Keto Diet known for weight loss by reducing carbohydrates and increasing the fat is famous among these days. I have already shared an article on Keto diet Foods and How to make a perfect Keto Diet Plan in one of my articles earlier, where you can see what exactly is a Keto Diet and what are the keto foods that can be consumed during this particular diet. Now let me give you some interesting and easy keto diet recipes .
Well, in this article, I will be writing about a few keto diet recipes for weight loss. I will also include vegan keto recipes, diabetic keto recipes and some of the delicious keto desserts so that everyone can enjoy the delicious three-course meal even during a Keto Diet.
Best Keto Diet Recipes
So, are you ready to see some of the scrumptious keto meals here? Let us go ahead and find out what you can cook easily at your home when you are following a Ketogenic Diet.
1) Grilled Salmon with Butter and Lemon Sauce
Ingredients: 2 fillets of salmon (250grams each), 1 Lemon, Olive Oil,100g of butter, a bunch of broccolini, 1tbsp garlic paste, salt and pepper to taste.
How to prepare: The first process is to cook the broccolini. I steam it for about 4 to 5 min. Meanwhile, you can turn the grill on and start grilling the salmon by brushing some olive oil, salt, and pepper onto it. Do not forget to grease your grill. You can also sear the salmon on a non-stick pan to get a crispy outer layer. I will leave that to you. You can cook your fish the way you like. Baking is also an option for people who like to have soft bites of fish.
Now it is time to make the butter and lemon sauce for the fish. Melt the butter in a pan on medium heat. Next, add the lime juice to the melted butter slowly by stirring, then add garlic paste. Stir the sauce for about 1 min. Make sure you don’t burn your sauce. Simmer the fire if required. Get the grilled fish on your serving plate, place the steamed broccolini and pour the delicious sour butter and lemon sauce on top. You can also make some cauliflower mash to serve along with this meal. This can be used as a diabetic keto recipe too.
2) Chicken Casserole
Ingredients: 2lbs skinless boneless chicken(diced), 1lb cauliflower (cut into small florets), 4 oz cherry tomatoes, 1 leek(finely chopped), 7 oz. shredded cheese, 34 cup sour cream, 12 cup cream cheese, 3 tbsp green pesto, 12 lemon(juice ), 1½ oz. butter, salt, and pepper to taste.
How to prepare: Preheat your oven to 400-degree F. While the oven is getting heated, you can mix the sour cream and cream cheese with green pesto and lemon juice. Add the salt and pepper to this sauce and keep it aside.
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Next, add the diced chicken to the melted butter in a pan over medium heat. Sprinkle salt and pepper and fry it until the chicken turns golden brown.
In a baking dish, place the fried chicken and pour the sauce over it. Top it with cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, and leek. Sprinkle the cheese on top of it and bake in the oven for about 30min. You can check the chicken after 30min and if it is not cooked nicely, then keep baking for another 5 or 10min. Aluminum foil can be used to cover the dish. This is one of the yummy keto diet recipes.
3) Steak Fajita Rolls
Ingredients: Fajita seasoning (you can easily make at home), olive oil, thinly sliced sirloin tip steak (cut into 2inches width and 6 inches in length, bell pepper, and onions.
How to prepare: First we should make the fajita seasoning. For that, you have to mix chili powder, a pinch or two of cumin powder, paprika, salt, pepper, 2 dashes of garlic powder and 5 to 6 pinches of oregano. Oregano is the most important ingredient in the fajita seasoning. Mix all these powders well and your seasoning is ready to go. This is one of everyone’s favorite keto diet recipes
Next, take the steak strips and spread the fajita seasoning onto each strip and keep it aside. Now slice the onions and bell peppers and sauté them in olive oil in a grill pan over medium heat. Do not overcook these veggies since you need the crispiness of the fresh bell pepper when you take a bite of the steak fajita rolls.
