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High-protein recipes

Thirty grams of protein or more per serving, without a protein powder in sight. Meat, fish, eggs, beans, and dairy doing their actual job.

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🇷🇺RussiaMedium

Meat Dishes

Chicken Kiev

A legendary dish of disputed origin claimed by both Ukrainian and Russian cuisines. Tender chicken breast pounded thin, wrapped around chilled garlic herb butter, coated in crispy breadcrumbs and fried golden.

45 min450 kcal4 serves

💪High protein

★4.5

🇨🇳ChinaAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Chicken Stir-Fry with Vegetables

Chicken thighs and whatever vegetables you have, cooked over maximum heat in a soy-sesame-ginger sauce. The fastest way to clear the fridge without the result tasting like leftovers. Done in 20 minutes if the prep is ready.

25 min350 kcal4 serves

💪High protein⚡Quick🌶️Spicy

★4.4

🇬🇪GeorgiaMedium

Meat Dishes

Chicken Tabaka

Georgia's iconic dish: a whole small chicken is butterflied, seasoned with khmeli-suneli, adjika and wine vinegar, then pressed flat and pan-fried under a heavy weight until both sides are deeply golden and crispy. Named after the tapaka — the traditional cast-iron pan with a heavy lid.

60 min450 kcal2 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

★4.8

🇲🇦MoroccoAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Chicken Tagine with Chermoula

Chermoula is a Moroccan marinade — raw herbs, garlic, cumin, lemon, oil — and it does more work here than the tagine itself. The chicken sits in it overnight if you have time, or two hours if you don't. Either way, something changes in the meat. Then it goes into the pot with preserved lemon, olives, and onion, and cooks low and slow until it falls off the bone. No tagine pot required. A wide, heavy pan with a lid does the same job.

90 min455 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein🌶️Spicy

★4.5

🇮🇳IndiaAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Chicken Tikka Masala

Yogurt-marinated chicken thighs grilled until charred, then simmered in a spiced tomato-and-onion sauce with cream. The two-stage process is the point: first the tikka — small pieces of chicken cooked hard over direct heat — then the masala, the spiced sauce they finish in. The char on the chicken is not incidental. It sits in contrast to the cream, and without it you have a decent tomato curry rather than tikka masala. The sauce needs properly browned onion, bloomed spices, and enough cooking time for the tomatoes to lose their sharpness.

65 min490 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy💪High protein

★4.6

🇺🇸USAMedium

Salads

Chickpea Spinach Skillet

Chickpeas sautéed with onion, garlic, tomatoes and cumin, with spinach stirred in at the end. Done in 25 minutes in one pan. About 11g of fiber per serving. Good over rice, with eggs poached on top, or with flatbread.

25 min340 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free

★4.4

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Chili con Carne

Ground beef simmered with tomatoes, kidney beans and a short list of spices. The tomato paste goes in first and cooks dry — that single step is what separates a flat chili from one with actual depth.

60 min420 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

★4.8

🇯🇵JapanMedium

Salads

Chuka Seaweed Salad

A classic Japanese seaweed salad made from chuka (wakame-style sea greens) dressed in a light sesame-soy vinaigrette with chili and ginger. Silky, refreshing, and packed with minerals — the perfect appetizer alongside sushi or miso soup.

10 min45 kcal2 serves

🌿Vegetarian⚡Quick🌱Vegan

★4.6

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Classic American Burger

A proper smash burger with a deeply caramelized crust, melted American cheese, crisp lettuce, ripe tomato, and the perfect special sauce. Simple technique, extraordinary results.

25 min680 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

★4.4

🇺🇸USAMedium

Salads

Cobb Salad

The Hollywood classic invented at the Brown Derby restaurant — a stunning composed salad of crispy bacon, grilled chicken, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, tomatoes and blue cheese arranged in bold stripes over a bed of crisp romaine.

25 min510 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

★4.6

🇫🇷FranceMedium

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Cod Meunière

A classic French technique where cod fillets are lightly floured, pan-fried in butter and olive oil, then finished with a nutty brown butter sauce with lemon and garlic — one of the finest ways to cook delicate white fish.

40 min300 kcal3 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

★4.5

🇺🇸USAMedium

Salads

Coleslaw

Shredded cabbage and carrots dressed in a tangy, slightly sweet mayo-based dressing with a kick of vinegar. The secret is salting the cabbage first to draw out water — otherwise it turns soggy within an hour.

18 min160 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian⚡Quick🌾Gluten-free

★4.8

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