Healthy Recipes For Under 400 Calories
Want to cut down on your calories but still eat well? These 20 easy dinners are all under 400 calories per portion, but are packed with flavour, easy to make and family friendly too (so no more having to cook separate meals!)
One of the most popular posts on my blog is my 20 Easy Dinners Under 500 Calories post. You guys just can’t get enough of my those easy peasy, super tasty dinners, that just so happen to be under 500 calories!
But I also know that some of you need recipes that are even lower in calories, to meet your weight loss targets, so in this post I’m sharing 20 Easy Dinners Under 400 Calories!
Make Ahead Breakfast Bowls Under 400 Calories
Now I’ll admit, reducing dinners down to under 400 calories is a bit more of a challenge. I’ve found the trick to it is usually to go one of two ways…
However, in compiling this list I did come across a few awesome surprises… it turns out that both salmon fishcakes and lamb hotpot are surprisingly low in calories – who knew?
The lovely thing about these recipes is that they are all family friendly – meaning you don’t have to cook a totally separate meal for the rest of your family! (Though you may have to make a few tweaks or adaptations for your portion – for example, bunless burgers or cauliflower rice rather than regular rice.)
Calorie Breakfast Recipes
Notes => Yes, you can have curry on a diet! So long as it’s a portion of healthy homemade chicken curry that is. To keep this under 400kcal, serve it with either a very small portion of basmati rice (50g cooked basmati rice = 65kcal) or a portion of my Pilau Cauliflower Rice (100kcal per portion).
Notes => Naturally low in calories, this easy one pot ramen dish needs no adaptations. Just follow the recipe exactly as written.
Notes => Naturally low in calories, this easy vegan curry needs no adaptations. Just follow the recipe exactly as written. Delicious served with a very small portion of rice (50g cooked rice = 65kcal) or half a portion of my easy peasy Cumin Roasted Cauliflower and Butternut Squash (72kcal per half portion).
Easy Dinners Under 400 Calories
Notes => Want to eat spaghetti bolognese on a diet? Totally possible. Just swap the spaghetti for courgetti (AKA zoodles). The bolognese sauce in this recipe is just 361kcal and there are only 33kcal in a medium courgette (AKA zucchini).
Notes => You’ll need to go bun-less if you want to keep this under 400 calories. Serve your bunless lamb burger with a large salad and a portion of my Easy Peasy Tzatziki (25kcal).
Notes => Cheeky Nando’s on a diet? You bet! One of these Easy Peri Peri Chicken Breasts is just 342kcal. Serve with a large green salad and/or a portion of plain cauliflower rice (25kcal) to keep it under 400kcal.
Healthy 400 Calories Recipes
Notes => An easy way to cut calories is to use chicken in place of other meats. This delicious stroganoff uses chicken instead of the more typical beef or pork. Serve with green veg and/or a very small portion of rice (50g cooked rice = 65kcal) to keep it under 400kcal.
Notes => A couple of different options here… You can serve 1 portion of the chicken fajita traybake in 1 large tortilla (175kcal), plus a tablespoon of sour cream (25kcal). OR you can serve 1 portion of the traybake with a large salad and a portion of homemade guacamole (182kcal).
Notes => This pasta sauce is super low in calories, but packed full of goodness, thanks to all those hidden veggies! Serve with a small portion of pasta (75g dried pasta = 300kcal) and a small sprinkle of grated cheese (10g cheddar or Parmesan = 40kcal).
Freezable Low Carb Dinners Under 400 Calories
Notes => Another low calorie curry! Serve this one with a very small portion of basmati rice (50g cooked rice = 65kcal) or a portion of my Indian Spiced Cauliflower Rice (70kcal).
Notes => Serve this sticky chicken traybake with green veg or a big green salad to keep it under 400kcal. (You could also add a very small portion of white rice – 50g cooked rice = 65kcal).
Notes => You can actually eat TWO of these burgers and still keep it under 400kcal! (So long as they are bun-less, that is…) Alternatively serve ONE of these burgers in burger bun (176kcal) with a portion of tzatziki (25kcal). OR serve ONE of these burgers (no bun) with a portion of Homemade Parmentier Potatoes (161kcal). Either way, serve a big green salad on the side!
