(This post provides you with delicious Keto diet recipes for quick and easy weeknight meals.)
Keto Diet Recipes: Quick and Easy Weeknight Meals!
As you may know, the Ketogenic (Keto) Diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet.
So, it involves drastically reducing carbohydrate intake and replacing it with fat.
And, if followed meticulously, the Keto Diet can cause extreme weight-loss quickly.
Keto Diet Recipes – Breakfast and Brunch
Here are some quick and delicious options for your breakfast or brunch.
Bulletproof Coffee
Ingredients
- 1 cup hot coffee freshly brewed
- 1 tbsp MCT oil or coconut oil
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.
Serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Keto Frittata with Fresh Spinach
Ingredients
- 5 oz. diced bacon or chorizo
- 2 tbsp butter, for frying
- 8 oz. fresh spinach
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 5 oz. shredded cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Fry the bacon in butter on medium-high heat until crispy. Add the spinach and stir until wilted. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
Whisk the eggs and cream together and pour into a greased baking dish (9×9 inches) or in individual ramekins.
Add the bacon, spinach, and cheese on top and place it in the middle of the oven.
Bake for 25–30 minutes or until set in the middle and golden brown on top.
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Keto Pimiento Cheese Meatballs
Ingredients
Pimiento cheese
- 1 tsp paprika powder or chili powder
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 4 oz. grated cheddar cheese
Meatballs
- 25 oz. ground beef
- 1 egg
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp butter, for frying
Instructions
Start by mixing all ingredients for the pimiento cheese in a large bowl. Set aside for a few minutes.
Add ground beef and the egg to the mixture. Use a wooden spoon or clean hands to combine. Salt and pepper to taste.
Form large meatballs and fry them in butter or oil in a skillet on medium heat until they are thoroughly cooked.
Serve with a green salad.
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Keto Diet Recipes – Lunch
Here are some extra-delicious and fast choices for a Keto lunch.
Keto Salmon Pie
Ingredients
Pie crust
- 1 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp water
Filling
- 8 oz. smoked salmon
- mayonnaise
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Place the pie dough ingredients into a food processor fitted with a plastic pastry blade. Pulse until mixture forms a ball. If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a fork to mix the dough.
Fit a piece of parchment paper into a 10-inch (23-cm) springform pan. (This makes it a cinch to remove once it’s cooked.)
Oil your fingers or a spatula, and gently press the dough into the springform pan. Pre-bake the crust for 10–15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Mix all the ingredients for the filling, except the salmon, and pour that in the pie crust. Add the salmon and bake for 35 minutes or until the pie is golden brown.
Let cool for a few minutes and serve with a salad or other vegetables.
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Keto Caesar Salad
Ingredients
- chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 oz. bacon
- 7 oz. Romaine lettuce
- 1 oz. freshly grated parmesan cheese
Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ lemon, zest, and juice
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp finely chopped filets of anchovies
- 1 garlic clove, pressed or finely chopped. (optional)
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Mix the ingredients for the dressing with a whisk or an immersion blender. Set aside in the refrigerator.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Place the chicken breasts in a greased baking dish.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and drizzle olive oil or melted butter on top. Bake the chicken in the oven for about 20 min or until fully cooked through. You can also cook the chicken on the stove top if you prefer.
Fry the bacon until crisp. Shred the lettuce and place as a base on two plates. Place sliced chicken and the crispy, crumbled bacon on top.
Finish with a generous dollop of dressing and a good grating of parmesan cheese.
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Keto Pork Skewers with Mash and Salsa Verde
Ingredients
Pork skewers
- 1 lb pork shoulder, in slices
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp butter or olive oil
Cauliflower mash
- 25 oz. cauliflower
- 2 oz. grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Salsa Verde
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp sea salt
- Instructions
Place the ingredients for the sauce in a beaker and mix for 1-2 minutes with an immersion blender.
Cut the pork shoulder slices in inch-thick pieces lengthwise. Sprinkle the ranch seasoning on the meat. Season with extra salt if your seasoning is low-sodium. Place on wooden skewers cut to fit your frying pan.
Heat up oil or butter in the pan and fry the skewers for a few minutes on all sides until fully cooked.
Divide the cauliflower into florets. You can also include the stem, cut into smaller pieces.
Boil the cauliflower in lightly salted water for a few minutes or until soft, but still retaining shape.
Drain the water. If you want a firmer mash, place the cauliflower in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze out the remaining water.
Place the cauliflower in a mixer or food processor and mix it with butter and parmesan cheese.
Season with salt and pepper and add more butter or olive oil if you like.
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Keto Diet Recipes – Dinner
Here are some flavorful casseroles and some comfort/classic ideas for dinner.
Keto Pesto Chicken Casserole with Feta Cheese
Ingredients
- 25 oz. boneless chicken thighs or chicken breasts
- 1 oz. butter, for frying
- 3 oz. red pesto or green pesto
- 3 oz. pitted olives
- 5 oz. feta cheese, diced
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- salt, and pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Cut the chicken thighs or chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
Add butter to a large skillet and fry the chicken pieces in batches on medium-high heat until golden brown.
Mix pesto and heavy cream in a bowl.
Place the fried chicken pieces in a baking dish together with olives, feta cheese, and garlic. Add the pesto.
Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes, until the dish turns bubbly and light brown around the edges.
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Keto Pizza
Ingredients
Crust
- 4 eggs
- 6 oz. shredded cheese, preferably mozzarella or provolone
Topping
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 5 oz. shredded cheese
- 1½ oz. pepperoni
- olives (optional)
For serving
- 2 oz. leafy greens
- sea salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Start by making the crust. Crack eggs into a medium-sized bowl and add shredded cheese. Give it a good stir to combine.
Use a spatula to spread the cheese and egg batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
You can form two round circles or just make one large rectangular pizza.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the pizza crust turns golden.
Remove and let cool for a minute or two.
Increase the oven temperature to 450°F (225°C).
Spread tomato paste on the crust and sprinkle oregano on top. Top with cheese and place the pepperoni and olives on top.
Bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the pizza has turned a golden brown color.
Serve with a fresh salad on the side.
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Keto Meat Pie
Ingredients
- ½ yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
- 20 oz. ground beef or ground lamb
- salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp dried oregano or dried basil
- 4 tbsp tomato paste or ajvar relish
- ½ cup water
Pie crust
- ¾ cup almond flour
- 4 tbsp sesame seeds
- 4 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp water
Topping
- 8 oz. cottage cheese
- 7 oz. shredded cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Fry onion and garlic in butter or olive oil over medium heat for a few minutes, until the onion is soft. Add the ground beef and keep frying. Add oregano or basil and add salt and pepper to taste.
Add tomato paste, pesto or ajvar relish – use what you have on hand. Add water. Lower the heat and let simmer for at least 20 minutes. While the meat simmers, make the dough for the crust.
Mix all the dough ingredients in a food processor for a few minutes until the dough turns into a ball. If you don’t have a food processor, you can mix by hand with a fork.
Place a round piece of parchment paper in a well-greased springform pan — 9-10 inches in diameter — to make it easier to remove the pie when it’s done. (You can also use a deep-dish pie pan.) Spread the dough in the pan and up along the sides. Use a spatula or well-greased fingers.
Pre-bake the crust for 10-15 minutes. Take it out of the oven and place the meat in the crust. Mix cottage cheese and shredded cheese together, and layer on top of the pie.
Bake for 30-40 minutes on a lower rack or until the pie has turned a golden color.
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