Healthy Meal Recipes with Big Portions and Small Calorie Counts
Oversized Overnight Growing Oatmeal
Warning: You’ll need a BIG bowl for this one. The combination of our growing-oatmeal technique and the thicken-overnight tactic produces a tremendous serving of creamy oatmeal that can be eaten hot or cold. See also: Growing Proatmeal.
Retro Melon B-fast Bowl
There’s something about an edible bowl that makes breakfast supremely satisfying! This juicy five-minute meal is loaded with protein, thanks to the combo of Greek yogurt and cottage cheese. The nuts & honey bring crunch and sweetness. Bonus: If you’re a fan of cottage cheese for breakfast, try this Double-0-Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Bowl.
Breakfast Fajitas
Get ready for a feast! We took inspo from classic fajitas and built this breakfast platter for one. You get sausage, veggies, eggs, and fixings to pile onto corn tortillas. Not a bad way to start the morning… Want an option with more servings? Check out this El Ginormo Southwest Oven-Baked Omelette.
Burger Blast Spaghetti Squash
Remember what we said about edible bowls? Here’s the dinner version! The combo of burger flavor with filling spaghetti squash is one you’ll be recreating again and again. See also: Garlic Butter Chicken Spaghetti Squash Bake.
Salsa Chicken & Cauliflower Rice Skillet
Cauliflower rice is such a smart base for a big-portion-small-calorie-count meal, because you can eat a LOT of it for not a lot of calories.This zesty skillet is cram-packed with veggies, lean protein, and soooo much flavor. See also: Air-Fryer Teriyaki Salmon Bowl.
In-N-Outrageous Animal-Style Salad
It’s easy to assemble an oversized salad—the trick is to make it taste like fast food while keeping the calorie count in check! This 15-minute meal achieves that perfectly. See also: Chicken Taco Salad.
Chicken Egg Roll in a Bowl
In another example of super-sizing comfort food with veggies, this tasty entrée leans on coleslaw mix and a flavorful sauce to satisfy your cravings in a big way. It’s also great with shrimp or ground beef in place of the chicken! See also: Pulled BBQ Chicken Bowl.
Seafood Bake
You know we’re suckers for a good sheet-pan meal. It’s such an easy way to combine protein, veggies, and flavor without relying on heavy starches for the base. This meal in particular rounds things out with fresh corn and roasted potatoes. See also: the Hungry Girl Sheet Pan Cookbook!
Amazon's Choice Kitchen Find!
Farberware Professional Pump Small Salad Spinner
Nobody wants soggy greens that dilute their dressing and make crunchy toppings un-crunchy. That's why a salad spinner is essential. Toss your chopped lettuce into the basket, rinse thoroughly, then spin off all the excess water. We're not gonna lie: It's kind of fun to use, and it's extremely satisfying to see the difference that spinning makes! This petite 3.16-quart size is ideal when you're making salad for one or two people. And look at that rating—a 4.7-star average on over 19K reviews?? WOW.Chew on this:
Today, March 13th, is (checks calendar) National Chicken Noodle Soup Day! You could have two cups of this veggie-noodle version for under 200 calories.
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