Whether your household consists of two people or more, the strategies found in my post on Meal Planning Ideas for Two are sure to make life easier.
Included in this collection of recipes are lasagna, chicken salsa, lemon salmon and a fun pizza recipe made in a cast iron skillet! There’s something here that everyone in your household is sure to love.
Check out the other Weekly Meal Plans available for you and grab the FREE Pantry List Essentials Printable below!
You can use these recipes to inspire meal planning ideas for two this week. If you need to cook for more people in your family still, the recipes are easy to double!
Make sure you check out 10 Essentials Pantry Items, Slow Cooker, The Perfect Kitchen Appliance and Freezer Meal Planning Tips to further help you customize your family’s dinner.
Tips for Cooking for Two
Now that the kids are grown how do you handle scaling down your favorite recipes for just the two of you? How do you handle grocery shopping?
- Go ahead and buy meat in bulk; especially when it's on sale. When you get home from the grocery store, divide the meat into two serving portions, wrap, label and freeze.
- Purchase mason jars to help you store extra dry goods such as pasta, beans and rice. You'll be surprised at how well mason jars keep things fresh!
- Wash fresh vegetables once you get home from the grocery store. Make sure they're completely dry before storing them wrapped in paper towels and then in a plastic storage bag. The paper towels will absorb the excess moisture keeping the vegetables fresh longer.
- The above tip works great for fresh herbs too!
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More Meal Planning Ideas
Once you've taken the time to go through your pantry to see what you have on hand to put together the meals you've selected, make out a grocery list so you know exactly what you need to purchase when you head to the grocery store.
Make sure you check out previous Weekly Meal Plans or Family Favorite Chicken Recipes available.
Easy Sausage Lasagna for Two
Cast Iron Pan Pizza
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Lemon Butter Salmon Pasta
Pan Seared Filet Mignon with Shallot Herb Pan Sauce
Crock Pot Salsa Chicken
Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls
This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2021 with new photos, and information. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them!
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