Dinner for Two

A beef and broccoli freezer meal for two: pack steak, broccoli and a garlic-ginger sauce in three bags, freeze, then cook it in one skillet in 10 minutes.

No water chicken soup for two: bone-in chicken cooked low over napa cabbage, onion, carrot and apple until the vegetables make their own golden broth.

An easy dumpling bake for two: frozen dumplings baked on bok choy in a creamy coconut red curry sauce, then topped with green onions and chili crisp.

A ground beef stroganoff freezer meal for two: freeze the creamy mushroom base, then finish it with sour cream and fresh egg noodles on a busy night.

Turn two slices of leftover meatloaf into a cozy shepherd’s pie for two, with a quick tomato gravy, peas and a golden mashed potato and cheddar topping.

Shrimp scampi for two with linguine: tender shrimp in a garlic, lemon and butter sauce made with broth instead of wine. Easy to halve for shrimp scampi for one.

Lemon pepper salmon for two: two fillets seared golden in one skillet, then topped with a quick lemon garlic butter. Easy to make as salmon for one, too.

Homemade malatang for two: a spicy, numbing Sichuan broth from chili bean paste and Sichuan peppercorns, loaded with noodles, tofu, chicken and greens.

Sheet pan mini meatloaf for two: two glazed mini meatloaves roasted on one pan with baby potatoes and green beans. A complete dinner in 50 minutes.

Cabbage alfredo for two: half a head of cabbage browned into tender ribbons and tossed in a garlic, cream and Parmesan sauce. One skillet, 30 minutes.