Once the bell peppers and onions are ready, take the steak strips and place the bell pepper and onions on each strip and roll them up one by one. Use a toothpick to secure the steak and place them on the grill pan. Cook them for about 2 min each side and yes, a beautiful looking delicious keto snack is ready. Diabetic people can also have this delicious keto meal.
4) Bacon and Egg Salad
Ingredients for bacon vinaigrette: 2 slices of bacon, 1 shallot, 2 tbsp of red wine vinegar, 12 tsp dijon mustard, salt, and pepper to taste and 3 tbsp olive oil.
Ingredients for the salad: 1egg, a bunch of spinach, 2tbsp crumbled feta cheese, 5 cherry tomatoes.
How to prepare: First you need to fry the bacon in a pan with olive oil. Once it is fried, you can chop the slices into small pieces for an easy bite. Then make the bacon vinaigrette by adding the shallots to the same pan in which you fried the bacon. On medium heat, sauté the shallots until light brown. Transfer the shallots into a bowl and add the red wine vinegar to it along with Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. Whisk them well to combine. Add the chopped bacon and squirt some olive oil on top.
The next step is to fry the eggs. You can cook your eggs the way you like. But I suggest sunny side up for this beautiful fresh breakfast. Take a serving bowl and add spinach (can sauté with olive oil), feta cheese, cherry tomatoes and mix them well with the vinaigrette we made. Top the salad with fried eggs and serve hot.
5) Baked Zucchini stuffed with eggs
Ingredients: 1 zucchini (make strips), 4 cherry tomatoes,4 eggs, 14 cup heavy cream, salt, ground pepper, 14 tsp oregano, 3 tbsp red pepper flakes, 14 cup cheddar cheese(shredded) and 12 cup chopped ham. I always use my hand to take an estimated measurement of all the ingredients.
How to prepare: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease the muffin tin with cooking spray or oil. Layer the muffin tin with zucchini strips which are going to be the crust for your keto breakfast. Add the chopped ham and cherry tomatoes inside the crust.
Take a bowl and whisk the eggs along with heavy cream, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper. The next step is to pour this mixture over the tomatoes and ham. The final ingredient to add on top is the shredded cheddar. Now you are all set to bake. In 30min your delectable baked zucchini will be ready to serve.
6) Green Keto Smoothie with berries
Ingredients: 1 oz spinach, 50 grams each of cucumber, celery and avocado, 1.5cup almond milk,12tsp chia seeds, and 1 tbsp coconut. You can add protein powder and liquid stevia. It is your choice. As a natural sweetener, you can use any berries of your choice.
How to prepare: Blend the almond milk and spinach first and then add in all the other ingredients and blend well. Your green smoothie diabetic keto recipe is all ready to drink.
7) Raspberries Smoothie
Ingredients: 18 cup of fresh raspberries, 12 cup ice(crushed), 12 cup almond milk(unsweetened), 2 or 3 tbsps. of whipping cream, 12tbsp cream cheese, 14 tsp vanilla extract, and salt.
How to prepare: First you need to microwave the cream cheese for 5 seconds. Then you will get your cream cheese very soft and fluffy. Then add all the ingredients to a blender and blend it until it becomes smooth. You can add swerve as a sweetener. The raspberry smoothie is ready to drink. You can substitute the berries and make different smoothies with the same recipe.
Vegan Keto Recipes
Vegan Keto Recipes will not include any non-vegetarian or dairy products. The smoothies we have mentioned above are vegan keto recipes that all the vegans can consume. Here I will share a few vegan keto recipes with tofu and other food items for all the vegans who want to undergo a keto diet.
1) Cauliflower Rice with Crispy Tofu
Ingredients for stir fry: 12 ounces of firm tofu (always choose organic), 1 tbsp of sesame oil, 1 small cauliflower(grated) and 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
Ingredients for the sauce: 14 cup soy sauce with low sodium, 14 cup of light brown sugar,1.5 tbsp toasted sesame oil, 12 tsp chilly garlic sauce and 2.5 tbsp peanut butter(almond butter can be used).You can also add some veggies like boy choy, red pepper, broccoli, etc.
