Healthy Oven Baked Beef Ribs

These Healthy Oven Baked Beef Ribs are just 311 calories and have 31g of protein!

Best of all, these low calorie baked beef ribs only require 2 ingredients, and come out perfect every time.

Beef ribs are 300 calories each rib, with nothing on them! So the best I could do was to supply you with a super low calorie (and completely delicious) barbecue sauce recipe to help cut calories, sugar and carbs. Thus making these barbecue beef ribs in oven lower in calories, and healthier.

Healthy Oven Baked Beef Ribs

Ingredients in Low Calorie Beef Ribs

As I noted above, making ribs low calorie is pretty much impossible.

But what I can do, is make them healthier and lower in calories. And with that said, if you’re looking to make a lighter version of a beef ribs rack. It’s important that you use the homemade barbecue sauce below.

Shopping List for Skinny Oven Baked Beef Ribs:

• Rack of beef ribs
• Homemade Barbecue Sauce (or your favorite store-bought sauce)

How to Make Baked Low Calorie Beef Ribs

Making a homemade beef rib rack is impressive, and now that you know it only requires 2 ingredients, you’ll notice it’s easy too!

How to Make Healthy Baked Beef Ribs:

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees and line a baking sheet or roasting pan with foil.
2. Remove the beef beef ribs from packaging and remove any membrane is attached.
3. Cut the rack of ribs in half (optional but makes foil packets easier!)
4. Cover the ribs (both sides) with 1/2 of the barbecue sauce.
5. Place ribs bone side up (meat side down) in 2 layers of aluminum foil and cinch to create a foil packet.
6. Place rib packet the prepared baking sheet or roasting pan.
7. Bake for 3 hours.
8. Remove the ribs from the foil. Discard the foil and add the ribs back to the baking sheet or roasting pan, meat side up.
9. Cover the tops with the remaining barbecue sauce and bake for an additional 1 hour.
10. Remove from oven and rest for 15-20 minutes, then cut into one bone sections and serve.

Healthy Oven Baked Beef Ribs Recipe

Barbecue beef ribs cooking has never been easier, thanks to this simple and delicious recipe.

Try these low calorie sides with your baked beef rack ribs to help save calories and make this a healthier meal.

Nutrition and Calories in Beef Ribs

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Article History:

• Originally written and published February 22, 2022 by Audrey Johns
• Updated on October 5, 2023 by Audrey Johns