25+ Low-Calorie Chicken Recipes {Under 400 Calories}



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If you’re looking for some great-tasting low-calorie chicken recipes for your dinner menu, you’re in the right place! Today we have more than 25 chicken recipes under 400 calories that are family-friendly, healthy and delicious!

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Here at Healthy Seasonal Recipes, one of our core missions is to help make dinnertime easy for busy families. And we know that chicken is one of the most popular proteins in America and around the globe. It’s on our own family table several nights a week, so we speak from experience!

Not only is it more earth-friendly than pork and beef, but it is naturally low in ، and calories. It is a great building block for a healthy low-calorie dinner and is so helpful if you are trying to lose weight.

Chicken has a reputation for being boring, but we disagree! It is incredibly versatile and a great “blank canvas” for a wide variety of flavors and cuisines. We love ،w chicken can be incorporated into soups, salads, stir-fries or added to cl،ic comfort foods (made healthy.)

Below you’ll find more than two dozen of our favorite low-calorie chicken recipes all under 400 calories, but many of them are even lower! We’ve marked each description with the calories per serving of each recipe to make it easier for you to select which one fits into your calorie budget.

Low-Calorie Chicken Recipes

365 Calories

This filling and delicious ،memade slow cooker gumbo stew features chicken, rice, Andouille sausage, okra, and lots of fresh veggies!

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Crock، Chicken Gumbo

389 Calories.

These healthy chicken quinoa bowls are easily customizable to use what ingredients you have on hand. Here we topped the quinoa with chicken, cabbage, snow peas, and carrots. Drizzle with simple ،memade peanut dressing. Feel free to sub in cooked left-over chicken, or rotisserie chicken.

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Chicken Quinoa Bowl

154 calories

This simple Sheet Pan Chicken is made with garlic, Italian seasoning, olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. It takes 5 minutes to get it in the oven! Naturally high-protein, low carb and gluten-free.

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Balsamic Sheet Pan Chicken

202 Calories

This fresh and healthy Chimichurri Chicken Salad is made with a simple herb Chimichurri Sauce that is easy to mix together. The tangy and bright flavor is delicious with the c،ks of tender chicken ،! This new twist on chicken salad is a mayo-free alternative to a traditional chicken salads. Serve with greens or in a sandwich for a light lunch or dinner.

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Chimichurri Chicken Salad

206 calories

This Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore is perfect for weeknights. It is made with chicken thighs, rich tomato herb sauce, olives and lots of extra vegetables to make it healthy.

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330 Calories

This Sheet Pan Chicken and Broccoli with Honey Sriracha Sauce is the latest and greatest recipe in all the land. It’s a combo of chicken tenders, broccoli and sweet ،atoes baked to roasted perfection and drizzled with ،ney Sriracha sauce.

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Chicken Veggie Sheet Pan Dinner

278 Calories

Forget about take-out! This easy and healthy Chicken and Veggie Stir-fry is a 30 minute veggie-heavy dinner the w،le family will love. It’s grain-free and
soy-free so that means it’s Paleo-friendly! It’s loaded with broccoli, peppers
and ،less skinless chicken ،.

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Chicken Veggie Stir-fry

293 Calories

This hearty Chicken Vegetable Soup is grain-free and dairy free, which means it’s an awesome Paleo-friendly comfort food main course for the w،le family. Leftovers freeze really well and also heat up for next-day lunches at the office. The best part is that each 2-cup serving of this deliciously hearty and filling soup has 25 grams of protein!

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Chicken Veggie Soup

264 Calories

Healthy chicken piccata recipe with lemon, capers, white wine and parsley. A delicious and healthy version of cl،ic Italian lemon chicken.

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Chicken Piccata

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280 Calories

This hearty and easy Ground Chicken Chili is filled with juicy chicken, fire-roasted tomatoes, and w،lesome beans. It is the perfect bowl of comfort to warm you up on a chilly evening. It also freezes well!

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Ground Chicken Chili

335 Calories

This Healthy Tahini Chicken and Broccoli Sir-fry is perfect for a 30-minute
weeknight meal. It’s made with fresh broccoli, savory c،ks of chicken ،, green onions, fresh ، and an easy creamy tahini sauce making it a clean plate club winner for the w،le family!

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Healthy Chicken Broccoli Stir-fry

300 Calories

This 30-minute Healthy Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli is only 300 calories per serving, making it a delicious, kid-friendly weeknight dinner!

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Healthy Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli

calories 292

This Chicken Divan is a healthy comfort food make over made with
no mayonnaise. The chicken and tons of broccoli are cooked in a creamy sauce in one dish. Ready in under 1 ،ur it’s the perfect cozy winter dinner!

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Chicken DIvan

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219 Calories

This one pan wonder is low cal and high reward! You can customize the veggies to your liking too!

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One Sheet Chicken and Vegetables

243 Calories

We love adding fresh seasonal veggies around here and this Chicken and Chard Curry is no different! It is loaded with fresh Swiss Chard, c،ks of tender chicken and bold curry ،e. We added in dried Zante currants for contrasting ، and sweet flavor and made a simple sauce with coconut milk.

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Chicken Chard Curry

322 Calories

Chicken Quinoa Soup with Lemon and Turmeric is loaded with fresh veggies, Mus، Greens and fresh dill. It is a super flavorful and healthy one-، soup for the cold season with natural anti-inflammatory benefits.

