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15 delicious and healthy meat recipes for dieting!

last update date 2023-09-19 | release date 2021-09-14

15 DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY MEAT RECIPES FOR DIETING!

If you are currently on a diet, you may find yourself choosing low-calorie food like vegetables, tofu, seaweed, etc. and staying away from meat. However, you might actually end up being too low on protein by avoiding meat! Protein is an essential nutrient, which helps in building muscle and increasing metabolism.

In order to do your diet correctly while also enjoying some delicious meats, we’ve prepared these healthy meat recipes! We all pretty much know that chicken is great for dieting, but you may get bored of that easily if you just eat chicken every day. So, we’ve also added other healthy meat options to spice things up! Make sure to check it out!


IF YOU DON’T EAT MEAT, IT MAY HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON YOUR DIET?! A NEW DIET THAT GOES AGAINST POPULAR BELIEF

GOES AGAINST POPULAR BELIEF

“If you’re on a diet, we recommend eating meat!” Now, that’s something you won’t hear very often. People are often worried about the calories and fat content in meat, that’s why they tend to avoid it when on a diet. However, depending on the cut of meat and cooking method you choose, you can actually find a way to eat meat while keeping things healthy! First, let's see why meat is a diet-friendly ingredient.

Increases metabolism

If your current diet requires you to skip meals or reduce your calories, then yeah. You may experience weight loss… but have you ever thought about what kind of weight your losing? More often that not, it’s muscle mass instead of fat. What’s worse, if you don’t know what you’re doing, you may also end up reducing your basal metabolism. When this happens, all that weight you’ve lost will eventually come back once you stop your diet. That’s why we don’t recommend this dieting method.

The protein in meat will help you keep the muscle mass you have, while also building new muscles. It can also help increase your metabolism. It’s important to have a good amount of meat, while also exercising to get the full effects of your diet. Meat is rich in B vitamins.

(B1, B2, B6, B12). Vitamins B1, B2, and B6 are metabolic vitamins. If you run low on these, the body is in risk of disrupting the conversion process for proteins, fats, and carbohydrates into energy. Those nutrients may just end up being converted into fat mass instead. On top of that, the lack of energy will also increase the risk of fatigue and rough skin.

Fat burning power

Chicken breast has almost become synonymous to going on a diet. It’s true that chicken breast is low in calories and fat, which makes it great for dieting. Buuut, there’s other great options too! Beef and lamb are rich in amino acids like L-carnitine, which helps burn fat. Even with exercise, it can be hard to burn fat if you are low on L-carnitine. We recommend eating beef and lamb (which are rich in this amino acid) before exercising. Kangaroo meat and ostrich meat are also rich in L-carnitine. Try those out if you’re feeling a bit adventurous.

OTHER MEAT BESIDES CHICKEN THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

As we mentioned in the previous section, there are other meats besides chicken breast that we recommend for dieting. On top of being nutritious, these are also low in calories and fat.

Ostrich Meat

Ostrich Meat

Unlike chicken, ostrich meat is red. The flavor is solid and is somewhere between chicken and beef. Ostrich meat is rich in amino acids like creatine, L-carnitine, and B-vitamins.

Creatine is a nutrient that is naturally found in muscles. It helps with muscle contractions. By taking creatine, you can prevent muscle fatigue, which in turn will help you exercise continuously and efficiently. However, creatine is sensitive to heat. That’s why tataki or medium rare cooking style is recommended for maximum effect.

Click here for more information on ostrich meat →EATING OSTRICH MEAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS! AN INTRODUCTION ITS POTENTIAL AND RECIPES

Kangaroo Meat

Kangaroo Meat

Kangaroo meat tastes like the lean part of beef. It is high in protein and low in fat! The fat is about 1% of the whole kangaroo meat, and the protein is about 23.6g for every 100g of meat, which is more than chicken meat.

Even though it’s low in fat, it’s rich in a compound called "conjugated linoleic acid". This conjugated linoleic acid is a fatty acid that makes it difficult to create body fat and helps burn fat. Kangaroo meat contains about 6 times as much of this than beef.

Click here for more information on kangaroo meat→HAVEN'T TRIED KANGAROO MEAT YET? THE FIRST STEP FOR HEALTHY-LIVING

Crocodile Meat

Crocodile Meat

Crocodile meat is low in fat, low in calories, high in protein, and also contains high quality collagen near the skin. Despite all those benefits, many people are still hesitant to try out this nutrient-packed meat! The flavor isn’t all that different to chicken. It’s somewhere between white fish and chicken.

