Chicken tortilla, lemon miso, bok choy lentil, roasted tomato, and broccoli cheddar — broth-led bowls that satisfy under 400 calories.
★ Lunch
Unintentionally healthy, but purposely good. This soup is jam packed with veggies and protein in a silky and spicy broth. It is just asking to be your favorite. Hungry yet?
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Open in Pepper →Soup is the highest volume-per-calorie format your kitchen can produce. A big bowl of broth-based soup with vegetables and lean protein lands around 200-350 calories and keeps you full for hours — almost no other dinner format does that.
Skip cream and cheese as the base; build flavor with roasted alliums, miso, citrus, fresh herbs, and a generous hand on the black pepper. Lean protein (shredded chicken, white fish, lentils) keeps the meal satisfying without ratcheting calories.
The low-calorie meals most saved by home cooks on Pepper often include big-batch, broth-based soups designed to feed a household multiple nights in a row.
Brown the aromatics first
Onion, garlic, celery hit a hot pan with a teaspoon of oil — no need for a full pour of fat to start a flavorful soup.
Use bouillon strategically
A spoonful of better-than-bouillon adds way more depth than another tablespoon of butter ever could.
Lemon at the end
A squeeze of citrus right before serving wakes up any low-cal soup. Cheaper trick than adding cream.
Volume from vegetables, not noodles
Trade half the pasta for chopped greens, mushrooms, or zucchini. Same satisfaction, 200 fewer calories per bowl.