2. Zucchini-crust grilled cheese
The “bread” slices are made from grated zucchini, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Each sandwich packs in 2 cups of grated zucchini, so nobody can say you aren’t eating your veggies.
3. Shrimp avocado salad
Only 5 of the 15 minutes it takes to make this salad go toward actual cooking. Once you sear the shrimp in butter, it’s just a matter of dicing some veggies and mixing up a dressing. Super easy, super fast, super flavorful.
4. Keto chicken enchilada bowl
If you’re going keto, prepare to become best friends with cauliflower, since it makes meals like this possible. Standing in for rice and topped with some sauced-up chicken, avocado, and cheese, it lets you be carb-free and still enjoy the whole enchilada.
5. Sesame salmon with baby bok choy and mushrooms
Spend 30 minutes prepping this dish, and you have your next four lunches ready — talk about a timesaving recipe. Plus, as the salmon and veggies sit in the marinade, they’ll taste better with each passing day (just use up the fish by that fourth day).
6. Caprese tuna salad stuffed tomatoes
This recipe scores some serious presentation points. Italian-inspired tuna salad is coated in balsamic vinegar instead of mayo. Stuffed into a tomato, the tuna holds up great as a take-to-work option.
7. Salmon and avocado nori rolls
Was sushi a weekly occurrence during your pre-keto days? There’s no need to take it out of the rotation. Simply take the rice out of your roll and let the salmon, avocado, and cucumber share the spotlight.
8. Caprese eggplant panini with lemon basil aioli
Use your new keto lifestyle to up your veggie intake in creative ways, like with this recipe. Big slices of eggplant replace bread, and mozzarella, basil, and tomato are tucked inside. Serve with creamy and easy garlic aioli, and your gourmet lunch is ready.
9. Cinnamon pork chops and mock apples
Think pork chops with apples is more of a dinner dish? This blogger’s meal-prep method shows you how it can be just as suitable at lunch.
And before you protest that apples aren’t keto-friendly, note that instead of the fruit, it’s nutritious chayote squash getting the cinnamon and nutmeg treatment in this recipe.
10. Spicy kimchi ahi poke
If your body’s still adjusting to the high-fat lifestyle, your digestion may need a bit of a nudge. Keep your gut health in check with probiotic-rich foods like kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented cabbage.
When mixed with a bit of mayo and tossed with tuna and avocado, it makes a pretty awesome lunch.
11. Spinach-mozzarella stuffed burgers
How do you contain your cheeseburger fixings without the bread? Easy. Go the Juicy Lucy route and stuff the greens and cheese inside the beef patty. It tastes great, and let’s be honest, it’s much more fun to eat this way.
12. Low-carb Mexican meatza
Conventional pizza might be off-limits on the keto diet, but since life without pizza is never an option, here’s an alternative.
The crust is made with cauliflower, plus ground beef for some more protein, and the avocado and cheddar toppings are all about healthy fats.
13. Easy keto egg salad
Given the focus on high-fat, moderate-protein meals, a ketogenic eater needs a good egg salad recipe up their sleeve. This one is perfect, since it adds avocado for extra heart-healthy fatty acids and dill for a boost of fresh flavor.
14. Low-carb chicken Philly cheesesteak bowl
Ditch the bread and load up on the filling (it’s the best part, anyway) with this chicken Philly cheesesteak-in-a-bowl. You’ve got everything from the meat and Worcestershire sauce to the provolone and peppers. You won’t miss the hoagie roll.
15. Easy Asiago cauliflower rice
Three words: Cheese. Cream. Rice. OK, fine, so it’s not exactly rice, it’s riced cauliflower. But we promise that once you cook it and coat it with said cheese and cream, you won’t be able to tell the difference.
16. Keto broccoli soup with turmeric and ginger
Pack a thermos with this yummy six-ingredient broccoli soup. The rich coconut milk will keep your taste buds happy, and the anti-inflammatory turmeric and ginger will make sure your immune system is too.
17. Keto chili
This make-ahead slow-cooker chili makes up for the lack of beans by including ground sausage alongside the ground beef for a seriously meaty meal. Just be sure to check that your tomato paste doesn’t have any added sugars — those are no-no’s on the keto diet!
Keto Lunch Ideas and Recipes to Help Fuel Your Day
Looking for some delicious and nutritious keto lunch ideas? Join the club. Lunch is often the hardest meal to plan when you’re on a ketogenic diet.
Skipping breakfast in favor of keto boosted coffee is common, and you may have some time to cook and eat a scrumptious low-carb meal after work, but who has time to make lunch during a busy day?
If lunch means heading to one of the best keto fast food places, you’ll soon tire of their menu. And while the corner store and bodega is stacked with candy, granola bars, and potato chips, the low-carb options are scarce.
So, it’s time you learn the secrets to effortless keto meal prep and get your lunch game on point.
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Today, you’ll learn 15 yummy keto lunch options to help you reach your goals, and many of these low-carb lunch recipes are also dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly.
Keto Brunch Recipes
Many keto eaters skip breakfast in favor of boosted coffee — and perhaps because of intermittent fasting.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy breakfast at lunch or dinner. And lucky for you, eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese, and other breakfast staples are welcome on a low-carb diet. These savory keto recipes fit smashingly with that sweet brunch spot.
