You've been wanting to start a low carb or keto plan but figuring out what you can eat can be a challenge! Finding easy low carb recipes isn't the issue, it's figuring out what to cook day in and day out without getting bored with the same foods.
We're giving you our top list of 50 free keto meals for beginners, most of are from our recipe website and some are from other food sites.
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Best Keto Recipes for Beginners
We compiled 50 easy low carb recipes that can easily be a 7+ day low carb or Keto Diet meal plan, featuring a mix of breakfast, lunch, and dinners. Or just use this list as inspiration when you aren't sure what to cook.
We sometimes double the recipes to have lunch or dinner leftovers, or you can freeze some of it to have a ready to go meal later on.
On a budget? Check out our 50+ cheap keto meals!
Free keto beginner recipes make life easier!
We're a huge fan of doubling recipes when we make them so we don't have to be in the kitchen every day. By meal prepping in advance, makes it easier to assemble meals instead of having to cook regular meals.
Whether you're looking for meatless keto breakfast ideas that don't involve eggs or bacon, easy lunch bento box ideas, or easy keto dinners that can be made in 30 minutes or less, we have 21 cheap AND easy keto recipes for you!
Easy Keto Dinners
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Cottage Cheese Green Chili Chicken Casserole (Keto, Low Carb)
Simple casseroles are literally some of the easiest recipes to get started with. Not only are they quick to put together, but they're also a favorite with families, and make delicious leftovers for lunch or another dinner.This low carb green chili casserole is the most popular casserole recipe on our site. Just start with a rotisserie chicken and it cooks in just 20 minutes!
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Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers and onions
If you're missing the flavors of pizza and want to make our crockpot Italian sausage and peppers! It's big on flavor, just uses a few ingredients, and is my personal favorite website recipe.
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Keto Crack Slaw Recipe
If you haven't yet tried egg roll in a bowl aka crack slaw, you're in for a huge treat. It's basically a deconstructed egg roll in a bowl that only takes 15 minutes to cook!
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Philly Cheesesteak Casserole (BEST Easy Recipe!)
Making Philly cheesesteak casserole has never been more delicious and easier than this 30 minute stovetop recipe. You won't even miss the bun.
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Crock Pot Crack Chicken
An easy crack chicken recipe in a slow cooker that's so delicious, it's addictive!Made with flavors of chicken bacon ranch, you can serve it as a casserole, a dip, or on a keto friendly bun.
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Zucchini Noodles with Pesto
When you're craving a seafood dinner and want it on the table fast, this quick keto meal on the stovetop includes just a bag of shrimp, zucchini noodles, and store bought or homemade pesto sauce. Another 30 minute meal!
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Low Carb Chicken Enchiladas
Our popular baked low carb chicken enchiladas made with shredded chicken, red enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, and low carb tortillas like Mission brand. Feel free to use any brand you prefer.
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Best Keto White Chicken Chili
Our white chicken chili recipe without beans is perfect comfort food in a bowl on a chilly night.
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Roasted Italian Sausage in the Oven
Baking sausages with roasted vegetables is one of our go-to weekly easy keto meals. There are a ton of sausage varieties on the market that only have 1 net carb per serving! Our favorites are either the chicken varieties from Trader Joes or Adele's brands at most major grocery stores.You can easily swap a variety of low carb vegetables depending on what you have in your fridge. This is another great way to use up the odd bits and pieces of unused vegetables you have leftover from other recipes. This also works great with uncooked bratwurst.
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Mississippi Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
If you haven't yet tried Mississippi pot roast, you're SERIOUSLY in for a treat! Who knew a crockpot beef roast mixed with mild pepperoncini peppers could taste like heaven? Not to mention the butter on top 😉 SO SO GOOD!
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Crustless Taco Pie (Keto Taco Pie + Low Carb, Gluten Free)
Did anyone else grow up with the Bisquick taco pie for dinner like I did?? That was a favorite recipe as a kid and this keto taco pie recipe is a much healthier take.You won't even miss the crust in this delicious and easy crustless taco pie.
