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Under 500 kcal and Excellent (70+) Recipes

67 matching recipes from 197 global dishes.

🔎 Analysis Summary

We analyzed 197 global recipes from 195 countries. Only 67 meet the strict criteria for Under 500 kcal and Health Score โ‰ฅ 70. Here they are, ranked by their algorithmic Health Score.

This curated collection features 67 recipes that satisfy the Under 500 kcal and Health Score โ‰ฅ 70 criteria, selected from our database of 197 dishes spanning 195 countries. Each recipe has been algorithmically scored using USDA FoodData Central nutritional data, evaluating macronutrient balance, micronutrient density, sodium levels, and dietary fiber content. The average Health Score across this collection is 76 (excellent), with an average of 303 kcal, 17.6g protein, and 10.2g fiber per serving.

Featured cuisines in this collection include Italian, Israel, Mauritania, San Marino, and Lesotho. Browse the ranked table below to compare nutritional profiles, clinical badges, and health scores across all matching recipes. Use the related categories section to explore similar collections filtered by region, dietary preference, or nutritional target.

Matching Recipes67
Avg Health Score76
Avg kcal/serving303
Avg Protein17.6g
Avg Fiber10.2g
๐Ÿ”ฅ Under 500 kcal (67)๐Ÿซ’ Mediterranean (65)๐ŸŒ Potassium Rich (65)๐ŸŒพ High Fiber (36)๐Ÿ’ช High Protein (32)๐Ÿ’‰ Diabetic Friendly (22)โค๏ธ Heart Healthy (11)๐Ÿง‚ Low Sodium (1)

