Keto diet recipes, our 15 favourite dishes

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Although eating on a keto diet may seem tricky, keto recipes are not complicated at all and take the same amount of time as cooking and preparing other classic meals. Just swap a few ingredients and you have tasty keto-friendly meals ready. There is also a second option. Try a special programme of adapted meals↗.

Enjoying keto recipes

You can never have too much inspiration, which is why you will find plenty of recipes below for making delicious and tasty keto meals for everyday eating. The keto diet is not rocket science, and you will not get bored of its meals easily, because you can come up with a wide range of variations.

How many carbohydrates keto recipes have per serving

Most of the recipes in this article come in at 8 to 13 grams of carbohydrates per serving. The exceptions are the muffins at 1.4 grams each and the blueberry ice cream at 17 grams. These figures come from our calculation on 31 October 2026 using the per-100 g values from Kalorické tabulky. According to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the keto diet limit is under 50 grams a day.

Recipe	Servings	Carbohydrates per serving
7. Egg muffins	12 pieces	1.4 g each
5. Broccoli patties	3	8 g
3. Baked courgette with minced meat	4	9 g
14. Cauliflower and egg scramble	3	11 g
1. Cauliflower risotto with chicken	4	12 g
2. Celeriac chips with a dip	4	13 g
8. Blueberry ice cream	2	17 g

Because the recipes do not always give weights, we counted 500 g of cauliflower, 500 g of celeriac, 200 g of courgette, 100 g of onion, a 60 g egg and a 200 g tin of peas and carrots. The carbohydrates from ham and cheese are so low that we left them out. Treat this as a rough guide.

Two things surprised us. In the risotto, the peas and carrots make up over 40% of the carbohydrates, so a stricter version leaves them out. The blueberries in the ice cream add so much that one bowl uses up a third of the daily limit, so it is better as an occasional treat than an everyday one.

1. Cauliflower risotto with chicken

Are you one of those rice and risotto lovers who cannot imagine life without them? Keto recipes include options that taste great and will not break your eating plan. Just reach for a cauliflower and you have a tasty risotto ready.

You will need

• 1 small cauliflower
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 2–3 eggs
• a pinch of salt
• oil for frying
• 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
• 500 g chicken breasts
• 1 tin of peas and carrots 
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed

1. Cut the cauliflower into small florets, then blend them in batches to the consistency of rice or couscous. Fry the salted eggs in a small pan and take them off the heat.
2. Finely chop the onion and the chicken breasts. Sauté everything together in a pot, season with salt and pepper, add a splash of water and simmer until tender.
3. Then add the cauliflower rice, peas and pressed garlic and stir for about 10 minutes, until the cauliflower is slightly crisp on the outside but soft inside.
4. Finally, add the cooked eggs to the mixture and serve.

💡 Tip: Interested in the keto diet but not sure how to start? Read everything you need to know about the keto diet when you are just starting out.

2.  Celeriac chips with a quark dip

Do you know that feeling when you walk past fast food chains, smell the fried chips and your mouth starts to water? Don’t worry, we have a great way to satisfy those cravings. Celeriac chips with a quark dip are also baked, so they do not need any frying oil.

You will need

• 1 celeriac 
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 
• 1 teaspoon barbecue seasoning
• oil

Dip

• 125 g full-fat quark (tub)
• 50 ml full-fat milk to thin
• 1 clove of garlic
• salt, pepper, herbs
  

1. Peel and clean the celeriac and cut it into slices about 1 cm thick. Then cut the slices into chips.
2. Put the chips into boiling water for 2–3 minutes. Then drain them and mix them with the oil and spices.
3. Spread the chips on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 200–220 °C for about 30 minutes.
4. Finally, make the dip by mixing the quark with the milk and pressed garlic, and season it to taste.

💡 Tip: If you have an air fryer at home, you can bake the chips in it. It is a great kitchen helper for baking all kinds of food with minimal fat.

