easy low calorie dinner ideas?

thesoup11

looking for simple ideas and filling im gonna go aldi get a few things

nicsflyingcircus

meat, starch, veg. Filling, easy, done.

brightsideofpink

My quick go tos:

Veggie stir fry, or add chicken or shrimp.

Breakfast for dinner: scrambled or poached eggs, turkey sausage or turkey bacon, and english muffin if I've budgeted the calories. Or omelette with choice of veggies and meats.

I don't know if you can find it at Aldi's, but I grill Al Fresco Chicken sausage (sweet apple is my favorite) at least once per week. 160 calories per link. Serve with baked potato.

Grilled fish- put in foil tent with onion slices, lemon juice, and seasoning (I like Old Bay) and grill. I get my grill screaming hot on one burner, while leaving the other off. Put fish on side that is off. Cook until done.

TheKingsChampion

Lean meat and mixed veggies.
Egg scramble with ham and veggies.

I usually make a chicken wrap or I eat oatmeal. Or I throw a bunch of stuff in my crockpot and cook up a weeks worth of dinners for me. Freeze individual portions.

I also sometimes buy a whole rotisserie chicken, carve it, freeze the pieces and take one out to eat with veggies. I like mixed veg with cheese melted on top but sometimes a baked potato with a savoury flavoured cottage cheese is also nice.

Basically all my dinners are based off mixed veggies and some form of protein. I eat the skin/some fat from the meat if I need fat, and my mixed veg pretty much has everything I need in it: carrots, brocolli, cauliflower, potatoes, green beans. You could add brown rice or wholegrain pasta (or the normal ones, I prefer brown and wholegrain because I like their nutty flavor) as well, but that of course would bump up the calories a bit.

farberry

My go to is an easy ratatouille. Chop up whatever veg you have (onion, garlic, aubergine, courgette, sweet peppers, greens/leaves, mushrooms all work well). Fry in a little oil/spray oil in a pan until soft (stagger the times if needed eg onion/peppers will take longer than courgette/greens). Add half a tin (or more if cooking for >1) of chopped tomatoes and some protein if you want (I add kidney beans or veggie sausages). Season with salt, pepper, dried mixed herbs, chilli if you like (and I add a splash of balsamic vinegar). Easy and delicious, doesn't come out to more than 250-350 cals depending on veg and protein used. You can serve it with a carb but I find it filling enough alone. I often add a spoonful of natural yoghurt or cottage cheese on top (once it's off the heat) for extra protein/creaminess.

Or, a baked sweet potato with cottage cheese and half a can of broccoli and stilton soup. Sounds weird but it absolutely delicious and was a favourite of mine for a long time. Again under 300 cals

throoper

My favorite thing for either a side or a big portion as the entire meal is oven-roasted veggies with garlic. It's easy, healthy, and SO EFFING GOOD.

Chop up a bunch of veggies - I use broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, or beets. Toss with minced garlic and a little olive oil and S&P. Lay out on one or two baking pans, bake at 375 for about 20 minutes, broil for a couple minutes until roasty, and devour. Something about the garlic and the roasting makes them just unbelievably tasty.