Check out these quick and easy low carb dinner recipes that’ll be a hit tonight!
You are what you eat, they say… Food is known to be the main cause of obesity. Due to this, weight conscious people are very careful about the food that they eat.
If you are one of these people, and you love cooking, here are some of the best low carbohydrate recipes that you should go with.
The cool thing about the recipes is that you are in control of the number of calories that comes into your body, an added bonus preparing the food at the comfort of your home.
The most popular quick and easy low carb dinner recipes are included in the list below. Get ready to shed unwanted fat! Hello, skinny jeans and crop tops.
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1. Swedish Breakfast Buns
When many people hear of buns they think of the sugar stuffed monsters but this isn’t the case with these buns. To prepare the buns you need:
· ½ tsp salt
· 2 eggs
· ½ cup sour cream
· ¾ cup of almond flour
· 2 tbsp baking powder
· 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
· 1 tbsp whole flax seeds
· 2 tbsp olive oil
To prepare the buns you need to preheat your oven to 400 degrees and then mix almond flour, baking powder, salt, psyllium, and seeds in a bowl.
Add sour cream, olive oil, eggs and mix them carefully. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes and then cut the dough into 4 pieces.
Shape the pieces into balls and put them in a cake pan and bake them for 20-25 minutes until they have formed a brown color.
Once they are done serve with your favorite beverage.
2. Easy Low Carb Recipes – Beef Hamburgers with homemade Guacamole
What’s better than a beefy, juicy hamburger? A low-carb, fat kicking beefy juicy hamburger!
To prepare the burgers you’ll need:
. 1 lb low-fat ground beef (in the event the meat is junk, it drips for the coals and causes outbreaks which burn your burgers)
. 1 clove garlic, crushed
. 1 tsp red onion powder (not red onion salt)
. 1 egg cell yolk
. 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
. 1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder or soup powder
. 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
. Big pinch associated with coarse sea salt
Mix just about all ingredients together carefully. Shape into Four patties. Don’t over-handle them, it makes all of them though… just wally them gently and create a nice smooth condition. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Pair it with 1/4 cup of the Guacamole (once made) and a simple natural salad with gas vinegar dressing.
In addition, this is also great supported as meatloaf or reconstructed as meatballs!!
Now time to bring in the Guacamole!
What you’ll need:
. 1 large ripe avocado, remove seed and peel off
. 5 cherry tomatoes, diced
. A single tbsp sour product
. 1 tsp onion powder
. 1 tbsp pickled jalapeno pepper
. 1 tsp lime liquid
In a small bowl, coarsely mash the avocado. Lightly mix in the tomato plants and remaining ingredients. Chill thoroughly.
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3. Shrimp and Avocado Salad
If you have been looking to lose weight you know that salads are of great importance. To prepare this salad you need:
· ½ cup of fresh chopped cilantro
· 1/8 tsp of fresh cracked pepper
· 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
· 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
· Pinch of salt
· 2 ripe avocados
· 4 cups of baby greens or lettuce
· 1 lb of cooked shrimp. The shrimp should be deveined and tail removed
To prepare (super easy). Pour the cilantro dressing over the shrimp and stir to coat.
After this cover the shrimp and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Wash and dry the lettuce and divide among plates.
Thereafter cut avocado into bite-size wedges then top with marinated shrimp and leftover dressing.
4. Eggs and Vegetables Fried in Coconut oil
This food is not only healthy, but it’s also easy to make. It also keeps you full the entire day thus you don’t have to keep on snacking every now and then.
To prepare it you need a frozen vegetable mix, (cauliflower, green bean, carrots, and broccoli), coconut oil, spinach, and spices. You should add coconut oil to the frying pan and turn up the heat.
You should then add vegetables, eggs, and spices.
If you want, you can add spinach but you don’t have to. Once everything is in the pan, stir until it gets ready.
5. Tuna/Zucchini Bake
What you’ll for this easy zucchini and tuna bake dish.
. Zucchini layer 1 cup zucchini — shredded
. 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
. 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper
. 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheeseTuna layer 6 ounces canned tuna
. 1 egg — beaten 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
. 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Quick and easy preparation. Mix zucchini layer ingredients and microwave for 60 seconds. Drain
excess moisture from zucchini mixture.
Spray a cake pan with Pam and spread zucchini mixture into the pan.
Mix tuna layer ingredients.
Spread tuna mixture over zucchini.
Sprinkle top with parmesan cheese, if desired.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until tuna is firm and brown on
top.
Low Carb Pizza
Do you love pizza as much as I do? Probably. Guess what? You can still eat pizza on a low carb diet, but it takes a bit of creativity.
As with most food options on a low-carb plan, the best pizza is the one you make yourself, below I have listed 5 delicious quick and easy low carb dinner recipes. Best part! There all pizza!
Try the low-carb pizza crust recipe, then use some of these ideas for toppings:
6. Mexican Pizza
Use either traditional (low-carb) pizza sauce or enchilada sauce and top with taco-seasoned ground beef or chicken. Add a bit of salsa, chopped onions, chopped jalapeno peppers, and some hot sauce (Taco Bell hot sauce is the lowest in carbs). For some added flavor, add chopped cilantro. And top with sliced avocado after baking.
7. Greek pizza
This one will be a surefire hit in your household, for the ease to make. sauce, feta cheese, red onions, olives, and how about some artichoke hearts?
8. Buffalo Chicken Pizza
I was thrilled to discover that Frank’s red-hot buffalo wing sauce is low in carbs. If you like hot, hot, hot, use chopped grilled chicken, some onions, crumbled blue cheese, and the buffalo sauce to make a zesty pizza. Don’t forget to drizzle a little blue cheese dressing over the top.
9. Indian Pizza
There’s a local restaurant nearby that specializes in Indian pizzas, which gave me the idea of making my own.
If you choose to make this delicious option, you could use a packaged Indian food seasoning for chicken on top of the low-carb crust and add some veggies.
If you want to start from scratch season some chicken with traditional Indian spices, like masala, curry powder, cumin, and any other spicy Indian seasonings you can think of. Add veggies, if desired.
10. Alfredo Pizza
Use a keto diet-friendly Alfredo sauce or just spoon some out of a jar. Top with chicken or shrimp, plus garlic, parsley, Roma tomatoes – and extra parmesan cheese if you’d like.
Of course, you can have all the traditional pizza options:
11. Meat Lovers
Pepperoni, sausage, bacon, pork, whatever you’d like. All these are very low-carb options.
12. Veggie Lovers
Mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, all types of peppers, artichoke hearts… you name it, it’ll taste great.
13. Three (or four, or five) Cheese Pizza
Try feta cheese, blue cheese, goat cheese, cream cheese or any other tangy cheese, in addition to — or in place — of the traditional shredded mozzarella. (Remember, many low-carb crusts are also made out of cheese. You may want to be careful of overdoing it!)
Once you have a good low-carb crust, the topping ideas are endless. On a low carb plan, you can have lots of options. The only limit is your imagination.
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