Free Easy Keto Recipes for Beginners

If you’re new to keto, starting with simple and tasty meals makes the journey much easier. These free easy keto recipes for beginners include clear steps, basic ingredients, and maximum flavor.

Breakfast Ideas

Bacon and Egg Muffin Cups

• Ingredients: Bacon, eggs, cheese, bell peppers, spinach, salt, and pepper.
• Instructions: Line a muffin tin with bacon, add vegetables, crack an egg on top, season, and bake until set.

Avocado and Bacon Breakfast Bowl

• Ingredients: Avocado, bacon, eggs, cherry tomatoes, green onions, salt, and pepper.
• Instructions: Cook bacon, chop avocado and tomatoes, fry eggs, assemble in a bowl, season, and enjoy.

Lunch Options

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

• Ingredients: Grilled chicken breast, lettuce, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onions, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and oregano.
• Instructions: Grill chicken, chop vegetables, combine, drizzle with oil and lemon juice, season, and serve.

Cauliflower Fried Rice

• Ingredients: Cauliflower rice, chicken breast (or protein of choice), mixed vegetables, eggs, soy sauce or tamari, garlic, ginger, sesame oil.
• Instructions: Sauté chicken and vegetables, push to one side, scramble eggs, add cauliflower rice and sauce, stir-fry until combined.

Easy Keto Dinner Recipes

Zucchini Noodles with Pesto and Grilled Shrimp

• Ingredients: Zucchini noodles, shrimp, basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• Instructions: Grill shrimp, sauté tomatoes and garlic, add zucchini noodles, toss with pesto, season, and top with shrimp.

Baked Salmon with Lemon and Dill

• Ingredients: Salmon fillet, lemon, dill, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• Instructions: Place salmon on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, add lemon juice, sprinkle dill, season, and bake until done.

Keto Snacks

Parmesan Cheese Crisps

• Ingredients: Grated Parmesan cheese.
• Instructions: Place small mounds of cheese on a baking sheet, flatten, bake until golden and crisp, let cool.

Cucumber and Cream Cheese Roll-Ups

• Ingredients: Cucumber, cream cheese, smoked salmon (optional), dill, salt, and pepper.
• Instructions: Slice cucumber lengthwise, spread cream cheese, add smoked salmon, sprinkle dill, season, roll up and serve.