Food & Recipes

500-Calorie Meat Menus

When you hear "diet," juicy steak probably doesn't come to mind. But if you love meat, keep on eating it. Just make sure you choose lean cuts of steak with a relatively small amount of marbling (fat), such as filet mignon, sirloin, strip steak, and flank steak. Ground meat is easy to decipher, just check the label for the "percentage lean" and try to stick with 90%-lean or leaner. Browse through these recipes to choose your main course, then pick from the suggested side dishes, desserts or drinks to round out your 500-calorie meal.

• Seared Steaks with Caramelized Onions & Gorgonzola
• Flemish Beef Stew
• Bistro Flank Steak Sandwich
• Mini Meatloaves
• Indispensable Meat Sauce For Pasta
• Szechuan Braised Meatballs
• Beef & Bean Chile Verde
• Arugula & Prosciutto Pizza
• Artichoke-Scrambled Eggs Benedict
• Black-Eyed Peas with Pork & Greens
• Pork Chops with Orange & Fennel Salad
• Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Grape Sauce
• Grilled Pork Tenderloin Marinated In Spicy Soy Sauce
• Lamb Chops with Lebanese Green Beans
• Rack of Lamb with Warm Apple & Lentil Salad
• Autumn Chicken Stew
• Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Pimiento Cheese
• Saucy Coconut-Chicken Stir-Fry
• Five-Spice Tilapia
• Grilled Steak with Pepper Relish
• Tandoori Tofu