Going with low carb recipes can be a diet choice, if you opt for a keto diet, or just a personal preference where you’d like to cut down on the carbs. But with carbs so widely present in most food items, this diet preference can significantly limit the options of what you can eat and enjoy.
That said, there are creative ways you can enjoy your food while staying on the low carb route. Here are some recipe ideas to make it happen.
Low Carb Recipes To Fit Your Diet Preferences
1. Low Carb Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken
Rich in protein and low on carbs, chicken is very often the go-to choice when someone intends to go on a low carb diet. This lemon herb chicken recipe fits the requirements to a tee.
The recipe doesn’t go big on ingredients and uses only a few. These include boneless and skinless chicken breasts, lemons, olive oil, garlic, and herbs like thyme and rosemary.
Should you want to include rice in your meal, the recipe goes on to suggest using a brand of low-carb rice.
2. Marinated Grilled Flank Steak
Flank steak is a wholesome, gourmet-style recipe that you can whip up in a rather short time. It’s perfect for weeknights where you want to have something awesome, but don’t have the time or energy to spend cooking.
This particular recipe is quite simple and uses only a few ingredients. After you’re done with grilling the steak, you can simply serve it as is, or with a blue cheese dressing. If you prefer a side dish to accompany the steak, roasting some tomatoes and zucchini should work like a charm.
3. Baked Blackened Salmon
Delicious salmon meat is an excellent low carb ingredient for many recipes. It’s also quite filling and enjoyable, making it an excellent choice for your low-carb meal trysts.
The recipe uses a fair number of ingredients and almost looks like it can be time consuming to prepare. Yet, you can have this one ready in just about 20 minutes and enjoy a lovely and nourishing meal.
4. Low Carb Chicken Fajitas
These lovely chicken fajitas can be ready in less than 30 minutes and offer the wholesome goodness of a great nourishing meal with a low carb count.
Though the recipe is quick to prepare, it does call for a fair number of ingredients. If you know your way around cooking a fajita, that might still be quick. However, budding home cooks might find that it can take longer to get this recipe ready.
5. Low Carb Meatball Casserole
There isn’t much room for carbs in this sumptuous, delightful casserole that’s full of culinary goodness. This meatball casserole is something of a decadent meal, but it hits the spot and is a delight.
The meatball recipe calls for several ingredients, including beef and sausage, along with pork rinds, mozzarella, parmesan, garlic, onion powder, and Italian seasoning.
You can top the casserole with marinara sauce, basil, and cheese.
6. Tuscan Shrimp Keto Recipe
Going the classic keto diet route, this recipe shuns carbs. Yet, it’s quite rich in nourishment and includes some very interesting ingredients. Shrimp goes into the recipe with baby spinach, garlic, sun dried tomatoes, and several other ingredients to make this recipe the delicious success that it is.
Since shrimp and much of the other ingredients in the recipe are quick to cook, it doesn’t take a lot of time to have this recipe prepared and ready to serve.
7. These Turkey Lettuce Cups
This is a quick and easy recipe that promises some remarkable deliciousness. Plus, there’s the joy of presentation. The recipe looks incredibly photogenic, which partially helps with the presumption of its taste.
After all, we are visual creatures and if a food looks good, we have a better chance of actually finding it appetizing. The basics of the recipe are ground turkey placed in lettuce cups. The other ingredients serve to elevate the flavor and taste of this dish.
8. Keto Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Zucchini Noodles
Keto Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Zucchini Noodles keep the carbs low and the deliciousness high. The recipe makes use of sirloin steak cut into small pieces, while the zucchini noodles provide a nice texture and styling for the plate.
The other ingredients are mostly herbs, spices, and condiments to highlight the flavor and taste of the recipe. These include butter, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and parsley.
9. Chicken Caesar Salad Tacos
The recipe here pretty much follows its name. You can use chicken tenders or boneless chicken breasts cut into slices. Mix that up with some bacon, romaine lettuce, and garlic powder. Once you’ve got the mix right, add it to the taco shells and the food is good to go.
Interestingly, to keep the carbohydrate count low, the recipe skips the conventional taco shells. Instead, you make them by heating and shaping parmesan cheese.
Taco shells made of cheese is a rather novel and interesting approach.
10. Oat Meal Blender Pancakes
Pancakes made from oats! Now that sounds like the right way to start the day, or for any other meal, for that matter. These pancakes are made using an interesting combination of ingredients. These include rolled oats, a banana, eggs, almond milk, maple syrup, and other ingredients.
Since they’re made using rolled oats, the shape of the pancake is different from the conventional ones that we’re used to seeing and enjoying. Yet, they work quite well and offer a distinct flavor and healthy nourishment.
11. This Wonderful Spread
Here’s a plate full of interesting delicacies that we would love to gorge on. The highlight, is of course, the wonderful strips of bacon just waiting to be devoured.
The eggs for a nice touch and the sides of plum tomatoes, avocado, and brussel sprouts provide a nice combination of flavor, healthy eating, and nourishment.