In addition, the high-quality collagen contained in crocodile meat is great for achieving healthy skin. Collagen works best when taken with vitamin C, so crocodile meat is recommended to be eaten with green-yellow vegetable salads and fruits.

Click here for more information on crocodile meat→UNSURE ABOUT THE TASTE? DELICIOUS RECIPES TO COOK CROCODILE MEAT

15 HEALTHY DIET MEAT RECIPES

Now that we’ve explained the benefits of consuming meat for your diet and weight loss, here are some of the best recipes to get you started! Try these out if you’re not sure how to incorporate the more exotic meats into your diet.

PORK LOIN STEAK WITH MARINATED ONION SAUCE RECIPE (FOR 2 PEOPLE)

PORK LOIN STEAK

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 2 pieces of pork loin (about 1.5 cm thick)
  • A little salt and pepper
  • Appropriate amount of baking oil
  • 1/2 onion
  • 3 tablespoons of white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • A little black pepper

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Slice the onion into thin slices, mix with white wine vinegar, olive oil, sugar, salt and black pepper in a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
  2. 2. Remove the pork loin from the refrigerator and let it come back to room temperature for about 20 minutes.
  3. 3. Lightly season with salt and pepper on one side of the meat. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat, and cook both sides for about 2 minutes each.
  4. 4. After turning off the heat, cover and leave for 2 minutes.
  5. 5. When it’s been cooked with the residual heat, slice the meat into bite-sized pieces, place on a plate, and top with chilled onions to complete!

JUMBO CHICKEN BREAST MEATBALLS SOUP RECIPE (FOR 2 PEOPLE)

MEATBALLS SOUP

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 160g ground chicken breast
  • ★ 1/10 Onions and carrots
  • ★ 2 pinches of salt
  • ★ 2 pinches of salt
  • ★ Grated ginger (a little)
  • 250ml Soy milk
  • 100ml Water
  • 1 shiitake mushroom
  • 80g ito-konnyaku
  • 2 teaspoons miso
  • Salt and pepper, chili oil, green onions as you like

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Mince the onions and carrots. Mix the ingredients marked with a ★ in a bowl until sticky to make the chicken meatballs.
  2. 2. Put soy milk, water, and sliced shiitake mushrooms in a pot and heat over low heat. When steam comes out, divide the meat balls into two equal parts, roll into balls, and place in the pot.
  3. 3. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes over low to medium heat, making sure to watch so that it doesn’t boil. Adjust the taste with miso, salt and pepper, and serve! It's also delicious topped with some chopped green onions and chili oil.

GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD (FOR 1-2 PEOPLE)

CAESAR SALAD

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 300g chicken breast
  • ★ 1/2 tsp sugar
  • ★ 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 leaves lettuce
  • 1 avocado
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/3 sliced onions
  • 3 tbsp grated cheese
  • ◆ 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ◆ 1 tbsp vinegar
  • ◆ 1/3 tsp salt
  • ◆ black pepper to taste

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces, season with the ingredients marked with a ★, then let it rest for about 5 mins.
  2. 2. Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place in a salad bowl.
  3. 3. Cook the chicken in a non-oiled frying pan, then place on top of the veggies.
  4. 4. Mix the ingredients marked with a ◆ well, and drizzle over the salad. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top, and you’re done! Enjoy!

BOILED AND SEASONED CHICKEN BREAST (FOR 2 PEOPLE)

BOILED AND SEASONED CHICKEN BREAST

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 300g chicken breast
  • ★ 1/2 tsp sugar
  • ★ 1/2 tsp salt
  • 10cm radish
  • 50ml water
  • 2 stalks small chives, chopped
  • Ponzu as you like

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Cut the chicken breast into thin slices, season with the ingredients marked with a ★, then let it rest for about 5 mins.
  2. 2. Peel and grate the radish.
  3. 3. Put grated radish and water in a small pot and bring to a boil, add the chicken and simmer until the color of the chicken changes.
  4. 4. Serve in a platter, then top with chives and ponzu sauce. Done!

BEEF RIBEYE TAGLIATA (FOR 2 PEOPLE)

BEEF RIBEYE TAGLIATA

＜材料＞
  • 1 piece steak meat (250-300g)
  • Plenty of mizuna, onion slices, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, etc.
  • Dressing of your choice

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Take the steak meat out of the fridge and let rest in room temperature for 30 mins.
  2. 2. Cut the fat off. Cook both the meat and fat in a frying pan on medium heat. Cook for 2 mins. on each side. Remove from heat and wrap in aluminum foil. Let it rest for 10 mins.
    (For meat that’s about 1.5cm thick, increase the cooking times. Discard the fat after cooking!)
  3. 3. Slice the meat into thin slices. Arrange the veggies on a plate and top with the sliced meat.
  4. 4. Drizzle some dressing and enjoy!

