4 High-Protein Dinner Recipes To Help With Muscle Building
Tortilla pizza
Pizza night but with a healthy twist. This is a new take on a thin, crispy base and delivers on taste, texture, and macros.
Ingredients
- 1 tortilla
- Meat of choice
- Dollop of tomato sauce
- Handful of fried onions
- Handful of peppers
- Handful of protein cheese
Sprinkling of olives
Instructions
- Lay your tortilla on a baking tray.
- Starting with the tomato sauce, load up all your toppings onto your tortilla base.
Cook in the oven at 350F until it’s crisped to your liking.
Macros
| Protein | Carbs | Fat |
| 42g | 40g | 18g |
Chicken salad bowl
No, it’s not just leaves in a bowl. Marino knows how to whip up a hearty, filling salad.
Ingredients
- 180g chicken
- 200g rice
- Handful of tomatoes
- Half an avocado
1 carrot
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to packet instructions.
- Fry the chicken on a medium heat until cooked through.
- Slice the tomatoes and avocado, and grate the carrot.
Arrange it as nicely or as messily as you want in your bowl, and tuck in.
Macros
| Protein | Carbs | Fat |
| 48g | 62g | 12g |
BBQ chicken burgers
This one’s bound to be a contender for your new fav midweek meal. Mark my words.
Ingredients
- 2 brioche buns
- 2 chicken fillets
- 15g light mayo
- Half an avocado
- Couple of slices of tomato
BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Fry your chicken fillets on a medium heat until cooked through.
- Lightly toast your brioche buns.
- Add smashed avocado onto the bottom half of each bun.
- Add the cooked chicken fillets, and top with mayo, BBQ sauce, and tomato.
Macros
| Protein | Carbs | Fat |
| 66g | 72g | 22g |
Fish fillet pasta
It’s not a worthy list of recipes unless it has a pasta recipe on it. And this cod, tomato and basil pasta doesn’t disappoint.
Ingredients
- 200g cod fillets
- 100g pasta
- Handful of tomatoes
- Pinch of garlic
- Handful of olives
Pinch of basil
Instructions
- Grill the cod until cooked.
- While the cod is cooking, cook the pasta as per packet instructions.
- In a separate pan, combine the tomatoes, garlic, olives, and basil to form your sauce.
- Mix the cooked pasta into the sauce, and top with the cod.
Macros
| Protein | Carbs | Fat |
| 50g | 75g | 8g |
Take Home Message
New year or not, it’s always a good time to introduce some fresh recipes into your meal planning. With these delicious high-protein recipes, we've got you covered.
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