Too Tired to Face the Sink? These 12 Dinners Use One Pan!

One-pan dinners for one, made for seniors living alone and anyone still cooking for a single person after 60. Twelve dinners in a ten inch skillet, because for most of us it is not the cooking that stops us, it is the pile in the sink at eight o'clock. Where a dish would normally need a second pot, I show the way around it — and on the one where there is no way around it, I say so. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 01:50 CHICKEN PICCATA 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, about 6 oz (170 g), cut into 2 thin cutlets · 2 tbsp (16 g) flour · 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil · 2 tbsp (30 g) butter · ½ cup (120 ml) chicken broth · ½ lemon · 1 tbsp (9 g) capers, drained 03:42 CHICKEN CACCIATORE 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs · 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil · 1 onion, sliced · 1 bell pepper, sliced · 4 oz (115 g) mushrooms, sliced · 2 garlic cloves, minced · 1 can (14 oz / 400 g) diced tomatoes · ½ tsp dried oregano 05:22 PUTTANESCA WITH OLIVES AND CAPERS 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil · 3 garlic cloves, minced · ¼ tsp red pepper flakes · 2 anchovy fillets, optional · 1 can (14 oz / 400 g) crushed tomatoes · 1 cup (240 ml) water · ¼ cup (30 g) sliced black olives · 1 tbsp (9 g) capers · 4 oz (115 g) spaghetti, broken in half 07:12 CACIO E PEPE 1 tsp coarsely cracked black pepper · 2 cups (480 ml) water · 4 oz (115 g) spaghetti · ¾ cup (75 g) finely grated pecorino 08:55 HALUSKI, CABBAGE AND NOODLES 3 tbsp (45 g) butter · 1 onion, thinly sliced · ½ small cabbage, shredded into ¼-inch (6 mm) ribbons · 4 oz (115 g) wide egg noodles · 1½ cups (360 ml) water 10:37 SHAKSHUKA ½ onion, chopped · ½ red bell pepper, chopped · 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil · 2 garlic cloves, minced · 1 tsp smoked paprika · ½ tsp ground cumin · 1 can (14 oz / 400 g) crushed tomatoes · 2 eggs · parsley 15:55 MONGOLIAN BEEF 6 oz (170 g) flank steak, sliced ¼ inch (6 mm) ACROSS the grain · 1 tbsp (8 g) cornstarch · 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil · 1 tbsp (8 g) grated ginger · 2 garlic cloves, minced · 3 tbsp (45 ml) soy sauce · 2 tbsp (25 g) brown sugar · ¼ cup (60 ml) water · 3 scallions 18:02 PORK MARSALA 2 thin boneless pork cutlets, about 5 oz (140 g) total · flour · 1 tbsp (15 ml) oil · 2 tbsp (30 g) butter · 4 oz (115 g) mushrooms, sliced · ½ cup (120 ml) Marsala · ½ cup (120 ml) chicken broth 19:40 SOLE MEUNIÈRE 2 small sole fillets, about 6 oz (170 g) together · 2 tbsp (16 g) flour · 3 tbsp (45 g) butter · ½ lemon · chopped parsley 21:34 RED EYE GRAVY OVER HAM 1 ham steak, about 6 oz (170 g) · ½ cup (120 ml) strong black coffee · 2 tbsp (30 ml) water · 1 tsp brown sugar, optional 22:56 EGG FOO YOUNG (the one dish that needs a bowl) 3 eggs · 1 cup (100 g) bean sprouts · 2 scallions, sliced · ¼ cup (40 g) cooked shrimp or ham, optional · 2 tbsp (30 ml) oil SAUCE: ½ cup (120 ml) chicken broth · 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce · 1 tsp cornstarch in cold water first 24:20 SHRIMP CREOLE (rice is a second pot — I use bread) ½ onion, 1 celery stalk, ½ green bell pepper, all chopped the same size · 2 tbsp (30 ml) oil · 2 garlic cloves, minced · 1 tsp paprika · ½ tsp dried thyme · pinch of cayenne · 1 can (14 oz / 400 g) diced tomatoes · ½ cup (120 ml) water · 8 oz (225 g) raw peeled shrimp ===================== Let me know in the comments which one you're trying first, and don't forget to subscribe for more easy, gentle made for one. These recipes are shared for general enjoyment. Please adjust ingredients to your own tastes and any dietary needs, and check with your doctor about anything specific to your health.