Crocker - Betty Crocker right size recipes: delicious meals for one or two

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Crocker, Betty, author.

Title: Betty Crocker right-size recipes : delicious meals for one or two.

Description: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. | Series: BettyCrocker cooking | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018038560 (print) | LCCN 2018039151 (ebook) | ISBN9781328587596 (ebook) | ISBN 9781328588760 (paper over board)

Subjects: LCSH: Cooking for one. | Cooking for two. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX652 (ebook) | LCC TX652 .B4973 2018 (print) | DDC641. 5/6 11dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018038560

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Dear Reader,

We celebrate small households!

Just because youre a family of one or two doesnt mean eating has to be boring. We know taste buds get tired of eating a 4- to 6-serving recipe every night until its gone. Grabbing takeout gets old too, or worse yet, having to throw out uneaten leftovers.

From appetizers to desserts, these right-size recipes for 1- to 2-person households are big on flavor and easy to fix, whether its the busiest of nights or a special occasion. Skip the takeout for a home-cooked meal, know exactly what youre eating and have the satisfaction of making it yourself!

Getting to great taste neednt be complicated. Our kitchen-tested, easy-to-follow recipes mean delicious success every time. Look for our 5-ingredient or less recipes and quick-prep recipes that take 20 minutes or less to put together. Well show you how to cook once but eat two different meals and use up what you have on hand. We even show you how to make an entire Thanksgiving dinner for two in only 1 hours.

Lets cook small and eat big!

If youre not used to cooking small batches (or cooking at all), youre not alone. The number of small households is rising, and along with it, the desire to have easy, home-cooked meals that dont require a lot of prep or cleanup.

We celebrate small households with delicious, easy-to-follow recipes that deliver big on satisfaction (from both the preparation and eating standpoints). These scaled-down recipes will delight your taste buds because youll eat different foods all the time. They wont leave you with a pan of leftovers that you either eat every day for a week or end up throwing out!

Right-Size Equipment

Cooking for one or two is easy when you have the right-size equipment. Invest in a few pieces so you are ready to cook when the mood strikes! Youll find these pans at many discount, household goods or cooking stores as well as online.

At first, you may feel a bit like youre about to cook in a toy oven (we did!), but these small dishes will help your small-scale recipes turn out right every time. Mini-size recipes cook in less time than larger ones, cutting down time in the kitchen from larger-size recipes.

Skillets: Youll want to pay attention to each recipe to see if it calls for a regular or nonstick skillet. Regular skillets brown foods nicely, but we call for a nonstick skillet if the food sticks in the regular oneno one likes to have to apply elbow grease when cleaning up, if it can be avoided!

The food from cast-iron skillets usually browns nicely and releases easily due to the built-up coating that happens over time. Nonstick skillets can be substituted for the cast-iron skillets. If the recipe goes into the oven, be sure to use an ovenproof skillet as some skillets have handles that arent intended for high oven heat.

6- and 8-inch regular and nonstick skillets

7- and 9-inch cast-iron skillets

10-inch skillet

12-inch skillet

Saucepans: Saucepan sizes in the recipes are based on the amount of food thats being cooked and the ease with which to stir or add needed ingredients without making a mess.

1-, 2- or 3-quart regular or nonstick saucepans

4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven

Baking Dishes: Baking dishes are glass or ceramic. Small dishes come in a variety of scaled-down sizes for your recipes.

20-ounce casserole dish

1-quart casserole dish

8-inch (2-quart) baking dish

9 5-inch (1-quart) baking dish

11 7-inch baking dish

8- and 10-ounce baking dishes or ramekins (individual portion recipes)

Pie Plates: Mini-size pie plates are perfect for individual pies or Dutch babies. Regular-size pie plates are great for the coating ingredients when coating foods like fish.

5- to 6-inch pie plates

9-inch pie plates

Baking Pans: Baking pans are metal. Use the smaller rimmed baking sheet when baking small, individual baking dishes, as it makes it easy to place and remove them from the oven.

4 2-inch mini loaf pans

8 4-inch loaf pan

12 9 1- and 15 10 1-inch rimmed baking sheets

8- or 9-inch square pans

Cake Pans: Mini pans are perfect for desserts for two. Larger, shallow cake pans can also be used for coating ingredients when coating foods like fish. A small springform pan is great for small-size cheesecake and other desserts.

6-inch cake pan

8- and 9-inch cake pan

4-inch springform pan

Slow Cookers: Slow cookers work most efficiently when they are two-thirds to three-fourths full. If you are a fan of quick, throw-together meals that cook for hours without attention, having a small-size slow cooker on hand is a must. For best results, look for slow cookers that have both low and high heat settings. Small-batch recipes typically call for 1- to 3-quart slow cookers.