# Recipes: Need SUPER easy, low-cal, high protein recipes...emphasis on SUPER easy to make **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 4, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-need-super-easy-low-cal-high-protein-recipes-emphasis-on-super-easy-to-make/951897 "2021-10-04T23:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-need-super-easy-low-cal-high-protein-recipes-emphasis-on-super-easy-to-make/951897/8 "2021-10-05T00:22:40Z")
Any of our favorites from this thread - > [@Your favorite nutrient legume paste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-nutrient-legume-paste/944906): > > Peanut butter, hummus, black bean dip–these are among my favorite foods. They just about never blow me away with their exquisite subtlety of flavor, but they’re reasonably healthy, reasonably tasty, and super convenient. And I can call them nutrient legume pastes, which sounds nasty, and because I’m a bit of a culinary pervert that makes them even more appealing. What are your favorites? Remember: Nutrient: chocolate frosting doesn’t count, it’s gotta be a reasonable source of nutrition. Ferme… Because seriously, hummus of any variety (tailored to preference, whether Southwestern or Pan-Asian such as I posted), with pitas, soft or hard breads, etc of any sort is going to pack in some serious nutrition and you can (as I do) leave out the tahini to drop the fat. Otherwise, I’ll second the slow cooker/crockpot option. One of my go-to easy dishes - boneless pork (shoulder or country ribs), 2 jars of a decent green salsa, one mild flavored beer. Start overnight, shred with a fork in the morning, serve that afternoon after it’s basically turned to shreds soaking in the beer/salsa mix. Serve on rice, tortillas, or what ever you like. Add a bit of cheese if you want, or mix with low/no fat refried beats for even more protein. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-need-super-easy-low-cal-high-protein-recipes-emphasis-on-super-easy-to-make/951897)._