No idea what to cook tonight? You’re not alone. After a long day, finding the energy to plan – and then actually cook – a nutritious, high-protein meal can sometimes feel impossible. The good news? It gets much easier when you have a handful of simple recipes in your back pocket.
Cat Jane, a fitness coach who regularly shares nutrition tips with her 136,000 Instagram followers, has revealed the high-protein dinners she rotates each week to support her training, build muscle and stay lean.
In a recent post, Cat explained that she keeps her meals intentionally simple. Rather than constantly searching for new recipes, she relies on a handful of tried-and-tested dishes that leave her feeling energised and able to recover from workouts.
‘I keep things pretty simple. I repeat meals, eat foods I genuinely enjoy and try to keep some meals family-friendly. I like eating foods that make me feel good, fuel my training and help me stay in shape,’ she says.
Her go-to dinners all follow a similar formula: a generous serving of protein paired with vegetables and a carbohydrate source for energy. Meals on regular rotation include fillet steak with homemade sweet potato chips and broccoli, beef chilli with a jacket potato, salmon with couscous, broccoli and teriyaki sauce, prawn skewers with rice and tomato salsa, chicken fajitas and cottage pie.
Most of Cat’s dinners provide more than 40g of protein per serving, helping to support muscle growth and recovery.
Protein also plays a major role in satiety – meaning it helps keep you fuller for longer, which can help manage hunger and reduce the urge to snack between meals. The meals are built around everyday, family-friendly ingredients too, making them ideal for busy weekdays when time is short.
Keeping things simple appears to be the key. Having a few reliable high-protein recipes on rotation can make it easier to avoid relying on takeaways or ultra-processed ready meals when life gets busy.
As Cat puts it: ‘Some people might find that boring, but for me it just makes life easier. I know what my body responds well to, I know what keeps me full and energised, and it means I don’t have to obsess over tracking every single thing.’
‘The basics really do work’ – and her simple, high-protein dinners are proof that healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated.