High protein recipes are my specialty, in case you’re new around here. So all twenty recipes below are packed with protein, moderate carbs, and tend to be lower in fat.
High volume eating is important for staying full on a low calorie diet, so the meals in this collection have BIG serving sizes. You can eat 500 calories from a single cookie, or 500 calories from nearly a pound of food. This recipe collection should help with the latter.
20-Minute Crispy Beef and Brothy Rice Bowls
Crispy caramelized lean ground beef with steamed rice and a spicy coconut broth.490 calories and 38g protein per serving
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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Protein Bowls
Roasted sweet potatoes with Mediterranean inspired ground turkey, creamy feta and yogurt sauce, and a low calorie rice blend.500 calories and 51g protein per serving
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Crispy Ground Beef and Baby Broccoli Bowls
Stir fried baby broccoli, onion, and extra lean ground beef in an awesome homemade sauce served over steamed rice.495 calories and 33g protein per serving
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Street Corn Chicken Bowls
Sheet pan roasted sweet potato rounds and Mexican seasoned chicken are topped with a light and bright street corn salad.405 calories and 30g protein per serving (95 calories for extra toppings!)
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High Protein Breakfast Sausage Bowls
High protein breakfast sausage crumbles, roasted sweet potatoes, and scrambled eggs are served with low fat cottage cheese, honey, and diced avocado.490 calories and 45g protein per serving
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Chicken and Brothy Rice Bowls
Coconut curry broth and steamed jasmine rice are topped with air fried chicken breast and fresh herbs/cucumbers.480 calories and 38g protein per serving
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Easy Chicken Ramen Bowls
One of my favorite ways to repurpose rotisserie chicken combines the chicken with Japanese barbecue sauce (or your choice of sauce) before it's caramelized in a pan. That's served over ramen in a creamy miso peanut broth.445 calories and 38g protein per serving
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Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
High protein lasagna made with layers of crispy chopped chicken breast, cottage cheese alfredo, mozzarella, parmesan and fresh parsley.500 calories and 43g protein per serving
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Creamy Gochujang Gnocchi
Pillowy potato gnocchi with garlic sesame beef crumbles and creamy gochujang sauce.475 calories and 36g protein per serving
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Creamy Sesame Noodles
Instant noodles in a creamy tahini sauce with spicy lean ground beef crumbles and herby cucumbers.500 calories and 38g protein per serving
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Breakfast Meal Prep Bowls
Sweet and spicy chicken crumbles with scrambled eggs and roasted potatoes, peppers, and onions.465 calories and 42g protein per serving
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Creamy Gochujang Noodles
Trader Joe's instant noodles are tossed in a creamy blended cottage cheese and gochujang sauce and topped with crispy sesame beef crumbles.500 calories and 40g protein per serving
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My Best Protein Mac and Cheese
I tested the internet's best protein mac and cheese recipes to come up with an ultimate version, and this is it.475 calories and 41g protein per serving
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Chicken and Broccolini Pasta
Sweet and spicy chili balsamic ground chicken, pan roasted broccolini, and orecchiette in a creamy lemon parmesan sauce.480 calories and 41g protein per serving
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BBQ Rotisserie Chicken Wraps
Pulled rotisserie chicken with BBQ sauce, low calorie Greek yogurt coleslaw, cheddar, and pickles wrapped in a high protein flatbread.485 calories and 49g protein per serving
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Gochujang Beef and Sweet Potato Bowls
Extra lean ground beef cooked in a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce with gochugaru roasted sweet potatoes.490 calories and 34g protein per serving
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Thai Basil Beef Bowls
Extra lean ground beef with stir fried peppers and onion, Thai basil, and an umami sauce served over rice with a chopped peanut garnish.455 calories and 30g protein per serving
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Creamy Red Pepper Pasta
Calabrian chili beef crumbles over pappardelle with a blended roasted red pepper and cottage cheese pasta sauce.465 calories and 32g protein per serving
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Firecracker Chicken Breast Bites
Crispy baked frozen lightly breaded chicken breast bites with sweet and spicy firecracker sauce served with roasted broccoli and rice.475 calories and 33g protein per serving
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Cheesy Rotisserie Chicken Burritos
High protein burritos filled with pulled rotisserie chicken, onions and peppers, corn, black beans, and a green chile cottage cheese sauce.450 calories and 39g protein per serving
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