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400 Calories or Less Main Course

 

If you’re trying to keep an eye on your calories we are here to help! These main courses have less than 400 calories per serving and still leave you feeling satisfied! To round out a healthy dinner by following MyPlate and adding fruit, vegetables, and dairy as needed.

Air Fried Red Snapper
Apple and Leek Pork Chops
Apple Tuna Salad Sandwich
Asian Chicken and Brown Rice Salad
Baked Parmesan Catfish recipe by Dinner Tonight Baked Parmesan Catfish
Baked Potato Soup
Baked Ziti
Bang Bang Salmon Bowls
Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Beef Goulash
Beef Italian Pasta
beef skillet supper in a cast iron skillet Beef Skillet Supper
Beef Stuffed Pasta a recipe by Dinner Tonight Beef Stuffed Pasta
Beefy Vegetable Stuffed Peppers
Beet, Tuna, and White Bean Salad
Black Bean Casserole
Blackberry Chipotle Chicken
Breakfast Power Bowls
Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Beef)
Butternut Squash Stew
Cabbage and Meatballs Cabbage & Meatballs
Cajun Grilled Fish Tacos
Catfish Tacos with Pico de Gallo and Avocado Crema
Cheesy Chicken Pasta
Cheesy Chicken Spinach Noodle Casserole
Cheesy Lasagna Rolls
Cheesy Pot Pie Cups
Chicken and Gnocchi Dumplings
Chicken and Rice Stir Fry
Chicken and vegetables still in their grilling packet, on a yellow plate ready to be served. Chicken and Summer Veggies Grilling Pocket
Chicken Avocado Mango Tacos
Chicken Caprese Spaghetti Squash
Chicken Ceasar Pasta Salad
Chicken Fajitas in tortillas plated on a red plate. Topped with lettuce and sour cream. Chicken Fajitas
Chicken Flautas Air Fryer
Chicken Fried Steak Air Fryer Minis
Chicken Gumbo
Chicken Harvest Lunch Bowl
Picture shown is a chicken marsala, a dish by Dinner Tonight. Chicken Marsala
Chicken Parmesan
Chicken Tacos with Roasted Street Corn
Chicken Vegetable Soup, a recipe by Dinner Tonight Chicken Vegetable Soup
Chicken, Broccoli and Sesame Stir Fry
Chili
Chili Mac
chipotle chicken taco salad recipe plated and ready for eating in a silver beaded bowl, resting on a wooden cutting board Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad
Our cowboy slider recipe loaded up with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a silver platter ready to be served for your next BBQ! Cowboy Sliders
Creamy Hamburger Potato Soup
Bowtie pasta covered in a creamy pumpkin sauce still in the saucepan it was cooked in. Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
two Crispy Crab Taquitos and crema. Crispy Crab Taquitos
Crunchy Lime Wasabi Salmon a recipe by Dinner Tonight Crunchy Lime Wasabi Salmon
Deep Dish Pizza Casserole just out of the oven in a ceramic casserole dish. Bright yellow peppers, red cherry tomatoes, and green spinach. Deep Dish Pizza Casserole
Easy Spinach and Chicken Pasta
Chicken salad on a bed of lettuce plated in a yellow bowl on a pink plate. Fruity Crunchy Chicken Salad
Green Enchilada Soup
Hearty Vegetable Soup Hearty Vegetable Soup
Herbed Citrus Grouper
Italian Artichoke Chicken
Italian Style Cod a recipe by Dinner Tonight Italian Style Cod
Italian Wedding Soup
Lemon Butter Fish
Lemon Garlic Chicken Meal Preparation
Mango Chicken Salad
Marry Me Chicken
Meatloaf
Mexican Chicken Soup recipe in bowl with sides of cilantro and lime wedges. Mexican Chicken Soup
Mexican Lasagna
Mustard Crusted Fish a recipe by Dinner Tonight Mustard Crusted Fish
Nacho Mac n’ Cheese
One Pan Tex Mex Beef and Rice
Orange and Ginger Salmon
Pad Thai Egg Rolls
Parsley Crusted Fish a recipe by Dinner Tonight Parsley Crusted Fish
Quick Zucchini Beef Boat Recipe by Dinner Tonight Quick Zucchini Beef Boats Recipe
Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Roasted Poblano and Creamy Corn Soup
Roasted Tilapia with Orange Parsley Salsa
Salmon Bowtie Pasta
Salmon Patties
Salsa Beef & Rice
Italian Sausage Kale and White Bean stew in white bowl with a spoon and napkin ready to eat. Sausage, Kale and White Bean Stew
Savory Beef Sticky Buns, a recipe by Dinner Tonight Savory Beef Sticky Buns
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Sheet Pan Chicken Tostadas
Leftover Shepherd's Pie recipe by Dinner Tonight Shepherd’s Pie
shrimp and broccoli alfredo, a recipe by dinner tonight Shrimp & Broccoli Alfredo
Shrimp and Slaw Street Tacos
Shrimp Tacos with Lime Crema Sauce
Skillet Chicken and Rice Casserole
Skillet Chops and Rice
Skillet Lasagna
Skillet Noodle Pie
Skinny Sloppy Joes plated on a white plate with a paisley pattern. Skinny Sloppy Joes
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco chili recipe in a bowl topped with cilantro. Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili
Slow Cooker Pork Cacciatore
Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun. Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate. Slow Cooker Street Tacos
Smokey Pork Tenderloin Tacos Smokey Pork Tenderloin Tacos
Southwest Chicken Soup
Spicy Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Spicy Stuffed Bell Peppers, a recipe by Dinner Tonight Spicy Stuffed Bell Peppers
Spicy Taco Soup, a recipe by Dinner Tonight Spicy Taco Soup
Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Swiss Steak Deluxe a recipe by Dinner Tonight Swiss Steak Deluxe
Dinner Tonight recipe Taco Boats. Ground beef baked in a crescent roll topped with cheddar cheese. Plated with a salad. Taco Boats
Tex Mex Beef Skillet
Tex-Mex Sorghum Stuffed Mushrooms
Tuna cakes sitting on a bed of lettuce served on a fish printed bowl Tuna Cakes
Tuna Ceviche Cucumber Bites
Tuna Melt Sandwiches
Turkey Burrito Bowl
Vegetable Enchiladas
Very Vegetable Curry
White Chicken Chili recipe plated in a white bowl, served in a silver charger. White Chicken Chili

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