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Under 500 Calories

These hearty recipes with less than 500 calories per serving are satisfying, healthy, and full of flavor!

Lately we’ve been loving this savory pork stew, packed with tender meat and vegetables. Sheet pan pesto chicken is a complete meal baked in the oven on one pan. Be sure to try black-eyed pea soup; it’s one of our favorites!

A bowl of soup containing meatballs, orzo pasta, spinach, sliced carrots, and celery in a clear broth, with pieces of bread on the side.

Meatball Soup

A ladle holds a creamy chicken enchilada soup with shredded chicken, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes, and spices over a pot of the same soup.

Chicken Enchilada Soup

A baking tray with roasted chickpeas, red bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, red onion, and cubes of halloumi cheese, garnished with chopped herbs.

Mediterranean Chickpea and Halloumi Sheet Pan Dinner

A sheet pan with four ranch seasoned pork chops, roasted green beans at the top, and halved roasted baby potatoes at the bottom.

Ranch Pork Chops Sheet Pan Dinner

Braised chicken thighs in a creamy gravy, garnished with chopped herbs, served in a black Dutch oven.

Braised Chicken Thighs

A pepperoni pita pizza with melted cheese, sliced into pieces, on a sheet of parchment paper with one pepperoni slice off to the side.

Pita Pizzas

A croissant sandwich filled with cranberry chicken salad containing diced chicken, celery, and dried cranberries on a white plate.

Cranberry Chicken Salad

A bowl filled with a mixed fruit salad containing strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pineapple, kiwi, grapes, and pieces of other assorted fruits.

Fruit Salad

A bowl of La Scala chopped salad with lettuce, chickpeas, sliced salami, and cheese, mixed and served with two wooden salad utensils.

La Scala Chopped Salad (copycat!)

Sliced pork tenderloin with roasted Brussels sprouts, red onions, sweet potatoes, and root vegetables on a baking sheet.

Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sweet Potatoes

Sliced seasoned pork tenderloin on a baking sheet, surrounded by roasted zucchini, cherry tomatoes, red onion, red bell pepper, and kalamata olives.

Mediterranean Pork Tenderloin Sheet Pan Dinner

Close-up of a hearty pork stew with chunks of pork, potatoes, carrots, peas, onions, and a rich broth in a black pot.

Pork Stew

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