LAMB AND KIMCHI STIR-FRY (FOR 3-4 PEOPLE)

LAMB AND KIMCHI STIR-FRY

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 300g lamb slices
  • 200g kimchi
  • 1 pack bean sprouts
  • 1/2 pack chives
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • Soy sauce as you like

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Heat the sesame oil in a pan at medium heat. Add the lamb and bean sprouts and fry until the color of the meat changes.
  2. 2. Cut the chives into 2-3 cm-long pieces. Add the rest of the ingredients in the pan and cook until the kimchi is warm enough. Add soy sauce as you like, and you’re good!

SWEET AND SOUR STIR-FRIED OSTRICH (FOR 2-3 PEOPLE)

OSTRICH

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 250g spiced ostrich cubes
  • Appropriate amount of potato starch
  • 1/2 carrot
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 3 tablespoons each of vinegar, soy sauce and ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • potato starch dissolved in water (3 tablespoons of water, 1/2 tablespoon of potato starch)
  • appropriate amount oil for frying

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Start off by lightly coating ostrich cubes with some starch. Thinly slice the carrot, onion, and green peppers.
  2. 2. Heat a frying pan with some vegetable oil. Start cooking the onion over medium heat until translucent. Add the ostrich, carrots and green peppers in there with the vinegar, soy sauce, and ketchup, add the sugar in there as well.
  3. 3. Turn the heat off, then add the potato starch (1/2 tbsp, dissolved in 3 tbsp of water). Stir until the potato starch is mixed in, then turn the heat back on medium. Simmer for about 1 minute to complete!

OSTRICH THIGH CARPACCIO

OSTRICH THIGH CARPACCIO

＜Ingredients＞ (for 2 people)
  • 120g ostrich thigh meat
  • 1 tomato
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon garlic (tube)
  • a good amount of dry packaged basil

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Slice thigh meat and cool it in the refrigerator.
  2. 2. Dice the tomatoes.
  3. 3. Put olive oil in a frying pan and add the diced tomatoes, lemon juice, salt, garlic, and basil to make sauce.
  4. 4. Stop the heat once all ingredients are mixed and heated.
  5. 5. Cool the sauce, and set aside in the refrigerator.
  6. 6. Plate the ostrich meat and add sauce on top.

DRUM STICK JAPANESE STEW

DRUM STICK JAPANESE STEW

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 80g ostrich thigh meat
  • 2 boiled eggs
  • the green part of a Japanese leek
  • a good amount of garlic
  • a good amount of ginger
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons sake
  • 250ml water
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • a good amount of vegetable oil

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Boil the eggs and set aside for later.
  2. 2. Add vegetable oil into the frying pan and cook the thigh meat. Cook about 3 minutes for each side.
  3. 3. Add sugar, sake, water, the green part of the Japanese leek, garlic, ginger and boil. Remove the harshness.
  4. 4. Place the lid on the frying pan and stew for 7 minutes.
  5. 5. Add soy sauce and the boiled eggs and stew again for another 7 minutes. Plate, and the dish is complete! Cut the eggs in half for better plating.

Red Wine Braised Kangaroo Stew

Red Wine Braised Kangaroo Stew

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 250g kangaroo meat (striploin)
  • red wine
  • 1/3 teaspoon salt
  • a little black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic
  • A little vegetable oil
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • 1 onion ※cut all vegetables into bite-sized pieces
  • A good amount of your favorite herbs
  • 【Finish】
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 100ml water
  • 1 cube consommé
  • 2 teaspoons sugar

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Marinate the kangaroo striploin in red wine for half a day.
  2. 2. Then, after removing it from its container, wipe off moisture from the surface. Season the meat with salt, pepper, and grated garlic.
  3. 3. Heat a bit of salad in a frying pan. Cook both sides of the striploin until golden brown. (The key point is to cook the surface until crisp and to only cook the inside a little bit.)
  4. 4. Heat the salad oil in the pressure cooker, and stir-fry vegetables and potherbs. Then add the striploin and red wine to the cooker and close the lid. Pressurize for 7 minutes.
  5. 5. After, take out the striploin, add the finishing seasoning and boil until the broth thickens.
  6. 6. Finally put the striploin back and boil it again for 10 minutes with low heat.

