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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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🇮🇱IsraelMedium

Salads

Cucumber and Tomato Salad

A refreshing salad that harmoniously combines the crunchy texture and delicate flavor of vegetables with a light, creamy yogurt dressing.

18 min80 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian🥑Keto⚡Quick

★4.5

🇺🇸USAAdvanced

Salads

Dense Bean Salad

Three types of beans, crisp vegetables, briny olives, crumbled feta, and a sharp oregano-garlic vinaigrette. This recipe went viral on TikTok in 2024 because it actually works as a full meal. About 13g of protein and 11g of fiber per serving. No cooking required, 15 minutes of prep, holds 4 days in the fridge — and tastes noticeably better the next day.

15 min330 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

★4.4

🇫🇷FranceAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Duck Confit (Confit de Canard)

Confit de canard is the defining dish of Gascony, the south-west corner of France where ducks are raised for foie gras and the region's most celebrated cooking technique is confit — from confire, to preserve. Duck legs are cured overnight in salt, pepper, thyme, and juniper, then submerged in duck fat and cooked at a barely trembling 100°C (210°F) for two and a half hours until the meat becomes impossibly tender and slides from the bone. The result is stored under its fat blanket in the refrigerator — the traditional method of preservation before refrigeration — where it continues to develop flavor over days or weeks. To serve, the legs are pulled from the fat and placed skin-side-down in a cold pan, then brought to high heat until the skin crackles and blisters to a dark, shattering gold. The interior stays fall-apart tender. The reserved duck fat is one of the finest cooking fats in the world — use it to fry potatoes.

1440 min620 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

★4.9

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Egg Roll in a Bowl

Ground pork with garlic, ginger and shredded cabbage in a soy-sesame sauce — all the filling of a Chinese egg roll, none of the wrapper, done in 20 minutes in one skillet. Low-carb, high protein, better than takeout.

20 min350 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌶️Spicy

★4.8

Empanadas Mendocinas (Argentine Baked Beef Empanadas)

🇦🇷ArgentinaAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Empanadas Mendocinas (Argentine Baked Beef Empanadas)

Mendocinas are Mendoza's version of the empanada — baked, never fried, and distinguished by a milk dough that bakes softer than the standard. The filling is spiced ground beef with smoked paprika, cumin, green olives, and hard-boiled egg. No raisins. The paprika turns the filling and crust an orange-red that identifies these across Argentina. Made in batches, best eaten warm, and freezable before baking.

100 min310 kcal6 serves

💪High protein🌶️Spicy

★4.6

Esquites (Mexican Street Corn Salad with Cotija, Lime, and Chili)

🇲🇽MexicoMedium

Salads

Esquites (Mexican Street Corn Salad with Cotija, Lime, and Chili)

Esquites is a Mexican street food salad of charred corn kernels mixed with mayo, Mexican crema, lime juice, jalapeño, red onion, cilantro, and crumbled cotija cheese, all dusted with chili powder or Tajín. It is the off-the-cob version of elote — same flavours, easier to eat with a spoon. Street vendors across Mexico City and Oaxaca sell it in small clear cups for snacking on the go. The technique rests on one move: properly charring the corn until 50 percent of the kernels show black spots — the Maillard reaction is what turns this from boiled corn with mayonnaise into the smoky, layered street-food classic. Ready in 20 minutes, serves 6 as a snack or 4 as a side dish for grilled meats and tacos.

20 min220 kcal6 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free⚡Quick

★4.9

🇺🇸USAMedium

Meat Dishes

Extra Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings

The crispiest chicken wings you'll ever make without a drop of oil for frying. The secret is baking powder — it raises the skin's pH, which accelerates browning and dries the surface into a shattering crust at 200°C in the air fryer. I tested every ratio and landed on one tablespoon per kilogram of wings. Pat the wings bone-dry first, toss them in seasoned baking powder, and give them 25 minutes with one flip. They come out rivaling any deep-fried wing, with a fraction of the fat and none of the mess. Toss in buffalo, honey garlic, or BBQ sauce right before serving.

35 min420 kcal4 serves

🌶️Spicy💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

★4.6

🇲🇽MexicoMedium

Meat Dishes

Fajitas

Strips of marinated meat seared at high heat with charred onions and peppers, served sizzling on a hot plate with warm tortillas. The smoky char on the vegetables and the caramelized edges on the meat make all the difference.

30 min570 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌶️Spicy💪High protein

★4.8

🇺🇸USAAdvanced

Meat Dishes

Fall Veggie Hot Honey Bowl

Roasted sweet potato and Brussels sprouts, ground turkey with warm autumn spices, cottage cheese, avocado, and a maple Dijon drizzle — or hot honey if you want to keep it simple. The Brussels sprouts are the key: roasted cut-side down at high heat, they caramelize at the edges and become nutty and faintly sweet.

40 min495 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

★4.6

🇬🇧UKMedium

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips is a classic British dish consisting of fried fish and chips. The fish is dipped in batter and deep-fried until golden. The potatoes are cut into thick slices and also deep-fried until crispy.

30 min650 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

★4.8

🇺🇸USAMedium

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Foil Packet Fish

White fish fillets sealed in foil with cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, zucchini and lemon. Everything steams together in 15 minutes — on the grill or in the oven. Zero cleanup.

30 min270 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free⚡Quick

★4.6

🇮🇹ItalyMedium

Fish and Seafood Dishes

Fried Calamari

Italian-style calamari combines tender squid meat with a rich tomato sauce. Perfect for lovers of seafood and Italian cuisine.

18 min325 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

★4.7

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