This collection of low carb dinners with everyday ingredients lists the ingredients you might keep on hand and ideas for what you can make of them! And there are a few breakfasts for dinners included here as well.
PIN low carb dinner with everyday ingredients to find later!
I know making dinner every night can be a challenge, especially when you’re watching the carbs. And no one wants to run to the store for special ingredients when you’re trying to get dinner on the table, right?
In my everyday cooking, I have a variety of ingredients that I keep on hand and use over and over again, so I worked really hard to create this list of Low carb dinners with everyday ingredientsI hope it will be useful!
Of course I don’t know if each of my personal favorite ingredients will be something you use a lot in your kitchen, but I bet some of them will be. Along with featured recipes, you’ll find a suggested list of ingredients to keep on hand for low-carb cooking in general, with more recipe options using those ingredients.
I also tell you when there are ingredients that can be optional so you can make the recipe if you don’t have all of the ingredients. I hope this informational post was useful to you!
Everyday low-carb ingredients to keep on hand:
People have a variety of freezer, refrigerator, pantry, and food preferences, so you probably can’t stock all of these foods at once. But find recipes using ingredients you enjoy the most and try to keep them on hand.
- bacon, roast beef, chicken breast, beef jerky, ground beef, turkey or italian sausage, eggs
- Cheese including mozzarella, feta cheese, monterey jack cheese, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, mexican three cheese blend, and cream cheese (various cheeses can be substituted in most recipes).
- Cabbage, cauliflower, cauliflower rice, broccoli, mushrooms, red peppers, green peppers
- butter, olive oil, mayonnaise, sour cream, Basil pesto (affiliate link), Herdez salsa verde (affiliate link), Pes Picante Sauce (affiliate link), Pasta Rao Sauce (affiliate link), stock or chicken broth, half and half
If I stock up on these ingredients, how else can I use them?
You can enter any of these ingredients into the search bar in Kalyn’s Kitchen and you’ll find plenty of Low Carb and Keto recipes using them!
this HBaked assi pesto chicken It’s one of the most popular recipes on the blog, and it’s okay to make pesto from a jar. And more than one person has told me that this recipe is the reason they always have it Kirkland basil pesto In the refrigerator!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Chicken breasts, basil pesto, mozzarella cheese
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
You may not always have the exact blend of cheese you used for this Keto cauliflower baked with cheese But as long as you have cauliflower, butter, and cheese, you can make a good version of this! (And I’m not the only one who always has cauliflower, right?) This may be a side dish, but I’ve been eating it for dinner as some kind of cauliflower mac n-cheese.
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
cauliflower, butter, parmesan cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, three cheese blend (or other cheeses you have in your fridge will do)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Instant chicken sauce It’s the pressure cooker version of my popular recipe for… Slow cooker chicken sauceand those two recipes are one of the reasons I always have it Pes Picante Sauce in my fridge!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Chicken breasts, pisanti sauce, mozzarella cheese (W Fresh and frozen lemon juice which you can skip in the question)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
I know stuffed peppers aren’t a winner for some people but I love these Pepper stuffed with italian sausage and minced meat This is a recipe I’ve been making for years!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Ground Beef, Turkey Sausage Or Italian Ham, Rows Pasta Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese, Parmesan Cheese.
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Slow cooker southwest pot roast It only has five ingredients, and you may have to buy roast beef to make this, but the recipe makes for leftovers for most families which is another reason to keep Pace Picante Sauce in the fridge!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Beef chuck roast, pes picante sauce, beef gravy, olive oil, (steak rub, which is optional)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Keto breakfast casserole with broccoli and three types of cheese This is a delicious and comforting cheesy breakfast casserole that makes eight servings so you might have some leftovers. We used Monterey Jack, feta, and Parmesan cheese, but you can make these with any cheese on hand and they’ll always be good!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Broccoli, eggs, monterey jack cheese, feta cheese, parmesan cheese (scallions and spike seasoning can be optional)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Italian sausage and mini sweet pepper tray meal It’s a combination I love, and I’ve made it a few times with paprika chunks when I didn’t have sweet little peppers at home.
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
turkey or Italian sausage, paprika (or paprika), olive oil, balsamic vinegar (maybe optional or use another kind of slightly sweet vinegar such as rice wine vinegar)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Baked chicken with mayonnaise and parmesan It only contains a few ingredients but tastes like it came from a restaurant! &
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
chicken breast, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, poultry seasoning, garlic powder (seasonings can be optional)
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I always have bacon and cabbage in my fridge, so that’s it Fried cabbage with bacon It’s something I can make for a quick dinner any time of the year.
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Cabbage, bacon and red pepper flakes (optional)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Eggs are probably high on the list for most low-carb eaters to keep in check, which is what I always do. Herdez salsa verde (affiliate link) in the fridge or pantry so I can make my own Fifteen minutes of salsa green eggs Most of the time. Low-carb tortillas are definitely optional! And I love this for breakfast over dinner!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
eggs, verde sauce, grated cheese, Low-carb tortillas optional
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Fried cauliflower with bacon and mushrooms It is a very tasty side dish that can easily be a main course and I bet you will love this dish.
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Cauliflower, butter, bacon, mushrooms, parsley (optional)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
- Veggie pizza with cauliflower crust, mushrooms and olives (add almond flour, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, eggs, olives, rose pizza sauce; seasonings can be optional)
- Low-carb turkey casserole with mushrooms, mozzarella, and cauliflower rice (Add diced chicken or turkey, mozzarella, onion, sour cream, mayonnaise, Dijon, other seasonings can all be optional)
Sausage, pepper, mushroom baked with low carb cheese It’s a ridiculously easy recipe that’s also very popular on the blog, and anyone who loves sausage and peppers will love this cheesy version.
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Italian sausage or ham, olive oil, mushrooms, red peppers, green peppers, mozzarella cheese
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
Baked chicken with green sauce Another recipe is used Herdez salsa verde (referral link) I always have it in the fridge and this is as easy as making dinner using what I have at home!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Chicken breast, green sauce, olive oil and mozzarella cheese (and ground cumin, onion powder and garlic powder can be optional)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
- Quick low carb green chili chicken burrito bowl (Add green pepper cubes or use more green salsa to cook the chicken. You need cauliflower rice; use whatever ingredients you have on hand to season the cauliflower rice and make the tomato-avocado salsa.)
- Slow cooker low carb green chile chicken (Use green salsa to cook the chicken if you don’t have Green Chile Enchilada sauce and canned green peppers. You need a low-carb tortilla; make a slaw with whatever ingredients you have on hand.)
And I end up with this deliciously crunchy treat Twice baked cauliflower These are always among the most visited recipes on the site, no matter when I check that list. You can have this as a side dish or a main course, and it’s always a winner!
Ingredients to keep on hand for this recipe:
Cauliflower, cream cheese, sour cream, bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese (green onions are good but definitely optional)
More recipes to make with these ingredients:
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