How to prepare: You should drain the tofu well in advance about 1.5 hours before you start cooking. Using an absorbent towel wrap the tofu to remove any excess water from it. Repeat it a few times and then cover it up with the towel and place a heavy pot over it. Then press and extract the water from it fully.
Take a pan and add some oil to it and put the diced tofu. Season it and wait until golden brown. Meanwhile, you can make the sauce by whisking all the ingredients for the sauce mentioned above. Taste it and you can add salt or any other ingredients to make the flavor balanced. Then add the cooled tofu into this sauce and let it marinate for about 20 min.
Now heat a skillet, add some sesame oil to sauté the veggies of your choice with a few dashes of soy sauce. Transfer the veggies into another plate once they are cooked. In the same skillet, you can place all the tofu and let it get fried a little with the sauce. The tofu will be coated fully with the sauce. You can bake the tofu if you like it to be crispier or just the pan fry is more than enough.
Once the tofu is done, remove them to a plate and add some sesame oil to the pan and add garlic. Sauté the garlic until light brown then put the cauliflower rice to it. Cover the pan and let it cook for some time until the cauliflower is soft. Once it starts turning light brown add a few spoons of the extra sauce you have and stir well. Season it if required.
Transfer the cauliflower rice to the serving dish and top it with veggies and tofu.
2) Zucchini Noodles with Avocado
Ingredients: 1zucchini, 1 and half cup basil, 13 cup water, 4tbsp pine nuts, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 avocado, and 12 sliced cherry tomatoes.
How to prepare: Use a peeler or a spiralizer to make the zucchini noodles. Now blend the basil, avocado, lemon juice and pine nuts with water. You need to get a smooth mixture out of it. Now take the zucchini noodles and mix it with the avocado sauce and sliced cherry tomatoes. Healthy vegan keto meal is ready to serve. As for toppings, you can add some fried zucchini noodles.
3) Kale Salad
Ingredients 1: 8 to 10 oz. kale (you can choose Lacinato kale or aka Tuscan kale or both can be used), 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 2tsp extra virgin olive oil (can substitute with flaxseed oil), 2 garlic cloves(grated), 1 tsp of grated ginger and salt to taste.
Ingredients 2: a handful of chopped snow peas, 2 tsp coconut aminos, 2 tsp aged balsamic vinegar, 1 avocado(sliced), a handful of chopped scallions, 1 tsp of orange zest.
How to prepare: Wash the kale in running water and cut them into slices removing the stem. Now mix the chopped kale with all the items mentioned in ingredients 1. Use your clean hands to mix the kale with oil and other items. Now add all the balance ingredients mentioned above to the kale combine well. You can either serve it in room temperature or slightly cold.
Keto Desserts
Let us see some of best keto sweets , i mean some of the best keto desserts recipe to try .
1) Chocolate pudding with Almond and Avocado (Vegan Keto Dessert)
Ingredients: 1.5 cups of almond milk, 12 cup coconut cream, 3 tbsp granulated stevia,1 medium avocado, 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp almond extract, and sliced almonds.
How to prepare this vegan keto dessert: Take a blender, add all the ingredients and blend them until the texture is smooth. Now refrigerate this mix overnight and serve it next day with sliced almond as toppings.
2) Cinnamon Muffin(Vegan)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp of vanilla protein powder, 12 cup almond flour, 1 tsp cinnamon powder, 1tsp baking powder, 12cup- nut/seed butter of your choice. I am using peanut butter here, 12 cup pumpkin puree and 12 cup coconut oil.
Ingredients for the glaze: 14 cup of coconut butter, 14 cup of almond milk, 1 tbsp granulated stevia and 2 tsp lemon juice.