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Sauerkraut and Kielbasa (Stovetop Recipe)
Learn how to cook kielbasa on the stove with sauerkraut for a savory, quick, and easy meal. Our Polish sausage and sauerkraut gets combined with buttery sliced onions and garlic to make a simple one pan dinner.
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Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
Quick and easy air fryer fajitas with chicken take less than 15 minutes and make for a healthy dinner everyone will love.
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Hamburger Green Bean Casserole
An easy hamburger green bean casserole with mushrooms cooks in less than 30 minutes, plus it's a gluten free, low carb, and keto ground beef casserole too.
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Keto Chicken Divan Casserole (Low Carb Chicken Divan)
Use precooked chicken, broccoli, cream of chicken soup (homemade or canned), cheddar cheese, and curry powder to make a filling keto dinner that's super easy and fun.
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Fish Taco Bowl (Paleo, Whole30, Low Carb)
Fresh cod, a mix of cabbage, and a tart cilantro lime dressing come together to create this easy weeknight meal. It's a beginner friendly meal that'll leave you craving more.
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Keto Stuffed Peppers Without Rice
Use cauliflower rice to make the traditional stuffed peppers to a keto friendly spin that's delicious. These peppers are an easy dinner that'll be great for weeknights or lazy weekends.
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18
Keto Meat Sauce for Pasta
A low carb spaghetti sauce with meat that goes great with zoodles, hearts of palm pasta, skirataki noodles, or spaghetti squash. Double the recipe to freeze for later!
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Stuffed Peppers with Tuna
Tuna melt stuffed peppers take the classic sandwich up a notch and make them a hearty and easy recipe for dinner. The recipe is also keto, low carb, and gluten-free.
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20
Chessy Fajita Chicken Bake (Low Carb)
Fajita chicken bake is an easy alternative to stovetop fajitas. Layer your vegetables, seasoning, chicken, and cheese then bake. So simple!
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21
Mexican Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
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!
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Easy Instant Pot Chili No Beans
A quick instant pot chili without beans that includes hearty kielbasa sausage and mushrooms. This easy recipe is also low carb, gluten-free, paleo, and a keto chili recipe too. Slow cooker instructions are also included.
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Keto Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
Easy keto air fryer chicken tenders with almond flour and parmesan crust that cooks in less than 15 minutes.
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Easy Keto Lunches
It seems that finding easy keto recipes for beginners for lunch is the biggest challenge. Many people will stick to eggs, keto-friendly smoothies, or bullet coffee for breakfast, but what to take to work definitely complicates things.
Meal prepping is our favorite way to always make sure we have something to eat for lunch, whether that means doubling or tripling what we're making for dinner or doing a Sunday meal prep for busy weekday lunches.
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Big Mac Bowl Recipe (Keto, High Protein)
Making a low carb keto Big Mac Salad is a fantastic way to get the flavors of a cheeseburger without all carbs. Layer your ingredients in meal prep containers and then add the special sauce when you go to eat it.
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Keto Broccoli Salad Recipe
This keto broccoli salad recipe is one of the most popular on our site! If you haven't tried it yet you're in for a treat, this 5 star recipe is chock full of delicious flavor in every bite like bacon, cheese, and sunflower seeds.Not only is this a fantastic easy keto lunch recipe that will keep for days in the fridge, it's also a holiday and potluck favorite that no one would ever guess is keto-friendly.
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Cottage Cheese Flatbread Recipe
Make the viral cottage cheese flatbread with 3 different flavor ideas and multiple filling ideas!Just 332 calories for the entire pan, 29 g of protein, and less than 4 net carbs.
