35+ Easy & Delicious Meals Under 500 Calories
These healthy 500 calorie meals are so easy to make! Create a low calorie meal plan with breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes. Try this Sausage, Peppers and Onions Skillet recipe!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 312kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 turkey sausages (1 lb of sausage)
- 1 (8oz) package mushrooms, quartered
- 2 yellow onions, sliced
- 1 each green, yellow and red pepper, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp each Salt & pepper
- 1 tsp red chili flakes (cut in half or leave out if you don't like spicy)
- 1/2 cup jarred pasta sauce
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over med-high heat in large frying pan. Add turkey sausages and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and slice when cool.
- Without wiping pan clean, add mushrooms to skillet and saute until juices start to release, about 5 minutes. Add onions and peppers, cooking another 2 minutes or so.
- Add sausages back in, along with garlic, salt & pepper and red chili flakes. Add pasta sauce. Cook mixture another 2-3 minutes until sausages are fully cooked and veggies are softened.
- Divide among 4 meal prep bowls or enjoy for dinner. Leftovers will last up to 5 days in the fridge - enjoy!
Notes
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave for 2 minutes on high.
Freeze this recipe for up to 3 months then microwave from frozen for 6-7 minutes.
This is a basic template of a 500 calorie meal and is based on this Sausage, Peppers and Onions Skillet recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 709mg | Potassium: 537mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3950IU | Vitamin C: 328.4mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3.6mg