31 No-Fuss Dinner Ideas For One That Are Actually Practical

If you don't have one of the ingredients for this jazzed up grilled cheese, just swap it for what you've got. Any combination of jelly or jam, cheese, and deli meat will taste amazing.

Recipe: Bacon, Brie, and Apricot Grilled Cheese

This low-carb pasta recipe is so easy to turn into a single-serve meal. Start with one zucchini or enough pre-ribboned zucchini for one. Follow the recipe for the avocado Alfredo sauce, because you can use the leftovers on just about anything. Get the recipe for avocado Alfredo with zucchini noodles here.

Tomato, kale, eggs, and some spices are all you need to whip up this breakfast-for-dinner recipe. If you want to jazz it up, add anything from crumbled sausage and peppers to jalapeño and feta cheese. Get the recipe for shakshuka here.

This recipe makes two servings, so you can either cut the ingredients in half or save the second portion for lunch or dinner the next day. This is a meal you won't get sick of. Get the recipe for sun-dried tomato, spinach, and cheese stuffed chicken here.

Not only can you cut this recipe down so it doesn't make as much, but you can also store the marinated white beans in the fridge and eat it throughout the week. It almost gets tastier as it sits.

Recipe: Marinated White Beans With Olive Oil Toast

Roast a sweet potato while you make the filling with quinoa, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and spinach. If you don't feel like making the tahini dressing from scratch, opt for a store-bought dressing instead. Get the recipe for stuffed sweet potatoes with Mediterranean quinoa here.

You could settle for Cup Noodles, but you're an adult, so take things up a notch with this ~fancy~ homemade ramen. Dress it up with any of your favorite Asian vegetables, and a soft-boiled egg is always a good idea. Get the recipe for the single-serving veggie ramen bowl here.

When you're craving a plate of hearty, comforting lasagna, don't deprive yourself of those feelings. Whip up a single serving of this cheesy, saucy goodness. Get the recipe for easy lasagna for one here.

If you have pasta, kale, and frozen shrimp, you're halfway to this Thai-inspired meal, which gets a flavor kick from chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, and lime juice. Get the recipe for chili shrimp pasta for one here.

This baked fish recipe tastes totally gourmet, but it calls for just a few very simple ingredients. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, and minced garlic; pour it over a piece of cod; and bake it in the oven until flaky. Get the recipe for garlic butter–lemon baked cod here.

Shake up your normal spaghetti and tomato sauce rotation with this grown-up pasta recipe, made with blistered cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, garlic, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese. Get the recipe for balsamic rigatoni here.

If you don't own a ramekin, you can make this chicken pot pie in an oven-safe mug or small baking dish. If you want to save time and effort, start with half a rotisserie chicken. This recipe makes two pot pies, but you can save one for another meal or freeze it for a lazy night. Get the recipe for easy individual chicken pot pie here.

You can customize these eggplant pizzas with your favorite toppings, from basic tomato sauce and mozzarella to a more inventive creation with olives, mushrooms, or pesto. Get the recipe for low-carb eggplant pizza here.

This four-ingredient meal, made with just chicken breasts, salsa, taco seasoning, and cheese, comes together in a single pan. How's that for easiest dinner ever? Get the recipe for easy salsa chicken here.

This easy and cozy soup recipe makes just enough for seconds or leftovers the next day. Get the recipe for small-batch broccoli chicken soup here.