Calorie Lunch Recipes For Meal Prep
Notes => Kebabs on a diet? Yep, that too! Serve one kebab, with one small flatbread (100kcal), a portion of homemade tzatziki (25kcal) and a large green salad, and you’ll just squeak in under 400kcal.
Notes => OK, OK, so this one actually comes in at 402kcal… but it’s so good, I just had to include it! Just give one piece of avocado from your portion to someone else and you’ll easily squeak under 400kcal 😉 There are no spare calories left for rice here, so just serve the salmon and salsa with a big green salad instead.
Notes => These easy peasy fishcakes are surprisingly low cal: you can eat 3 of them for well under 400kcal. Serve with a big green salad or a big portion of green vegetables, such as broccoli or green beans.
Low Calorie Dinner Recipes
Notes => Sadly not enough spare calories for bread here, but this delicious soup is surprisingly filling on it’s own. Plus it’s packed full of goodness, thanks to the sweet potato, red lentils, carrots, parsnips, peppers, ginger, garlic and chilli.
Notes => Not enough spare calories for rice, so instead serve this delicious stew with a large portion of green veg, such as broccoli, green beans and/or kale.
Notes => Serve this delicious vegetarian curry with a very small portion of brown or basmati rice (50g cooked rice = 65kcal). Alternatively, serve it with a portion of myIndian Spiced Cauliflower Rice (70kcal).
Easy 400 Calorie Meals For Weight Loss
Notes => I love the fact that this easy lamb hotpot is naturally so low in calories! Serve with a big portion of green veg and you’ll still be well under 400kcal!
I hope you enjoyed this roundup and have found lots of new favourites 😀 If you have tried and enjoyed any of these recipes I’d love to hear about it! Either let me know in the comments below, or snap a quick photo and share it on social media. Tag me @ and I’ll like and comment on as many as I see!
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Healthy Meals For £1 — All Recipes Under 400 Calories
Nutrition advice is approximate and meant as a guideline only. I have done my very best to ensure nutrition information is as accurate as I can make it, however there will obviously be some variation depending on the exact ingredients you use.
I am a food blogger NOT a nutritional health professional, so while I do try to make (mostly) healthy recipes, none of this should be read as professional advice about weight loss!Looking to keep your lunches light? These meal prep lunch recipes all clock in at under 400 calories, yet are still filling and satisfying.
For many of us, meal prep is all about sticking to our healthy eating goals: convenient healthy food that will keep from over-indulging.
Meal Prep Lunch Recipes Under 400 Calories
But have you ever found a delicious looking meal prep recipe, only to find out it has over 650 calories per serving? I have. Yikes.
When I create a meal prep lunch recipe for this site, my goal is somewhere near 400 calories. I find that in this ballpark, you get the perfect intersection of a decent-sized portion that will actually fill you up, healthy grains, proteins, plenty of veggies, and you don't need to sacrifice on flavor, either!
Today I've rounded up 24 of my favorite meal prep lunch recipes under 400 calories! With vegetarian, low carb, and veggie-packed options, there are a variety of proteins and I'm sure there is something that will work for everyone.
Under 400 Calories Lunch Challenge
These ground turkey meal prep bowls have a delicious Korean-inspired sauce! Packed with flavor and under 400 calories per bowl, you can prep this recipe on the weekend for healthy and delicious lunches through the week.
Low carb cheesy chicken and rice is a delicious low carb lunch option! Pan-fried chicken breast and broccoli are smothered with cheese and served over cauliflower rice. Filling but light with only 5 g carbs and 43 g of protein.
These turkey taco meal prep bowls with turkey taco meat, corn, pico de gallo and brown rice are simple, but filling. Make them ahead for four delicious lunches.
What 400 Calories Looks Like
Egg roll in a bowl tastes just like your favorite take out and comes together quickly using a single pan. With only 7 g net carbs, this recipe has slaw, ground pork, and a delicious sauce.
Make your meal prep hands off with this smoky chipotle honey twist on a taco salad. The chicken simmers in the slow cooker, with the sauce doubling as a dressing for the salad!
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