Low Carb Dinner Ideas

Low carb chicken lime soup with avocados is a simple but high-flavor dinner recipe for low carb, slow carb or keto lifestyles

While spare ribs themselves are low carb proteins, they are often slathered with a high carb BBQ sauce. One way to avoid the sugary BBQ sauces found in the grocery stores is to make your own. Options could include fruit-based BBQ sauces, or a really low carb vinegar-based sauce (video included). Are any Store-Bought BBQ …

Low carb meatballs can take many forms. This recipe is for a quick and easy weeknight meal with prepared meatballs and shirataki noodles

Meatballs of some sort exist in the cuisine of every culture worldwide.  These Greek-inspired meatballs in lemon thyme soup can take on a Moroccan flavor profile after enjoying them as soup by folding them into pita bread with cucumbers and yogurt. The meatballs are baked in the oven for a bit and then added to …

There are two main problems with fried foods on a low carb diet or ketogenic diet:  the type of oil and the type of coating.  Baked chicken legs with a coating of Dijon mustard, crumbled pork rinds, and a little Parmesan takes care of both of those problems and gives you low carb or keto “fried” chicken …

Sheet-pan dinners are perfect for a low carb or ketogenic lifestyle, as well as a great way to easily get your vegetables in!

Chicken Paprikash makes a perfect foil for low carb or keto dinners, as it is a great dish on it’s own without the bed of carbs. Use great paprika however!

Low carb fish dinners are great for low carb and ketogenic lifestyles, but white fish tends to be a bit flavorless. Try this cod recipe for high flavor.

Low carb moroccan chicken stew can also be considered a tagine, and together with lemons and olives it is a great low carb or keto dinner

Yes, it’s Summer and turning on the oven is not the most desirable thing in the world.  While I have made these BBQ Turkey Legs wrapped in foil and roasted, they are easily adapted to a slow cooker without heating up the house.  Either way they are wonderful, they are easy, and they are slow-carb …

The key to a great fish cake is the quality of the fish used, as well as holding back some of the filler to allow the subtle flavor of the fish to shine through. The problem however is that the filler holds the fish cake together when you are sautéing it. Baking the fish cakes …

This wonderful Vietnamese meatball soup, inspired by Gordon Ramsey lends itself easily to a low carb adaptation. The spices used in the tender meatballs, along with the warming spices and coconut milk used in the broth give it the Vietnamese-style flavor that is so well balanced between sweet, sour, warm and cool. Serve with rice …

Chimichurri sauce only takes 10 minutes to make, and is often used to add a fresh, acidic tang to tender, slow cooked meat. This recipe pairs chimichurri with an 8-pound brisket that cooks 10 hours at 250 degrees F. It is very easy to make, but be sure to think ahead for the cook time. …

Low carb scallops are a welcome addition to any keto or low carb lifestyle. This recipe for Seared Scallops with a Grapefruit Butter Sauce is truly unique.

Romesco is one of the sauces I use often to enhance Slow Carb Diet (4-Hr Body) dinners.  It is a tomato, ground almond and red pepper sauce which originates from Catalonia, Spain.  In Spain it is traditionally used with fish, poultry or potatoes, but I use it with all kinds of protein dishes and many …