500 calorie dinner?

blknred28
blknred28 Posts: 9 Member
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I need help with choosing 500 calorie dinner meals. Does anybody have any good recipes? Please post. Thank you :)

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  • corabreen
    corabreen Posts: 1 Member
    When I'm stuck and don't know what to eat I usually turn to my egg-rice-risotto-thingy (I know it's a great name)

    Ingredients:
    Large tomato
    Onions
    Lean slices of ham
    2/3 eggs
    Chilli powder - I used mild because I don't want my tongue burned off
    Tumeric - 2/3 tablespoons
    And 50-60 grams of brown rice

    How to cook:
    1. Boil the rice and let simmer for approx 25 mins.
    2. Dice the onions, tomato & ham
    3. Whisk the eggs and spices together
    4. Heat a small drop of oil or one cal spray of your choice in frying pan
    5. Add the onions and let them sweat for a few mins
    6. Add the eggs gently pulling them apart as they cook
    7. After the eggs start to cook add the ham & tomato and let it all simmer until the eggs are cooked (should take about 5 mins depending how hot your pan is)
    8. Serve and enjoy

    When I entered this recipe into MFP is came out just under the 500 calories - it's tasty and has fibre, carbs and protein in it and it's quite easy to make!

    Ps if you don't like tomatoes you can switch in peppers or anything else you like in.

    Hope this helps - let me know if you try it and how it turns out :)
  • jennamae102
    jennamae102 Posts: 179 Member
    Check out Skinnytaste.com! She has tons of recipes, almost all under 500 calories for a serving. I've had a lot of success with her site!
  • SizeTenByTeatime
    SizeTenByTeatime Posts: 34 Member
    Have a salmon fillet with lemon or lime juice and dill, then slap that on a large bed of salad with some low cal salad dressing.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    500 is quite a lot to play with. 4-6 oz of lean chicken or fish, 2/3 cup (cooked) of instant brown rice, and a huge salad with a sensible dressing (lately I've been using a salsa verde on salads). You'll likely be full before you get to 500 calories.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Anything can be under 500 calories if you size your portion right! Add a salad or veggies to make something that's more calorie-dense (smaller portion) go further.
  • mswanger09
    mswanger09 Posts: 863 Member
    jennamae102 wrote: »
    Check out Skinnytaste.com! She has tons of recipes, almost all under 500 calories for a serving. I've had a lot of success with her site!

    THIS! I love her website and her recipes. They are really good and don't make you feel like you are missing out on anything.

    greenlitebites.com is another one that I like too!
  • LHWhite903
    LHWhite903 Posts: 208 Member
    Check out some people's diaries on here, like mine. Some of my meals are 400-500 cals. :)
  • tho2004_418
    tho2004_418 Posts: 19 Member
    I love the Channa Masala Recipe from the Oh She Glows book. It's a really good cookbook for those of you who want to do vegan meals or just want to cut out dairy (I'm lactose intolerant). It comes out to less than 400 calories per serving.

    I like eating this with Cauliflower Rice. It's filling and it's doesn't break the caloric bank, if you will.

    Here are the recipes:

    Channa Masala: http://www.edibleperspective.com/home/2014/3/4/quick-easy-chana-masala-from-the-oh-she-glows-cookbook-givea.html
    Cauliflower Rice: http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/how-to-make-cauliflower-rice/
  • blknred28
    blknred28 Posts: 9 Member
    jennamae102 wrote: »
    Check out Skinnytaste.com! She has tons of recipes, almost all under 500 calories for a serving. I've had a lot of success with her site!

    Thank you :) I will check that out
  • badassbeaver
    badassbeaver Posts: 28 Member
    Fantastic, thank you for sharing
  • mpat81
    mpat81 Posts: 353 Member
    Add me as a friend if you want, many of meals are under 500, especially lunches. These aren't recipes of course but I think you'll get the idea. :)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    For 430 calories I make a spicy shirataki mac and cheese with chicken sausage. Two bags shirataki macaroni, 4 wedges of laughing cow cheese, 3 80 calorie chicken sausages, chipotle sauce, garlic powder. Takes 10 minutes.

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