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If you are after filling and delicious dinners, my high protein dinner recipes are perfect. This post has a range of different delicious high protein dinner recipes that tick all the boxes.
High protein dinner recipes are exactly what you need for a busy weeknight to make sure you’re eating a balanced and nutritious diet. A high protein dinner is a great way to make sure your meal is satisfying and will keep you fuller for longer. It’s also important for rebuilding muscle, skin and tissue in your body as well as maintaining your immune system.
Protein is found easily in meat such as beef, chicken and fish but you can also find it in vegetarian options such as beans and tofu. All these recipes are delicious and packed full of flavour to make this high protein dinner anything but boring.
The guide below has a high protein dinner recipe for everyone, from chicken to beef, salmon to beans. Each post also has helpful tips, tricks and swaps so you can make a delicious dinner adapted to your tastes or to what you have in your kitchen.
16 High Protein Chicken Recipes
Chicken Kofta
Packed with herbs and served with a delicious homemade tomato sauce and zesty lemon yoghurt, these super simple Chicken Kofta are the perfect easy summer supper.
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Soy and Garlic Chicken
This Soy and Garlic Chicken is almost guaranteed to become your new go-to midweek meal. Imagine the crispiest chicken skin, tender chicken thighs, cooling cucumber salad and the most delicious sweet and salty sauce – all on top of a bowl of fluffy rice. Need I say more?
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Almond Butter Chicken Curry
This easy, rich and creamy Almond Butter Chicken Curry takes just 30 minutes to make, served with toasted almonds and fluffy, herby basmati rice.
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Baked Chicken Skewers with Herb Drizzle, Crunchy Salad and Raita
Looking for a quick and easy meal? These baked chicken skewers are one of my go-tos on a busy weeknight. Imagine tender and spiced baked chicken skewers with fluffy rice, soft flatbreads and a crunchy salad. All topped off with a dollop of cooling cucumber raita.
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Chicken Flatbread with Yoghurt and Cherry Tomatoes
So simple, this chicken flatbread has a simple yoghurt flatbread dough that rests while the chicken and tomatoes are cooked. It’s a quick assembly job and dinner is ready!
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Shrimp and Chicken Fried Rice
This Shrimp and Chicken Fried Rice is the perfect quick and easy dinner recipe. Feel free to get creative with whatever leftover veggies you have in the fridge!
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Sticky Chicken with Beetroot and Red Onion
This simple recipe for Sticky Chicken with Beetroot and Red Onion is packed with rich, hearty flavours and because it is made with pouch grains, it’s the perfect one pan meal ready in just 1 hour!
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Poule au Pot (Classic French Chicken in a Pot)
Poule au Pot is one of those one-pot wonders that feels both wholesome and indulgent: tender chicken, silky orzo with beans, tarragon and a touch of Dijon mustard. The addition of blended beans gives it a velvety texture and turns it into something really special.
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Salsa Verde Chicken Burgers with Yoghurt Slaw
This easy Salsa Verde Chicken Burgers are served with a light, healthy and vibrant yoghurt, cabbage and beetroot slaw for a quick, low carb dinner that’s simply packed with different colours, textures and flavours!
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Wagamama Chilli Chicken Ramen
Spicy broth, crispy chicken, soba noodles and all the toppings, this is your sign to not order takeaway and make this Wagamama Chilli Chicken Ramen at home!
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Chicken Noodle Bowl
These Chicken Noodle Bowls are perfect for a quick and easy lunch or simple supper when you are short on time and want something fuss-free and full of flavour.
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Chicken Satay Rice Bowls
Fluffy rice topped with tender chicken thighs, spiced satay sauce, cooling cucumber, sharp pickled red onions, crunchy peanuts, spicy chilli and fresh coriander – yes please! These delicious Chicken Satay Rice Bowls are about to become your new favourite midweek meal…
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Easy Peri Peri Chicken with Potato Wedges & Sriracha Mayo
Easy, spicy Peri Peri Chicken is cooked over a bed and red peppers and onions (to absorb all those delicious cooking juices!) before being served with crispy potato wedges, homemade sriracha mayo and a nice green salad for the perfect family dinner that packs a punch!
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Greek Chicken with Lemon Potatoes
One-pan Greek chicken and lemon potatoes with cucumber yoghurt. It's juicy, crispy and ready in an hour, perfect for having friends round for dinner.
