Cheap Keto Meals – the best easy low carb recipes on a budget – quick dinner ideas to make.
Cheap Keto Meals
These Cheap Keto Meals are a great way to enjoy tasty low carb diet approved dishes, all made with simple ingredients.
Even if you’re on a tight budget, there really are plenty of quick meals to make that will fit into your keto meal plan.
Each easy recipe will help you meet your macros while also helping you achieve your health and weight loss goals.
The other day I shared my full cheap keto grocery list, full of low carb foods that are easy to find at a grocery store. In today’s blog post I’m sharing some of my go to low carb meals that will help to keep your grocery bill down and the whole family will enjoy.
Crispy Chicken Thighs
You’ll find that instead of buying pricey chicken breasts, a whole chicken or cheap cuts like chicken thighs or wings are much more economically friendly.
One of our favorites is crispy chicken thighs that we usually serve with cauliflower rice as a side dish to soak up all of the wonderful flavors.
Cheesy Chicken Bake
This cheesy chicken bake can be quickly prepped and popped into the oven to cook for dinner to enjoy with cauliflower rice or your low carb dinner sides of choice that are low in net carbs.
If you like getting ahead with meal planning, then you can even make double of what you’ll need and then freeze the extra to enjoy as a future night’s meal.
Keto Diet Bolognese
Cheaper cuts of meat are a great way to keep your grocery budget as low as possible. I find that ground beef mince is one of the cheapest ways to include red meat in your diet.
You can cook up a great keto ground beef bolognese really quickly and simply serve topped with plenty of cheesy goodness including grated parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese.
Or you can mix through cabbage or zucchini noodles and enjoy a keto spaghetti bolognese.
Ground Beef Stroganoff
To make this simple keto friendly stroganoff, ground beef mince is cooked in a cream cheese sauce, along with mushrooms and plenty of garlic for a flavorful dish that comes together really quickly.
Burgers
You can quickly form ground beef mince into burgers with your seasoning of choice, cook them up in plenty of butter, coconut oil or olive oil in a frying pan and then serve in a lettuce bun and with plenty of fresh veggies and other keto burger toppings of your choice.
Keto Casserole Recipes
A cheesy casserole needs only minimal ingredients and takes around 25 minutes to bake in the oven until lovely and golden.
Simply mix together your choice of low carb vegetables, tuna if you like, heavy cream, sour cream and your choice of cheese, including cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese or parmesan cheese. Then just bake to casserole perfection.
Here are some easy keto casseroles full of lovely low carb vegetables to choose from:
Zucchini Noodles
I like to call this meal 2 Minute Zoodles, because it comes together as quickly as carby noodles with a similar name, but is low in net carbs and high in healthy fats.
All you need is zucchini that you spiralize into noodles. (You’ll need a spiralizer for that, here’s a selection of spiralizers on Amazon.)
Then heat the quick-cooking veggie in a creamy garlic sauce. You can add in a tin of tuna or grated parmesan cheese for flavor and your quick keto dinner is on the table in mere minutes.
Hearty Soup Ideas
Meal prep a large pot of hearty soup or bone broth full of cheap keto vegetables over the weekend to reheat and enjoy by the bowl full at dinner through the week.
You can add a dollop of sour cream or stir through a few spoons of heavy cream or cream cheese to turn a low carb soup into a low carb high-fat diet and keto friendly whole meal for busy weeknights.
Here are some easy keto soup ideas for you:
Keto Salads
Make ahead an easy keto salad that can marinate in the fridge and be enjoyed instantly for dinner. Or, keep cheap keto salad ingredients to hand to quickly throw together a delicious meal at dinner time.
Here are some low-carb diet friendly recipes for salads to choose from that are made with easy to find ingredients from a grocery store.
Breakfast for dinner
And finally, why not enjoy breakfast for dinner as quick keto dinner ideas that are low in grams of net carbs and high in healthy fats.
Choose from an omelette, scrambled eggs or make a hearty fry up with eggs, your low carb vegetables of choice and even a portion of crispy bacon, all cooked in plenty of butter or olive oil. (Here are 15 keto diet breakfast ideas to choose from that you could enjoy for dinner.)
Cheap Keto Meals Videos
Here are the videos where you can watch some of the cheap keto meals being prepared. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.
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