Fast 800 low-calorie recipes

Here’s 20 amazing low-calorie dinners inspired by the Fast 800 diet. Not only are they exceedingly healthy, each meal is delicious and relatively easy to pull together.

Diet trends like the Fast 800 diet, intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating have grown in popularity in recent years.

If you’re looking to reduce your daily calorie intake, these dinner ideas could help you plan the perfect low-cal menu.

They’re all less than 350 calories per serve and they’re still big on flavour.

Broccoli rice with spiced chilli tofu and sunflower seeds.

Broccoli ‘rice’ with spiced chilli tofu and sunflower seeds

Process fresh broccoli for a fun twist on the classic rice bowl.

Healthy chicken and vegie stir-fry

Ready in 35 minutes, this healthy Asian stir-fry is loaded with chicken, noodles and vegies, and will be a new family favourite.

Spiced coconut tofu with pumpkin and broccolini.

Spiced coconut tofu with pumpkin and broccolini

Impress friends with this easy vegan dinner that’s gluten-free, too!

Salmon and white bean fritters

These low-cal fritters can be assembled from pantry items for an easy weeknight dinner.

Healthy vegetarian nachos.

Healthy vegetarian nachos

Loaded with black beans and fresh vegies, these lighter vegetarian nachos are perfect as a quick and easy midweek meal or as a starter when entertaining guests.

Lentil and vegie dhal

For a healthy meal that’s packed full of flavour, try this delicious lentil and vegie dhal.

Korean chilli beef with quick kimchi salad.

Korean chilli beef with quick kimchi salad

Serve chargrilled beef steak with a quick kimchi salad for a fiery meal that’s low in calories.

Carrot and parsnip mulligatawny soup

With added parsnip and sweet potato, this healthy carrot soup has 3.5 serves of vegies per portion.

Sticky beef and bean stir-fry.

Sticky beef and bean stir-fry

This fast, low-fat stir-fry features lean beef mince cooked in sweet pineapple juice and oyster sauce for rich umami flavour.

Lamb, chickpea and pumpkin bake

Warm up the oven for this wholesome, gluten-free tray bake that ticks the healthy and delicious boxes.

Japanese fried rice.

Japanese fried rice

Combine brown rice with loads of vegetables for a low calorie makeover to this flavoursome, Japanese-style fried rice.

Seared beef, beetroot, spinach and tahini salad

For a quick gluten-free dinner, try this mustard seared beef, served with a beetroot, spinach and tahini salad.

Basil chilli turkey with sweet potato noodles.

Basil chilli turkey with sweet potato noodles

Using lean turkey breast mince means this Asian-inspired stir-fry is healthy.

Vegetable and tofu nasi goreng

For a healthier vegetarian main, try this Indonesian nasi goreng. It’s also budget-friendly and ready in 40 minutes.

Sichuan pepper Chinese vegies with cashews.

Sichuan pepper Chinese vegies with cashews

Set to sizzle, this easy vegetarian stir-fry is fast and flavoursome.

Barbecued potato salad with prawns

Potato salad goes from side dish to star attraction in this barbecue version with crispy prawns and Brussels sprouts.

Carrot, black bean and coriander fritters with smoky avocado salsa.

Carrot, black bean and coriander fritters with smoky avocado salsa

Ready in 40 minutes, these healthy vegetarian fritters make a perfect weeknight meal.

Eggplant steaks with pistachio and mint quinoa salad

For a meal that’s low calorie, low fat, gluten-free and vegetarian you can’t go past this quick and easy chargrilled eggplant and quinoa salad.

Pumpkin and pearl couscous tagine.

Pumpkin and pearl couscous tagine

This pumpkin and pearl couscous tagine is rich in flavour, but low in calories.

Sweet potato and kimchi fritters with fried eggs

This low-calorie main meal can be on the table in just 30 minutes.

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Originally published as Fast 800 low-calorie recipes