Finding easy low carb and keto chicken breast recipes is the best way to stick to low carb eating that your whole family will love.
You'll love our 50 high protein chicken breast recipes for dinner including ideas for boneless or bone-in chicken, skillet meals, sheet pan dinners, slow cooker recipes, casseroles, soups, and more. Great to meal prep for your busy week or to freeze some for later!
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Low carb chicken breast recipes make the best dinner!
There's a reason chicken breast is such a popular dinner choice. it's healthy, easy to cook, most people love it, and it can be considered inexpensive if you're buying chicken cuts on sale or in bulk.
We've included our most popular low carb and keto friendly chicken breast recipes for dinner from not only our website but from other foodie websites as well to give you a ton of dinner or meal prep inspiration.
Low carb tip
Some of the keto recipes might have a higher fat content than someone eating high protein low carb might want, any of these recipes can be adjusted by using less cheese or swapping for a low fat or nonfat option if preferred.
Cooking with chicken breasts is the go-to meat of choice for many families. It's so versatile, whether you want to bake it as whole chicken breasts, slice it for chicken salad, or shred it and turn it into a casserole.
While many of these recipes call for uncooked chicken breasts, one of my favorite cooking hacks is to take frozen chicken breasts and cook them in our instant pot. Having pre-cooked shredded chicken on hand makes quick and easy keto chicken recipes and helps make meal prep easy too.
Low Carb and Keto Recipes Using Chicken Breasts
An easy keto chicken parmesan casserole with riced cauliflower is an easy 30 minute dinner everyone will love. Made without pasta, this healthy chicken parm casserole recipe is low carb and gluten free too.
Green chili chicken casserole is truly one of the easiest keto chicken chicken recipes since it doesn't have very many ingredients, it can be on the table in under 30 minutes, and the combo of cheese and green salsa is always a crowd-pleaser.
An easy skillet chicken alfredo without pasta in just 20 minutes! Make a delicious and creamy keto chicken alfredo recipe with quick pan fried chicken cubes and an easy homemade alfredo sauce. Serve with steamed broccoli or green beans.
A creamy one pan chicken enchilada casserole that cooks in less than 30 mins, PLUS it's a low carb, gluten free, and keto chicken enchilada casserole too.
A family-friendly and easy chicken bacon ranch casserole (no pasta and no rice) that comes together in 10 minutes and bakes in 20. You'll love this quick gluten-free, low carb, and keto chicken bacon ranch casserole recipe with broccoli.
An easy chicken divan casserole that's low carb, gluten free, and a keto chicken casserole recipe too. This chicken broccoli divan makes for a quick comfort food dinner and includes a yummy curry cream sauce dressing.
Keto Chicken Breast soup and salad ideas
Delicious and hearty chicken bacon ranch soup, as known as crack chicken soup, takes the soul satisfying flavors of chicken, bacon, and ranch seasoning and combines it into a one bowl dish your favorite won't be able to get enough of!
Not only is the crack soup gluten free, but it's low carb and keto friendly too.
A low carb keto chicken "noodle" soup recipe with zoodles that cooks in under 30 minutes when you start with a rotisserie chicken. The low carb chicken soup is also paleo and gluten-free. So easy and delicious!
Thick, creamy, and hearty you won't even miss the beans in this simple stovetop creamy keto chicken chili. This technically uses ground chicken but it was too good to skip in this post!
Greek chicken salad will seriously become one of your favorite keto chicken breast recipes for lunch or dinner. Combine an easy low carb Greek salad, with homemade or store bought tzatziki sauce, cauliflower rice, and make our simple baked chicken breast recipe for a complete and filling meal.
Mexican Chicken Breast Keto Recipes
Low carb and keto chicken enchiladas makes for a yummy Mexican inspired dinner no one will even know is low carb. The keto enchiladas with low carb tortillas lets you enjoy enchiladas when you're on a keto diet.
One of our favorite keto chicken breast recipes is easy fajita chicken bake when we want a variation from traditional fajitas.
An easy baked salsa chicken recipe that cooks in less than 30 mins and just has 4 ingredients. This is a healthy gluten free, low carb, and keto salsa chicken recipe too.
Slow cooker Mexican shredded chicken is the easiest way to create super flavorful Mexican-style chicken for tacos, enchiladas, wraps, and more. 3 ingredients you just dump in the pot!
Keto Recipes with Chicken Breast: Entrees
Keto Tuscan Chicken in the crock pot is an easy way to make a delicious meal with rich flavors and a creamy sauce. Tuscan chicken is next level with the rustic savory taste of sun-dried tomatoes and parmesan cheese. Serve with your favorite veggies or pasta it's guaranteed to be a Whole Lotta Yum!
Sheet pan chicken breast with low carb veggies bakes for just 15 minutes and is super simple to change up the ingredients. Not an asparagus fan? Just use broccoli! Don't want tomatoes? use mushrooms in their place.