Kangaroo Taco Meat

Kangaroo Taco Meat

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 500g kangaroo rump meat (minced)
  • 20g celery
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 400g canned tomato
  • 100ml red wine
  • Tomato ketchup ⋯⋯ about 2-4 tbsp (※)
  • Worcestershire sauce ⋯⋯ about 2-3 tbsp (※)
  • Chili powder ⋯⋯ about 2 tbsp (※)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ※: Adjust to your liking

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Add vegetable oil into the pot and begin to heat it. Add garlic and stir-fry it with low heat.
  2. 2. As soon as you smell the deliciousness, add celery and the minced rump and continue to stir-fry until the color changes.
  3. 3. Add red wine into the pot and apply high heat until the alcohol evaporates.
  4. 4. Add canned tomato while crushing it and simmer with low heat until the liquid evaporates.
  5. 5. Then add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder for the final touch.

Seared Kangaroo Meat

Seared Kangaroo Meat

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 250g kangaroo boneless leg (thigh)
  • a good amount sake
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • A little black pepper
  • garlic, green onion, sesame oil as you like

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Wipe the moisture off from the surface of the boneless leg and marinate in Japanese sake for 3 hours.
  2. 2. After, wipe the moisture again and sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper.
  3. 3. Grill the meat for 10 minutes and wrap it with aluminum foil to cool down.
  4. 4. Thinly slice the meat and serve with cut garlic, finely chopped green onion and sesame oil.

ROO ROAST

ROO ROAST

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 450g kangaroo meat
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 piece of garlic
  • A little or no herbs of your choice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • A little black pepper

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. After taking the thawed roo meat out of the fridge, wipe off the excess liquid and moisture with a paper towel. In a plastic bag, add the roo meat, olive oil, sliced garlic, plus whatever herbs you like. Place it in the fridge, and let the roo meat soak in the marinade overnight.
  2. 2. Take the meat out of the fridge about an hour before cooking, so it can come back to room temperature. Remove the meat from the bag and season with salt and black pepper.
  3. 3. Pour the marinade in a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Once the oil is heated, start cooking the roo meat for about 3 mins. on each side.
  4. 4. When all the meat is cooked, take it off the heat and wrap it in aluminum foil. Let it rest for about 20 mins before slicing.
  5. 5. Roo meat is already delicious with just a simple seasoning of salt and pepper. However, if you want to serve it with a side of sauce, here are a couple options… Since it tastes similar to beef, we recommend serving it with either some ponzu sauce, onion dressing, or sweet & spicy meat sauce.

CROCODILE STEAK

CROCODILE STEAK

＜INGREDIENTS＞（one serving）
  • 100～150g Crocodile fillet steak
  • A good amount of The Meat Guy’s "Steak Spice" (or salt and black pepper)
  • Olive oil⋯⋯A good amount

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Thaw the crocodile fillet in the refrigerator overnight.
  2. 2. Wipe away the moisture of the surface of crocodile meat with kitchen paper. Rub olive oil and steak spice (or salt and black pepper)
  3. 3. Heat the pan on low to medium temperature and add the seasoned crocodile meat for 5 minutes, covering with a lid.
  4. 4. Grill the meat until brown and flip to grill the other side. Grill until the inside is cooked properly. (The best temperature of the center of meat is about 73℃)

HONEY MUSTARD CROCODILE MEAT

HONEY MUSTARD CROCODILE MEAT

＜INGREDIENTS＞
  • 1 piece (about 250g) crocodile claw
  • 1/3 tsp salt
  • A small amount of flour
  • 1 tbsp of olive oil
  • 1 tbsp of soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp grain mustard
  • 2 tsp of honey

＜DIRECTIONS＞
  1. 1. Start off by seasoning the croc meat with some salt, then lightly coat the claw with flour.
  2. 2. Add olive oil to a frying pan and heat over low to medium heat. Cook the claw in the pan until the center is well cooked. Wipe off the excess oil, then add soy sauce, grain mustard, honey to the pan and simmer.
  3. 3.Voila! Honey Mustard Croc Claws for the win!

Meat is rich in nutrients that increase basal metabolism and help build a lean body. Try to avoid areas with a lot of fat, and you can easily incorporate them into your diet.
However, meat alone may not contain all the essential vitamins and minerals. Eat a good balance of meat, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products, and make sure to exercise!

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