12 Easy Keto Recipes You’ll Want to Make Right Now

Sooo, let’s talk keto.

Keto recipes, and the keto (or ketogenic) diet in general, have skyrocketed in popularity lately. I feel as though the food blog world has exploded with keto recipes – keto this, keto that. I’ve felt a bit behind on the whole keto diet craze, but a friend of mine recently started on a keto diet and asked me if I had any keto recipes to share.

That led to sorting through my blog recipes and asking her: ‘is this keto?’ ‘what about this one?’ (I confess I sometimes struggle to remember the specifics of the keto diet. I asked my friend if plantains were keto. She laughed. I reckon that is a no.)

I dug up quite a few keto recipes from my blog (yaye me – a keto-er without even knowing it) for this post, plus I included a few from fellow food bloggers. I’m quite happy with the results, and I hope you enjoy them too.

Oh, and you’ll be happy to know these recipes are all easy keto recipes – nothing too complex. Sticking to a diet (keto or otherwise) is difficult enough, so the recipes should be simple.

Let’s get on with those keto recipes.

12 Must-Try Keto Recipes

#1: 7-Ingredient Coconut Pesto {1g net carbs/serving}

7-Ingredient Coconut Pesto is a keto, dairy-free, vegan pesto that uses coconut milk and coconut flakes instead of cheese.

#2: Nutmeg Orange Chicken {1g net carbs/serving}

Nutmeg Orange Chicken is an awesome chicken ketogenic recipe that is roasted in a delicious nutmeg orange sauce.

#3: Oven Baked Ribs West African Style {2g net carbs/serving}

Oven Baked Pork Ribs are heaven on a plate. So many ribs recipes are loaded with high-carb sweeteners, but not these ribs. These Sierra Leone style (salone style) ribs are savory and nearly carb-free.

#4: Slow Cooker Low Carb Granola {6g net carbs/serving}

This Low Carb Granola is made in a slow cooker from the best low carb goodies: an assortment of nuts, seeds, shredded coconut, spices, sugar-free maple syrup, and olive oil.

#5: Basil Pesto {6g net carbs/serving}

Homemade Basil Pesto sauce is super easy to make. Dry roast cashews, whiz up the ingredients in a food processor, and add olive oil. Good enough to eat with a spoon.

#6: Herb Loaded Beef Burgers {3g net carbs/serving}

Just remove the bun from these tasty herb loaded beef burgers and you have yourself a perfect keto beef recipe.

#7: Grilled Mackerel Fillets with Green Goddess Dressing {2g net carbs/serving}

This keto recipe combines delicious grilled mackerel fillets (my favourite fish) with a high-fat Green Goddess Dressing.

#8: Crispy Roasted Okra {9g net carbs/serving}

Crispy Roasted Okra is the perfect finger food and only takes a few mins to prepare: a quick trim of the stalk ends of the okra, a coating of vegetable oil and salt (chilli flakes optional), and pop it into the oven.

Learn how to make easy spicy keto pulled pork on the BBQ. Pork shoulder seasoned with a mixture of coriander, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, chilli flakes, black pepper, and salt, and cooked to perfection on the BBQ.

#10: Mustard Baked Chicken Tenders from Diabetes Strong {2.1g net carbs/serving}

Mustard Baked Chicken Tenders are deliciously spicy and easy to make.

#11: Keto Soft Pretzels from Peace, Love, and Low Carb {6g net carbs/serving}

Keto pretzels? Yeap, it’s true. Chewy just like a real soft pretzel and simple to make.

#12: Loaded Cauliflower Bites from Delicious Bites {5g net carbs/serving}

A tasty, healthier, and low carb alternative to traditional loaded potato skins.

Keto Diet Food List

If you’ve scratched your head while reading this post and said ‘ket-o-what?’ – it is a ‘low carb, high fat’ diet. A keto diet food list includes foods such as:

• Fatty cuts of meat
• Oils like coconut and and olive
• Butter and ghee
• Low carb vegetables

No grains, and most keto recipes don’t include fruit unless it’s a small portion of the recipe. (And no plantains, as I learned.)

Enjoy These Ketogenic Recipes

I hope you enjoyed this list of keto recipes. If you would like to see more ketogenic diet recipes, please do let me know in the comments.