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Italian Antipasto Salad (Keto, Low Carb, GF)
Lunchtime is the best time to get your carbs for the day, especially when they're coming from healthy low carb vegetables. What we love about this keto antipasto salad is that you can take all of those little leftover bits in your fridge of meats, cheeses, and vegetables and add them into a delicious meal.And if you're following the recipe exactly, things don't get much easier than opening up jars and adding them to a bowl.This yummy and easy keto recipe for beginners is perfect for lunch, dinner, or meal prep. If you're planning to use this as meal prep for the week be sure to store the lettuce separate from the other ingredients so it doesn't get soggy.
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Homemade Egg Drop Soup (Keto & Gluten Free)
When you're running out of carbs are just aren't feeling full after your meal, adding in a "basically" zero carb egg drop soup is a winner every time! You won't believe it cooks in just 5 minutes and only has 52 calories per serving, but is SO FILLING.An easy comforting soup to take to work that you can reheat or bring it in a spill-proof container that keeps your soup warm until lunch.
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Easy Low Carb Taco Soup
Soups are always a terrific keto lunch recipe, plus it's hearty in fall and winter AND soup is so filling.Easy crock-pot low carb taco soup is another one of our most popular recipes. It makes a fantastic easy keto meal for beginners when you want something comforting with all of your favorite taco flavors.This is also an easy keto lunch recipe that is popular with kids!
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Buffalo Chicken Celery Sticks
Buffalo chicken celery sticks are a fast and easy snack that also makes an easy lunch on the go. When you have leftover homemade buffalo chicken dip, making yourself a tasty snack of buffalo chicken on celery hits every spot.
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Keto Cobb Salad Recipe
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Greek Salad Bowl with Chicken
A healthy Greek salad bowl with chicken that's easy to whip together for a meal prep lunch or dinner when you start with pre-cooked chicken and store-bought tzatziki sauce. Serve with a bag of steamed cauliflower rice to pack in even more veggies!
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Egg and Avocado Salad
A healthy avocado and egg salad that makes a hearty and easy lunch filled with healthy fats. This is a keto avocado egg salad, plus it's gluten-free and dairy free too.
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Ham and Pickle Roll-ups with Cream Cheese
Easy ham and pickle roll-ups make a quick lunch or snack, plus they can be cut into slices and served as an appetizer. The pickle rolls are also keto, low carb, and gluten free.
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Keto Turkey Taco Bowl
If you've been taco salad and wondered whether or not it worked with your health plan, our taco salad bowl recipe is low carb, keto-friendly, and gluten-free, plus it's simple to make it dairy free or Whole30. Make it with either ground turkey, beef or chicken make an easy variety for dinner or meal prep.
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Whole 30 Zuppa Toscana Soup (Keto, Low Carb)
A hearty Whole 30 Zuppa Toscana soup recipe made with coconut milk to make it dairy-free, plus we swapped potatoes for cauliflower to also make it low carb and keto friendly. Our dairy free Zuppa Toscana is LOADED with vegetables and protein plus making it at home means it's easy to customize to your personal preferences!
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Creamy Pizza Soup
Make an easy creamy pizza soup that tastes like a loaded Supreme pizza with pepperoni and Italian sausage. Make it in your Crock Pot or Instant Pot. Low carb, gluten free, and keto.
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Avocado Kale Salad
A healthy avocado kale salad loaded with veggies and tossed in a light lemon dressing. Whole30, paleo, gluten-free, and low carb.
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Healthy Tuna in Avocado Halves
Enjoy this healthy salad of tuna in avocado halves, with its bright punchy flavors of red onion, celery, Dijon mustard, and dill.
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Party-Perfect Cream Cheese Pinwheels - 730 Sage Street
Keto roll-up pinwheels make another terrific sandwich alternative for lunch. You simply take a piece of lunchmeat like ham or turkey, add cream cheese and other low carb fillings, and roll it up.You'll especially love this version that has a piece of bacon in the middle. Being able to eat bacon is one of the best parts of the keto diet, am I right? 😉
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Low Carb BLT Wraps
Lettuce wraps of all kinds make for simple healthy lunches and dinners. You can basically take any dinner leftovers or lunch meats with cheese, and add them to large lettuce leaves or a low carb tortilla.We recommend that you bake the bacon and pressure cook the eggs if you have an Instant Pot. BLT recipe by My Fitness Pal.