📋 67 Recipes โ€” Ranked by Health Score

# Recipe Cuisine Score kcal Protein Fiber Sodium Badges
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นPasta e Fagioli (Italian Bean & Pasta Soup) Italian 86 294 15.2g 10.5g 255mg โค๏ธ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
2 ๐ŸฒIsraeli-Style Shakshuka with Chickpeas Israel 85 340 19.3g 12.9g 525mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
3 ๐ŸฒMauritanian-Style Fish with Tomato, Olives, and Couscous Mauritania 85 283 39.7g 6.3g 707mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
4 ๐ŸฒSammarinese-Style White Bean, Tomato, and Kale Soup San Marino 85 397 24.2g 20.4g 443mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
5 ๐ŸฒLesotho-Style Papa with Tomato-Spinach Beans Lesotho 83 472 20.5g 17.2g 412mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
6 ๐ŸฒSyrian-Style Lentil Soup with Lemon and Cumin Syria 83 366 23.6g 22.7g 596mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
7 ๐ŸฒCape Verdean-Style Cod and Kidney Bean Tomato Stew with Rice Cape Verde 82 473 31.0g 11.4g 593mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
8 ๐ŸฒSudanese-Style Lentil and Okra Tomato Stew with Millet Sudan 82 323 20.1g 19.9g 460mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
9 ๐ŸฒAlbanian-Style Cod, Spinach, and Tomato Stew with Rice Albania 81 386 31.6g 4.6g 812mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
10 ๐ŸฒMalian-Style Chickpea, Carrot, and Tomato Stew with Rice Mali 81 495 20.3g 17.8g 564mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
11 ๐ŸฒArmenian-Style Lentil, Tomato, and Spinach Stew with Rice Armenia 80 366 19.5g 16.3g 520mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
12 ๐ŸฒEritrean-Style Spiced Lentil Stew with Millet Eritrea 80 292 19.9g 18.5g 489mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSwedish Salmon with Dill Potatoes Swedish 80 423 39.9g 4.7g 495mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
14 ๐ŸฒRwandan-Style Lentil and Tomato Stew with Rice Rwanda 80 425 21.2g 18.7g 569mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
15 ๐ŸฒZimbabwean-Style Lentil, Carrot, and Tomato Stew with Rice Zimbabwe 80 413 20.5g 18.3g 555mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
16 ๐ŸฒGeorgian-Style Chakhokhbili (Tomato Herb Chicken Stew) with Barley Georgia 79 113 4.4g 5.5g 509mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
17 ๐ŸฒMalawi-Style Nsima with Tomato Chicken and Greens Malawi 79 313 8.5g 8.0g 485mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
18 ๐ŸฒPalestinian-Style Mujadara (Lentils and Rice) with Caramelized Onions Palestine 79 445 28.9g 26.4g 587mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
19 ๐ŸฒUnited States-Style Turkey and Bean Chili United States 79 415 24.2g 22.3g 583mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
20 ๐ŸฒMicronesian-Style Fish and Sweet Potato Tomato Stew with Rice Micronesia 78 334 19.9g 7.1g 540mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
21 ๐ŸฒBurundian-Style Beans and Plantain Tomato Stew with Rice Burundi 78 243 14.4g 13.9g 444mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
22 ๐ŸฒPakistani-Style Chicken Karahi with Ginger-Tomato Sauce and Rice Pakistan 78 157 7.8g 6.6g 623mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
23 ๐ŸฒTunisian-Style Fish and Tomato Stew with Potatoes and Rice Tunisia 78 422 26.0g 5.6g 578mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
24 ๐ŸฒSouth African-Style Spiced Bean and Tomato Stew with Rice South Africa 78 448 20.5g 18.0g 582mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
25 ๐ŸฒSenegalese-Style Fish and Tomato Onion Stew with Rice Senegal 78 410 32.2g 4.8g 821mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
26 ๐ŸฒTuvaluan-Style Chickpea Tomato Curry with Rice Tuvalu 77 490 20.6g 17.4g 526mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
27 ๐ŸฒPapua New Guinea-Style Sweet Potato and Kidney Bean Tomato Stew with Rice Papua New Guinea 77 426 16.7g 15.7g 497mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
28 ๐ŸฒLiberian-Style Jollof Rice with Chicken and Vegetables Liberia 77 133 5.0g 6.7g 535mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
29 ๐ŸฒMonaco-Style Niรงoise-Inspired Salad with Tuna and Potatoes Monaco 77 256 9.4g 4.8g 478mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
30 ๐ŸฒZambian-Style Fish, Tomato, and Pepper Stew with Rice Zambia 77 397 31.4g 4.8g 772mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
31 ๐ŸฒNi-Vanuatu-Style Cassava and Fish Tomato Stew with Rice Vanuatu 76 441 20.8g 5.1g 531mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
32 ๐ŸฒBahraini-Style Lentil and Tomato Spiced Stew with Rice Bahrain 76 389 19.6g 16.4g 519mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
33 ๐ŸฒMaltese-Style Fish, Potato, Tomato, and Olive Stew with Rice Malta 76 370 21.2g 5.5g 563mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
34 ๐ŸฒEswatini-Style Pumpkin, Beans, and Spinach Stew with Millet Eswatini 76 242 14.4g 13.0g 533mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
