Saucy High Protein Recipes Because Dry Is Out

🙌🏻😋 If you think eating high protein means endless dry chicken breasts, allow your mind to be blown! These 15 chicken, salmon, and pork recipes are saucy, full of flavor & are anything but dry!

Sep 20, 2026

Chicken

Better-Than-Takeout Sticky Chicken 🍗🥢🧡 Stop calling for takeout or going to the mall food court and make this AMAZING sticky chicken at home in 15 minutes!! So EASY with the perfect balance of sweet and spicy with plenty of sticky sauce!

Yellow Chicken Coconut Curry (Chicken Korma) 💛 is an EASY Indian recipe you can make at home in 25 minutes that tastes like it’s from a restaurant! Chicken, cashews, and spices are simmered in coconut milk for the WIN!

overhead view of chicken korma in a metal skillet

15-Minute Salsa Verde Chicken with Avocado 🍋‍🟩🥑 Fast, EASY, one skillet recipe!! Juicy chicken with salsa verde, lime juice, cilantro, and creamy avocado has so much Mexican-inspired FLAVOR the whole family will LOVE! Perfect for busy weeknights and meal prepping!

Saucy Asian Meatballs 🥢 using any kind of meatballs - chicken, turkey, beef, pork, or veggie. Ready in 10 minutes because you simply doctor up a bag of frozen meatballs with the BEST sauce! It’s made with hoisin sauce, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and there’s flavor galore! Green onions and sesame seeds finish off these EASY meatballs that are great for game days, casual get-togethers, or an easy dinner.

Meatballs coated in a dark glaze, garnished with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, arranged in a pan.

Indian Butter Chicken 🍗🧈🍅 is an EASY, ONE-POT recipe for everyone's favorite Indian dish! Chicken is simmered in a buttery and creamy tomato-infused sauce. It's ready in 30-minutes and perfect for weeknights and leftovers meal prep great! A high protein reader favorite with rave reviews saying this is the BEST butter chicken ever!

A bowl of Indian butter chicken served over rice.

Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs 🍯🍗 The chicken marinates in the most delectable mixture of soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and more. The resulting baked chicken is SO tender, juicy, moist, and loaded with Asian-inspired flavors! Even better, this is a one-pan, EASY recipe the whole family will adore!

Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs in a pot.

Creamy Chipotle Chicken 🌶️ When you’re in the mood for rich layers of flavor from chipotle sauce and roasted garlic-infused olive oil, this EASY skillet chicken recipe is PERFECT! There’s lots of creamy chipotle sauce that’s just begging to be sopped up in this family favorite Mexican-inspired recipe!

Creamy Saucy Chipotle Chicken - When you're in the mood for rich layers of flavor from chipotle sauce and roasted garlic-infused olive oil, this EASY skillet chicken recipe is PERFECT! There's lots of creamy chipotle sauce that's just begging to be sopped up in this family favorite Mexican-inspired recipe!

15-Minute Salsa Verde Chicken, Rice, and Beans 🌿🍋‍🟩 Fast, EASY, one skillet recipe that’s loaded with protein, fiber, and flavor! Between the salsa verde, lime juice, and cilantro mixed with juicy chicken, rice, and beans, you’ll be hooked! Perfect for busy weeknights and meal prepping!

15-Minute Salsa Verde Chicken, Rice, and Beans - Fast, EASY, one skillet recipe!! Between the salsa verde, lime juice, and cilantro mixed with juicy chicken, rice, and beans, you'll be hooked! Perfect for busy weeknights and meal prepping!!

15-Minute Spicy Korean Chicken 🌶️🧡 is fast, EASY, perfectly SPICY chicken that’s so tender and juicy! Who needs takeout or a restaurant when you can make this AWESOME chicken at home in 15 minutes? This high protein, one skillet chicken recipe is perfect for busy weeknights and it meal preps wonderfully!

Sticky Sesame Chicken – 🧡🥢 Better-than-takeout sticky chicken at home in 20 minutes! This is a FAST and extremely EASY recipe for breaded chicken that’s coated in the best homemade sticky sweet sauce which is made to be sopped up with rice on the side! A great no-fuss weekday dinner recipe that the whole family will LOVE!

Plate of sesame chicken over rice with chopsticks, garnished with sesame seeds and green onions on a light tabletop.

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Salmon

🧡💚 Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Salmon is an EASY one-skillet dish that results in the most tender and juicy salmon that’s bathed in a rich and creamy garlic butter sauce! Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and baby spinach add extra flavor and texture to this 30-minute recipe that everyone LOVES! Learn how to make restaurant-worthy salmon that’s fast enough for a weeknight dinner but elevated enough to serve to company!

Salmon Florentine 🍣You don’t need to go to Florence, Italy to enjoy this FAST and EASY Italian-inspired salmon recipe at home! Tender flaky salmon is bathed in a decadent cream sauce made with heavy cream, wine, Parmesan cheese, and more! Fresh spinach and mushrooms add extra texture and flavor to this super flavorful fish dish!

Pork & Sausage

Creamy Mushroom Pork Chops 🐷🍄‍🟫👏🏻 An EASY one-skillet recipe for juicy pork chops in a rich mushroom cream sauce which takes this pork chops recipe into comfort food territory! Ready in 30 minutes making this great for busy weeknights but fabulous enough to serve when entertaining. A tried-and-true family FAVORITE!

A pan containing cooked pork chops in a creamy mushroom sauce, garnished with chopped parsley. A bowl of mushrooms and parsley are in the background.

French Onion Pork Chops 🧡🧅 If you love French onion soup, you’re going to adore these pork chops! They’re ready in under an hour and can be made in just one skillet! Elegant, EASY, and sure to be a new family FAVORITE recipe!

Slow Cooker Kielbasa Bites 🎉🍍Juicy chunks of kielbasa sausage are coated in a SWEET and SAVORY sauce made with pineapple, bbq sauce, and cranberries and it’s so EASY because your slow cooker does all the work! Perfect for holiday parties, New Year’s Eve, game days, or anytime you need a goof-proof appetizer that everyone LOVES!