The Skinny Recipe Index

Easy High-Protein Recipes & Every Skinny Recipe

Looking for easy high-protein recipes or high-protein snacks with no cooking? These are the protein-packed meals and snacks our readers click most, plus the ones Jill makes on repeat: a one-pan ground turkey skillet, whipped cottage cheese, a cook-off chili and a cottage cheese scramble. Below that, every recipe we've shared in The Skinny, sorted so you can find dinner fast. Every recipe links to where we found it.

Most Clicked

Reader favorites: the recipes you click most.

• Sugar Spun Run's Best Chili · on The Skinny · E87, E88

• Walnut Brewery Asiago Cheese Dip (copycat) · on The Skinny · E88

• Pioneer Woman Chicken Tortilla Soup · via The Pioneer Woman · E84, E85

• Ina Garten's one-ingredient appetizer · via Food & Wine · E77

• 30-minute chicken parm meatballs (Caroline Chambers) · via Caroline Chambers · E53

• Marry Me Chickpea Soup with Kale · via EatingWell · E50

• Golden milk and other bedtime milk recipes · via Healthline · E22, E48

High-Protein Snacks, No Cooking

No stove, no oven. Grab and go.

• Whipped Cottage Cheese · on The Skinny

• Chickpea "chicken salad" · via iowagirleats.com · E84

• Cottage cheese cookie dough · via Eating Bird Food · E60, E61

• Sardine Citizens mackerel plate · our recipe · E58

But First, Protein

Easy high-protein recipes for when you can't think of what to make.

• Whipped Cottage Cheese · on The Skinny

• Jill's Penance Skillet · on The Skinny

• Sugar Spun Run's Best Chili · on The Skinny · E87, E88

• Big ol' Breakfast-for-Dinner Sunday Scramble (cottage cheese) · on The Skinny · E40

• Ina Garten's Italian Wedding Soup · via sheknows.com · E87

• Pioneer Woman Chicken Tortilla Soup · via The Pioneer Woman · E84, E85

• Chickpea "chicken salad" · via iowagirleats.com · E84

• Sardines with Crushed Baby Potatoes (Alison Roman) · via alisoneroman.com · E81

• Spaghetti with sardines · our recipe · E81

• Steamed egg and sausage breakfast sandwiches · via Real Simple · E81

• Epicurious most-saved recipes of 2025 · via Epicurious · E80

• Scorpio Season Recipes (Delish) · via Delish · E75

• Cannellini bean dip · via Instagram · E68

• Swicy cottage cheese toast · our recipe · E63

• Hot Brown Sandwich · via brownhotel.com · E5, E62

• Cottage cheese queso · via Eating Bird Food · E60

• Roasted Fennel, Red Onion and Orange Salad · via Food52 · E59

• Sardine Citizens mackerel plate · our recipe · E58

• Lightened creamy chicken noodle soup (Sally's) · via Sally's Baking Addiction · E52, E55

• Lion's head meatballs (Peter Som) · via Saveur · E54

• Non-intimidating lamb recipes (Real Simple) · via Real Simple · E54

• 30-minute chicken parm meatballs (Caroline Chambers) · via Caroline Chambers · E53

• Slawsome Veggie Dip · via Slawsa · E52

• Slawsome Deviled Eggs · via Slawsa · E52

• Marry Me Chickpea Soup with Kale · via EatingWell · E50

• One-Pot White Bean, Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomato Orzo · via EatingWell · E50

• Breakfast salad with smoked salmon and poached eggs · via EatingWell · E48

• Spanakopita meatballs (Julia Turshen) · via people.com · E45

• Turkey and cheese sliders · via staysnatched.com · E41

• How to eat sardines (Martha Stewart) · via Martha Stewart · E38

• Super easy eggplant recipes (Real Simple) · via Real Simple · E23

• Air fryer cottage cheese chips · via Instagram · E19

• 3-ingredient baked chicken breasts · via Allrecipes · E17

• Chicken and pineapple skewers · via Brit + Co · E17

• Japanese 7-Eleven egg salad sandwich · via Food52 · E16

• Chicken and Seafood Paella with Chorizo · via Food & Wine · E12

• Biju's spicy Chicken Tikka Masala · via velo.outsideonline.com · E12

• Mushroom and beef blended burgers · via Food Network · E8

• Grilled shrimp Greek salad · via Epicurious · E7

• Almost El Azteco cheese dip · via anitastabletalk.com · E4

• Cottage cheese toast · via Instagram · E3

• Restaurant-style eggs secret · via YouTube · E1

• Persian-style eggs (Zoya Biglary) · via YouTube · E1

Junk Food Swaps

The cravings, made a little lighter.

