35+ Low Carb Dinner Ideas Plus Recipes
Low Carb Dinner
It’s 4 pm and you have no ideas what’s for dinner. You want to serve your family something healthy and low carb for dinner but your stuck for good recipe ideas. Discover 35+ low carb dinner recipes that will satisfy even the pickiest eaters. Plus that’s a month worth of dinners with no repeats.
Low Carb
Keto, Paleo, Whole30 and Trim Healthy Mama are all low carb meal plans that are also low sugar diabetic friendly meals.
Low Carb Cooking
Cooking low carb meals is super easy and cheap. Low carb recipes can even be done on a super tight budget. Below you will find some amazing recipes to fill your monthly meal plan that are healthy, family approved and low in sugar and carbohydrates.
What Is Low Carb?
Low carb means low carbohydrates. Skipping the sugary carb white stuff like bread, and refined sugar and opting for healthier foods like vegetables, fats and some grains depending on the meal plan and recipe.
Low Carb And Weight Loss
It has been shown that when an individual follows a low carb, low sugar meal plan they will lose weight. The meal plans vary and every individual is unique.
What Is Keto?
The Ketogenic diet (Keto) is low in carbs, high in fats and includes vegetables, proteins and fruits in it’s meal plan. It involves changing your metabolic state by reducing your carbohydrate intake, increasing your fat consumption and in turn causing weight loss.
What Is THM?
THM stands for Trim Healthy Mama which is a meal plan followed by both moms and dads based on separating your meal fuels. Meals are divided into S meals (fat based recipes) and E meals (healthy lower carb based recipes). Learn more about Trim Healthy Mama.
Low Carb Dinner Ideas
Dinner minus the carbs doesn’t have to be complicated or boring. Checkout these great low carb dinner ideas:
Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole – Wholesome Yum
Easy Mozzarella Chicken – Cafe Delites
One Pot Cheesy Taco Skillet – Sweet C’s
Chicken Enchilada Skillet – Low Carbology
Keto Sesame Chicken – Tasteaholics
Easy Low Carb Meals
Low carb meals don’t have to be hard they can be real easy to make family dinners. Here are some great easy low carb meals you need to try:
Low Carb Chicken Fajita Casserole – My Montana Kitchen
Creamy Southwest Chicken – Very Well Fit
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls – Homemade Food Junkie
Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole – Stay Snatched
Keto Garlic Chicken – Gimme Delicious
Quick Low Carb Family Meals
You need dinner on the table fast before you head to activities these are the low carb recipes you want:
Cheesy Broccoli Sausage Casserole – Diethood
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole – Joy Filled Eats
Cheesy Meatball Casserole – Eat Well 101
Creamy Tuscan Shrimp – Gimme Delicious
Cashew Chicken – Stylish Cravings
Caprese Chicken – Our Salty Kitchen
Healthy Low Carb Recipes
Low carb recipes are amazingly healthy, full of vegetables, proteins and good fats and super easy to make.
Lemon Chicken – Wholesome Recipe Box
Stuffed Peppers – The Simple Parent
BBQ Chicken Bowls – 40Aprons
Chicken Stir Fry – Noshtastic
Egg Roll In A Bowl – Evolving Table
Best Low Carb Recipes
Everyone has their own preference on what they like but the Egg Roll In A Bowl recipe from Evolving Table has over 800,000+ likes. Which makes it one of the most popular low carb recipes.
Creamy Tuscan Chicken from Low Carb Life is really really good too. So filling and full of flavor and super simple to make.
Best Keto Dinner Recipes
Whether you are looking for easy meals, family low carb options, dump and go crockpot dinners or just something simple and easy these amazing Keto dinners are sure to please.
Burger Bowls – Family Fresh Meals
Keto Alfredo Chicken – Home Made Interest
Instant Pot Tuscan Soup – Eat Well 101
Mongolian Beef – Low Carb With Jennifer
Lemon Garlic Chicken – Eat Well 101
Best THM S Dinner Recipes
Trim Healthy Mama S meals are filled with healthy proteins, vegetables and healthy fats. They are the best feel good low carb meals. Here are some great examples:
Cabbage Soup – The Helpful GF
Lasagna In A Bowl – Stylish Cravings
Chicken Parmesan – Joy Filled Eats
Smokey Mountain Chicken – My Montana Kitchen
Fiesta Casserole – Briana Thomas
Sour Cream Pork Chops – Wholesome Recipe Box
Best THM E Dinner Recipes
Trim Healthy Mama E meals are energizing meals made with healthy carbs. These are carbs that won’t elevate your sugars or insulin. Yes, there are carbs in the following meals but they are part of a healthy weight loss plan and they are not sugary starchy carbohydrates so we have chosen to include them as they are still low carb.
Buffalo Chicken Twice Baked Sweet Potato – TJ’s Taste
Southwest Chicken Salad – My Montana Kitchen
Mexican Chicken – Jennifer Overstreet
Lovin’ Tex Mex Skillet – Darcie’s Dish
Spanish Chicken & Rice – Fit Mom Journey
Best Low Carb Cookbooks
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Updated June 8, 2021