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Doritos Taco Salad for One
Sometimes dinner is a salad. Sometimes that salad has Doritos in it! And honestly, that feels like a win. This is a nostalgic recipe from my childhood! I like this Dorito taco salad because it’s quick, filling, and doesn’t feel like a sad scaled-down version of taco night. It has all the good stuff like…

Welcome to the solo Spoon
Hi, I’m Monica, solo cook and the creator behind The Solo Spoon. I started this blog because cooking for one felt more complicated than it needed to be: too much food, ingredients going to waste, and the same meal three nights in a row.
Here you’ll find single serve and small batch recipes built around variety, not repetition. The idea is simple: one grocery run should give you a week of completely different meals, not a week of the same leftovers reheated.


