• Walnut Brewery Asiago Cheese Dip (copycat) · on The Skinny · E88

• Fat Flush Soup (SkinnyMs) · via SkinnyMs · E30, E43, E87

• Spaghetti all'Assassina · via The Mediterranean Dish · E75

• Sheet-Pan Baked Feta With Broccolini, Tomatoes and Lemon · via NYT Cooking · E74

• Quick Asian Lettuce Wraps · via Allrecipes · E71

• 20 healthy picnic light bites (Greek salad on a stick) · via Delish · E64

• Healthy stoner snacks roundup · via stylecaster.com · E61

• Sardine Citizens mackerel plate · our recipe · E58

• Hetty McKinnon's Tzatziki and Crunchy Chickpea Salad · via Instagram · E57

• Lightened creamy chicken noodle soup (Sally's) · via Sally's Baking Addiction · E52, E55

• Hot Honey Baked Sweet Potatoes · via NYT Cooking · E55

• Vegan cauliflower wings · via vegnews.com · E52

• Marry Me Chickpea Soup with Kale · via EatingWell · E50

• One-Pot White Bean, Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomato Orzo · via EatingWell · E50

• Baked Oatmeal with Berries and Seeds · via Martha Stewart · E50

• Oven-fried buffalo wings (Serious Eats) · via seriouseats.com · E37

• Healthier wings: Frank's + butter coating · our recipe · E37

• Air fryer buffalo cauliflower bites · via franksredhot.com · E37

• Air fryer cottage cheese chips · via Instagram · E19

• 3-ingredient baked chicken breasts · via Allrecipes · E17

• Healthy beach snack ideas (Food Network) · via Food Network · E14

• Garlic Mushroom Cauli Skillet · via Facebook · E11

• Almost El Azteco cheese dip · via anitastabletalk.com · E4

Mains

• Bacon Explosion · on The Skinny · E88

• Spiral-cut hot dogs · via instructables.com · E33, E88

• The Pimento Cheese Sandwich · our recipe · E85

• "Salad that is basically a sandwich" · via Instagram · E65, E76

• Chopped Italian sub sandwich · via togetherasfamily.com · E65, E76

• Sheet pan sausage and vegetables with maple tahini · via Instagram · E74

• Sheet-Pan Gnocchi (Bon Appetit) · via Bon Appétit · E74

• Our super easy crispy paneer · our recipe · E73

• French radish and butter sandwiches · via NYT Cooking · E65

• Hot Brown Sandwich · via brownhotel.com · E5, E62

• French Onion Macaroni and Cheese · via howsweeteats.com · E61

• Augusta National Pimento Cheese Sandwich · via golf.com · E59

• 4 ingredient spaghetti · via Instagram · E59

• Fish en papillote (13 recipes) · via Brit + Co · E58

• Bologna Cake · via Facebook · E56

• Lion's Head Big Macs · via Epicurious · E54

• Classic grilled cheese, grill pan version (Nicole's mom) · our recipe · E48

• Classic grilled cheese, skillet version · our recipe · E48

• Bolognese meat sauce (Food & Wine) · via Food & Wine · E43

• Thanksgiving Crunchwrap · via Delish · E41

• Game-changing tortilla wrap hack · via Instagram · E41

• "Friends" Thanksgiving leftover sandwich (Moist Maker) · via yahoo.com · E41

• Turducken · via Katie Couric Media · E38

• Alfredo Stuffed Spaghetti Squash · via Half Baked Harvest · E31

• "Hot Vita" pizza (Corto) · via Corto · E28

• Japchae (Korean glass noodle stir fry) · via mykoreankitchen.com · E26

• Japchae (Chuseok memories, EatingWell) · via EatingWell · E26

• Apple grilled cheese · via YouTube · E26

• Sabich Sandwich · via huffingtonpost.co.uk · E23

• 3-ingredient Parisian baguette sandwich · via YouTube · E18

• Camping recipes (Food Network) · via Food Network · E17

• 90 easy summer dinners under 30 minutes · via PureWow · E15

• Best way to grill hot dogs (slicing techniques) · via The Kitchn · E14

• Struklji (Slovenian cheese dumplings) · via jernejkitchen.com · E12

• Cevapi · via recipesfromeurope.com · E12

• Cool mushroom recipes for summer (Mushroom Council) · via mushroomcouncil.com · E11

