20 Keto Dinners You Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less
1. Taco Bowls
Loaded taco bowls come together quickly by sautéing ground beef with taco seasoning, onions, peppers and tomatoes before serving over greens, avocado, cheese, etc. First brown the ground beef, draining excess fat after, then adding onion, peppers from the freezer, canned tomatoes, and taco seasoning to briefly simmer allowing flavors to blend. Meanwhile roughly chop lettuce and prep any other toppings. Assembly is up to you – serve protein mixture over greens, topped with cheese, avocado, olives, salsa… Whatever your perfect taco bowl consists of!
Ingredients:
- Ground beef
- Onion, peppers
- Canned tomato
- Taco seasoning
- Lettuce
- Shredded cheese
- Avocado
- Salsa, olives, etc.
Recipe
2. Salmon and Green Beans
Delicate broiled salmon cooks quickly then gets served over bright lemon-buttered green beans for a complete meal in minutes. Arrange seasoned salmon portions on an oiled pan before broiling 5 minutes until just opaque in centers. Meanwhile toss trimmed green beans in melted butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper then spread evenly to broil around the same time as salmon until blistered and tender. Plate green beans first before topping with flaky cooked salmon.
Ingredients:
- Salmon fillets
- Green beans
- Butter
- Lemon juice
- Garlic
Recipe
3. Zucchini Noodle Bolognese
A simplified meaty marinara sauce tossed lightly with just-tender zucchini noodles makes for a fast veggie noodle meal that eats just like the luxurious original. First, heat jarred sauce over medium before adding a pound of cooked ground meat, simmering a few minutes for flavors to blend. Add a pinch of starchy pasta water if too thick. Toss with quickly sautéed or microwaved spiralized raw zucchini noodles before serving. Garnish with parmesan for an easy, lightened-up noodle dish in minutes.
Ingredients:
- Zucchini noodles
- Marinara or meat sauce
- Parmesan cheese
Recipe
4. Fajita Chicken Wraps
Quick sautéed bell pepper and onion mixes effortlessly with seasoned chicken strips and gets wrapped conveniently into low carb tortillas making simplified fajitas for dinner in minutes. Cook chicken in one skillet with fajita seasoning along with onions and peppers steaming separately in another with a bit of oil. Warm tortillas before assembling family style by layering the hot filling into the wraps along with desired toppings like salsa and guacamole for an easy make-your-own mealtime.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts, sliced
- Onions and bell peppers
- Low carb tortillas or lettuce leaves
- Fajita seasoning
- Salsa and guacamole
Recipe
5. Burgers and Cauliflower Buns
Making keto burger “buns” requires little more than ricing raw cauliflower florets in the food processor then pan frying briefly creating the perfect vehicle for building bacon cheeseburgers minus the carbs. Simply pulse cauliflower before heating small rounds of the “rice” on each side allowing to firm up like buns which gets built with the usual fixings shortly after. Enjoy this lighneted cheat to everyone’s favorite handheld all ready start to finish in 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Cauliflower florets
- Ground beef
- Bacon
- Cheese
- Lettuce, tomato etc.
Recipe
6. Chicken Tenders and Broccoli
Oven “frying” chicken tenders to a crispy golden finish leaves you with perfectly juicy results ready to pair with iron-rich broccoli tossed in a savory garlic ranch sauce all completing quickly. Start by broiling chicken coated in an egg + seasoning wash first before reducing temperate and baking through about 15 minutes Flip halfway. Meanwhile toss broccoli florets with minced garlic, oil, salt, and warmed ranch sauce for a nutrient veggie side that comes together just as fast.
Ingredients:
- Chicken tenders
- Broccoli florets
- Ranch dressing
- Garlic
- Oil
Recipe
7. Eggroll in a Bowl
Transforming eggroll filling into a simplified Protein-centric stir fry proves an easy shortcut suited for crazy weeknights but still big flavor. Briefly cook ground meat crumbles draining first before returning skillet and stir frying savoy cabbage shreds for slight wilting while meat continues browning. Traditional eggroll seasonings like sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic and ginger finish the dish nicely tossed amply among the savory mixture of filling over just a few minutes.
Ingredients:
- Ground pork
- Shredded savoy cabbage
- Sesame oil
- Soy sauce
- Garlic, ginger
Recipe
8. BBQ Chicken Legs and Radishes
Quick roasting flavorful chicken drumsticks and radishes leaves you with crispy bites ready to toss in sugar free bbq sauce for hands-on protein. Arrange drumsticks and halved radishes atop a baking sheet before drizzling all over with oil, smoked paprika, garlic powder, pepper and salt before sliding into a hot oven to roast 25 minutes. Toss with warmed barbecue sauce right after for saucy crispy chicken and veggies coming together conveniently fast.
Ingredients:
- Chicken drumsticks
- Radishes, halved
- Avocado oil
- Smoked paprika
- Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- Sugar free bbq sauce
Recipe
9. Steak Stir Fry
Easy steak stir fry comes wok’d to crispy edge perfection in just minutes when slicing meat thinly before the quick sear. Heat wok or large skillet over highest heat before swirling just a touch of avocado oil. Add strips of flank steak searing briefly, just 1-2 minutes per side, before removing to thinly slice onion, bell pepper and mushrooms to cook next. Return steak to pan adding select seasonings before tossing everything together for an easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients:
- Flank steak, thinly sliced
- Onions, bell peppers, mushrooms
- Avocado oil
- Soy sauce, garlic, ginger etc.
