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GLP-1 Dinner Recipes

91 dinners with the protein pushed up and the portion sized for an appetite that gives up early. The quick ones are first, because most weeknights that's the only question that matters.

Dinner when you stop being hungry three bites in

Dinner is the meal the meds interfere with most, because it's the one that's supposed to be the biggest. You cook properly, you sit down, and then you're done almost immediately and there's most of a plate left. Do that a few nights running and you stop wanting to cook at all.

The way round it isn't a smaller version of the same dinner. It's dinner where the first few bites are the ones carrying the protein. A piece of chicken with some veg and two spoons of rice does more for you than a big bowl of pasta with chicken through it, because if you stop early you've still had the chicken.

Everything here is sized for four by default, which matters more than it sounds: leftovers are the single most useful thing in a GLP-1 kitchen. Tomorrow's lunch is already made, and it's already the right size.

Ready in 30 minutes or less (36)

Prep and cooking together. For the nights when cooking is already a stretch.

Worth a bit more time (55)

Weekend dinners, slow-cooker jobs and the ones that make good leftovers.

Common questions

What should I cook for dinner when my appetite is tiny?
Put the protein first on the plate and keep the carbs smaller than you would normally serve. Something like grilled chicken with roasted veg and a couple of spoons of rice works better than a pasta dish, because if you only manage a third of it you have still eaten most of the protein.
How much protein should dinner have?
Somewhere around 25g to 30g suits most people as one of two or three protein hits across the day. Plenty of the dinners here are higher than that. Each one lists the figure per serving, so you can pick to fit whatever the rest of your day looked like.
What are the quickest GLP-1 dinners here?
The first section on this page is everything ready in 30 minutes or less, prep included. Stir-fries, tacos, fajitas, traybakes and the bowls tend to land there, mostly because the protein is cut small and cooks fast.
Can I eat a normal dinner with the family on GLP-1 medication?
Mostly, yes, and these are written for that. They are ordinary dinners cooked for four, with protein and calories listed so you can serve yourself a smaller plate without cooking twice.

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