A Week of 500-Calorie Fall Dinners (& Shopping List!)

A Week of 500-Calorie Fall Dinners (& Shopping List!)

  • This cozy autumn dinner plan is full of balanced meals, each have around 500 calories.
  • Each dish emphasizes lean proteins, whole grains and vegetables, which makes it both reassuring and nutritious.
  • Easy inquiries, make-a-head and fast recipes keep dinner stress-free and healthy.

It seems as if you are digging into your favorite autumn comfort food that can throw off your weight loss or weight maintenance goals, but that’s not the case at all. These cozy dinner have all watch in about 500 calories and ensure that you get many vegetables, whole grain process, lean proteins and healthy fats all week. Recommended calories and food plans should only be a guide. Listen to your hunger and abundance to estimate your individual calorie needs. Let’s cook!

Your weekly plan

Sunday: One-Pan Marry Me Huhn
Monday:
Roasted chickpea -curry bowl
Tuesday:
Garlic butter salmon with potatoes and asparagus
Wednesday:
American Goulash
Thursday:
Italian wedding soup
Friday:
Charmed shrimp, pesto and quinoa bowls

Our column, The Prep, contains everything you need to plan and let food shopping as easy as possible. The nutritional needs differ from one person to another, and we invite you to use these dinner plans as inspiration and to adapt them as they consider it right. Register to deliver a dinner plan to your inbox every Saturday!

Sunday: One-Pan Marry Me Huhn

Blaine gases


Draped in a light and creamy sauce and paired with sun-dried tomatoes, chicken schnitzel make a wonderfully cozy autumn dinner. After browning the chicken, build the sauce directly in the same pan. Serve the schnitzel with mixed greens and our sherry Dijon Vinaigrette.

Total calories: 460 (including 2 cups of mixed green with 1 tablespoon, sherry dijon vinaigrette)

Monday: roasted chickpea -curry bowl

With quinoa as the base and chickpeas above, these simple shells can help you meet your protein needs. Cauliflower, which are roasted together with the chickpeas, all thrown into olive oil and curry powder, are tastes and adds fiber on plant-based. A tahini that attracts everything connects everything. Top every portion with a cut avocado.

Total calories: 497 (including half avocado)

Tuesday: garlic butter salmon with potatoes and asparagus

Photographer Victor Protasio, food stylist Margaret Dickey, Requisite -stylist Lydia Pursell


Autumn is the perfect time to get your sheet metal pan and make simple saving dinner like this with salmon, baby potatoes and asparagus. Drug butter with lemon juice and garlic above the salmon increases the meal.

Total calories: 522

Wednesday: American Goulash

Photographer: Brie Goldman Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman Requisite Stylist: Gabriel Greco


American Goulash, a stew pasta with beef meat and tomatoes, is ultra-comfortable and frequent. The lean beef offspring offers a satisfactory protein, while pasta contributes fiber to digestion with whole grain fibers. Combine with our broccoli and cauliflower for a portion of vegetables.

Total calories: 512 (including 1 cup of broccoli and cauliflower roast))

Thursday: Italian wedding soup

Jen Causey

Hug the soup season by whipping these chicken meat balls with chicken meat balls. It is full of carrots, onions, celery, garlic and spinach, so it is rich in vitamins and super food. Serve the soup with a parmesan litter and in a cut roasted all wheat baguette on the side.

Total calories: 525 (including 1 slice toasted full wheat baguette)

Friday: Calmed shrimp, Pesto & Quinoa Bowls

The throwing of aromatic bed for slightly charred shrimp, tomatoes and avocado is an aromatic bed bought in the shop. These shells are not only full of taste, but also offer a number of textures, from crispy pop of quinoa to the creamy avocado parts. Serve with a piece of toast that easily drizzle with olive oil.

Total calories: 540 (including 1 slice of roasted bread with ½ teaspoon of extra virination olive oil)

I wish you all a great week and I hope you enjoy this dinner. If you try a recipe, remember to add an assessment.