Recipe
10. Pesto Chicken Zoodles
Transforming zucchini into quick noodle ribbons gets kicked up with pan seared pesto chicken bringing a creamed, herby sauce along for the ride. Pound chicken breasts before pan frying 4 minutes a side to lightly brown. Remove before adding pesto directly to hot pan cooking out the raw taste. Return chicken, nestling into sauce to coat before mixing through just warmed zucchini noodles. The pesto nicely clings to long strands for flavor in every bite.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts
- Zucchini noodles
- Pesto sauce
Recipe
11. Tuna Cobb Salad
Composed salads like Cobb conveniently contain endless ingredients already prepped and ready for compiling all tossed together with dressing allowing for minute meal assembly. Simply chop vegetables, cook bacon, hard boil eggs and open cans of tuna. Keeping ingredients separate allows for composed plating on greens but mixing it all together for a tasty high protein dinner salad works wonderfully as well.
Ingredients:
- Mixed greens
- Canned tuna
- Bacon
- Eggs, chopped
- Tomatoes, avocado, blue cheese
- Ranch dressing
Recipe
12. Turkey Meat Skillet
Crave-worthy turkey meat crumbles turn into dinner fast simply sautéing aromatics like onion, garlic pepper and zucchini straight into the pan browning before adding herbs, tomato paste and cauliflower rice to absorb residual flavors. Cook just until cauliflower rice softens and soaks in all the components creating an easy weeknight meal skillete ready in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
- Ground turkey
- Onion, garlic, bell pepper
- Zucchini, diced
- Tomato paste
- Italian seasoning
- Cauliflower rice
Recipe
13. Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
Skip the tedious rolling required for cabbage bundles and simply mix ground meat and sauce before simmering chopped cabbage leaves directly into the mixture allowing flavors to infuse faster. Brown ground meat with onions and garlic first before adding canned tomato sauce seasoned with paprika and thyme allowing to blend flavors. Finally stir chopped cabbage leaves until wilted completing an easy shortcut weeknight meal.
Ingredients:
- Ground beef
- Onion, garlic
- Canned tomato sauce
- Paprika, thyme
- Chopped cabbage leaves
Recipe
14. Charcuterie Board
Beautiful arranged charcuterie requires little more than picking up select deli meats, cheeses, olives and nuts for assembling restaurant quality appetizer boards ready in minutes. Fill your board around a centerpiece meat like prosciutto before embellishing further with sliced meats, skinny breadsticks, marinated vegetables like peppadews, olives, mustards, cheese wedges and knives placed about for guests to interactively graze and dip freely arranging bites on crackers as desired.
Ingredients:
- Sliced deli meats
- Assorted cheeses
- Marinated vegetables
- Fancy olives
- Mustard, nuts
- Skinny breadsticks
Recipe
15. Loaded Veggie Omelette
Packed omelettes filled with sautéed veggies, cheese and bacon come together quickly from stovetop to plate allowing customized folding around personalized fillings. First load up a hot skillet with pre-chopped onion, peppers and greens cooking briefly before adding whisked eggs simultaneously cooking custardy curds that get folded into filled packets or rolled for burrito style presentation. The filling possibilities are endless based on preferences allowing ooey gooey eggs in minutes.
Ingredients:
- Eggs, whisked
- Sautéed vegetables
- Shredded cheese
- Crumbled bacon
Recipe
16. Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner
Arranging sliced sausages and vegetables over a sheet pan allows customized roast dinner to emerge well rounded and hands-off with little oversight required during quick cooking. Toss colorful veggie mixes in oil before seasoning and spreading evenly beside nestled sausages. All components including sliced onion, potatoes, broccoli, peppers etc roast in a hot oven about 20 minutes crisping sausage skins and lightly charring veggies simultaneously.
Ingredients:
- Chicken sausages, sliced
- Onion, potato, broccoli, bell peppers, etc
Recipe
17. Taco Stuffed Peppers
Turning bell peppers into vessels for loaded taco fillings allows family style customization once baked through tender and ready for topping around the dinner table. Simply par-cook pepper halves before stuffing with browned taco meat seasoned to preference with both spicy and mild options if needed then topping with cheese before baking through until melted and tender. Everyone gets involved building their own custom tacos for easy mealtime.
Ingredients:
- Bell peppers, halved and seeded
- Ground beef or turkey
- Taco seasoning
- Shredded cheese
Recipe
18. Cheeseburger Casserole
This loaded cheeseburger casserole amasses no-bun flavors baked altogether hot and melty as one entity ready to slice up equally among homemade vibe seekers. Brown ground beef with seasonings first before stirring in shredded cheese, allowing it to melt some. Transfer into a baking dish layering with dill pickles if desired. Top with more cheese before running under hot broiler until fully melted and lightly browned on top. Enjoy scooped alongside all your favorite cheeseburger toppings from lettuce to special sauce.
Ingredients:
- Ground beef
- Shredded cheese
- Dill pickles
- Onion, mustard, etc
Recipe
19. Antipasto Skewers
Vibrant antipasto skewers take little time to thread allowing party goers to snack on colorful compiled bites consisting of meat, cheese and olives the Italian way. Alternate chunks of hard salami, cheddar cubes, pickled vegetables like cauliflower or peppadews and kalamata olives to compile savory flavor explosions on sticks ready for standing around and mingling conveniently.
Ingredients:
- Salami, cut into chunks
- Cheese cubes
- Pickled vegetables
- Olives
Recipe
20. Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Skip messy wing prep by tossing bites of chicken in buffalo style hot sauce before dumping straight into a casserole and topping generously with creamy blue cheese sauce taking all of 10 minutes max for assembly. Toss chopped chicken pieces with hot sauce first before transferring to a baking dish, topping with crumbled blue cheese then shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack. Bake only until cheese bubbles and browns for irresistible spicy cheesy casserole.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts, chopped
- Hot sauce
- Blue cheese crumbles
- Shredded cheese
