High Protein Meals

If you’re trying to hit your protein goals without sacrificing flavor, you’re in the right place. This collection of high-protein recipes includes everything from satisfying breakfasts and lunches to easy dinners and high-protein snacks you’ll actually look forward to eating.

I’ve personally been focusing on eating more protein since 2020, and along the way I’ve learned what really works—both for nutrition and for flavor. So many of you asked how I get enough protein throughout the day that it inspired me to write my cookbook, Skinnytaste High Protein, which features over 100 recipes with 30 grams of protein or more.

In the meantime, explore these high-protein recipes below.

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This quick and easy weeknight dish is made all in one skillet. You can modify this basic recipe using any veggies you like!
4

One Skillet Chicken and Green Beans with Bacon

20 mins
 Blackened Chicken over a flavorful chickpea salad with fresh corn, tomatoes, avocado and lime juice. A quick and easy weeknight dish!
2

Blackened Chicken Fiesta Salad

25 mins
Cobb Salad in a Jar with Buttermilk Ranch is the perfect lunch recipe to make ahead and eat when you're on the go!
7

Mason Jar Cobb Salad with Buttermilk Ranch

15 mins
Barbacoa Beef with corn salsa on a plate.
0

Barbacoa Beef (Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot)

1 hr 20 mins
If you're lucky enough to get your hands on some fresh white fish such as Fluke, Flounder, Halibut, etc., this easy skillet recipe is a must. Takes less than 10 minutes to make and tastes so good!
2

Fish with Tomato Sauce, White Wine and Capers

10 mins
These skinless chicken drumsticks sweet and sticky, and so delicious! Cooked in a skillet with honey, soy sauce, garlic and ginger until the chicken is tender and the sauce thickens. You won't miss the skin!
4

Honey Teriyaki Drumsticks (Skillet or Instant Pot)

55 mins
Sweet and spicy Korean-inspired Gochujang-Honey Glazed Shrimp Skewers are perfect for weeknight cooking because they take less than 10 minutes to cook.
2

Gochujang-Honey Glazed Shrimp Skewers

16 mins
Egg and Quinoa Salad Jars
6

Protein Egg and Quinoa Salad Jars

25 mins
Grilled sirloin steak "flaco" tacos use lettuce wraps instead of tortillas! The steak is seasoned with cumin and spices, then grilled and sliced thin, along with guacamole and pico de gallo – low-carb and super delicious!
1

Steak Taco Lettuce Wraps

30 mins
Shawarma-Spiced Grilled Chicken with Garlic Yogurt – an easy, grilled chicken version of the classic Turkish street food which is usually cooked on a rotating spit.
2

Grilled Chicken Shawarma

1 hr 25 mins
If you're looking for a quick weeknight meal that's both light in calories and easy to make, this is your dish!
1

Garlicky Shrimp Stir-fry with Shiitakes and Bok Choy

20 mins
These garlic lime pork chops are so EASY to make, and only take 10 minutes to cook. I usually make them in my broiler but they are also great on the grill, they come out juicy and SO flavorful!
0

Quick Garlic-Lime Marinated Pork Chops

30 mins
This Grilled Balsamic Steak with Tomatoes and Arugula is an easy weeknight dinner solution –marinate the steak overnight with balsamic vinegar and fresh herbs, then fire up the grill and serve with a simple tossed arugula-tomato salad, on the table in less than 20 minutes!
2

Grilled Balsamic Steak with Tomatoes and Arugula

Easy Braised Chicken Drumsticks in Tomatillo Sauce – An easy Mexican-inspired chicken dish made with just a few ingredients!
1

Easy Braised Tomatillo Chicken Drumsticks

40 mins
2

North African Spiced Shrimp and Chickpea Salad

30 mins
A quick Mexican-inspired chicken dish, made in the skillet with a smoky-spicy tomato-chipotle sauce topped with an avocado-sour cream sauce.
2

Skillet Chicken in Tomato-Chipotle Sauce with Avocado Crema

25 mins
This spiralized turnip, carrot and potato au gratin casserole is baked with turkey in a light cream sauce finished with grated Gruyere cheese – a dish worthy for your Holiday table.
9

Spiralized Turnip and Potato Au Gratin Casserole with Turkey

1 hr 50 mins
Seattle Sunshine Bowl
6

Seattle Sunshine Bowl

2 hrs 10 mins
Eggs Pizzaiola
2

Eggs Pizzaiola

25 mins