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    Cooking for Two and Small Households

    Dedicated to everyday recipes that are easy and delicious for smaller households, mostly scalable whether you are cooking for one, two, or have larger needs. Learn to manage your smaller kitchen with our Guide to Cooking for Two and the kitchen-tested in-recipe tips to get it right every time.

    Chicken, Chicken, and More Chicken

    • grilled chicken drumsticks on a grill
      Grilled Chicken Drumsticks—Quick and Easy
    • grilled chicken thigh with some char
      Grilled Chicken Thighs—Quick and Easy
    • pile of chicken legs on a white plate
      Baked Chicken Legs - Quick and Easy
    • Large plage of chicken thighs
      Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
    • cut baked chicken on white plate
      How to Bake Chicken Breasts in a Convection Oven
    • Grilled Chicken Breasts on a blue plate
      How to Grill Chicken Breasts on a Gas Grill

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    Top Grilling Recipes

    Nothing beats a great grilled meal. These are some of our best grill recipes. They will guide you to great results with easy step-by-step photo instructions.

    • grilled chicken drumsticks on a grill
      Grilled Chicken Drumsticks—Quick and Easy
    • Grilled Chicken Breasts on a blue plate
      How to Grill Chicken Breasts on a Gas Grill
    • cut ribeye steak on a gray plate
      How to Grill a Ribeye Steak on the Grill
    • Grilled filet mignon on a white plate
      How to Grill Filet Mignon
    • grilled tenderloin cut to show done interior
      How to Grill a Pork Tenderloin
    • Pulled Pork on a Gas Grill from 101 Cooking for Two
      Grilled Pork Butt on a Gas Grill for BBQ Smoked Pulled Pork
    • nicely done burger on a bun. All on a white plate
      How to Grill Hamburgers on a Gas Grill
    • grilled chicken thigh with some char
      Grilled Chicken Thighs—Quick and Easy
    • two grilled pork chops on an orange plate
      How to Grill Pork Chops on a Gas Grill
    • Cooked brisket on a gray board
      How to Cook a Brisket on a Gas Grill
    • grilled Baby Back Ribs on black cutting board
      How to Grill Baby Back Ribs on a Gas Grill
    • a strip steak with grill marks on a gray plate
      How to Grill Strip Steak on a Gas Grill

    Steak, Steak, and More Steak

    Time for a steak today.

    • cut ribeye steak on a gray plate
      How to Grill a Ribeye Steak on the Grill
    • filtet mignon with potatoes on a white plate
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Filet Mignon
    • Grilled filet mignon on a white plate
      How to Grill Filet Mignon
    • NY strip steak cut on an orange plate
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Strip Steak
    • a strip steak with grill marks on a gray plate
      How to Grill Strip Steak on a Gas Grill
    • porterhouse steak with fries on blue plate
      Grilled T-bone Steak and Porterhouse Steak
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    Our Top Non-Grill Recipes

    • pile of chicken legs on a white plate
      Baked Chicken Legs - Quick and Easy
    • Large plage of chicken thighs
      Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
    • filtet mignon with potatoes on a white plate
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Filet Mignon
    • slice of Ribeye Roast on a white plate
      Small Ribeye Roast
    • pile of cooked bacon on a white plate
      How to Cook Bacon in the Oven—Quick and Easy
    • baked sausage on a white plate
      How To Cook Sausage in the Oven
    • bite of mayo parmesan chicken on a fork
      Mayo Parmesan Chicken
    • pulled pork on a bun with sauce
      Oven Pulled Pork - Low and Slow Pork Butt
    • Scalloped Potatoes and Ham on a fork
      Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
    • broccoli cheese soup in blue bowl
      Quick and Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup
    • pile of crispy chicken breast
      Baked Split Chicken Breasts (Bone-in)
    • pulled pork with sauce in a bun on a blue plate
      Crock Pot Pulled Pork from Pork Butt

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    • NY strip steak cut on an orange plate
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Strip Steak
    • cooked seared chicken breast on a white plate
      Pan Seared Oven Baked Chicken Breasts
    • turkey slice with gravy on orange plate.
      Roasted Turkey Breast—The Easy Way
    • 30 Minute Boneless Pork Ribs
    • pork tenderloin on blue platter
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin
    • Parmisan crusted tilapia on a white plate
      Baked Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

