you can do for yourself. You will automatically make better choices.
Use quality ingredients. Start with the best ingredients you can afford.
Cook seasonally. Look for in-season produce and add them to your meals.
Stock up on healthy convenience items like unsalted canned beans and tomatoes, brown rice, and low salt chicken broth. When you have healthy ingredients on hand, it is easier to put together a healthy meal.
I use extra virgin olive oil in many of these recipes. Extra virgin olive oil is the least processed form of olive oil. It is an unrefined oil and the highest-quality olive oil you can buy. Because of the way extra virgin olive oil is made, it retains more true olive taste. It also contains more of the vitamins and minerals found in olives. It’s my favorite type of olive oil to use but you may use a lighter olive oil instead.

Frequently Asked Questions

How Do I Start Cooking Healthy?

* First of all, since you’re on the One Dish Kitchen website, you’re on your way to cooking healthy meals for yourself.
* Choose whole foods and avoid processed foods as much as possible.
* Flavor your foods with spices. Experiment with different spices so that you know and use the ones you love most.
* Make time to cook and prep. Cooking for yourself is worth the time, and you are worth it too.

Is It Cheaper To Cook Or Eat Out?

It is definitely much cheaper to cook for yourself than eat out. Keep the eating out for a treat every now and then.

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6 Comments

Hi Joanie
Loving the recipes, keep them coming.
I can’t get Cat Fish can I substitute another white fish eg. Barrumndi in Lieu?
Regards
Don
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1. Yes, you can.
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Your recipes are the best,ever. I can’t decide what to make next. Yesterday I made the baked ziti and it was fabulous. Thank you for all that you do.
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1. Thank you so much, Jeanette! I’m so happy you are enjoying the recipes.
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I love your small batch recipes.
I make them for my husband and I all the time.
Really like seeing these healthy options. Keep the lighter and healthy ones coming.
Happy New year and thank you for all you do.
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1. Thank you so much Sherri! I’m so happy you are enjoying the recipes. Thank you so much for letting me know.
  Have a wonderful weekend!
  Joanie
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