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High protein lunch recipes

All the high protein lunch ideas you need to keep you fuller for longer. From burrito bowls to frittatas.
Chipotle chicken burrito bowl
by Shelina Permalloo

This easy, flavour-packed burrito bowl is cooked in under 20 minutes in the air fryer for a perfect weeknight dinner. It also has the added bonus of being high in protein from the chicken and beans.

Each serving provides 509 kcal, 48.5g protein, 27.5g carbohydrate (of which 4.1g sugars), 21.2g fat (of which 6.6g saturates), 7.5g fibre and 1.18g salt.

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