High-protein beef recipes
10 recipes built around beef, each with protein, calories, carbs and fat per serving so you can pick by the numbers.
10 recipes
Seared Steak with Garlic Kale and White Beans
A pan-seared steak over kale that wilts in the same pan with sliced garlic, chili flakes and a splash of broth, then gets cannellini beans stirred through. One pan, two plates, and the beans push the protein past what the steak alone would give.
Dinner
57g protein · 530 kcal
Steak Tagliata with Arugula and Parmesan
Sliced seared steak laid over a pile of peppery arugula and cherry tomatoes, dressed with lemon and olive oil and topped with shaved Parmesan. The Italian trattoria plate that gives you 50 grams of protein without a single side dish.
DinnerLunch50g protein · 415 kcal
Thai Steak Salad with Herbs and Lime
Seared steak sliced thin and tossed warm with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and a heap of mint and cilantro in a lime and fish sauce dressing. Sharp, hot, fresh and done in twenty minutes.
DinnerLunch50g protein · 405 kcal
Grilled Steak with Cottage Cheese Chimichurri
Grilled steak with a chimichurri that leans on cottage cheese for body instead of just olive oil, cutting the fat while keeping the sharp, herby punch chimichurri is supposed to have.
Dinner
45g protein · 405 kcal
Brazilian Beef and Black Bean Rice Bowls
The Brazilian lunch plate packed for the week: lean ground beef simmered with garlicky black beans, white rice, and collard greens flashed in a hot pan with more garlic. Beef and beans together make this one of the most filling meal preps on the site for its calories.
DinnerLunch44g protein · 575 kcal
Smash Burger Meal Prep Bowls with Special Sauce
Everything you want from a drive-through burger, minus the bun: crumbled seasoned beef with crispy edges, roasted sesame potatoes, melted cheddar, pickles and a Greek yogurt special sauce that tastes like the real thing. Four lunches at 44 grams of protein each, with the lettuce and sauce packed separately so nothing goes soggy.
LunchDinner
44g protein · 495 kcal
Beef and Vegetable Meal Prep Stir Fry
A stir fry portioned out for the week instead of eaten all at once. Cook the beef and vegetables just short of done since they'll finish cooking a little more when reheated.
LunchDinner42g protein · 450 kcal
Korean Gochujang Beef Bowls with Cucumber Salad
Twenty-minute bulgogi-style ground beef in a garlicky gochujang, soy and sesame sauce over short-grain rice, with a crunchy sesame cucumber salad and kimchi on the side. Four containers at 42 grams of protein each, and the beef reheats like it was just made.
LunchDinner42g protein · 580 kcal
Lean Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
A stir fry built around lean beef and a lot of broccoli, using less oil and sauce than the takeout version but keeping the same fast, high-heat method.
LunchDinner40g protein · 430 kcal
Southwest Beef and Black Bean Tortilla Pie
A tex-mex spin on the tortilla pie, built with taco-seasoned beef, black beans and corn under the egg custard. Cuts like a frittata but eats like a casserole.
LunchDinner
39g protein · 415 kcal