High-protein dinners, with the numbers shown

A recipe calling itself high-protein without a number is asking to be believed. Every dinner on this page carries its protein per serving, and the page's own bar is 30g — enough to matter at one meal rather than enough to sound good in a title.

The figures are estimates, and they are honest estimates: calculated per serving from the actual ingredient quantities rather than copied from a similar dish. Where a recipe is close to the line it is still listed with its real figure instead of being rounded into the club.

Worth saying plainly: high protein is not the same as lean. Several of these are rich, and their calories say so, which is the point of showing both numbers instead of the flattering one.

Our pick

Almond-Crusted Fried Chicken Cutlets With Peppered Cream Gravy

The best ratio on the page — a lot of protein for its calories, and it does not taste like a compromise.

45 min · American · low-carb, high-protein

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