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    delicious small-batch & single serving recipes

    Recipes for the small slow cooker, cast-iron skillet, dutch oven, baked treats, and more are made in hearty small batch and single serving portions.

    Recipes for One

    • Breakfast Recipes for One
    • Dinner Recipes for One
    • Dessert Recipes for One
    • Side Dishes for One

    What's New

    The most recent single-serving recipes and articles from A Weekend Cook's kitchen

    • 1 pound meatloaf in small white baking dish.
      Cooking for One: Quick and Easy Recipes
    • How To Make A Cheesecake
    • Jar of Nutella spread on white washed wood surface.
      14 Ways To Use Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
    • Two mug cakes on concrete table with dish towel and spoons.
      The Best Mug for Mug Cakes

    Favorite Pasta Recipes for One

    • plate of ricotta lemon pasta sauce with bottle of wine in background.
      Ricotta Lemon Pasta Sauce for One
      Cook Time20 Minutes
    • sausage and peppers in blue rimmed bowl on twble next to baguette.
      Italian Crockpot Sausage and Peppers for One
      Cook Time1 Hours 45 Minutes
    • bowl of goulash with Farfalle pasta.
      Slow Cooker Goulash Recipe for One
      Cook Time4 Hours 10 Minutes
    • bowl of homemade slow cooker marina sauce and basil leaves with crockpot in background.
      2-Quart Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce Recipe {Small Batch}
      Cook Time6 Hours 5 Minutes

    Not sure what you want to cook this weekend? Search below or check my popular recipes for a little cooking inspiration.

    Simple Summer Condiments

    • Three small bowl and canning jar filled with quick pickled red onions.
      Small Batch Quick Pickled Red Onions Recipe
    • Bowl of pickled tomatoes on bed of spinach.
      Small Batch Quick Pickled Cherry Tomatoes Recipe
    • Small mason jar of roasted grape tomatoes
      Oven Roasted Grape Tomatoes
    • close up of spoonfull of blackberry sauce.
      Small Batch Blackberry Sauce Recipe

    Fall in love with my small batch of old-fashioned chocolate fudge recipe. A creamy texture with just a bit of crumble to it!

    cut up fudge on parchment paper.

    Easy Small Batch Pastries

    • Brownies on parchment paper.
      Single Serving Brownie Recipe
    • A mini strawberry pie on plate with can of whipped cream behind it.
      Old Fashioned Strawberry Pie Recipe for One
    • Mini banana cream pie in blue baking dish.
      Mini Banana Cream Pie Recipe
    • baked bottom 4-inch pie crust.
      Rustic Mini Pie Crust Recipe

    See more pastry recipes →

    Scrumptious small-batch cozy comfort food recipes for one, (and sometimes for two) are whipped up in my little 1960s apartment kitchen. I learned to cook Shepherds Pie in England and Classic Marinara while living in Italy. Born in Southern California and raised in the Midwest, my cooking represents the best of both regions with an added touch of Southern hospitality. find out more →

    The Small Slow Cooker

    • Stuffed green bellpepper with rice and salad on white plate.
      Single Serving Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe
    • Bowl of split pea and potato soup in white bowl with spoon.
      Single Serving Slow Cooker Split Pea & Potato Soup
    • Baked apple and ice cream in blue bowl.
      Slow Cooker Baked Apple for One
    • collage of recipes made in small slow cooker.
      14 Easy Recipes Slow Cooker Recipes for One or Two

    See more slow cooker recipes →

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