How to prepare: Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F and place the muffin tins with baking sheet. You can make about 12 muffins with the ingredients taken. Now take a mixing bowl and add all the dry ingredients first. Mix them well then add the wet ingredients. Make sure that you combine everything well. Get the muffin tins ready and fill it with the batter. Bake it for 10-15min. Now make the glaze by mixing all the ingredients for it. Pour the glaze on top of your muffins once they are cooled.
3) Coconut Pudding
Ingredients: 12 cup coconut (shredded & unsweetened), 12 cup coconut milk, 14 cup monk fruit sweetener, 4 ounces of cream cheese, 1 egg, 1 tsp coconut extract, 12 tsp vanilla extract.
How to prepare: In a glass bowl mix 14 heavy cream with the fruit sweetener, coconut and vanilla extract. Mix the coconut to this cream batter. Heat this batter for about 1 min in a microwave oven. Take another bowl and whisk the egg with the balance heavy cream. Keep that aside. Next, cook the coconut milk and cream cheese in a saucepan until the cheese melts. Make sure that you keep stirring.
Now add the coconut batter you have made and cook it well. Time to add the beaten egg and keep stirring until the batter thickens. Pour this pudding batter into 4 small baking tins or you can even pour it one tray and refrigerate it.
For vegans, you can avoid using the heavy cream and substitute with coconut cream, so that the pudding becomes a vegan keto dessert. This dessert is also sugar-free.
4) Keto Protein Bar
Ingredients for the base layer: 12cup peanut butter(unsweetened), 1.5 tbsp coconut flour, 1tbsp protein powder, 1.5 tbsp granulated erythritol.
Ingredients for the top layer: 12 cup peanut butter, 1tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder,1.5 tbsp protein powder, and 1.5 tbsp coconut flour.
How to prepare: First step is to preheat the oven to 175 degrees C. Next add the ingredients for the top layer and the base layer in 2 separate bowls and mix well with your hands. Take a baking tray and place a baking sheet on it. First, you need to spread the base layer onto the baking sheet.
Once that is evenly spread, add the top layer. Now go ahead and bake the delicious peanut butter bar for 25min. You can see brown edges on the top layer when it is ready. Once it is cooled you can enjoy the healthy low carb keto dessert/protein bar. This is surely vegan and diabetic keto dessert.
5) Sugar-Free Lemon Bars
Ingredients: 4 large eggs, 2 cups almond flour, ¼ cup lemon juice, ½ cup sour cream, 1/2cup softened butter, 1 lemon zest, 2tsp baking powder and 12 cup of powdered erythritol.
How to prepare: In 175 degrees, preheat the oven. First, whisk your eggs until they become frothy. Put the sour cream and the butter to this egg mixture and blend them well using a food processor. You can even you a mixer. Now add 14 cup of lemon juice and the zest of 1 lemon along with powdered erythritol to the food processor and blend well. Add the almond flour and baking powder to the same mixture and blend well until the batter is smooth and shiny. Now the batter for the lemon bar is ready to bake. In a baking tray with parchment paper, pour the batter and spread evenly. Bake the sugar-free lemon bar for 35-40mins. The top layer should turn light brown. Once it is ready, take out of the oven and let it set aside to cool. Cut it into pieces and serve.
There are more keto diet recipes for lunch, dinner, breakfast, and dessert. You can always try making your keto diet meals, but first, you need to make sure what are the food that you can consume while on a keto diet.
Here in this article, I have shared a few keto diet recipes keeping in mind both vegans and diabetic people. So, you can see vegan keto diet recipes, diabetic kept recipes and keto desserts that everybody can have during their keto diet. If you are preparing to undergo a keto diet, go ahead, make a keto diet plan and enjoy the low carb, sugar-free meals for a better health .
But remember keto diet is not for everyone , but definitely a well maintained keto chart can help in weight loss . If there is a question in your mind like is keto safe , then we cannot say its completely safe but anyway not too risky . Consult dietitian before you start your diet plans
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