This summer, I am ready to eat a ton of protein-packed meals, but also want them to be flavorful. So, I’ve tested a bunch of high-protein summer lunches, and these are some of the best I’ve made.

They all have at least 30g of protein, are packed with flavor, and are very easy to meal prep. My personal favorite: protein chicken ranch meal prep bowls.

Enjoy!

1. Buffalo Chicken Cottage Cheese Bowl

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Buffalo chicken is one of my favorite meals and I constantly find myself craving it. If you are a fan of buffalo chicken as well and want to try out a new recipe that is serious about protein, try out this amazing recipe.

It gets extra protein from cottage cheese. You will also need a good ranch dressing for this recipe.

I like using this one.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 483
• Fats: 23g
• Protein: 56g
• Carbs: 9.9g
• Fiber: 1.4g
• Sugar: 6.5g

2. Chicken Sausage Pasta Meal Prep

I don’t know about you but I sometimes crave pasta. It just hits all of the right spots. However, eating pasta can truly get out of hand.

So, my solution – this high protein meal prep. Packing 31g of protein and veggies for all that delicious fiber.

And of course, some pasta to hit all the right spots and satisfy the inner hunger. I also just love how easy it is to make.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 480
• Fats: 15.6g
• Protein: 31.8g
• Carbs: 52.4g
• Fiber: 12.1g
• Sugar: 8.6g

3. Crockpot Chicken Shawarma Bowl

This Middle Eastern-inspired Chicken Shawarma Bowl is a breeze to make in the slow cooker and has tons of bold flavor plus nearly 50 grams of protein! It’s a healthy meal that will quickly become a favorite at your house.

I like to serve it with creamy, refreshing Tzatziki like this.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 485
• Fats: 17.1g
• Protein: 48.9g
• Carbs: 37.2g
• Fiber: 3.4g
• Sugar: 6.4g

4. Bang Bang Chicken Bowls

If you’ve never heard of bang bang chicken, you’re in for a treat. This high protien chicken bowl brings a ton of flavor as well as all of the macros.

All Asian flavors mixed with refreshing veggies and rice to create a truly filling meal. It’s my go to high protein meal prep because it tastes even better than your chinese takeout.

And of course, much healthier! Approved by all of my friends!

Per Serving:

• Calories: 650
• Fats: 28.4g
• Protein: 46.8g
• Carbs: 60.8g
• Fiber: 4.2g
• Sugar: 14.2g

5. Spicy Pineapple Chicken Meal Prep

Can’t decide on meal prep lunches for this week? You can’t go wrong with this Spicy Pineapple Chicken dish which includes the perfect balance of sweet, spicy, and savory flavors.

It is a cinch to prepare and will keep you fueled all week long!

Per Serving:

• Calories: 324
• Fats: 10g
• Protein: 31g
• Carbs: 29g
• Fiber: 1.8g
• Sugar: 23g

6. Chicken and Sweet Potato Meal Prep

This chicken and sweet potato meal prep is sweet, refreshing, savory, and filling. This recipe is Whole30, Paleo, high protein, high calorie, gluten-free and dairy-free.

Packed with protein, nutrients, and healthy carbohydrates to keep you going, these meal prep bowls are the best. Not to mention, you only need a little bit of time to prepare all of them.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 728
• Fats: 37g
• Protein: 56g
• Carbs: 43g
• Fiber: 8.6g
• Sugar: 12g

7. Chicken Corn Rice Bowls

This flavorful recipe combines delicious tender chicken, sweet corn, fluffy basmati rice, and a zesty dressing that is going to make you want to go for another bite.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 434
• Fats: 13g
• Protein: 34g
• Carbs: 48g
• Fiber: 4.1g
• Sugar: 8.1g

8. Chicken Salad Meal Prep

Who doesn’t like chicken salads for lunch? Especially if they’re tasty and filling like this bowl of goodness. Paprika and garlic-seasoned chicken is sitting on top of a salad bed of cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and avocados.

