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Home ยป Dinner ยป 20 BEST Cheap Keto Meals

20 BEST Cheap Keto Meals

Published: Jan 8, 2019 ยท Modified: Aug 23, 2020 by WholeLottaYum ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท Find our privacy policy here

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You've been wanting to start a Keto Diet but you're concerned that a higher protein and high fat diet will cause your grocery budget to go through the roof. Cheap keto meals are totally possible if you eat the right foods and know how to be a savvy shopper.

Are whole foods more expensive than processed packaged artificial foods? Often! But if you're serious about feeling great and losing weight, eating low-cost food with real ingredients is the way to accomplish that.

Let me assure you, that as a frugal mama who also likes to eat whole foods that are low carb and work for my keto following hubby too, there are tons of cheap keto meals you can make in a snap.

Finding cheap keto meals is totally possible and will make it easier to keep that grocery bill down. Regardless of what you read elsewhere, keto does NOT have to be an expensive diet.

Whether you're looking for cheap keto chicken meals, ground beef, turkey, and more, you'll love the variety of these cheap low carb recipes.

keto chicken thighs

Cheap Keto

Just knowing the best low-cost protein options can make or break your keto grocery budget.

Here are some of the leanest meat cuts you can buy to keep your Keto Diet meal costs down:

  • ground beef
  • ground chicken
  • ground turkey
  • chicken thighs
  • frozen chicken breasts
  • sausages
  • canned tuna
  • pork shoulder roast
  • casseroles and soups
  • vegetarianย 

Cheap Keto Meals

What's even better is that not only are these low carb and keto dinners cheap, they're also so quick and easy to put together! They also make fabulous leftovers for your lunch and for easy meal prep ideas.

Whether you're craving tacos, burgers, a hearty soup, lasagne, macaroni and more, we have tons of budget low carb and cheap keto meals for you! Here are 20 of our favorite cheap keto recipes from our site, but also from other keto blogs we like.

Our top tips for eating the cheapest keto meals:

  • Eat inexpensive cuts of meat and protein sources
  • Stay away from expensive processed keto snacks
  • Shop grocery store sales and use coupons
  • Buy foods in bulk to save on large quantity pricing
  • Use a meal plan to only buy what you need for the week
  • Make recipes with simple ingredients, such as a protein paired with low carb vegetables

Our Top Cheap Keto Recipes

Here's our top cheap keto recipes on our website that are inexpensive to make but also easy! None of us have time to spend countless hours in the kitchen cooking complicated recipes with special ingredients.

Low Carb Crack Slaw (Keto Egg Roll in a Bowl)

crack slaw recipe

If you haven't yet tried keto egg roll in a bowl also known as keto crack slaw, you've just found one of your new favorite recipes!

It just has a few ingredients and only takes 15 minutes to cook! This is one of our favorite cheap keto meals since you can easily swap out the ground pork for beef, chicken, or turkey depending on what's on sale.

GET THE RECIPE:

Keto Crack Slaw Recipe by Whole Lotta Yum

Green Chili Casserole

This easy keto green chili casserole is not only inexpensive, it uses simple ingredients and bakes in only 20 minutes.

One of my favorite keto saving tips is to cook with frozen chicken like we did with this easy cheap keto recipe. You've save big on chicken by purchasing frozen, even better yet? Use frozen chicken tenders instead of the more costly chicken breasts.

green chili casserole

Salsa Chicken

Things don't get much easier than 3 ingredient salsa chicken! You can even use chicken thighs instead of breasts and just cook for less time.

baked salsa chicken

Stuffed Bell Peppers Without Rice

These simple keto stuffed bell peppers are a low carb take on the traditional rice-filled classic. Buying the peppers in bulk or on sale will keep the cost down, or grow them in your garden like we did this year!

Ground meats are also one of the least expensive cuts of meat, which also makes it easy to do cheap keto. cheap low carb meals like stuffed peppers using ground beef

Instant Pot Country Style Ribs

By chance you have an instant pot, our ribs recipe is super popular on our site. So moist and juicy, everyone will think these were slow cooked all day long!

We LOVE eating country style ribs, not only is a super affordable cut of meat, they're always a crowd-pleaser.

instant pot boneless country style pork ribs

Pizza Soup

You can't go wrong with low carb pizza soup! Not only does it cost less to make than buying a whole pizza, soup is easy to stretch and take to lunch or freeze for later.

pepperoni soup

MORE Cheap Low Carb Recipes

Here's additional cheap low carb recipes from some of our favorite low carb bloggers. All of these simple keto meals look absolutely delicious!

Low Carb Big Mac Bites

low carb Big Mac bites are cheap keto

Find the recipe at Homemade Interest

Zucchini Lasagne

Keto zucchini lasagne is a cheap keto meal

Find the recipe at Savory Tooth

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

eat cheap keto recipes like keto turkey taco lettuce wraps

Find the recipe at Skinny Taste

Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers

cheap low carb recipes like keto sheet pan sausage and peppers

Find the recipe at Whole Kitchen Sink

Low Carb Broccoli Cheese Soup

eat cheap keto meals like low carb broccoli cheddar soup

Find the recipe at Wholesome Yum

Garlic Mushroom Chicken Thighs

keto chicken thighs make great cheap keto meals

Find the recipe at Sweet C Designs

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

keto chicken broccoli casserole is cheap keto

Find the recipe at Eat Well 101

Keto Cauliflower Mac

Find the Recipe at Don't Sweat the Recipe

Eating vegetarian meals is another way to do keto on a budget.

keto cauliflower macaroni and cheese is a healthy low carb meals on a budget

Easy Keto Pulled Pork

Find the recipe at the Beauticle

Pulled pork anything is always a family favorite around our house. Especially close to summer you can often find pork or pork ribs for under $2/lb!

Cooking with pulled pork goes along way and it's even easier to stretch when mixed with low carb vegetables in a lettuce wrap.

keto pulled pork for the keto diet on a budget

Keto Chicken Bacon Ranch

keto chicken bacon ranch

Find the recipe at Fabulously Frugal

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  • 10 Best Keto Crockpot Recipes
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  1. Gloria Randall says

    December 22, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    please add me to your subscriber list for keto recipes. thanks

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    • WholeLottaYum says

      January 02, 2021 at 11:55 pm

      Done! Sorry I didn't see this until after the holidays. Jen

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  2. Darlene says

    February 12, 2019 at 4:19 am

    I would like simple , tasty ,and easy low carb recipes that do not require a lot of expensive ingredients I would never have in my kitchen

    Reply

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