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Easy keto breakfast recipes
You won't be surprised by this, but eggs are a popular keto breakfast for a reason. Not only can you make them fried, scrambled, or hard-boiled, they're so versatile and you can easily whip up casseroles, breakfast sandwiches, egg cups, quiche, and more.
But an easy keto breakfast doesn't stop with just eggs, of course, you'll be thrilled to learn there are many other egg-free recipes out there to help you get a variety for breakfast.
Since eggs are often the most popular easy keto breakfast recipe for beginners, we've definitely included a few. But it doesn't stop there! Keto "oatmeal", smoothies, and baked goods like muffins, also make terrific easy keto meals for beginners when you want a little variety in your life.
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Easy Bacon Egg and Cheese Breakfast Cups
Making easy bacon and egg cups makes the perfect meal prep breakfast and is also beloved by all when served at a brunch or for the holidays.You simply partially bake the bacon in a muffin tin, add in eggs, cheese, and cream, and bake until the yolk is thickened but not all the way cooked through. Yum! These are a favorite for sure!
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Blueberry Chia Seed Pudding
When you want a keto breakfast that you can meal prep plus is something other than eating eggs for days, prepping chia pudding is the answer! It's dairy free and so simple! This is a low carb recipe, to make it keto swap any sweeteners for monk fruit to taste and swap the corn starch in the optional blueberry sauce for arrowroot powder.
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Broccoli Ham Quiche (Crustless)
Putting together an easy breakfast quiche makes breakfast simple all week long. Even better yet when it's a recipe loaded with all the keto food groups like protein, fat, dairy, and low carb vegetables.
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Keto Sausage and Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Making a keto sausage and egg breakfast sandwich is easy to make but it's also SO delicious. No need to crave the McDonald's line when you can make a keto-friendly substitute for a sausage and cheese "biscuit".
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Green Keto Smoothie Recipe with Avocado and Mint
While my husband prefers a bullet coffee for breakfast every morning, my personal go-to is a keto-friendly smoothie. Smoothies make the perfect way to have a plant-based low carb breakfast on the go with protein, healthy fats, low carb greens, and low carb fruits.We love this refreshing green keto smoothie by Low Carb Yum, avocados are so tasty in a smoothie, plus they make it nice and thick. The addition of lime and mint make for a unique and flavorful addition.
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Quick Keto Oatmeal | KetoDiet Blog
If you thought you had to give up oatmeal on the keto diet, you're mistaken! Instead of using traditional high carb oats, both chia seeds and hemp seeds make a delicious alternative.Both chia and hemp seeds are very low in carbs yet high in fiber. A perfect breakfast to keep your system "regular."
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Keto Blueberry Muffins (Almond Flour) - Wholesome Yum
If you thought you had to give up baking on the keto diet, think again! You can still eat muffins on the keto diet when you substitute all-purpose flour with low carb options like almond flour and coconut flour.This 5 star low carb blueberry muffin recipe that's both keto and paleo is a great place to start.
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Bullet Coffee
Keto bullet coffee is one of the most popular keto breakfasts out there and it's my husband's personal favorite. When you want to do intermittent fasting and want to skip keto food for breakfast, this surprisingly delicious keto coffee drink is very tasty AND filling!
The added fats will keep you full all morning long, seriously! And at first adding butter and coconut to coffee sounded odd, but it's honestly super good! If I wasn't so obsessed with drinking a keto smoothie every morning, this would be my go-to breakfast.
Keto Bullet Coffee:
- 12 oz hot coffee
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
Add the coconut oil and butter to your coffee, you can either stir until melted or add it to a blender cup.
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