500-Calorie Dinners: Sandwiches
Endlessly versatile, sandwiches make a quick and easy weeknight supper.
Browse through these sandwich recipes to choose your main course, then pick from the suggested side dishes, desserts or drinks to round out your 500-calorie meal. Download a FREE 500-Calorie Dinner Recipes Cookbook!
Pictured Recipe: Turkey & Tomato Panini
Turkey & Tomato Panini
285 calories
A savory hot sandwich that will quickly become a go-to mealtime solution. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:
- Serve with:
- Baby spinach (11/2 cups) with 2 Tbsp.Goat Cheese & Tomato Dressing
- 103 calories
- Simple Sautéed Spinach
- 68 calories
- Choose one side dish:
- Roasted cauliflower
- 71 calories
- Quick Pickled Beets
- 44 calories
- Choose one fruit:
- Tangerine (1 medium)
- 47 calories
- Cubed watermelon (1 cup)
- 46 calories
Pictured Recipe: Indian-Spiced Chicken Pitas
Indian-Spiced Chicken Pitas
333 calories
Make a perfect summer supper: grill spice-rubbed chicken breasts and tuck them into whole-wheat pitas along with fresh vegetables and a tangy yogurt sauce. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:
- Serve with:
- Crushed Red Potatoes with Buttermilk
- 85 calories
- Roasted Eggplant & Feta Dip
- 75 calories
- Choose one vegetable:
- Glazed Mini Carrots
- 74 calories
- Mixed greens (11/2 cups) with 2 Tbsp.Parmesan-Pepper Dressing
- 38 calories
Pictured Recipe: Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Burgers
Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Burgers
300 calories
These tasty turkey burgers, served on toasted focaccia and dressed with marinara sauce, are reminiscent of a sausage pizza. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:
- Serve with:
- Cheesy Broccoli-Potato Mash
- 135 calories
- Zesty Dill Potato Salad
- 123 calories
- Choose one vegetable:
- Mixed greens (11/2 cups) with 2 Tbsp.Buttermilk Dressing
- 34 calories
- Steamed broccoli tossed with lemon pepper (1 cup)
- 44 calories
Pictured Recipe: Salmon Burgers with Green Goddess Sauce
Salmon Burgers with Green Goddess Sauce
187 calories
Serve over greens with the Green Goddess Sauce on top or as a traditional burger. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:
- Serve with:
- Sugar Snap Pea & Barley Salad
- 152 calories
- Spinach Salad with Japanese Ginger Dressing
- 135 calories
- Choose one whole-grain:
- Quinoawith a squeeze of lime (1/2 cup)
- 111 calories
- Brown ricewith chopped fresh scallion greens (1/2 cup)
- 109 calories
- Choose one dessert:
- Cubed watermelon (1 cup)
- 46 calories
- Chunky Peach Popsicles
- 33 calories
Pictured Recipe: Bistro Flank Steak Sandwich
Bistro Flank Steak Sandwich
294 calories
Make this bistro-style sandwich, sauce and all, completely on the grill. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:
- Serve with:
- Cheesy Broccoli-Potato Mash
- 135 calories
- Roasted red potatoes(1/2 cup)
- 97 calories
- Choose one vegetable:
- Roasted asparagus(1/2 cup)
- 77 calories
- Mixed greens (11/2 cups) with 2 Tbsp.Cucumber Herb Vinaigrette
- 69 calories
Pictured Recipe: Ginger-Steamed Fish with Troy's Hana-Style Sauce
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