High Protein Recipe Ideas That Are Big on Flavour

Daniela Apostol

Mar 03, 2025

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Healthy food doesn’t have to be dull, on the contrary! These incredibly delicious dinners are sure to please your taste buds, but they are also a feast for your eyes! My high-protein recipe ideas are packed with flavour as well as goodness, and are firm family-favourite no matter the time of the year. Delicious meets healthy and nutritious, and these dinners are also kind on your pockets, so a big win here! Most of them are also low carb, which means everybody gets to enjoy them.

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Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Drumsticks

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A plate of crispy, golden-brown fried chicken drumsticks garnished with chopped herbs. The plate is set on a wooden table with a textured blue cloth partially visible to the side.
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A family-favourite way of cooking chicken, these Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Drumsticks are just so good! The skin is so crispy and golden, while the meat inside is juicy and tender – you wouldn’t believe how easy it is to make this recipe!

GET THE RECIPE: Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Drumsticks

Tender Shaved Beef Fajitas

In the image, a cast iron skillet contains sautéed peppers, onions, avocado slices, and crumbled cheese. Nearby are tortillas, lime wedges in a bowl, and a bowl of sliced cherry tomatoes.
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These restaurant-style Tender Shaved Beef Fajitas are the best of the Mexican cuisine. They are colourful and delicious, and a real feast for the eyes!

GET THE RECIPE: Tender Shaved Beef Fajitas

Slow Cooker Short Rib Chilli

A bowl of chili topped with sour cream, jalapeños, and herbs is served on a plate with tortilla chips surrounding it.
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A hearty and comforting dinner that is packed with protein, this Slow Cooker Short Rib Chili is made with bone-in beef short ribs and black beans in a spicy sauce. The ribs are cooked until really tender and falling off the bones, then it’s shredded to create a wonderfully delicious dinner to feed your family.

GET THE RECIPE: Slow Cooker Short Rib Chili

Baked Sardines

The image features seven seasoned sardines with herbs arranged in a baking dish.
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A healthy high-protein recipe that is utterly delicious, these Baked Fresh Sardines with a touch of lemon are a delicious meal that even fussy eaters love it. The sardines are baked whole and they need very little preparation, and are on the table in under 30 minutes.

GET THE RECIPE: Baked Sardines

Glazed Ham with Marmalade and Mustard

A glazed, brown-baked ham with two slices cut sits on a decorative plate, accompanied by a blue cloth with white dots.
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Glazed Ham with Marmalade and Mustard, a fantastic homemade ham that is wonderfully delicious and packed with protein and goodness. Moist cooked ham coated in a spiced marmalade, honey and mustard glaze with whole cloves pressed into the ham, what a winner!

GET THE RECIPE: Glazed Ham with Maramalade and Mustard

Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks

A plate featuring slices of seared tuna with a pink center, topped with sesame seeds, accompanied by a green salad with cherry tomatoes.
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A restaurant-style dinner that is incredibly delicious and a lot cheaper than dining out, these Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks in a fragrant soy sesame marinade are jam-packed with protein and goodness. Pair them with a nice salad or some greens, and you get a super healthy meal!

GET THE RECIPE: Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks

Baked Skate Wings with Chilli Butter Sauce

A close-up of a plated fish fillet garnished with lemon slices and herbs, alongside a serving of couscous. A fork is pulling apart the tender fish flesh.
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Baked Skate Wings with Chilli Butter Sauce, a high-protein low carb dinner recipe that is incredibly easy to make at home. The skate wings have a sweet and mild flavour that is well balanced out by the chilli butter sauce – what a dish!

GET THE RECIPE: Baked Skate Wings with Chilli Butter Sauce

Oven Baked Pork Steaks

Pork steaks in a white casserole dish.
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Oven Baked Pork Steaks with a hint of rosemary and Worcestershire sauce, a delicious high protein dinner that is ready in under 25 minutes. The pork steaks are seared for a golden brown touch, then finished off in the oven – perfection!

GET THE RECIPE: Oven Baked Pork Steaks

Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs

Chicken meatballs in a bowl.
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Air Fryer Chicken Meatbals, incredibly juicy and tasty on the inside and deliciously golden on the outside. They are ready from scratch in less than 25 minutes, with only 15 minutes cooking time and minimal prep. A kid-favourite dinner recipe!

GET THE RECIPE: Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs

Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Steak bites, chips and spinach leaves on a plate.
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Garlic Butter Steak Bites, a super quick and easy high protein meal that will definitely be on dinner rotation. The steaks are amazingly tender that they simply melt in your mouth. Ready in just about 10 minutes.

GET THE RECIPE: Garlic Butter Steak Bites

Grilled Chicken Satay

3 chicken skewers on a plate.
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Grilled Chicken Satay skewers served with peanut butter sauce, a fantastic chicken recipe that is insanely delicious. Absolutely flavourful and tasty, super easy to make, these skewers are a big hit with my family.

GET THE RECIPE: Grilled Chicken Satay

Chicken Livers with Onion and Polenta

Chicken livers over a bed of polenta.
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Chicken Liver and Onions with Polenta, a delicious high-prtein dinner recipe for the whole family. Packed with fantastic flavours, and highly nutritious, this dish is also low carb, high protein, and gluten free – how good is that!

GET THE RECIPE: Chicken Liver with Onions and Polenta

Beer Braised Beef Brisket

Slices of seasoned brisket topped with onion rings are served alongside sliced pickles and two pieces of white bread on a sheet of parchment paper.
Image Credit: Jenny DeRemer for Not Entirely Average

Beer-Braised Beef Brisket, a fantastic slow-cooked beef dinner that is comforting and incredibly delicious. It’s a high-protein meal that is a crowd-pleaser no matter the time of the year.

GET THE RECIPE: Beer-Braised Beef Brisket

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