3. Baked courgette with minced meat

The great thing about courgettes is that you can use them in many dishes, whether in salads, on the grill or baked with anything you like. Summer brings plenty of them, but you can get them all year round, which is great because they really suit keto recipes.

You will need

• 3 medium courgettes
• 500 g minced meat
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons tomato purée
• salt, pepper
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika,
• 1 egg,
• 150 g grated cheese

1. Put two tablespoons of oil and the finely chopped onion into a deep frying pan or pot and fry lightly. Add the minced meat, garlic, tomato purée, salt, pepper and paprika. Stir and simmer for a while.
2. Meanwhile, cut the courgettes in half lengthways and scoop out the flesh, for example with a spoon. Dice the courgette flesh and add it to the meat. Simmer until the courgette is half soft.
3. Then stir the egg into the mixture, fill the courgettes with it and sprinkle with the grated cheese.
4. Bake the filled courgettes on a tray lined with baking paper at 200 °C for roughly 30–40 minutes, until the cheese turns golden.

4. Baked mushrooms with ham and cheese

Stuffed mushrooms are a real treat that fits perfectly among keto recipes. Baked with cheese and ham, they taste wonderful, and with a suitable side and vegetables they can also fill you up nicely for a long time.

You will need

• 20 medium mushrooms
• 300 g hard cheese (block)
• 200 g ham
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 eggs
• salt, pepper

1. First, separate the stalks from the mushrooms and peel the caps. Dice the hard cheese and ham, and cut the mushroom stalks into small pieces.
2. Whisk the eggs with a fork in a bowl and mix with the chopped ingredients, then season with salt and pepper. Then simply fill the mushrooms with the mixture.
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 15 minutes.
4. Serve with your favourite keto side and vegetables.

5. Broccoli patties with minced meat

You can work wonders on the plate with broccoli, so you can also conjure up tasty patties with a portion of minced meat. Not only are they filling and give your body the right nutrients, they are also excellent keto recipes.

You will need

• 250 g minced meat
• 250 g broccoli
• 2 eggs
• 100 g grated mozzarella
• salt, pepper
• oil for frying
• 50 g almond flour

1. Separate the broccoli into florets and boil until tender. Then drain it, let it cool and chop it finely or blend it lightly.
2. Mix it with the minced meat, eggs, mozzarella and flour, and season with salt and pepper.
3. With wet hands, shape patties, place them on baking paper and bake at 180 °C for about 10 minutes, then take them out, turn them over and put them back in the oven for another 10 minutes.

💡 Tip:  Also read our article on the 5 best broccoli recipes.

6. Keto Kinder slices

Even on the keto diet, you can enjoy a little treat without feeling guilty about breaking your eating plan. You can make a great, delicious dessert that you will love and that will satisfy your taste buds.

You will need

Sponge

• 5 eggs (whites and yolks separated)
• 70 g erythritol
• 50 g unsweetened cocoa

Cream

• 125 g quark
• 80 g whipping cream 
• 2 tablespoons erythritol
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. First, preheat the oven to 180 °C.
2. In a larger bowl, whisk the yolks with the erythritol until foamy and slowly stir in the cocoa a little at a time.
3. In a second bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff and slowly fold them into the yolk mixture a little at a time until you have a lovely smooth batter.
4. Carefully pour the batter onto a deep-sided baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for about 15 minutes. Take it out of the oven, let it cool and cut it into 2 halves.
5. Blend the quark with the erythritol and vanilla extract, and whip the cream in a separate bowl. Slowly fold the whipped cream into the blended quark a little at a time.
6. Spread the cream on one half of the baked sponge and cover it with the other half. Cut into pieces and serve.

7. Egg muffins

Egg lovers, listen up. We have a great recipe full of free-range eggs that fits perfectly into the keto diet. Just fill them with anything you like (and have in the fridge), bake them and a delicious treat is on the table.

