Healthy Restaurant Remakes
Enjoy restaurant-worthy meals at home that won't break your calorie budget. We studied some popular restaurant menus for recipe inspiration, then swapped in healthier ingredients, adjusted portion size, and amped up the veggies to create healthier takes on restaurant favorites. Enjoy one of these healthy recipes for dinner tonight!
Inspired by Applebee's, this chicken breast dinner recipe is full of flavor, yet we've reduced its calories by about 1,000! Plus, requiring only 20 minutes of prep time, this is an easy healthy recipe.
Theirs:
- 1,430 calories
- 85 g fat
Ours:
- 378 calories
- 14 g fat
Get the Fiesta Lime Chicken recipe here.
Bacon-Cheddar-Chipotle Chicken Panini
Piled atop hearty slices of thick whole-grain bread, this healthy chicken sandwich inspired by Panera Bread has had its calories cut in half. With 7 g fiber (mostly from the bread) and 32 g of protein (thanks to chicken, cheese, AND bacon), it will still be plenty satisfying.
Theirs:
- 840 calories
- 32 g fat
Ours:
- 407 calories
- 13 g fat
Chicken-Mango Salad with Sesame Wontons
Inspired by a Cheesecake Factory dish, this Asian salad recipe has had the calories slashed in half in our version. Crispy wontons, fresh veggies, sweet mango, and grilled chicken are piled high for a healthy dinner recipe.
Theirs:
- 800 calories
- 32 g fat
Ours:
- 370 calories
- 17 g fat
Cheesy Italian Baked Pasta
Up the veggies, swap in whole grain pasta, and trade turkey sausage for traditional pork and you've slashed calories in this Olive Garden-inspired dish. Don't worry, it's still the saucy and cheesy recipe you crave.
Theirs:
- 1,220 calories
- 71 g fat
Ours:
- 423 calories
- 14 g fat
Bourbon Barbecue Burger
This Red Robin-inspired burger recipe is piled high with onion, cheese, veggies, and ample sauciness for a fraction of the calories.
Theirs:
- 1,410 calories
- 89 g fat
Ours:
- 389 calories
- 17 g fat
Get the Bourbon Barbecue Burger recipe here.
Beef and Bean Burritos
Complete with cilantro-lime rice, these Chipotle-inspired burritos get a healthy twist from leaner beef, canola oil, lots of veggies, a smaller whole-wheat tortilla and, of course, we kept the avocado!
Theirs:
- 1,155 calories
- 53 g fat
Ours:
- 385 calories
- 17 g fat
Get the Beef and Bean Burritos recipe here.
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