10 budget meals for one. By Alice Johnston. If you're cooking for one and need to save the pennies, then check out our delicious, nutritious and cheap meals for one – also ideal for busy weekdays.

The McChicken Meal Deal includes a McChicken, four-piece Chicken McNuggets, small fries and a small soft drink — all for $5.

"This whole meal costs under $5 once you have the spices. Every time we're excited for it as if we're eating out." ...

The recipes. Day 1: Chicken dinner for one A simple and satisfying roast dinner for one person. This is a good opportunity to batch cook the chicken thighs, so you won't need to use the oven again ...

The Walmart Thanksgiving meal deal is back! Shop the $7 Thanksgiving meal with all the side dishes, dessert, rolls and more before the offer sells out.

For one person, it’s well worth consideration. I break it down for you in this Factor meal review. ... However, the service isn’t cheap and only offers single-serve meals, ...

So, while you can easily pick and choose which recipes you want to make from across all three, the plans work best when you follow a specific one for a whole week. First published September 2022 ...