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Keto Side Item Recipes

97 keto sides: mash, rice, bread and vegetables rebuilt without the starch, sized to sit next to whatever else is on the plate. Pick one to go with something from dinner.

Net carbs are per serving as written, and the main course is not counted in them. A bigger scoop or a sauce over the top is adjusted by you.

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What to put on the plate instead of potatoes and rice

Cauliflower is the workhorse here, as mash where the potato used to be and as rice under anything with sauce. Radish and shredded cabbage take over when cauliflower turns watery. Around that sit roasted broccoli, green beans, brussels sprouts and asparagus, slaws and cold salads that keep a day. A small set of almond flour rolls or biscuits for when bread is what you actually miss.

The sides are usually where a keto dinner falls apart. Potatoes, rice, corn and a dinner roll can each cost more net carbs than the main they came with, and a glazed carrot is closer to dessert than a vegetable. Every side here carries its own net carbs and its own time, so you can add one without guessing at the total. Finish your meal with a sauce made without sugar rather than a bottled glaze.

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97 recipes

Low Carb Flax Tortillas1.3g net

Low Carb Flax Tortillas

30 min·Vegan

It's not often that I go around the blogosphere screaming from the rooftops about how amazing a recipe is. Heck, I won't even do it now - I just want you to know…

Low Carb Microwave Hamburger Bun3.6g net

Low Carb Microwave Hamburger Bun

5 min·8 g protein

So it's been dawning on me lately that I've really wanted a proper hamburger. Yeah, you can make those ultra thin buns with a whoppie pan, or you can even make a…

Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp2.3g net

Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp

30 min·Dairy-free

I'm really happy to announce that Ketofied! Comfort Foods Made Low Carb can now accept PayPal as a payment. I had a lot of people request this, so I worked over the…

Easy, Delicious Coleslaw4.2g net

Easy, Delicious Coleslaw

5 min·Vegetarian

This is a super simple recipe that can complement almost any dish while still bringing plenty of fats to the table. Heck, you can even eat this as a lunch time…

Cheesy Creamed Spinach2.6g net

Cheesy Creamed Spinach

10 min·Vegetarian

A great pairing to almost any meal, this creamed spinach recipe is just ridiculously simple to make. Taking about 7 minutes in total, you'll have a fatty,…

Delicious Vegetable Medley6.7g net

Delicious Vegetable Medley

35 min·Vegan

Vegetables are a staple with almost every meal in my house. I love them, I love their taste, and I love the textures they can bring to a dish. The crunchiness, the…

Roasted Pecan Green Beans6.9g net

Roasted Pecan Green Beans

40 min·Vegetarian

Being on a ketogenic diet usually means that you're missing some kind of crunch in your meals. Whether it's meat and vegetables, a dessert, or just a snack - it's…

Bacon Jammin’ Green Beans6.9g net

Bacon Jammin’ Green Beans

15 min·Dairy-free

Green beans are one of my favorite things to eat when they're fresh, and I just don't eat enough of them. When I get them, I almost always pair them with bacon.…

Bacon Infused Sugar Snap Peas8.4g net

Bacon Infused Sugar Snap Peas

10 min·Dairy-free

Sugar snap peas aren't that common in keto cooking, but they are a delicious mixture of textures that keep you coming back for more. Although they run a little bit…

Red Pepper Spinach Salad3.6g net

Red Pepper Spinach Salad

5 min·Vegetarian

Sometimes you're in a hurry and you just want something that's simple, tasty, and familiar. This salad is all of these, with a kick of spice! If you've made some…

Keto Broccoli Cheddar Biscuits3.2g net

Keto Broccoli Cheddar Biscuits

35 min·Vegetarian

Broccoli is probably my most favorite vegetable out of all the vegetables. It's delicious, nutritious, and it acts as a binder. Cauliflower is a close second, but…

Low Carb Focaccia Bread2.5g net

Low Carb Focaccia Bread

50 min·Vegetarian

Bread, bread, bread. That's all that seems to run through some peoples mind where they're on a ketogenic diet. Don't worry though, this versatile and low carb…

Homemade Macadamia Nut Butter0.6g net

Homemade Macadamia Nut Butter

10 min·Vegan

To be honest I've been seeing everyone telling me to to do a post on how to make your own nut butter for a while now. I'm pretty lazy when it comes to making my own…

Low Carb Cauliflower Fried Rice4.8g net

Low Carb Cauliflower Fried Rice

40 min·Dairy-free

Chinese style food has been quite the hit at my house and I didn't want to stop with just low carb Sweet & Sour chicken and General Tso's Chicken. I made some fried…

How To: Low Carb Chocolate Ganache1.4g net

How To: Low Carb Chocolate Ganache

10 min·Vegetarian

Chocolate is an absolute must for most of us on a ketogenic diet. Even if we're using high cocoa versions of chocolate, we can still make it better by adding…

How To: Low Carb Candied Bacon

How To: Low Carb Candied Bacon

Dairy-free

Candy. Bacon. Two words that we oh so wish we could meld together into an awesome snack or ingredient. Well, we can. Usually you use brown sugar to candy bacon, but…

Keto Bites: Roasted Broccoli Florets3.9g net

Keto Bites: Roasted Broccoli Florets

35 min·Vegan

Crispy, crunchy, and full of flavor. Sometimes on the ketogenic diet, it's the simplest things that keep us at bay. To those of you who have never roasted broccoli,…

Tangy Bacon Egg Salad2.1g net

Tangy Bacon Egg Salad

15 min·Dairy-free

The good ol' egg salad. Nothing wrong with that, right? Wrong. I have so many bad memories of egg salads being brought to barbecues, left out in the sun for hours,…

Best Low Carb Tortillas2.6g net

Best Low Carb Tortillas

25 min·Nut-free

I will be sharing some keto recipes that call for low carb tortillas in the near future, so I thought I’d share my take on a popular version making the blog rounds.…

Garlic and Bacon Brussels Sprouts8.8g net

Garlic and Bacon Brussels Sprouts

45 min·Nut-free

I've been making these garlic and bacon Brussels sprouts for my family for a long time and they always beg me to make more, so I'd say it's one of their favorite…

Toasted Garlic Cauliflower Wrap2.8g net

Toasted Garlic Cauliflower Wrap

40 min·Vegetarian

I recently started to get annoyed with the amount of carbs that are in wraps. I just don't want to be stuffing an extra 8-12 carbs in my diet when it can be…

Low Carb Mashed Potatoes4.5g net

Low Carb Mashed Potatoes

35 min·Vegetarian

Got a craving for starch? Missing the good ol’ meat and mashed potatoes? One quick search for the carbs in potatoes, and you’ll know exactly why mashed potatoes…

Low Carb Flax Bread3.6g net

Low Carb Flax Bread

35 min·Vegetarian

One of the biggest things that I missed when I was on a ketogenic diet was bread, sweet sweet bread. It made life easy when I needed something quick, but it was…

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