Meals under 500 calories
Filling breakfasts, lunches and dinners with 500 calories or less per serving, lowest first. Every one is ready in 20 minutes or less.
59 recipes. Nutrition is estimated per serving from USDA data.
10 minTuna salad lettuce wraps
20 minMini monkey bread
13 minTamagoyaki rolled omelette
16 minGrilled garlic lemon shrimp skewers
17 minFirecracker shrimp
14 minMasala omelette
8 minCottage cheese scrambled eggs
10 minEgg drop soup
20 minGrilled chicken thighs
17 minShrimp cauliflower fried rice
8 minPerfect scrambled eggs
20 minGrilled pork chops with brown sugar rub
20 minGrilled honey chipotle chicken tenders
19 minAvgolemono soup with orzo
20 minCampfire skillet breakfast hash
18 minChicken and broccoli stir-fry
20 minButtermilk pancakes
20 minHawaiian chicken kebabs
19 minLeftover turkey noodle soup
19 minSpeedy tomato and basil soup
20 minBBQ chicken skewers
8 minMango coconut smoothie bowl
19 minCrispy hash browns
15 minTurkey taco lettuce wraps
12 minCopycatCopycat Egg McMuffin
20 min20-minute chicken noodle soup
17 minGingerbread pancakes
17 minPie iron pizza pockets
5 minGreek yogurt protein bowl
15 minShrimp scampi with zucchini noodles
15 minSeared scallops with lemon-butter caper sauce
20 minLemon pepper chicken
20 minGrilled flank steak with garlic herb butter
17 minChicken shawarma salad
16 minBanana oat blender pancakes
20 minCurried egg sandwiches
18 minClassic homemade waffles
20 minQuick shakshuka
17 minEspinacas con garbanzos
11 minBacon and egg English muffins
17 minBuffalo chicken sliders
20 minShrimp boil foil packets
10 minRicotta toast with honey peaches
19 minChorizo and butter bean stew
20 minRed lentil dal
13 minCinnamon apple oatmeal
20 minCopycatCopycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana
8 minCheesy spinach omelette
20 minChana masala
20 minGrilled bratwurst with beer onions
15 minTortilla margherita pizzas
15 minCopycatCopycat P.F. Chang's chicken lettuce wraps
19 minGrilled lemon dill salmon
17 minStovetop maple granola
13 minCopycatCopycat Panda Express Chow Mein
18 minJuicy turkey burgers
12 minSmashed avocado toast with feta and jammy eggs
18 minShrimp saganaki
18 minCrispy black bean burgers
These are everyday meals that happen to be lighter: chicken and shrimp dinners, soups, salads with real protein and egg breakfasts. For an even lighter list, see our meals under 400 calories.
Nutrition numbers are estimates per serving, worked out from each recipe's ingredients using USDA food data. They leave out salt to taste and anything listed only to serve, and they will vary with the brands you buy.
Common questions
How are the calories calculated?
We add up every ingredient using USDA nutrition data and divide by the number of servings. Salt to taste and anything listed only to serve are left out, so add those if you use them.