12 Mouth-Watering Low Carb Dinner Recipes That Are Easy To Make - The Unlikely Hostess (2024)

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Looking for low carb dinner recipes? Great!

I don’t know about you, but flavor always wins out in our house. I’m not interested in sacrificing taste to drop a couple pounds.

So, our challenge becomes finding flavorful low carb food food creations that taste amazing.

We all know excess carbohydrates are the enemy when it comes to packing on the extra pounds.

You can read more about that here if you’re interested. 😉

While these recipes ARE NOT COMPLETELY SUGAR FREE, (which may disappoint the strictest keto dieters), they are significantly lower carb dinner recipes.

Don’t you just love it when you can have you cake and eat it too? Well, not real cake…but you know what I mean. 😉

Click on the link or the original pin images or links to get these tasty recipes.

Let’s get to it!

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#1) Low Carb Cashew Chicken Recipe from Keto Connect

12 Mouth-Watering Low Carb Dinner Recipes That Are Easy To Make - The Unlikely Hostess (2)Another fast flavorful dish from Keto Connect. She serves it over cauliflower rice to keep the carbs down.

The flavors are robust, and toasted sesame seeds help take it to the next level!

#2) Low Carb Mongolian Beef Stir Fry from I Heart Umami

Ginger, garlic, and chili peppers make the flavor absolutely explode on this stir fry dish! With only a 10 minute cook time it is going to be one of your go to quick weenight meals.

This really is one of the best mongolian beef recipes out there, reviewed by 23 people on Pinterest with a 4.5/5 stars. You gotta give this low carb dinner recipe a try!

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#3) Prosciutto Wrapped Cod With Lemon Caper Spinach from Kit’s Costal

This was love at first bite FOR SURE! A beautiful combination of crunch, salt, and tang. Yum-o!

Kit wraps fresh cod fillets and cooks in a buttered cast iron skillet. It is so pretty served on top of the tangy lemon caper spinach. Easy AND delicious.

I’m feeling a good show, and a girls night in centered around this tasty low carb dinner recipe! You too? Come over around 7.

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#4) Meatball Parmesan Casserole from Mrs Happy Homemaker

Low carb comfort food kinda seems like an oxymoron right? Welp, Mrs. Happy Homemaker is here to re-write the rules. She takes some serious short cuts from the store to bring the cheesy, meaty marinara dish to you.

It’s a low carb dinner recipe the whole family can enjoy.

One quick note…you will find a decent amount of sugar in a lot of store bought marinara sauces. You can always search for keto friendly red saucelike this one.

Looks like the perfect low carb week night meal recipe if you ask me!

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#5) Creamy Honey Mustard Chicken With Crispy Bacon by Cafe Delights

This recipe is simple, fast (only 10 minutes to prep) and OH SO CREAMY. It’s has a flavor packed cream sauce that is topped beautifully with crunchy bacon!

Spoiler alert- it does contain a small amount of honey.

If you are against small amounts of natural sweeteners you can use a sugar free honey substitute such as this one. Great work Karina!

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#6) 20 Minute Shrimp & Sausage Skillet from Trina’s Paleo Newbie

This recipe is surf and turf, bayou style! A quick fix full of flavor and texture. This low carb dinner recipe uses the holy trinity of southern cooking (bell pepper, onion, and celery).

This recipe brings in a variety of flavors and textures to spice up your weeknight meals. It won’t disappoint.

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#7 Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu from Skinny Taste

Yum. Forget rolling each individual chicken breast and putting in the oven for an hour. This simple skillet chicken cordon bleu is so much easier to make and tastes just as flavorful!

In her recipe she calls for dredging the breasts in 1/4 cup of four, I used almond flour instead and thought they tasted amazing!

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#8) Beef & Cabbage Stir Fry from Budget Bites

Not only delicious and low carb, this beef and cabbage stir fry boasts the popular gut healing ingredient of cabbage. It’s crunch, salty, and filling.

You can use it as a filling for egg rolls or as a main dish as well. So good!

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#9) Green Chili Chicken Bake from The Pinning Mama

Green chilis and cream cheese? Yep, I’m in. This is easy to prep, and a quick bake in the oven. It’s a perfect week night meal and packed full of flavor.

It’s a great alternative to high carbohydrate green chili chicken enchiladas. It’s low carb dinner recipe comfort food.

