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High-Protein Meal Prep Sauces

A collection of flavorful, high-protein sauces perfect for enhancing healthy meals like chicken, shrimp, salmon, and vegetables.

10 min150 cal12 g proteinServes 832 saves

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Ingredients

1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
¼ cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 scoop (optional) unflavored protein powder
as needed to thin water or lemon juice
2 cloves roasted garlic
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp Italian seasoning
to taste black pepper
a pinch sea salt
2 tbsp peri peri sauce
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp lemon juice
1 chipotle pepper in adobo
½ tsp cumin
to taste lime juice
1 jalapeño
to taste fresh cilantro
to taste garlic powder
a dash (optional) worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp buffalo sauce
2 tbsp dill
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
½ cup roasted red peppers

Instructions

1Prepare the base sauce by blending Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and protein powder. Thin with water or lemon juice to desired consistency.
2Roasted Garlic Parmesan: Mix roasted garlic, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and sea salt into the base.
3Peri Peri Garlic: Combine peri peri sauce, garlic, smoked paprika, and lemon juice into the base.
4Smoky Chipotle: Blend chipotle pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, and lime juice into the base.
5Jalapeño Lime: Mix chopped jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, garlic powder, and salt into the base.
6Buffalo: Add buffalo sauce, garlic powder, Worcestershire, and black pepper into the base.
7Lemon Herb Dill: Incorporate lemon juice, dill, garlic powder, and black pepper into the base.
8Creamy Cajun: Mix Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and lemon juice into the base.
9Roasted Red Pepper: Blend roasted red peppers, garlic, smoked paprika, and black pepper into the base.

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Why the High-Protein Plate Starts with the Protein

Six ounces of chicken, salmon, or lean beef is the floor — plate around that and the macros mostly sort themselves.

Cooks on Pepper lean on Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and blended protein powders to push sauces and breakfasts into the 30+ gram range.

The recipes here are the community's daily rotation for hitting a protein number without eating six chicken breasts in a row.

Quick Tips

1
Start with the number
Aim for at least 30 g of protein per meal — everything else is optimization.
2
Greek yogurt beats sour cream
Same texture, roughly double the protein — a free upgrade in any sauce or dip.
3
Cottage cheese in the blender
Blended cottage cheese makes silky sauces and adds 15+ g of protein per cup.
4
Batch a protein
One roasted chicken or pound of ground turkey feeds three high-protein meals with different sauces.