    Featured Crock Pot Recipes

    All Crock Pot Recipes Small Crock Pot Recipes

    • pizza casserole in a large spoon over a crock pot.
      Crock Pot Pizza Casserole
    • pulled pork with sauce in a bun on a blue plate
      Crock Pot Pulled Pork from Pork Butt
    • Stew Meat Chili in a spoon over a blue bowl
      Stew Meat Chili
    • crock pot French dip with au jus
      Crock Pot French Dip
    • baked ziti on a white plate
      Crock Pot Baked Ziti
    • beef stew in a white bowl
      Small Crock Pot Beef Stew
    • ladle of chicken stew-Edit
      Small Crock Pot Chicken Stew
    • French Onion in a bowl covered with browned cheese
      Easy Crock Pot French Onion Soup—Long and Slow
    • orange bowl with chili with cheese
      Small Crock Pot Chili
    • pieces of fudge with nuts on a red plate
      Crock Pot Fudge
    • Chocolate Peanut Clusters on a red plate
      Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Clusters
    • spoonful of Salsa Verde Chicken Chili over a white bowl
      Salsa Verde Chicken Chili

    Healthy Suggestions

    • biscuit and sausage gravy on a white plate
      Healthier Sausage Gravy and Biscuits
    • chcken enchilada casserole casserole on a gray plate
      Healthy Chicken Enchilada Casserole—Easy and Quick
    • Zero Fat Biscuits from 101 Cooking for Two
      Healthy Biscuits—Low Calorie & Almost Zero-Fat
    • cheesy cauliflower casserole
      Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
    • blueberry scone on white plate
      Healthy Blueberry Scones
    • Bowl of Three Bean Turkey Chili with sour cream and cheese
      Three Bean Turkey Chili
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    The most recently published recipes.

    • Pile of cornbread slices on a white plate.
      Old Fashioned Cornbread Recipe
    • the soft inside of a wheat dinner roll.
      Honey Wheat Dinner Rolls
    • General Tso Chicken on white plate with rice.
      Easy General Tso's Chicken Recipe
    • two lemon bars on a white plate.
      Old Fashioned Lemon Bars
    • crock pot chicken pasta on a gray plate.
      Crock Pot Chicken Pasta
    • Parmesan sesame crackers on a white plate.
      Parmesan Sesame Cracker Recipe
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    Chicken Recipes

    Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Everybody can use another great chicken recipe, and there are a lot here.
    See all the Chicken Recipes ⇒.
     

    • chicken fajita tortilla with sour cream.
      Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
    • Grilled whole chicken on a gray plate
      Grilled Whole Chicken without Spatchcocking
    • spoonfull of Boursin pasta with chicken and broccoli
      Boursin Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli
    • chicken burger on a bun with tomato
      Ground Chicken Burgers
    • BBQ Chicken Skewers on a white plate
      30-Minute BBQ Chicken Skewers
    • Honey glazed chicken breast large
      Honey Glazed Grilled Chicken Breasts
    • BBQ Butterflied Chicken on white plate
      Grilled Butterflied Whole Chicken—AKA Spatchcocked Chicken
    • Alabama Chicken with white BBQ Sauce on chicken leg
      Alabama White Sauce Recipe
    • Chipotle chicken salsd on gray plate
      Southwest Chicken Salad
    • chicken salad on toasted bread on wood
      Rotisserie Chicken Salad
    • Chicken Parmesan on plate
      Healthy Chicken Parmesan—Oven Baked
    • Grilled chicken tenders on a white plate
      Easy Grilled Chicken Tenders

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    Chicken, Chicken, and More Chicken

    • pile of chicken legs on a white plate
      Baked Chicken Legs - Quick and Easy
    • Large plage of chicken thighs
      Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
    • cut baked chicken on white plate
      How to Bake Chicken Breasts in a Convection Oven
    • Grilled Chicken Breasts on a blue plate
      How to Grill Chicken Breasts on a Gas Grill
    • grilled chicken drumsticks on a grill
      Grilled Chicken Drumsticks—Quick and Easy
    • grilled chicken thigh with some char
      Grilled Chicken Thighs—Quick and Easy

    Steak, Steak, and More Steak

    • cut ribeye steak on a gray plate
      How to Grill a Ribeye Steak on the Grill
    • filtet mignon with potatoes on a white plate
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Filet Mignon
    • Grilled filet mignon on a white plate
      How to Grill Filet Mignon
    • NY strip steak cut on an orange plate
      Pan Seared Oven Roasted Strip Steak
    • a strip steak with grill marks on a gray plate
      How to Grill Strip Steak on a Gas Grill
    • porterhouse steak with fries on blue plate
      Grilled T-bone Steak and Porterhouse Steak
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