Spring has come. This means eating lighter and brighter while still hitting your protein goals. Whether you’re prepping a week’s worth of meals or looking for a fresh dinner idea to make on Tuesday night, this product has you covered. High Protein Spring Recipes It will become an instant favorite.
The best part? Every recipe utilizes the best flavors of the season, including fresh asparagus, bright lemon, dill, pesto, spinach, and spring herbs, while also packed with protein like salmon, shrimp, chicken, eggs, and cottage cheese. You’ll want to bookmark this list now! ❤️
These 10 recipes all contain at least 20 grams of protein per serving, and they all contain at least one seasonal spring ingredient. Let’s get into it!
10 High-Protein Spring Recipes
1. Shrimp scampi with asparagus
This spring shrimp scampi features tender asparagus spears and perfectly seasoned shrimp tossed in a garlic butter sauce over pasta. With 35 grams of protein per serving, this will be the most satisfying dinner on this list. 🍤
Shrimp Scampi with Asparagus
Our shrimp scampi recipe is made with added vegetables and a simple lemon butter sauce and is ready in under 30 minutes!
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2. Pan-fried salmon
A classic for a reason! Lemon Butter Pan Seared Salmon comes together in less than 30 minutes and provides 28 grams of protein per serving. Fresh lemon and fresh dill make you feel the taste of spring with every bite. 🍋
Perfectly pan-seared salmon (with lemon and butter!)
Make pan-seared salmon for dinner! Salmon grilled in butter and served with fresh lemon and dill.
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3. Lemon Dill Salmon Burger
Instead of beef burgers, salmon burgers are spring’s MVP. It’s filled with fresh lemon zest and dill, pan-fried until golden, and served on brioche bread with a dollop of Greek yogurt tartar sauce. High in protein, fresh tasting, and highly addictive. 🐟
Favorite Salmon Burger with Lemon and Dill
Best Sides to Salmon Burgers Also, you can’t go wrong with Instant Pot Baked Beans or delicious Pineapple Coleslaw to get in the backyard barbecue atmosphere.
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4. Spring roll salad
Everything you love about fresh spring rolls—crunch, herbs, and tangy dipping sauce—all wrapped up in a gorgeous, protein-packed salad bowl. No rolling required! 🥗
Spring Roll Salad Recipe
Enjoy the flavor of spring rolls with a refreshing salad dressed with homemade sweet and spicy dressing. this spring roll salad A perfect fusion of flavors in one bowl!
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5. Stuffed salmon with pesto, couscous and sun-dried tomatoes
This awesome recipe looks like it came straight out of a restaurant kitchen, but it’s just as easy to make on a weeknight. A thick salmon fillet is topped with bright pesto, fluffy couscous and tangy sun-dried tomatoes. It’s impressive and packed with protein. ❤️
Stuffed Salmon Recipe
Stuffed salmon is a delicious dinner option that will wow your taste buds. Tender salmon fillet stuffed with creamy pesto, fluffy couscous and tangy feta cheese and grilled to perfection.
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6. One Pot Pesto Chicken Quinoa Skillet
One frying pan, one pot, no hassle. This Pesto Chicken Quinoa Skillet comes together in about 30 minutes and provides a satisfying, protein-rich dinner that tastes like spring in every bite. Fresh pesto adds vitality to the herbs! 🍃
One Pot Pesto Chicken Quinoa Skillet
This One Pot Pesto Chicken Quinoa Skillet is not only a delicious meal, it’s also a great way to pack protein and veggies into one dish! It’s easy to make, customizable, and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or meal prep option.
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7. Cottage Cheese Baked Eggs
A high-protein spring breakfast you didn’t even know about! These fluffy, cheesy baked egg cups are made with cottage cheese for an extra boost of protein. Ready in under 20 minutes and perfect for meal prep. ☀️
Cottage Cheese Baked Eggs Recipe
These Cottage Cheese Baked Eggs are easy to make, customizable, and perfect for meal prep! It’s packed with cheesy goodness and makes a protein-packed breakfast option for busy mornings.
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8. Dilly Tuna Pasta Salad
This isn’t your grandma’s tuna pasta salad (well, maybe it is, and for good reason!). Filled with peas, fresh dill, crunchy greens, and protein-packed tuna, this is perfect for spring lunch and picnic season. 🫛
Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe
Packed with texture and flavor, this tuna pasta salad has it all: fun pasta, crunchy veggies, and a creamy dressing to tie it all together. This quick, easy and delicious dish is perfect for a quick lunch or your next barbecue.
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9. Cottage Cheese Pasta Salad
This bright, lemony pasta salad is so delicious with a blended cottage cheese lemon poppyseed dressing. It’s creamy, high in protein, and has the freshness of a spring picnic. If you make it once, you can make it every week. 🍋
Cottage Cheese Pasta Salad Recipe
This Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta Salad is bright, protein-packed, and perfect for summer meals, lunches, and backyard barbecues. take pleasure in!
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10. Chicken breast stuffed with spinach
Tender chicken breast stuffed with creamy spinach is the most comforting food of spring. The spinach keeps it feeling fresh and seasonal, while the chicken provides all the protein you need to power you through the day. 💪
Chicken breast stuffed with spinach
this Chicken breast stuffed with spinach Stuffed with sticky, cheesy spinach filling and baked to perfection. take pleasure in!
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Which high-protein spring recipes are you trying first? Please leave a comment below. I’d love to hear what you’re cooking! 🌸