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#11) Mini Meatloaf Pepper Rings from Diary of a Recipe Collector

These mini meatloaf rings are flavorful, full of nutrients and perfectly packaged. They help keep appropriate portion control in check (more on that here).

Because of their small size, they also reduce baking time compared to larger traditional meat loaves. 12 Mouth-Watering Low Carb Dinner Recipes That Are Easy To Make - The Unlikely Hostess (11)

#10) Spinach & Artichoke Stuffed Chicken from Cafe Delights

Such powerful flavor in these stuffed chicken breasts. You’ll never pan fry a plain chicken breast again. They are a wonderful mix of crunchy & creamy.

What a great way to sneak some spinach into the kids! 😛

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#12) Baked Chicken Tenders Low Carb Dinner Recipe from The Chunky Chef

There’s nothing chunky about these to-die-for baked chicken tenders! These are dredged in butter, and rolled in a combination of cheese and spices. Ummmmm, not sure how any of that could be bad!?

This chicken tender recipe is free of flour breading, and has one of the highest recipe review ratings on Pinterest!

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One More Thing…

When it comes to low carb dinner recipes and keto diets, remember that a good helping of common sense is always a good idea. Practical portion control will keep you on track to your weight loss goals.

So will staying ahead of hunger with these easy on the go keto snacks. Consider rounding out your meal with a surprisingly low carb co*cktail and keto dessert!

Cheers to that!

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FAQs

What is dirty low carb? ›

In essence, dirty keto is a variation of the keto diet (a high fat, moderate protein, low carb diet) that allows you to consume whatever you want as long as it meets your macro goals. While it still reduces carb intake, it does not pay attention to the nutritional value of the fats and protein consumed.

How can I eat low carb if I don't cook? ›

15 Low Carb Dinner Recipes that Require Little Cooking
  1. Greek Salad. Toss together cucumber, tomato, onion, feta, and lettuce with some olive oil and lemon juice and you've got a tasty Greek salad in minutes. ...
  2. Tuna Salad. ...
  3. Antipasto or Charcuterie. ...
  4. Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese. ...
  5. Cold Cut Rolls-Ups. ...
  6. Egg Salad. ...
  7. Salad Bags. ...
  8. Zoodles.
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Is peanut butter dirty keto? ›

Peanut butter can definitely be part of a keto diet, but it's best to stick to plain options that are free of extra flavors and sweeteners. Almond butter is a good choice, too, and it's slightly lower in carbs.

What is lazy low-carb? ›

The lazy keto diet is a less strict version of the ketogenic (keto) diet, the only rule being that you consume no more than 20 grams of carbs per day. Keto rules instruct you to eat a high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carb diet. Like the original diet, lazy keto is a method that helps with rapid weight loss.

What is an absolutely no carb diet? ›

Food and drinks allowed on a no-carb diet include meat, fish, eggs, cheese, butter, oils, water, and plain coffee or tea. If you're less stringent, you can also eat nuts, seeds, non-starchy vegetables, and high fat fruits like avocado and coconut since these foods are low in net carbs.

What does your body burn if you don't eat carbs? ›

Insulin is released to help glucose enter the body's cells, where it can be used for energy. Extra glucose is stored in the liver and in muscles. Some is changed to body fat. A low-carb diet is meant to cause the body to burn stored fat for energy, which leads to weight loss.

What are the rules for dirty keto? ›

Dirty keto involves consuming around 65-70% fat calories daily, 10% carbohydrates, and 25-30% proteins. Key Takeaways: A keto diet has about 70-80% fats, 10-20% proteins, and at least 5-10% carbohydrates, making fats the primary energy source for the body's cells.

Can you still lose weight on Dirty keto? ›

Nonetheless, you can lose weight on a dirty keto diet. When you restrict dietary carbohydrates for a while, your body quickly enters a metabolic state called ketosis. Ketosis is not some form of fat-burning wizardry. If you overeat, you'll still gain weight — even on a ketogenic diet.

Is dirty keto better than keto? ›

There's no sugar-coating it: Clean keto is healthier than dirty keto. Clean keto emphasizes food quality, like eating grass-fed, pasture-raised and organic foods. Dirty keto doesn't place the same importance on where your calories come from. On dirty keto, you eat things that are technically low carb.

How many carbs should I eat a day for dirty keto? ›

The dirty keto diet still involves sticking with 20 to 50 grams of Net Carbs a day and has the same macronutrient breakdown of the original keto diet.

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