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Harissa Chicken with Labneh, Roasted Red Peppers and Red Onion
Juicy, tender Harissa Chicken thighs with creamy herby labneh and roasted vegetables. It’s deliciously simple.
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Cold Noodle Salad with Chicken
Imagine bouncy, chewy udon noodles with tender shredded chicken, tossed in a sweet and spicy sesame dressing. It is so good, you will want to lick the bowl clean!
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6 High Protein Beef Recipes
Easy Garlic Butter Steak Bites
These Garlic Butter Steak Bites are the perfect way to cook steak that is a little different to usual. Seared until pink and then tossed in garlic butter, they are so good.
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Slow Cooked Beef Shin Ragu
This slow-cooked beef shin ragu is so rich and so good, served with tagliatelle pasta for a bowl of pure comfort. It requires some time, but the dish itself is minimal effort to put together.
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Steak with Romesco Sauce and Crispy Potato Wedges
This simple recipe for Steak with Romesco Sauce and Crispy Potato Wedges takes the classic steak supper to the next-level for a steakhouse-worthy dinner you can easy manage on a Friday night!
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Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs
Learn how to make meltingly tender red wine braised beef short ribs with pro tips for wine, cuts, timing, and make-ahead sauce options.
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Steak and Green Bean Salad with Yogurt Caesar Dressing
This simple Steak and Green Bean Salad with Yogurt Caesar Dressing is the perfect dinner salad for entertaining, ready in just 30 minutes!
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Slow Cooked Beef Ribs Ragu
This slow-cooked beef short ribs ragu is so delicious and rich, served with pappardelle pasta for the most comforting bowl. It requires some time but the dish itself is minimal effort to put together.
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14 High Protein Fish Recipes
Spicy Tuna with Crispy Rice Bowl
This is delicious cubes of spicy tuna, in a spicy-salty soy and sriracha marinade, placed on top of gorgeous golden crispy rice, served alongside whatever toppings you fancy!
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Thai Salmon Curry
This one pan Thai Salmon Curry with tomatoes, chickpeas and coconut milk is so quick and easy. It’s hearty but healthy, packed full of flavour and utterly delicious. It’s so good!
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Ahi Tuna Salad
Discover the most delicious seared Ahi Tuna Salad with a toasted sesame seed crust, served with nutty brown rice, crunchy radishes, creamy avocado and a wonderful sweet and salty ginger, soy and sesame Asian-style dressing.
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Panko Prawn Rice Bowls
Looking for a new way to enjoy panko prawns? Imagine bowls of fluffy, aromatic rice topped with the crispiest prawns, crunchy vegetables and a spicy bang bang dressing. Yum!
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Easy and Delicious Salmon Crudo
This salmon crudo is quick, easy and delicious. A real show stopper of a dish but it’s really very simple to put together
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Spicy Salmon Bowl
A simple dinner that can be adapted to what you have in the fridge: spicy salmon bowl for 2.
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Baked Mediterranean Cod with Cherry Tomatoes
This 30-minute, one pan recipe for Baked Mediterranean Cod with Cherry Tomatoes and White Beans is perfect for busy weeknights, but is also special enough to serve to guests!
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Crunchy Salmon Roll (in a bowl)
This crunchy salmon roll in a bowl is a super simple way to enjoy your favourite sushi. It is packed full of flavour and texture – plus it takes less than 30 minutes. Perfect for a midweek meal.
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Tempura Cod Goujons with Tartar Sauce
This easy recipe for Tempura Cod Goujons is perfect for your Friday night fish supper, served with skin-on potato wedges, smashed minty peas and a homemade tartare sauce!
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Gochujang Salmon Fishcakes
These easy Korean-inspired Gochujang Salmon Fishcakes are baked, not fried perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner served with rice, avocado, a cucumber and carrot ribbon salad and homemade gochujang mayonnaise – all ready in less than 30 minutes!
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Chicken and Prawn Tom Yum Soup
This iconic hot and sour chicken and prawn tom yum soup is the perfect nourishing soup. Imagine spicy chillies, zesty lime, tangy tamarind and umami-rich fish sauce in a creamy broth. Add in tender chicken and juicy prawns and you have a surprisingly simple, utterly delicious, soup. The ideal comfort food.
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Teriyaki Salmon Bowl
This quick and healthy Teriyaki Salmon Bowl pairs roasted salmon topped with a homemade teriyaki sauce with a refreshing mango, avocado and jalapeño salad for an easy lunch or weeknight dinner that’s ready in just 25 minutes!