35 ๐ŸฒGuinean-Style Fish, Eggplant, and Okra Tomato Stew with Rice Guinea 76 109 4.3g 7.4g 402mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
36 ๐ŸฒMyanmar-Style Turmeric Chicken Curry with Tomatoes and Rice Myanmar 76 127 5.2g 6.0g 604mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
37 ๐ŸฒYemeni-Style Mandi-Inspired Spiced Chicken with Rice Yemen 76 120 5.0g 5.3g 546mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
38 ๐ŸฒBangladeshi-Style Fish and Tomato Curry with Rice Bangladesh 76 430 34.3g 3.8g 875mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
39 ๐ŸฒIcelandic-Style Cod, Potato, and Carrot Stew with Rice Iceland 76 452 30.0g 5.4g 736mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
40 ๐ŸฒDR Congo-Style Grilled Fish with Tomato-Onion Sauce and Plantain Democratic Republic of the Congo 74 86 3.8g 4.5g 556mg ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
41 ๐ŸฒGambian Domoda (Peanut Stew) with Chicken and Rice Gambia 74 199 5.6g 8.6g 541mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
42 ๐ŸฒSierra Leone-Style Groundnut Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew with Rice Sierra Leone 74 176 5.5g 7.6g 530mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
43 ๐ŸฒTogolese-Style Peanut and Tomato Chicken Stew with Rice Togo 74 135 5.2g 7.1g 589mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
44 ๐ŸฒKoshari (Rice, Lentils, Pasta, Tomato Sauce) Egypt 74 494 22.8g 17.3g 590mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
45 ๐ŸฒSomali-Style Lentil and Potato Tomato Stew with Rice Somalia 74 429 17.8g 15.5g 467mg โค๏ธ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
46 ๐ŸฒSolomon Islands-Style Coconut Fish and Kidney Bean Stew with Rice Solomon Islands 73 472 30.9g 12.4g 573mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ŸŒ
47 ๐ŸฒCambodian-Style Fish Amok (Coconut-Ginger Fish Curry) with Rice Cambodia 73 88 3.3g 4.4g 551mg ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’
48 ๐ŸฒLibyan-Style Shakshuka with Lamb and Peppers Libya 73 216 13.0g 6.9g 709mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
49 ๐ŸฒSlovenian-Style Jota (Bean, Potato, and Sauerkraut Stew) Slovenia 73 434 21.2g 16.3g 368mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
50 ๐ŸฒEmirati-Style Machboos-Inspired Chicken with Spiced Rice United Arab Emirates 73 133 3.8g 6.1g 600mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
51 ๐ŸฒMisir Wot (Ethiopian Spiced Lentils) with Rice Ethiopia 73 475 23.7g 19.3g 559mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
52 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto) Finnish 73 242 21.0g 3.2g 388mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
53 ๐ŸฒGuinea-Bissau Caldo de Mancarra (Peanut Chicken Soup) with Rice Guinea-Bissau 72 132 5.1g 8.0g 492mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
54 ๐ŸฒRussian-Style Borscht with Beef, Beets, and Cabbage Russia 72 321 30.3g 9.9g 500mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDanish Frikadeller with Root Vegetables Danish 72 450 41.7g 7.7g 193mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
56 ๐ŸฒCou-Cou with Okra and Cod Barbados 72 341 27.6g 5.7g 786mg ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
57 ๐ŸฒFish Broth with Sweet Potato and Spinach Dominica 72 330 26.4g 6.0g 788mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ŸŒ
58 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธGazpacho Andaluz Spanish 72 117 3.4g 4.6g 247mg โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
59 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทRatatouille (Provenรงal Vegetable Stew) French 72 88 3.1g 5.1g 126mg ๐Ÿง‚ โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’
60 ๐ŸฒJordanian-Style Mansaf Chicken with Yogurt Sauce and Rice Jordan 71 170 9.1g 3.2g 628mg ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
61 ๐ŸฒGabonese-Style Chicken and Peanut-Spinach Tomato Stew with Rice Gabon 70 96 4.2g 4.6g 538mg ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
62 ๐ŸฒNiger-Style Chicken Peanut and Sweet Potato Stew with Rice Niger 70 96 4.2g 4.6g 520mg ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
63 ๐ŸฒQatari-Style Chicken Machboos with Spiced Rice Qatar 70 134 3.6g 6.5g 610mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
64 ๐ŸฒSaudi-Style Chicken Kabsa with Tomatoes and Carrots Saudi Arabia 70 153 3.6g 6.2g 978mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
65 ๐ŸฒSerbian-Style Stuffed Peppers with Beef, Rice, and Tomato Sauce Serbia 70 308 31.0g 10.6g 521mg ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿ’ช ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
66 ๐ŸฒSouth Sudan-Style Okra and Peanut Chicken Stew with Rice South Sudan 70 96 4.0g 4.6g 489mg ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ
67 ๐ŸฒSwiss-Style Rรถsti with Mushrooms and Cheese Switzerland 70 441 14.6g 11.6g 620mg ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿซ’ ๐ŸŒ

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