High protein recipes
Eating a high-protein diet doesn’t have to mean yet another date with a lonely chicken breast and a side of spinach. Far from it. Dive into our high protein recipes and you’ll uncover a world of flavour, from vibrant plant-based dishes bursting with protein power to brilliantly tasty ways to serve up meat, fish and eggs that make hitting your protein goals feel like a treat, not a chore.
Ready to stock up? Shop high protein foods for plenty of inspiration, perfect for building meals that are as satisfying as they are nourishing. Short on time? Waitrose has you covered with a tempting range of high protein ready meals that do all the hard work for you. And for those inevitable snack cravings, keep things on track with their delicious selection of high protein snacks.
Roasted salmon with bulgur & mint chimichurri
Eleanor Maidment gives chimichurri an English garden glow up with a handful of mint in this high-protein salmon recipe served atop nutty bulgur wheat.
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Stir fried chicken & Chinese leaf with lentil noodles
Salmon & veg traybake
Rainbow tuna melt
The best shakshuka
Kedgeree-style monkfish rice
The best minestrone soup
Spiced red lentils with chicken, spinach & coconut
Stir-fried spicy peanut & ginger udon
Venison meatballs with swede mash
Salmon with creamy spinach & beans
Spicy pork & kimchi stew
Sticky duck noodles
Harissa pasta & mixed nut pesto
Spicy beef & kimchi rice bowl
Haddock, prawn & crab pie
Spiced chicken & date pilaf
Haddock green curry
Kimchi jjigae (stew)
Smoked haddock pasta gratin
Chicken & pearl barley stew
Chicken, butterbean & red pesto bake
Chicken korma one-pot
Confit duck with beans & cavolo nero
Venison meatball & kimchi noodles
Vegan steak tacos with pineapple salsa
Spiced roast chicken with chicken fat potatoes & parsley pico de gallo
Grilled lamb leg steaks with crushed pesto potatoes & watercress
Smoked ham, borlotti bean & kale ribollita
Chicken & tomato baked orzo with feta and spinach
Chicken, chorizo, crispy kale & butterbean traybake
Smoked haddock, chickpea & spinach ‘kedgeree’
Prawn & butter bean saganaki
Peperonata & sea bass traybake with Puy lentils
Baked hake with fennel, olives & cherry tomatoes
Chargrilled pepper salad with spiced chicken
Simple steak pho
Chilli-roasted salmon & corn rib salad bowl
Tuna, radish & cucumber salad with wasabi dressing
Baked chicken & mini potatoes with honey, ginger & buttermilk
Chargrilled paprika chicken with corn salsa
Hot smoked salmon, potato & salmon caviar salad with buttermilk dressing
Spiced chicken with warm green herb grains, asparagus, avocado & pistachio
Black bean & avocado eggs
Provençal-style tomato & cod traybake
Melon, chicken & sesame noodle salad
Asparagus & potato tortilla with salad onion salsa verde
Cod fillets with crushed peas & watercress salad
Pan-fried chicken livers with warm potato salad
Chicken with braised lettuce & peas
Tapenade chicken traybake
Spoon-drop chicken meatball noodle soup
Honeyed chicken with figs & rice
Sticky lime & ginger chicken
Niçoise-style tuna salad