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Quick Salmon Bowls (Sushi Style)
A fresh, vibrant and punchy sushi bowl layered with sushi rice, crunchy veg, and a spicy salmon topping, finished with a zesty lime drizzle.
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Salmon with pesto crust
The most delicious 15 minute supper. Salmon baked with a pesto crust and served with tomato cous cous with basil and feta.
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11 High Protein Pork & Lamb Recipes
Creamy Sausage Pasta
This creamy sausage pasta really makes the fennel sausages the star of the show so use the best sausages you can get your hands on with a high pork content.
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Sausages with Sweet Potato Mash and Wilted Greens
It only takes 35 minutes to make this delicious plate of roasted sausages, sweet potato mash, sautéed greens and garlic herb butter, can you believe it? This fresh take on bangers and mash is still quick and comforting, but packed with extra flavours and veggies!
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Lamb Burgers with Mint, Tzatziki & Pesto
Juicy lamb burgers topped with fresh mint, creamy tzatziki and a swirl of pesto. A flavour-packed twist on a classic burger, perfect for summer grilling or an easy weeknight dinner.
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Quick and Easy Shin Ramen with Crispy Pork
This recipe makes two delicious bowls of homemade pork ramen, using shin ramen noodles – it’s super simple and full of flavour.
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Juicy Air Fryer Lamb Chops
These air fryer lamb chops are such an easy way to cook lamb. Adding a herby yoghurt marinade makes them deliciously tender and succulent.
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Sausage Nduja Pasta (Pasta con Nduja)
Imagine crispy fried sausage with orecchiette pasta in a luxuriously creamy smoky ‘Nduja, mascarpone and tomato sauce – all finished off with plenty of Parmesan. Yum!
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Crispy Air Fryer Pork Belly with Crackling
Did you know you can cook the most delicious pork belly in the air fryer? Imagine unbelievably juicy spiced pork with crispy, crunchy crackling – all cooked in under an hour…
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Crispy Lamb Mince with Couscous and Salad
This Crispy Lamb Mince Bowl is the perfect lunch or dinner! Imagine soft, nutty couscous topped with spicy, smoky lamb mince, tangy pickled onions, and a cooling cucumber and tomato salad.
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Japanese Braised Sticky Pork Belly Noodles
Pork Belly Noodles are sticky, sweet, saucy. They are so good and whilst it is slow cooked, it’s hardly any hands-on time, you just have it let it cook slowly!
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Lamb Meatballs with Buttery Rice and Tzatziki
Looking for some lamb mince recipe inspiration? Look no further than these lamb meatballs. Imagine fluffy rice topped with spicy lamb meatballs, rich tomato sauce and a dollop of creamy, cooling tzatziki. All finished off with zesty lemon and fresh herbs…
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Weeknight Sausage Ragu
It only takes 30 minutes to make this easy Sausage Ragu, perfect to serve with penne pasta and plenty of cheese for the ultimate budget-friendly supper!
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6 High Protein Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
Tofu Noodle Soup
This easy Tofu Noodle Soup is delicious and very simple – just how we like it. The tofu is crispy and flavourful in a silky broth and full of veg too.
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Frittata di Zucchini (Zucchini Frittata)
Filled with gorgeously golden zucchini and a delicious mixture of Parmesan and Emmental, this super simple Frittata di Zucchini is perfect when you need a speedy supper or quick lunch.
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Easy Tomato Bean Stew with Cavolo Nero
This hearty tomato bean stew is packed with vegetables and full of comforting flavour. It’s a wholesome, one-pot meal that’s perfect for cosy evenings and easy to make with store cupboard ingredients and a few from the fridge!
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Lentil Ragu
This rustic and warming lentil ragu is so delicious and so easy. It uses French puy lentils and ready in under 30 minutes using convenient lentil pouches.
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Chickpea Pasta
This Chickpea Pasta is up there with one of the most cosy, comforting dishes you will ever make. Imagine a delicious bowl of pasta in a flavour-packed, umami-rich, garlicky-tomato and chickpea sauce – finished with crispy sage leaves and plenty of melting Parmesan. So good.
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Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup with Feta Crumble
Looking for an easy soup recipe? This comforting Carrot and Lentil Soup is full of warming spices and creamy coconut milk. The perfect cosy vegetarian supper.
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