Low Calorie Dinners Recipes

Watching your weight? Try one of our healthy, low-calorie dinner recipes tonight. From tasty light pastas to main-dish salads and a whole lot more, we have healthy, low-calorie dinner recipes that will whet your appetite without tipping the bathroom scale.

 
 
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Bigger and Better Saucy Pork Chops

From Midwest Living

Slow-cooked to perfection and topped with a sweet-tangy red sauce, this pork dish makes an impressive dinner entree.

Bigger and Better Saucy Pork Chops

Beer-Brined Chicken

From Betty Crocker

Flavorful, moist and delicious! Those are the results you'll get with brining -- give it a try.

Beer-Brined Chicken

Spicy Oven-Baked Chicken

From Better Homes and Gardens

A paste of lemon juice and spices rubbed under the skin of the chicken infuses the meat with flavor for this easy dinner.

Spicy Oven-Baked Chicken

Salmon Cakes with Creamy Ginger-Sesame Sauce

From Fitness

Nonfat yogurt makes a light, flavorful sauce to serve with the salmon in this dinner recipe.

Salmon Cakes with Creamy Ginger-Sesame Sauce

Rack of Lamb Rosemary

From Midwest Living

Garlic and rosemary flavor this grilled rack of lamb. Serve it for dinner with rolls and a tossed salad.

Rack of Lamb Rosemary

"Healthified" Lasagna

From Betty Crocker

38% fewer calories, 52% less fat, 55% less sat fat than the original recipe. Check out this healthified spin on a classic Italian favorite - it lost the fat but not the flavor!

"Healthified" Lasagna

Oven-Roasted Prime Rib with Dry Rib Rub

From Midwest Living

The homemade spice rub is delicious on the beef in this elegant entree but it also complements pork or chicken.

Oven-Roasted Prime Rib with Dry Rib Rub

Sliced Sauteed Sirloin with Shallot Pan Sauce

From Family Circle

Garlic, fresh rosemary, and shallots make a fragrant sauce for this quick and easy steak recipe. Try it the next time you entertain.

Sliced Sauteed Sirloin with Shallot Pan Sauce

Country-Style Barbecue Ribs

From Family Circle

For a great weeknight main dish, get out your slow cooker. The homemade sweet and tangy barbecue sauce makes these pork ribs delicious.

Country-Style Barbecue Ribs

Chicken and Dumplings

From Better Homes and Gardens

Does old-fashioned chicken and dumplings bring back memories of dinners at your grandma's house? Try this low-fat recipe and start some traditions of your own.

Chicken and Dumplings

Seafood Lasagna

From Family Circle

A variation of the traditional red-sauced recipe, this luscious lasagna is layered with Alfredo sauce, noodles, and a crab mixture. A sprinkling of red peppers and broccoli completes this one-dish meal.

Seafood Lasagna

Mushroom-Stuffed Beef Roast

From Better Homes and Gardens

Mushroom stuffing adds a touch of elegance to this heart-healthy beef roast.

Mushroom-Stuffed Beef Roast

Baked Pork Chops and Vegetables

From Betty Crocker

With pork chops, veggies and stuffing, this casserole is a hearty meal-in-one.

Baked Pork Chops and Vegetables

Ketchup-Glazed Meat Loaf

From Midwest Living

Ketchup and brown sugar top this home-style meat loaf. It's a crowd-pleaser at potluck dinners and family gatherings.

Ketchup-Glazed Meat Loaf

Swiss Chicken Bundles

From Better Homes and Gardens

This tarragon-scented white lasagna makes an elegant dish for a bridal shower. You can assemble the casserole up to 8 hours ahead of time.

Swiss Chicken Bundles

Turkey with Tomatillo Guacamole

From Better Homes and Gardens

Lean turkey meat gets a flavor boost from spices and a simple avocado topper in this dinner recipe.

Turkey with Tomatillo Guacamole

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken

From Better Homes and Gardens

This buttermilk-bathed chicken borrows seasonings used in traditional East Indian tandoori cooking. The cucumber sauce cools the heat.

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken

Feisty Italian Meatballs

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pork meatballs, seasoned with chili sauce and cherry peppers, are served with hot cooked noodles for a hearty main dish.

Feisty Italian Meatballs

Catfish with a Crunch

From Better Homes and Gardens

A pretzel coating adds a new twist to traditional fried catfish. Serve it with coleslaw and steamed vegetables.

Catfish with a Crunch

Minty Roasted Lamb Chops

From Better Homes and Gardens

The classic spring combo of lamb, mint, and peas is mimicked here in this easy dinner. After a flavor-packed rub of garlic, lemon and mint, the chops are simply roasted in the oven.

Minty Roasted Lamb Chops

Classic Schnitzel

From Midwest Living

Coat pork cutlets with seasonings and then skillet-fry for this easy dinner. A creamy dill sauce is served on top.

Classic Schnitzel

Lamb Chops with Peppercorns and Mustard

From Better Homes and Gardens

Also use the pepper marinade for this tender lamb chops recipe to flavor four good-size beef rib-eye steaks.

Lamb Chops with Peppercorns and Mustard

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