And everything is coated with a sweet honey and Dijon dressing.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 597
• Fats: 31g
• Protein: 55g
• Carbs: 26g
• Fiber: 5.9g
• Sugar: 17g

9. Chicken Meatballs Meal Prep

These chicken meatballs are spicy, juicy, filling and flavorful. They come with cauliflower rice, which makes it a perfect low-carb meal prep option.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 400
• Fats: 24g
• Protein: 30g
• Carbs: 21g
• Fiber: 7g
• Sugar: 7.3g

10. Southwest Chicken Salad

This Southwest chicken salad recipe combines smoky, tangy, and mildly spicy flavors with just the right hint of citrus. It’s gluten-free and high-protein.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 354
• Fats: 7.2g
• Protein: 33g
• Carbs: 42g
• Fiber: 9.5g
• Sugar: 6.2g

11. Hawaiian Pizza Chicken

This low-carb Hawaiian pizza chicken is packed with 57 grams of protein and has only 16.4 grams of net carbs. It is also cheesy, gooey, and tender.

To make this dish, simply top your chicken breasts with some pizza sauce like this. Then, add cheese and your favorite toppings.

For this dish, we’re using ham and pineapple- great if you love Hawaiian pizza! But if Hawaiian is not your thing, simply swap out the toppings.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 446
• Fats: 14g
• Protein: 57g
• Carbs: 22g
• Fiber: 5.6g

12. Greek Chicken Bowls

This Greek meal prep is herby, refreshing, and filling. With a whopping 61g of protein per food container, these will fill you right up!

I’ve had these a few times, and they simply taste like magic. When you’re missing Meditarennean flavors or just want more veggies in your diet, this is the lunch to make.

Enjoy!

Per Serving:

• Calories: 659
• Fats: 27g
• Protein: 61g
• Carbs: 42g
• Fiber: 4.4g
• Sugar: 8.5g

13. Hawaiian Chicken Bowl

I love a good combination of pineapple and chicken together. This Hawaiian chicken bowl is just that.

The best thing about is that you can make it with just one sheet pan, so it takes little to no prep time.

Perfect for meal prep or quick dinner.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 399
• Fats: 11.7g
• Protein: 43g
• Carbs: 24g
• Fiber: 4.2g

14. Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl

Sometimes, you just crave pizza but don’t want to have the whole thing. These pizza bowls are the perfect replacement.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 462
• Fats: 22g
• Protein: 43g
• Carbs: 25g
• Fiber: 6.1g
• Sugar: 14g

15. Chicken Burrito Bowl

Beans. Corn. Rice. Shredded chicken. And fresh tomatoes and lettuce. And the cherry on top – a creamy Caesar dressing drizzled over.

It is nutritious, loaded with protein, and rich in fiber. But do you also know that this deconstructed burrito makes one heck of a meal prep option?

Per Serving:

• Calories: 520
• Fats: 13g
• Protein: 37g
• Carbs: 64g
• Fiber: 9.5g
• Sugar: 4.2g

16. Teriyaki Chicken Meal Prep

It is made with chicken, rice, and broccoli. Only the chicken here is coated with Teriyaki sauce that you will make from scratch.

It is juicy, fluffy, firm, sticky, and all-around delicious.

This chicken lunch has a whopping 51 grams of protein per serving. So rest assured that it will keep you full until dinner.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 653
• Fats: 20g
• Protein: 51g
• Carbs: 68g
• Fiber: 2.4g
• Sugar: 23g

17. Easy Orange Chicken

If you like pairing meat with fruity and/or citrusy flavors, this recipe will definitely amaze you.

At first glance, it is a simple and quick chicken meal that is also meal-prep-worthy. The meat is paired with fluffy rice and steamed fresh broccoli. And it is a well-rounded dish.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 662
• Fats: 15g
• Protein: 62g
• Carbs: 71g
• Fiber: 6.1g
• Sugar: 21g

18. Salsa Shredded Chicken

Just like a lot of the recipes on this list, this chicken is perfect for meal-prepping.

The chicken is cooked in a mixture of broth and mild salsa and shredded to make it more convenient and versatile to consume.

This dish features fresh peppers and cauliflower rice on the side. If you don’t mind the carbs, though, you can use fluffy white rice instead.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 554
• Fats: 16g
• Protein: 62g
• Carbs: 46g
• Fiber: 14g
• Sugar: 21g

19. Shrimp Buddha Bowls

Naturally sweet, flavorful, and only 300 kcal per food container – these shrimp buddha bowls make for a really nice lunch. I’ve personally had them multiple times, and I cannot get enough of them.

