recipes that actually survive being cut down to one
the technique matters more than the math. budget bytes taught me the math part
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1
fried rice
quarters best of anything, day-old rice is already single-portion by accident
2
stir fry
3
shakshuka
still use 2 eggs not 1, the sauce needs enough surface area to actually poach them
4
one-pot garlic butter rice
budget bytes has the original ratio, halving it is just halving, no adjustment needed
5
mac and cheese from a roux
the one that breaks. butter-to-flour ratio falls apart under 2 tbsp, tried it three times, now i just make the full batch and freeze it
6
sheet pan chicken thighs and potatoes
cut potatoes by count not weight, one potato per person still works at any scale
7
quesadilla
doesn't need scaling, already the right size. sometimes the answer is just eat what's already portioned
8
half an egg trick
whisk it, measure 1.5 tbsp, works way better than guessing
9
minestrone
don't scale down at all. cook the full pot, freeze in singles, some things are worth batching
10
pancakes
dry ingredients halve fine, the egg is the annoying part
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