You will need (12 pieces)

• 8 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cream
• ham
• cheese to taste
• baby spinach
• 1 onion
• salt, pepper

1. Peel the onion, chop it finely and fry it in a drop of oil until translucent. Then add the spinach, season with salt and pepper and simmer briefly.
2. Put the chopped ham and cheese into muffin cases and pour over the eggs whisked with salt, pepper, cream and the cooked spinach. 
3. Bake at 180 °C for about 20 minutes. Then let them cool and serve.

8. Blueberry ice cream

A simple ice cream that is perfect for cooling down on hot summer days or for curbing sweet cravings. It is also really quick and easy, so it takes very little time to make.

You will need

• 200 ml coconut milk
• 200 g frozen blueberries

1. Blend everything thoroughly until it has the consistency of ice cream, and it is ready to serve. Then simply decorate the ice cream with mint leaves. Enjoy!

9. Homemade cocoa Termix

Do you remember your childhood, with a spoon and a pot of Termix in your hand? The keto diet lets you enjoy this treat too, just in a slightly adapted version that is still just as tasty. What’s more, you can enjoy it without harming your figure or your healthy lifestyle.

You will need

• 1 whipping cream
• 1 full-fat quark
• 4 squares of 80% chocolate
• erythritol to taste

1. Bring the cream to the boil and simmer it with the chocolate and erythritol. As soon as it has boiled, mix it with the quark, spoon it into bowls and leave it to cool.
2. Ideally, leave it to chill in the fridge for a few hours, then serve it, for example with forest fruits.

10. Evening bread with ham and cheese

Sometimes you simply don’t have the energy or the time to cook and spend long in the kitchen, and ready-made bread from the supermarket can solve that. Look for evening bread or evening rolls, which suit keto recipes because they are low in carbohydrates, around 16 g per 100 g according to Kalorické tabulky. Then just add your toppings and your snack is ready. If you want to be even stricter, you can have just the ham and cheese on their own.

You will need

• evening bread or rolls
• cream cheese
• ham
• cheese

1. Spread the bread with cream cheese and fill it with ham and cheese.
2. Add your favourite vegetables.

11. Keto toasties with cheese and ham

You don’t have to give up your favourite ham and cheese toasties either. Although regular bread doesn’t fit into keto meals, we have a great alternative that you are sure to enjoy and that will satisfy your taste buds. 

You will need

• 150 g cottage cheese
• 1 egg
• salt, pepper
• a pinch of turmeric
• ketchup for spreading
• ham and cheese for filling

1. Blend the cottage cheese with the egg and spices. Spread the mixture on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in an oven preheated to 200 °C for about 20 minutes. If the edges turn black, cut them off afterwards.
2. Cut it into squares the size of toast slices, spread them with ketchup and fill them with ham and cheese. Toast them in a sandwich toaster and your toasties are ready.

💡 Tip: If you want to know more about what you can eat on the keto diet and how to put together a meal plan, read our article on the 16 best keto foods.

12. Cheese bread

Yes, you can enjoy bread on the keto diet too. This one, made with a generous amount of cheese, is excellent either as a snack on its own or as a tasty side dish with meat, salad or other treats. 

You will need

• 1 large egg 
• 1 cup grated mozzarella
• 1 cup grated Parmesan
• ½ cup almond flour
• ½ cup cream cheese spread
• 1 clove of garlic
• salt, pepper and herbs to taste

1. In a bowl, mix the egg with the grated mozzarella, Parmesan, almond flour, crushed garlic and cream cheese spread, and season to taste. 
2. Transfer the mixture to a baking tray and shape it into a flat round, then bake it in the oven at 200 °C until golden.
3. Once baked and cooled, cut it into pieces and enjoy.

13. Baked vegetables with chicken and cheese

Baked chicken with pieces of vegetables and melted cheese is a tasty and quick meal that keto recipes also embrace. The whole family will enjoy it for lunch or dinner, and it will benefit their health too.

