500 Calorie Dinners: Beef

On a diet? Juicy steaks can still be on the menu!

When you hear "diet," juicy steak probably doesn't come to mind. But if you love meat, keep on eating it. Just make sure you choose lean cuts of steak with a relatively small amount of marbling (fat), such as filet mignon, sirloin, strip steak, and flank steak. Ground meat is easy to decipher, just check the label for the "percentage lean" and try to stick with 90%-lean or leaner. Browse through these recipes to choose your main course, then pick from the suggested side dishes, desserts or drinks to round out your 500-calorie meal.

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Seared Steaks with Caramelized Onions & Gorgonzola

306 calories
In our humble opinion, steak is best topped with sweet caramelized onions and salty Gorgonzola cheese. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:

Choose one side dish:
• Polenta (½ cup)
74 calories
• Crushed Red Potatoes with Buttermilk
85 calories

Choose one vegetable:
• Asparagus drizzled with 1 tsp. olive oil (1 cup)
80 calories
• Sautéed chard with 1 tsp. olive oil and a squeeze of lemon (1 cup)
76 calories