Delia's One Is Fun!

Delia's One Is Fun!

Solo-dining doesn't mean scrimping on flavour or time. Here is a fantastic collection of Delia's recipes serving one person to make sure you eat well every day of the week.

The Delia Online Cookery School: A good recipe for one is an omelette and you can watch how to make them in our video. Just click the image to play.

Alpine Eggs

Did you know that Delia has been showing us how to cook for over 40 years? Proof that Delia's recipes ar...

Did you know that Delia has been showing us how to cook for over 40 years? Proof that Delia's recipes are timeless is this easy supper dish, her very first televise...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

Baked Lamb with Garlic

This recipe enables you to cook the meat and the potato together at the same time. I like to use an oval...

This recipe enables you to cook the meat and the potato together at the same time. I like to use an oval heatproof gratin dish for it – but a very small roasting ti...

Beef Curry Cooked in Yoghurt

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy ...

A meat curry for one? Well, why not? By the time it's cooked, your kitchen will have a marvellous spicy aroma, you'll be ravenous – and you'll really appreciate it....

1 hour 40 minutes - 1 hour 45 minutes

Boboutie

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes...

This just goes to show you can make something really special with ordinary minced beef. The recipe comes from Africa, but seems to me to have an interesting mixture...

Braised Steak au Poivre

This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising ste...

This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising steak. It does take longer to cook but it will simmer happil...

1 hour 15 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes

Butterscotch Bananas

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas ...

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas and ice-cream. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

Cashel Blue Souffle Omelette

On Cooks' Questions I have been asked for recipes that serve one. If you're going to be sampling creamy ...

On Cooks' Questions I have been asked for recipes that serve one. If you're going to be sampling creamy Cashel Blue, some of it could go into this light foamy omele...

Cheese and Herb-crusted Cottage Pie

This recipe is part of a Mixed Double. I believe it is worth going to the trouble of making twice as muc...

This recipe is part of a Mixed Double. I believe it is worth going to the trouble of making twice as much mince filling as you need for this cottage pie (actually i...

Chicken Tikka Kebab

These are little chicken kebabs, marinated in a spicy yoghurt mixture for several hours – after which they ...

These are little chicken kebabs, marinated in a spicy yoghurt mixture for several hours – after which they almost melt in the mouth! The Delia Online Cookery School...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

Chicken Véronique

Another little treasure, this one, which I think goes particularly well with plain buttered noodles. The...

Another little treasure, this one, which I think goes particularly well with plain buttered noodles. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare garlic in...

Chicken Waldorf Salad (serves 1)

This would make a perfect main-course salad for a hot summer's day, served on a bed of crisp lettuce and ga...

This would make a perfect main-course salad for a hot summer's day, served on a bed of crisp lettuce and garnished with watercress. A cooked chicken leg portion is ...

Stir-fried Chicken with Broccoli and Mushrooms

Chinese-style recipes are often perfect for one, because many of them are made at top speed. The trouble...

Chinese-style recipes are often perfect for one, because many of them are made at top speed. The trouble is that Westerners are often inclined to add a little extra...

Chinese Stir-fried Chicken

If you can't get purple sprouting broccoli this recipe can be made with broccoli. The Delia Online Cooke...

If you can't get purple sprouting broccoli this recipe can be made with broccoli. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make this recipe, just click on the ...

Creamy Mushroom Soup

This is a light and delicate soup that is best made with the dark, flat open-gilled mushrooms – which have ...

This is a light and delicate soup that is best made with the dark, flat open-gilled mushrooms – which have more flavour to them than the closed button variety. The ...

Gammon Steak with Honey and Mustard Sauce

This is so quick and effortless – and proves that simplicity is so often the best. Excellent served with...

This is so quick and effortless – and proves that simplicity is so often the best. Excellent served with quick stir-fried cabbage. The Delia Online Cookery Schoo...

Tagliatelle with Three Cheeses

Ricotta and Gorgonzola make the perfect combination for this dish but, if you can't find ricotta, cottage c...

Ricotta and Gorgonzola make the perfect combination for this dish but, if you can't find ricotta, cottage cheese will make an excellent alternative. This is quick, ...

Individual Bread-and-butter Pudding

The traditional recipe for this age-old favourite can be adapted for one person. With the quantities bel...

The traditional recipe for this age-old favourite can be adapted for one person. With the quantities below it works best in a 4 inch (10 cm) diameter ramekin dish. ...

Individual Crème Caramels

This is a one-person portion (a man-sized portion almost!) that is made in a 4½ inch (11 cm) ramekin. It...

This is a one-person portion (a man-sized portion almost!) that is made in a 4½ inch (11 cm) ramekin. It is possible, I've discovered, to cook it on top of the stov...

Kedgeree with Kippers

I admit that, having tried kedgeree on several occasions with brown rice, I have now come to the conclusion...

I admit that, having tried kedgeree on several occasions with brown rice, I have now come to the conclusion that it is always better made with white rice (which also h...

Lamb Chops Baked with Aubergines

This one has a decidedly Greek flavour with its hint of cinnamon and oregano. Since both meat and vegeta...

This one has a decidedly Greek flavour with its hint of cinnamon and oregano. Since both meat and vegetables are cooked together, it's an easy dish to prepare – but...

Macaroni Cheese with Courgettes and Bacon

I like this made with penne, but wholewheat macaroni makes a good alternative. The courgettes can be rep...

I like this made with penne, but wholewheat macaroni makes a good alternative. The courgettes can be replaced with leeks, broad beans or broccoli sprigs and, for a ...

Michael's Mango Fool

I happen to love the taste of fresh mangoes on their own (a combination of peaches and cream all in one fru...

I happen to love the taste of fresh mangoes on their own (a combination of peaches and cream all in one fruit, I think). But as my husband rightly points out, you v...

New England Chilli Bowl

I've suggested two ways of cooking this delicious, spicy main meal: you can either cook it in the tradition...

I've suggested two ways of cooking this delicious, spicy main meal: you can either cook it in the traditional way in a slow oven, or (if you want to cut down on gas or...

1 hour 30 minutes

Pan-fried Pizza Amalfitan

A pizza makes a perfect snack meal for one and this particular recipe (the basis of which I learned from El...

A pizza makes a perfect snack meal for one and this particular recipe (the basis of which I learned from Elizabeth David in her lovely book, Italian Food), is made ver...

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