What do you make for dinner when you are alone?

I was with you until you said lower calorie. My dinners are not low calorie at all. But I would suggest some kind of stir-fry. It's quick, it's easy, it's healthy.

Some of mine recently...

black bean or chickpea burger on a bed of cabbage and sweet potato fries
the same veg burger, on a Sandwich Skinny with lettuce & onion and sugar free jello w/ fruit
sauteed mushrooms, onions & peppers with a bit of shredded cheese & Sriracha
French toast made with sugar free syrup and a smear of natural peanut butter
nachos with crabmeat or beans, green onions, cheddar, and salsa (broiled, made with about 12 tortilla chips)
veggie dumplings, minced garlic & bok choy steamed with sesame-soy sauce drizzled over the top
TVP tacos
4 oz salmon, couscous & steamed broccoli

Beetroot
Corn beef hash
Custard
Veggie and egg curry
Omelette

Er - the food I cannot persuade my hubby to eat...

(Or if I don't fancy cooking - pasta and simple sauce eg anchovies and peas)

When my hubby cooks just for him he goes out specially and buys steak!

More seriously - cooking just for one can be fun too, and you can always plate up portions for later in the week if that suits better. You are worth the effort - and it is a chance to try out new foods or go back to your favourites without any pressure ...

I cook a few meals just for myself regularly because either my partner is usually still at work or he doesn't fancy what I want, my usuals are:

Omlette with various fillings (bacon cheese mushrooms, etc) with Potato wedges (made slimming world style)
Boil in the bag fish with veg and baby potatoes
Jacket potato with beans and cheese
Homemade soup (I bought a soup maker, its great I can have fresh soup ready to eat in 20 mins )

I live close to a butchers too so sometimes I walk over the road and pick myself up a steak or a marinated chicken breast to cook for myself too to have with salad or veg - that's the good thing with a butcher you can get quality meat in whatever quantity you want

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im never alone
salads
sandwiches
soups
lean pockets
eggs and toast

well I'm going to try that recipe...looks good

I live by myself and LOVE cooking for one. At the moment my son is back from University and he is blowing both my grocery budget and my leftovers strategy :laugh:

George Foreman is my best friend. Steak, chicken, gammon, pork chops - it all cooks so quickly. Trying to cure my jerk paste addiction though Then I make big bowls of quinoa or I roast a head of broccoli, steam bag of veg (not so keen on these though), salads - loads and loads of veg for bulk. I tend to slow cook big batches of stew type things and stick them in portions in the freezer.

Fish...

Because no one else in the house will eat it and I have a ton!!

bump... great ideas

I live alone so it's most nights!

Usually, it's couscous with either fish (salmon, or just rediscovered tuna (steak, not from the tin) or chicken breast. I will generally make the couscous a little more interesting and add a dash of chilli pepper to it and / or sundried tomato, chopped small, and ditto chargrilled artichoke (Sainsbury's (UK) do a nice one). And drop a little bit of red cabbage (either braised that I've made myself) or store-bought in vinegar - love that because it gives a bit of zing.

The last few days, while we're having a heatwave (!!!) dropped the couscous, sundried tomatoes & artichokes and had the chicken with chopped fresh tomatoes (the ones that *really* taste like tomatoes, cos there's no point to them otherwise...) and chopped cucumber, and have low-cal cottage cheese, still with the red cabbage and add gherkins in vinegar on top.

I cook up a stack of chicken fillets a couple of times a week so they're all ready to go, ditto a big bowl of couscous so they just need to be zapped in the microwave.

That's the go-to staple(s).

Or I'll have a couple of ryvita (with either the fruits or seeds) and have them with ham and cottage cheese, and sliced cucumber.

I'm fortunate in getting free meals at work, so go for the healthiest option on offer, or fresh salad ... today it was ham salad.

I live alone too so im always cooking for one - and I'm enjoying my new gas grill.

Last night I had grilled Lemon chicken, grilled veggie skewers (sweet peppers and onions), and 2 ears of corn on the cob. A plate full of food for under 500 cals, and one of my favorite meals.

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A hunk of meat and some veggies.

11 oz of boneless pork chop and 1 cup of broccoli = 388 Cals, 6 g carbs, 12 g fat, and 65 g protein. Of course, those macros come out to 392 Cals, but it's still under 400. If you add some butter or olive oil, then it's a little higher.

Boo. Yah.

Grilled cheese and veggies or fruit, or my "homemade" version of a protein shake: ice, 1% milk, crunchy peanut butter, 1 tsp cocoa powder, 2 tbsp sugar--tastes like a chocolate/peanut butter milkshake.

Sounds very tasty