• 3 secret ingredients for better burgers · our recipe · E8

• Healthiest burger hacks (Consumer Reports) · via consumerreports.org · E8

• 39 feta recipes (Epicurious) · via Epicurious · E7

• Spaghetti all'assassina ("killer spaghetti") · via Saveur · E3

Soups

• Ree Drummond's 10 Instant Pot soups for fall · via cheatsheet.com · E87

• Soup on a Stick · via Instagram · E84

• Best homemade ramen recipes (Sudachi) · via sudachirecipes.com · E83

• Desk drawer ramen · via Instagram · E83

• Michelin chef's late-night simple ramen · via Instagram · E83

• Creamy gnocchi soup (Love and Lemons) · via Love & Lemons · E76

• Mango gazpacho (1997 Houston Junior League cookbook) · our recipe · E72

• Pioneer Woman winter soups · via The Pioneer Woman · E52

• 16 ways to upgrade canned soup · via TODAY · E50

• Pioneer Woman's 25 fall soup recipes · via The Pioneer Woman · E30, E35

• Hack a can of corn soup · via The Kitchn · E17

Breakfast

• Make-ahead breakfast BEC wraps · via Instagram · E81

• Baking Perfect Bacon for a BLT · via Allrecipes · E67

• Day-after Halloween breakfast recipes · via fitonapp.com · E36

• Waffles with Bourbon-Glazed Ham and Pears · via challengedairy.com · E27

• The Only Frittata Recipe You'll Ever Need · via Epicurious · E23

• First-day-of-school breakfasts (PureWow) · via PureWow · E21

• 20-minute summer brunches (EatingWell) · via EatingWell · E20

• Grapefruit with honey and sea salt · our recipe · E7

Snacks & Dips

• Cream cheese + jelly + cracker snack · our recipe · E86

• Popcorn for dinner · via Delish · E84

• Avocado-a-day snack idea · via walderwellness.com · E84

• Viral butter and date · via Instagram · E84

• Hot Dip recipes (Food & Wine) · via Food & Wine · E82

• Ina Garten's one-ingredient appetizer · via Food & Wine · E77

• Drizzle Honey recipes (e.g. Honey Butter Popcorn) · via drizzlehoney.com · E66

• Parisian no-cook picnic formula · our recipe · E64

• Bruschetta (Corto) · via Corto · E63

• Kentucky Derby Pimento Cheese · via kentuckyderby.com · E5, E62

• Popcorn for Sunday night dinner · via Delish · E58

• Valerie Bertinelli's homemade barbecue potato chips · via Food Network · E52

• Made Over Game Day Classics · via Food Network · E52

• Slawsome Pimento Cheese · via Slawsa · E52

• Slawsome Jalapeno Popper · via Slawsa · E52

• Two-ingredient microwave nachos · via Allrecipes · E48

• Relish tray how-to · via simplywhisked.com · E38

• Football party food recipes (Southern Living) · via Southern Living · E37

• Easy portable tailgate recipes (Southern Living) · via Southern Living · E33

• Vegan and vegetarian tailgate snacks · via Allrecipes · E33

• Watermelon sticks · via createkidsclub.com · E9

• Viral chickle (pickle) dippers · via Hello! · E5

• Pickle chips · via Instagram · E5

Sides & Salads

• Grilled cheese roll-ups for tomato soup dipping · via tastingtable.com · E87

• Great Big Make-Ahead Holiday Salad · via The Kitchn · E79

• Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad · via Epicurious · E77

• "Salad that is basically a sandwich" · via Instagram · E65, E76

• Watermelon with feta, mint and more · via YouTube · E69

• Grilled hot honey watermelon slices · via savannahbee.com · E69

• Freestyle watermelon salad · our recipe · E69

• Potato salad recipes (Saveur) · via Saveur · E68

• Chopped salad with jarred tomatoes · our recipe · E62

• DIY croutons · via Instagram · E58

• 10 one-ingredient recipes · via recipes.timesofindia.com · E55

• Yaki Imo (Japanese roasted sweet potatoes) · via Instagram · E55

• 4 creative ways to top sweet potatoes (Delish) · via Instagram · E55

• Lion's mane mushroom saute · via Facebook · E54