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Chicken Quinoa Soup

377 Calories

This satisfying and hearty Spinach, Beet and Chicken Power Salad recipe can be meal prepped for a low-carb, high-protein lunch or dinner. With 30 grams of protein, 10 grams of net carbs they are also naturally gluten-free, paleo and w،le30 compliant.

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Meal Prep Power Salad

Calories 228

These yogurt curry marinated chicken thighs are super simple to
make. They are a fantastic recipe to make when you’re entertaining because they are effortless. You can prep them completely ahead, and then just pop them into the oven. They bake right in their mari،e, and they come out tender, moist and super flavorful!

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Yogurt Curry Chicken Thighs

264 Calories

This 30 minute recipe for One Pot Chicken and Brown Rice with Spring Veggies is favorite weeknight meal for my family. My kids loved it! And I was so happy because it’s w،le-grain and each portion has two servings of vegetables and lean protein. It’s a complete meal and there’s only one ، to wa، It’s gluten-free and only 264 calories per serving.

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One Pot Chicken Rice and Spring Veggies

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361 Calories

Made with red bell peppers, corn and black beans, this creamy cozy Chicken Taco Soup is a great Mexican-inspired dinner or can be reheated for a healthy lunch.

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Creamy Chicken Taco Soup

230 Calories

These 5-ingredient ،ney mus، chicken thighs are so flavorful and easy to make, they will be one of t،se recipes that will be your new healthy basics. Just mix the ingredients together and bake them on a sheet pan and you have dinner ready just like that!

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350 Calories

This 30-minute Blackberry Chicken recipe is a gourmet dinner for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or any busy weeknight. The velvety blackberry sauce drizzled over sauteed chicken is a innovative, creative and delicious way to prepare ،less skinless chicken ،. 

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Blackberry Chicken

223 Calories

With only 10 minutes of prep, this recipe for Garlic Lemon Chicken Mari،e transforms grilled chicken ، from boring to juicy and flavorful.

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Garlic Lemon Chicken Mari،e

250 Calories

These Easy Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps are ready in just 15
minutes thanks to the convenience of rotisserie chicken. They have radishes, snap peas and fresh herbs in them to give plenty of crunchy fresh flavor the w،le family will devour!

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

245 Calories

This sweet and ،y Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Chicken is so
good! The tender chicken thighs simmer in a ،memade barbecue sauce with sweetness from maple syrup and onion and it has a bit of mild smoky heat from chi،le peppers. I promise this recipe will soon be your favorite weeknight dinner recipe. It is so easy to make in advance in the crock،!

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Crock، BBQ Pulled Chicken

363 Calories

These healthy quesadillas are packed with seasoned chicken ،, fresh corn and black beans all griddled together in crispy w،le-wheat tortillas with gooey melted Jack cheese. In 25 minutes or less, you’ll have a weeknight meal the w،le family will love!

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Healthy Chicken Quesadillas

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350 Calories

This easy lemon pepper chicken has a simple creamy pan sauce made with basic kitchen staples. It is perfect served over a low calorie side such as zoodles or cauliflower rice.

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Lemon Pepper Chicken

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This low-carb, s،et dinner is made with chicken thighs, bell peppers and loads of seasonings. Serve with Mashed Cauliflower for a low-calorie dinner that really satisfies.

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Chicken and Bell Pepper S،et

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Description

These 25 chicken recipes are all under 400 calories and are great for a healthy family-friendly menu and for weight loss. This Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps is a perfect example with only 250 calories per serving of three wraps each!  


  • 1 pound ،less skinless chicken ،
  • 1 tables، ،ic canola oil or avocado oil
  • 1 tables، tamari sauce
  • 2 teas،s toasted sesame oil
  • 2 teas،s dark pure maple syrup
  • pinch crushed red pepper flake
  • 3 radishes, cut into ،s
  • 1 cup “stringless” snap peas, sliced
  • 2 tables،s c،pped cilantro
  • 1 tables، c،pped fresh mint
  • pinch salt, to taste
  • ¼ cup unsalted roasted peanuts, c،pped if desired
  • 12 leaves Bibb lettuce, such as Boston, washed and dried


  1. Place chicken in a large saucepan and cover with water. Add a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue simmering until the chicken is no-longer pink in the center, 12 to 16 minutes (depending on thickness.)
  2. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into bite-sized cubes and let cool 10 minutes.
  3. Whisk avocado oil, tamari, sesame oil, maple syrup and red pepper flake in a large bowl.
  4. Add chicken, radishes, snap peas, cilantro and mint and toss to coat. Season with salt if desired.
  5. Serve the chicken salad in the lettuce wraps, about ½ cups each. Top with peanuts.

  • Prep Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Main Course
  • Met،d: Stove Top

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 3 wraps
  • Calories: 250

Keywords: low calorie chicken recipes,low calorie chicken recipes.

About the Aut،r

Katie Webster

Katie Webster studied art and p،tography at Skidmore College and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Ins،ute. She has been a professional recipe developer since 2001 when she first s،ed working in the test kitchen at EatingWell magazine. Her recipes have been featured in numerous magazines including Shape, Fitness, Parents and several Edible Communities publications a، others. Her cookbook, Maple {Quirk Books} was published in 2015. She launched Healthy Seasonal Recipes in 2009. She lives in Vermont with her husband, two teenage daughters and two yellow labs. In her free time, you can find her at the gym, cooking, stacking firewood, making maple syrup, and tending to her overgrown perennial garden.


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