Good Housekeeping Dishes For Two: 125 Easy Small-Batch Recipes for Weeknight Meals & Special Celebrations

Couples and other smaller families shouldn’t have to rely on recipes for four or six. Here, the experts and recipe testers in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen take the guesswork out of small-batch cooking and share their favorite weeknight meals such as Pan-Fried Chicken with Lemony Roasted Broccoli, Air-Fried Steak Fajitas, Speedy Eggplant Parm, Short Ribs with Polenta, and Seared Pork Chops with Cherries and Spinach Plus: you also get the Test Kitchen’s secrets on downsize any recipe, including your own circle of relatives favorites. You’ll never get stuck with endless leftovers again!

Inside you’ll find:

• Cooking techniques such as perfectly sear a chicken breast, clever shopping strategies to reduce food waste (ask the butcher to split a package of meat, roast veggies to extend their tastiness), and storage tricks to make sure freshness

• Mix-and-match options like delicious pan sauces (Mushroom Wine, Poblano Cream) and simple sides (publisher 1st baron verulam-Roasted Potatoes, Coriander-Maple Glazed Carrots) so meals are all the time exciting and varied (1,300 imaginable combinations!)

• Stews and soups (Creamy Corn Chowder) and cozy casseroles (Loaf Pan Lasagna) to satisfy comfort food cravings

• Wow-worthy recipes for occasions such as date night, anniversaries, holidays, or weekend brunch so you’ll be able to feast but not cook for a crowd.

• Happy hour menus such as Staycation Sips and Dips or For Brunch Lovers that bring the party to your home

• Special treats like Skillet Brownies, Freeze-and-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Small-Batch Cupcakes for occasions when you wish to have to bake a smaller batch

• Leftovers reimagined so cooking once, eating twice are both meals to look ahead to

Whether you are craving a hearty Pork Ragu Rigatoni or lighter fare like Ginger Pork & Cucmber Salad, these recipes will come out perfectly portioned and deliver delicious results each time.