High-Protein Dinners - Slender Kitchen

High-protein fiesta lime chicken with pepper jack cheese

Dinner is often the anchor meal of the day, and protein plays a big role in that. These high-protein dinner recipes focus on familiar, crowd-pleasing meals that work for both busy weeknights and relaxed evenings at home. Read More

With many recipes providing 40+ grams of protein per serving, these dinners are filling and flavorful and easy to rotate into your routine.

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Cauliflower rice casserole with ground turkey, tomatoes, and spinach in a baking dish.

Cheesy Italian Turkey Cauliflower Rice Casserole

Stovetop lasagna with mushrooms, spinach, melted cheese, and marinara sauce in a skillet.

Stovetop Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna

Healthy cabbage soup with cabbage, ground turkey, tomatoes, and cauliflower rice in a bowl.

Healthy Cabbage Soup

Thai red coconut curry chicken in a bowl with steamed rice, cilantro, basil, and fresh lime.

Thai Red Coconut Curry with Chicken

Buffalo chicken sloppy joes with ranch coleslaw in a hamburger roll.

Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes

A glass jar filled with a colorful seasoning blend sits on a wooden board. Fresh thyme sprigs are nearby, highlighting a rustic kitchen setting.

Homemade Italian Sausage Seasoning

Shrimp burgers with lettuce and tomatoes on a wheat bun.

Crispy Shrimp Burgers

Slow cooker chicken cacciatore in a bowl with tomato sauce, chicken, mushrooms, and peppers over quinoa.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

Zucchini and Ground Turkey Pizza Boats in a glass baking dish.

Zucchini and Ground Turkey Pizza Boats

A bowl of lasagna soup with a rich tomato broth, ground meat, zucchini, and lasagna noodles, topped with parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

Healthy Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

Roasted sausages with potatoes, peppers, and onions on a plate with Parmesan cheese.

Roasted Italian Sausages with Potatoes, Peppers, and Onions

Sheet pan sausage with potatoes and Brussels sprouts on a sheet pan.

Sheet Pan Sausage, Potatoes, and Brussels Sprouts

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Chicken pineapple fried rice served in two bowls with fresh pineapple, chicken breast, brown rice, and vegetables with cashews.

Chicken and Pineapple Fried Rice

A glass jar filled with a colorful seasoning blend sits on a wooden board. Fresh thyme sprigs are nearby, highlighting a rustic kitchen setting.

Homemade Italian Sausage Seasoning

A juicy sloppy joe sandwich is centered on a white plate. The bun is golden brown, holding a savory, saucy ground meat filling.

Three Ingredient Sloppy Joes

Bowl of sesame beef served over brown rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Sesame Beef

Machaca burritos with shredded beef, pinto beans, rice, cilantro, lettuce, cheese wrapped in flour tortillas and foil.

Machaca Burritos

A top-down shot of a bowl of chopped shrimp salad, garnished with cilantro.

Chopped Shrimp Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Aguachile with raw shrimp in a lime and cilantro sauce in a bowl with sliced cucumbers.

Aguachile

Grilled swordfish with garlic, lemon, and herbs on a plate with fresh parsley.

Easy Grilled Swordfish

Ground chicken tacos with seasoned ground chicken, tomatoes, and lettuce in flour tortillas.

Ground Chicken Tacos

Grilled chicken topped with sauce on a bed of lettuce, served with lime wedges and garnished with cilantro, next to a platter of more chicken.

Grilled Sriracha Barbecue Chicken

A plate of tostadas, topped with black beans, shredded chicken, fresh lettuce, tomato, red onion, avocado, cilantro, and crumbled cheese. Lime wedges are placed on the side for a fresh squeeze of citrus.

Chicken Tostadas

A bowl of lasagna soup with a rich tomato broth, ground meat, zucchini, and lasagna noodles, topped with parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

Healthy Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

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