Small Batch Meals

This is honestly my first time having stuffed jalapenos. In my 35 years of existence....I never! Shocker, I know! But I used up half a brick of cream cheese and I needed to hurry up and use the last half before it expired and I found it! Only need 1/4 of the brick, I ended up using the other 1/4 for cheese and crackers. Ingredients: 3 jalapenos (I used canned pickled jalapenos) 2 oz cream cheese (1/4 of a brick) 2 tbsp shredded cheese generous pinch of garlic powder generous pinch of onion powder 3 slices of bacon (thick recommended) salt and pepper to taste orange pepper as topping Directions: Slice stem off jalapeno and vertically slice jalapenos. Scoop out the innards. Should have 6 pieces. In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, shredded cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper to a paste. Cut bacon in half to make 6 pieces. Fill each half with the cream cheese. Filling will be like playdough.  Wrap each of the 6 pieces with 1/2 slice of bacon. Set on parchment paper...

  If you only have 2 bananas on hand, then here is a very cute yet small recipe for 1 mini loaf BONUS! Not all of the batter will fit, the excess is perfect for 8 mini muffins! Links below right after the recipe. Ingredients 2 bananas - very ripe! 1 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 baking soda 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/4 cup shredded coconut 6 tbsp melted butter GLAZE: 2 tbsp maple syrup 6 tbsp powdered sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mash bananas in a bowl. Then add sugar, egg, melted butter and vanilla 2. In another bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda and coconut. 3. Put the flour bowl and mix in with the wet ingredients. 4. Fill about 3/4 of the batter into the mini loaf pan. 5. Use the remaining batter to use one spoon to scoop into 8 mini cavities. 6. Bake mini muffins for 15 minutes or until sides are golden brown. 7. Bake loaf for 25 minutes or until test toothpick/knife in the middle and it comes out clean. 8. Remove and l...

  This specific dish is best for when you want to figure out what to do with half a can of green beans. I used the first half when I made picadillo the other day. I didn't want it to go to waste so I came across this recipe from Chef John from Fooooood Wishes. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend you do this recipe unless you use the full can, drained. Did You Know? For the longest time my dumb ass has been pronouncing "au gratin" wrong for most of my life. It's correctly pronounced like "aww grah-tawn". So glad I didn't say it out loud to anyone as an adult. Hee hee. 1 cup green beans (half of a 7 oz can) 1 tbsp dijon mustard pinch of kosher salt pinch of pepper 3/4 cup heavy cream 1 tbsp parmesan cheese 2 oz of shredded cheese 2 tbsp butter 1/3 cup breadcrumbs dash or two of cayenne Directions: 1. With spare butter, grease a small casserole dish and set aside. In a small pot, melt 2 tbsp butter. When melted, pour in a bowl and mix with bread...

Lovely side with some savory mac and cheese! Don't worry if you don't have the EXACT kind of cheese. Experiment! Half and half isn't necessary or you could make your own half and half if you have milk and heavy cream. I personally fried up some buffalo chicken wings to give my pasta a slight kick. You can too. Update: After making this recipe a few times, I feel it is more appropriate to include a recipe that truly fits a recipe for 1. The slightly bigger batch will immediately follow. Ingredients: 1/2 tbsp butter 1/2 tbsp flour 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup half and half 1/16 tsp garlic powder 1/16 tsp mustard powder 3/4 cup shredded cheese 1/4 tsp hot sauce (optional) pinch of salt and pepper 2 oz of pasta (can vary slightly more if using a thicker noodle such as rotini) generous pinch of popcorn salt or french fry seasoing is optional for a boost of flavor Directions: 1. Melt butter in a small pot. In a separate pot, boil a small pot of water pouring in noodles once boiled. N...

  I am totally late to the Crumbl crowd but hey better late than never. I LOVE snickerdoodle cookies but Crumbl are known for oversized cookies that have a cakey texture to it and today I thought I'd share a recipe to make half a dozen cookies! It sucks that my family does not have a sweet tooth like me which is why I sought out small batch recipes and ultimately to creating this blog.  Not recommended to eat in one sitting or even for 1 person at all! I think 1 cookie per person is best due to all the sugar. If you got at least 5 more friends then by all means, bring this to your next potluck. Bigger recipe listed in my sources. Ingredients : Cookie Dough: 1 ¾ cups flour 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar ¼ cup white sugar 1 egg ½ tsp vanilla ½ tbsp corn starch ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt Cinnamon Sugar: ½ tbsp white sugar ½ tsp cinnamon Cream cheese frosting: 4 tbsp butter 4 oz cream cheese 1 ½ cups powdered sugar ½ tsp vanilla Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350...

Ideal for a quick snack or can be an appetizer on game nights. For 1, that is. Nope, not authentic at all. No yeast either. Yes, I guess they can be called "pizza pockets". I call it YUMMY. Everything here is something to make on short notice. Scale way up if you want to feed more people. Ingredients: Dough: Dry: 3/4 cup of all purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 + 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 tsp brown sugar Wet: 50 ml water 24 ml milk 1 tbsp oil (any kind) +Any toppings you want in to use Pizza Sauce: 8 oz can of tomato sauce 1/4 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp basil 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp onion powder 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/8 tsp sugar 1/8 tsp pepper Garlic Sauce: 1 tbsp butter 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp onion powder 1/8 tsp oregano 1/8 tsp parsley dried parmesan cheese for sprinkle after done baking. Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. For the dough, mix all dry ingredients in one bowl. 3. Using a food scale, measure the water and milk. Add the 1 tbsp of oil f...

Scalloped potatoes is easily one of the most underrated side dishes so I decided to dive in and find a small recipe for 1. This is a simple yet delicious recipe. Due to the long baking time, don't count on this being an instant dish ready in 10 minutes. I suppose you could expedite the process by cooking on the stove top for a few minutes but I have not tested that variation yet. Don't let the dark bits fool ya to think it is burnt. That's the cheese! Yum! Reminds me of Lay's chips. Ingredients: 1 medium potato 1/4 cup heavy cream  1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese healthy pinch or 2 of cayenne pinch of salt and pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel your potato and thinly slice into 1/8 inch circles. I used my  rotary grater  to effortlessly do that. In a bowl combine all the ingredients. Lightly butter 1  ramekin . Yes, you will only need one. Place ramekin on another flat baking pan and put on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 35 minutes. Onc...