You can do your own variation of greens, but keep the shrimp as it is. The combination of spices and the sweetness of the veggies makes it a super yummy lunch. 30 grams per bowl!

Per Serving:

• Calories: 323
• Fats: 12g
• Protein: 30g
• Carbs: 23g
• Fiber: 4g
• Sugar: 7.5g

20. Chicken with Broccoli, Beets, and Farro Salad

When I say this dish is a nutritional bomb, I really mean it. Because there’s green, there’s purple, there’s orange. There are grains. And there is meat.

Farro and chicken with beets, broccoli, red onions, oranges. Plus, fresh dill for extra freshness and vitamins.

But the thing that wraps it all together? The parsley and garlicky olive oil dressing!

Per Serving:

• Calories: 715
• Fats: 27g
• Protein: 55g
• Carbs: 67g
• Fiber: 12g
• Sugar: 17g

21. Mexican Cauliflower Meal Prep

Are you a fan of Mexican dishes? Then, these lovely meal-prep bowls will have you skip the takeout and bring those amazing and spicy flavors to your kitchen.

This recipe mainly consists of cauliflower rice. But it also includes peppers and canned tomatoes. It is also loaded with paprika, cumin, onion and garlic powder, oregano, and just a touch of chili.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 406
• Fats: 17g
• Protein: 48g
• Carbs: 17g
• Fiber: 8g
• Sugar: 6.2g

22. Herb Chicken Breasts with Couscous

If you’re tired of pairing your meat with rice, go with couscous instead. Besides, couscous is packed with antioxidants and selenium, so it is a real immune-booster.

The recipe also uses zucchini, peppers, onions, and eight whopping garlic cloves. The chicken is flavored with oregano and basil, and it is baked in the oven.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 633
• Fats: 17g
• Protein: 61g
• Carbs: 56g
• Fiber: 7.5g
• Sugar: 9.7g

23. Salmon Bowl

This Salmon Bowl is umami, a little spicy and sweet. Very filling, high in protein, and high-calorie.

Salmon, rice, veggies, and an irresistible spicy drizzle that will keep everyone coming back for more!

Per Serving:

• Calories: 906
• Fats: 41g
• Protein: 32g
• Carbs: 105g
• Fiber: 13g
• Sugar: 13g

24. Chipotle Chicken Salad

Chipotle chicken salad is sweet, spicy, fruity yet filling, and nutritious. It’s high in protein and gluten-free.

If you’re looking for a meal that’s flavorful, colorful, and good for you, this is the right recipe for you. Add this chipotle chicken salad to your weekly meal plan list right now.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 596
• Fats: 25g
• Protein: 39g
• Carbs: 61g
• Fiber: 15g
• Sugar: 28g

25. Ranch Chicken Meal Prep

This Ranch chicken meal prep recipe is packed with juicy, seasoned chicken breasts, crispy roasted potatoes, and perfectly caramelized broccoli. With a side of creamy ranch dressing to tie it all together.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 572
• Fats: 29g
• Protein: 33g
• Carbs: 44g
• Fiber: 5.4g
• Sugar: 3.4g

26. Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad

This cottage cheese chicken salad is filling, delicious, and packed with protein. With 38g of protein, it’s high protein, gluten-free, and low carb.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 316
• Fats: 15g
• Protein: 38g
• Carbs: 9.1g
• Fiber: 2.2g
• Sugar: 4.1g

27. Salmon Meal Prep

Tender, flaky salmon combined with colorful, savory, zesty cauliflower, delicious sweet potato, and beetroot is just what the doctor- and your tummy ordered!

Salmon is not only delicious but also good for your brain. For instance, 3 ounces of baked wild Atlantic salmon contains a whopping 2 198 mg of omega-3s (great for brain health) as well as brain-boosting B- vitamins.

Per Serving:

• Calories: 806
• Fats: 45g
• Protein: 54g
• Carbs: 53g
• Fiber: 13g
• Sugar: 16g