• Quick pickled red onions · via badmanners.com · E52

• TikTok "cucumber guy" cucumbers-of-the-day · via Delish · E21

• 6 super extra ways to dress up corn on the cob · via The New York Times · E19

• Corn on the stovetop's open flame · via Instagram · E19

• Corn on the cob milk trick · via rd.com · E19

• Creative food scrap recipes (Brit+Co) · via Brit + Co · E18

• Unique grinder salad · via Instagram · E18

• Japanese cucumber salad · our recipe · E17

• 2 homemade vinaigrettes · via salon.com · E10

• Diane Kochilas' longevity rice · via Katie Couric Media · E7

• The BEST watermelon salad · via YouTube · E7

• TikTok watermelon salad ideas · via TikTok · E7

Sweets

• Negroni Jell-O Cake · via Instagram · E83

• Broken Glass Jell-O · via Instagram · E83

• Collagen Jell-O Bites · via Instagram · E83

• Honey roasted strawberries · via zenbelly.com · E66

• Kentucky Derby Pie (DIY) · via thegraciouswife.com · E5, E62

• Cottage cheese cookie dough · via Eating Bird Food · E60, E61

• One-ingredient tangerine sorbet · via Instagram · E55

• Hand pies gallery (Epicurious) · via Epicurious · E31

• Apple varieties and recipes (Prevention) · via prevention.com · E29

• DIY homemade ice cream · our recipe · E21

• Ice cream sandwiches that don't melt · via Allrecipes · E21

• Berry fro-yo · via delscookingtwist.com · E17

• DIY date and peanut butter Snickers · via TikTok · E17

Drinks & Cocktails

• Practical Magic Midnight Margaritas (+ the Blood Orange Soberita) · on The Skinny · E86

• Homemade electrolyte drink (DIY Gatorade) · on The Skinny · E18

• Jill's instant almost-margarita (limeade + tequila + ice) · our recipe · E86

• The Masters Azalea · our recipe · E85

• Picon Biere (Not-Quite Picon Biere) · via NYT Cooking · E83

• Hot Toddy · our recipe · E82

• Pickle martini · via Bon Appétit · E77

• Golden milk, matcha milk and other milky concoctions · via Healthline · E76

• Cometeer iced coffee at home · via cometeer.com · E72

• Pro-move ranch water / paloma-style tequila soda · our recipe · E70

• Honey in coffee · our recipe · E66

• Tomatini · via wineenthusiast.com · E66

• Frozen Pickle Margarita · via Allrecipes · E64

• Frozen jalapeno in your Sauvignon Blanc · via TODAY · E64

• Woodford Reserve Mint Julep · our recipe · E62

• Masters Azalea · our recipe · E59

• Golden milk and other bedtime milk recipes · via Healthline · E22, E48

• George Washington's boozy eggnog · via manyeats.com · E43

• Our 2024 boozy London Fog-inspired nog · our recipe · E43

• Whipped Dr Pepper · via TikTok · E34

• Crack Iced Coffee · via humblhabits.com · E30

• Tinto de Verano · via The Kitchn · E28

• Ruby Vermouth spritzers · via PureWow · E25

• Maple Bourbon Smash · via Food & Wine · E25

• Fall cocktails preview (PureWow) · via PureWow · E25

• Honey Deuce · via townandcountrymag.com · E23

• Pickle martini (olive magazine) · via olivemagazine.com · E18

• Tinto de Verano · via The Mediterranean Dish · E17

• Spritzes of Italy (incl. Hugo Spritz) · via giadzy.com · E17

• Sangria (NYT Cooking) · via NYT Cooking · E15

• Pastis (French anise aperitif) · via Martha Stewart · E15

• Hydrating chia juice/smoothie hack · our recipe · E14

• Iced tea 3 ways · via tasteofhome.com · E10

• Frozen lemon wedge smoothies · via wellandgood.com · E9

• Traditional Spritz (3-2-1) · our recipe · E9

• Olive brine Aperol spritz · via EatingWell · E9

• Porn Star Martini · via Delish · E9

• Woodford Reserve Classic Mint Julep · our recipe · E5

Mocktails

• Practical Magic Midnight Margaritas (+ the Blood Orange Soberita) · on The Skinny · E86

• Pawgarita (margarita for dogs) · via The Pioneer Woman · E6

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