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500 - 600 calorie meals

lucylpd
lucylpd Posts: 16
edited February 7 in Recipes
Any delicious 500 or 600 calorie meal ideas? I'm not fussy with food, so everything goes :-)

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  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    Are you looking for breakfast meals or lunch/dinner meals?
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Any delicious 500 or 600 calorie meal ideas? I'm not fussy with food, so everything goes :-)

    Make your fav recipes, portion out servings to be ~500-600 cals.
  • lucylpd
    lucylpd Posts: 16
    dinner meals really, but if you have any breakfast ideas that would be good too
  • ellis222
    ellis222 Posts: 59 Member
    One of my favorites is a turkey burger. Costco's frozen turkey burger has 200 calories with 35 grams of protein. Serve on a bun with lettuce, tomato, and a little mayo and it totals about 400 calories. That leaves plenty of calories for a salad or side of vegetables.
  • kalinanav
    kalinanav Posts: 2
    One of my favourites is called flautas:

    Flautas

    3-4 Chicken Breasts
    2/3 cup Salsa
    1 cup grated Cheese
    1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
    8 Flour Tortillas

    Cook and shred chicken. Mix with salsa, cheese and garlic powder. Roll mixture in tortillas. Place in cake pan and bake at 420*F for 15-20 minutes. Serve with sour cream, salsa, chives, chopped tomatoes and/or bacon bits.


    It's 476 calories for each one which gives you plenty left over for sour cream, bacon, etc and for something on the side
  • Docpremie
    Docpremie Posts: 228 Member
    I've been remaking my soup recipes, because I love soup this time of year. Here's a new one that's really delicious!!!

    Turkey & White Bean Chili

    Bertoli - Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
    Onions - Raw, 1 cup, chopped
    Garlic, 2 Cloves, minced
    Jennie O - Lean Ground Turkey 93/7 -- 20 oz
    Swanson - Chicken Broth Low Sodium 3 cups (240ml)
    Bush's Great Northern Beans - 2 cans, drained & thoroughly rinsed
    Generic - Bay Leaf, 1 leaf, remember to remove when soup is done cooking
    Generic - Chili Powder, Dried, 1 tsp
    Mccormick Ground Cumin - Spices, 1.5 tsp
    Mccormick - Ground Oregano, 1.5 tsp
    Mccormick - Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, 1 tsp
    Mccormick - Black Pepper, 1/8 tsp
    Mccormick's - Sea Salt Grinder, 1/8 tsp

    Serving size: 2 cups

    Nutritional Information Per Serving: calories 412 / Fat 16 grams / Carbs 23 grams/ Protein 40 grams / Fiber 8 grams


    I made a new one this past week that was a turkey sausage & cheese tortellini, which was fabulous! The fat content is a little higher than I'd like though, so I'm going to try a remake with a leaner version of turkey & an increase in spices & seasonings to compensate. I'll post once I've got it perfected! :)
  • sfbayaprile
    sfbayaprile Posts: 1 Member
    This is one of my weekly recipes that never gets old. I serve it with steamed broccolini with Seasame-Ginger Sauce (alos pasted below)

    Miso-Glazed Salmon with Wilted Spinach: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/miso-glazed-salmon-with-wilted-spinach-10000001940985/

    Fish:
    1 tablespoon white miso paste
    2 teaspoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
    2 teaspoons rice vinegar
    2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
    1/2 teaspoon sugar
    1/2 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
    2 (6-ounce) skinless salmon fillets
    1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

    Spinach:
    2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
    1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
    1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach
    2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce

    Preparation:
    1. Preheat broiler.
    2. To prepare fish, combine the first 6 ingredients in a small bowl, and brush evenly over fish. Arrange fish on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil for 8 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
    3. To prepare spinach, while fish broils, heat sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and spinach to skillet; cook 30 seconds or until spinach just begins to wilt, tossing mixture constantly. Stir in 2 teaspoons soy sauce.

    Nutritional Information. Amount per serving:
    Calories: 347
    Fat: 16.5g
    Saturated fat: 3.3g
    Monounsaturated fat: 6.9g
    Polyunsaturated fat: 5.1g
    Protein: 37.5g
    Carbohydrate: 12.6g
    Fiber: 4.9g
    Cholesterol: 80mg
    Iron: 5.3mg
    Sodium: 805mg
    Calcium: 175mg


    Sesame-Ginger Sauce: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sesame-ginger-sauce-10000001646438/

    Ingredients:
    2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
    2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
    1 tablespoon water
    1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
    1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
    1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
    1 garlic clove, minced

    Preparation:
    Combine all ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.

    Nutritional Information. Amount per serving:
    Calories: 19
    Calories from fat: 85%
    Fat: 1.8g
    Saturated fat: 0.3g
    Monounsaturated fat: 0.7g
    Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
    Protein: 0.2g
    Carbohydrate: 0.5g
    Fiber: 0.1g
    Cholesterol: 0.0mg
    Iron: 0.1mg
    Sodium: 134mg
    Calcium: 1mg
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