Sheet pan dinners are a quick and easy one pan meal that are great for meal prepping meals for the week too.
Keto chicken cordon bleu that's so delicious for a special dinner but easy enough to impress the fam any day of the week. Sear the keto chicken breast cutlet in a parm crust, bake to finish and melt the Swiss, then top with a creamy mustard sauce.
A healthy low carb chicken parmesan recipe that first sears the chicken with parmesan to form and crust and then finishes baking with classic chicken parm ingredients. Cooks in less than 30 mins!
Learn how to boil chicken for recipes like casserole, salad, sandwiches are more. Cooking boiled chicken is super fast and easy, no need to buy it pre-cooked anymore!
Caprese chicken bake is an easy one dish dinner that cooks in 30 minutes with all the Italian flavors of a Caprese salad. Low carb, keto friendly, and gluten free.
Green chili chicken bake is simple to put together and is mild enough the whole family will love it. With chicken breasts layered with cream cheese, green chili sauce, and shredded cheese, dinner doesn't get much easier. Keto, low carb, and gluten free too
Cook chicken breast from frozen in your air fryer in just 20 minutes! No need to worry to defrost it first. Makes for an easy and healthy dinner recipe, just add olive oil, your favorite seasoning, and sauce if desired.
Quick and easy parmesan crusted chicken without breading that's keto, low carb, and gluten free. Serve as is, with sauce, or use as a base to make chicken parm. Uses chicken cutlets by cutting chicken breasts in half lengthwise.
Healthy and thin chicken breast baked in the oven with a simple seasoning. You'll love this easy chicken recipe for meal prep and to use in other recipes.
Easy frozen chicken breasts in an instant pot is the quickest way to make shredded or sliced chicken for your favorite recipes.
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Our easy baked chicken fajitas on a baking sheet makes for the easiest chicken dinner. Leftovers are great for making fajita salads or wraps for lunches.
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast
These cheesy spinach-filled baked stuffed chicken breast, have become such a winner in our home since it's easy to customize if you want to give it Greek flavors, wrap them with bacon, or change the type of cheese.
Crock Pot Crack Chicken Breast
This keto crockpot bacon ranch chicken is also commonly known as crack chicken casserole and is an amazing blend of bacon, cream cheese, cheese, chicken, ranch seasoning and other goodness.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Homemade buffalo chicken dip can be a game day appetizer or a meal in its own right since it's so hearty and delicious!
We make it in a crock-pot to make it as easy and hands-off as possible. Serve it with low carb vegetables or with low carb crackers or bread cubes.
Mexican Chicken Soup
Nothing beats the fall and winter blues more than a comforting bowl of soup! These hearty Mexican flavors will be something you'll want to eat year-round. Recipe by Pure Wow
You can leave out the creamy sauce to make this dairy free an lighter.
Cashew Chicken
Having low carb substitutes for when you miss Chinese food makes healthy eating much easier.
This by Keto Connect cooks up in only 15 minutes. Serve with zucchini noodles, cauliflower rice, or roasted veggies.
Creamy Chicken Carbonara
"Creamy parmesan carbonara chicken is the ultimate twist! Crispy, golden chicken fillets soak up a carbonara inspired sauce for a new chicken recipe loved by the entire family!" ~ Cafe Delites
Pizza Chicken
You won't be missing pizza with this simple and delicious keto pizza chicken breast recipe by Meal Prep on Fleek that uses the chicken breast as the crust. Just pile on your favorite pizza toppings!
Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken
"Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mushroom Chicken is ready in just 30 minutes and the parmesan garlic sauce will wow the entire family! This will become a new favorite! " ~ The Recipe Critic
Chili Con Queso Chicken
"This chile con queso chicken bake is a one-dish meal perfect for busy weeknights. It’s an easy chicken dinner that’s loaded with Tex Mex flavors and cheese."
More Low Carb Chicken Dinner Ideas
- buffalo chicken skillet by How to This and That
- Tomato basil chicken skillet by Stylish Cravings
- Baked chicken with mushrooms by Diet Hood
- Pesto baked chicken by Instrupix
- Lemon parmesan chicken by Farm Life DIY
- Jalapeno popper chicken salad by Stylish Cravings
- Air fryer chicken and veggies by Pinch me Good
- Chinese chicken and broccoli by Mess for Less
- Keto chicken fritters by Eat Well 101
- Chicken zucchini stir fry by It Starts with Good Food
- Low carb Crock-pot teriyaki chicken by Low Carb Yum
- Crock-pot pepper Jack chicken by Recipes that Crock
- Slow cooker Bourbon chicken by Skinny Southern Recipes
- Air fryer blackened chicken by Inquiring Chef
- Air fryer lemon pepper chicken by Low Carb Nomad
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Vic says
These keto chicken recipes are perfect as I just started doing keto diet this week. Thank you so much for sharing!
WholeLottaYum says
Thanks Vic! Enjoy!