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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!

Close-up of cooked salmon cubes seasoned with honey garlic sauce and garnished with chopped green onions.

Honey Garlic Air Fryer Salmon Bites

Pulled pork sandwich topped with coleslaw on a white plate, with a blurred bowl of slaw and a slow cooker in the background.

Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pulled Pork

Glass baking dish with a portion of cheeseburger tater tot casserole topped with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and melted cheese; one section is scooped out.

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole (no canned soup!)

Cooked shrimp topped with minced garlic and chopped herbs, served in a garlic butter sauce with a black spoon scooping a piece.

Shrimp Scampi

Bowl with quinoa, grilled salmon, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, diced red onion, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce.

Mediterranean Salmon Bowl

A buffalo chicken burger with lettuce and white sauce is served on a round bun, placed on white parchment paper, with a second burger in the background.

Buffalo Chicken Burgers

Sliced, seasoned chicken breast in a skillet with roasted cherry tomatoes and fresh basil garnish.

Balsamic Chicken with Blistered Tomatoes

Four baked taquitos filled with a creamy mixture, topped with salsa, sour cream, and chopped herbs, served on a white plate with a sliced avocado in the background.

Baked Chicken Taquitos

A sheet pan with baked chicken pieces, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and bread cubes, garnished with fresh herbs and a black serving spatula.

Sheet Pan Chicken Panzanella

A tray of chicken stir-fry with broccoli, bell peppers, snap peas, carrots, and sauce, being served with a black spatula.

Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken

A metal spatula lifts a cooked salmon fillet garnished with green onions from a baking sheet with roasted broccoli, red bell peppers, and snap peas.

Sheet Pan Orange Ginger Salmon and Vegetables

Flatbread topped with corn, crumbled cheese, and chopped cilantro, sliced into pieces and arranged on parchment paper.

Elote Flatbread

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