You will need

• 500 g chicken breasts
• 1 courgette 
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 peppers
• salt, pepper and spices to taste
• oil as needed
• 150 g grated cheese
• 150 ml cooking cream

1. Cut the cleaned chicken breasts into pieces and season them lightly with salt, pepper and spices to suit your taste.
2. Sear the meat over high heat in a frying pan to seal it. Pour the pan juices into a roasting tin or baking dish and lay the seared chicken breasts on top. Layer sliced rounds of courgette and tomato and strips of pepper over them. Pour over the cream. 
3. Bake covered at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes. Don’t add any liquid, as the vegetables release plenty. Then uncover, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake until golden.

14. Cauliflower mozeček (egg scramble)

A dish that every one of you surely knows. In Czech cuisine it is one of the favourite quick meals, and it also fits among keto recipes. Just choose a suitable side dish and a tasty meal that fits the keto diet is ready.

You will need

• 1 cauliflower
• 1 onion
• oil for frying
• 2–3 eggs
• salt, pepper

1. Divide the cauliflower into florets, cook them and chop them finely. Peel the onion and cut it into small pieces. Add the cauliflower to the softened onion, season with salt and pepper and braise for a short while.
2. Stir in the beaten eggs and cook briefly.
3. Serve with a suitable side dish and your favourite vegetables.

15. Tuna spread

Various spreads are great for entertaining, but also as a healthy snack or dinner. This recipe is quick and very simple, yet really tasty and well suited to keto recipes.

You will need

• 1 tin of tuna in oil
• 1 onion
• 1 tub of quark
• 1 Lučina cream cheese
• 50 g grated cheese
• salt, pepper

1. Peel the onion, chop it finely and mix it with the tuna, quark, Lučina and cheese.
2. Season with pepper and salt, and serve with keto bread and vegetables.

Which recipe for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Muffins are best for breakfast, risotto or baked courgette for lunch, and the lighter mozeček in the evening. This quick overview is put together from the recipes above so that you can plan a whole day from them. You will find more meals for the whole week in the article keto meal plan for the whole week.

• Breakfast. Egg muffins, evening bread with ham and cheese, keto toasties.
• Lunch. Cauliflower risotto, baked courgette, baked vegetables with chicken, broccoli patties.
• Dinner. Cauliflower mozeček, baked mushrooms, tuna spread with vegetables.
• Snack. Cheese bread, celeriac chips with a dip, mushrooms.
• Sweet. Homemade cocoa Termix, Kinder-style bars, blueberry ice cream, and more ideas in the article on low-carb desserts.

A day of two muffins, the courgette and the mozeček comes to 3 g, 9 g and 11 g, around 23 grams of carbohydrates in total. That leaves room for vegetables with your meals. Adjust the combination of meals to your hunger. This is only an example calculation, not a personalised meal plan.

Keto recipes for phase 1

The recipes in this article are not suitable for phase 1 of the programmes, because the food consists mainly of the package. This phase includes five meals a day from the programme plus the permitted vegetables. The fifteen recipes above therefore belong rather to a homemade keto diet or to later phases, when you add regular food back in.

Programme	What you eat in phase 1	Extra vegetables
KetoMix	5 meals from the package, 30 g nuts or seeds	up to 10 g carbohydrates from vegetables
Ketofit	5 protein meals	up to 500 g from the phase 1 list
Mix & Slim	5 meals from the programme	about 200 g green vegetables

We took the rules from the programmes’ websites and meal plans on 31 October 2026 and they may change, so the manual in your package always applies. Chia Shake states five meals a day on its keto diet page but does not specify the vegetables in more detail.

Four meals from the powder mix and vegetables

These are ideas from KetoMix meal plans from December 2025. For other brands, check the manual. The carbohydrates in the table below count only the vegetables. The powder mix has its own values on the packaging.

• Cauliflower soup with spinach. Cook 150 g cauliflower in salted water, turn off the hob, stir in the protein soup and let 100 g baby spinach wilt in it. The vegetables contain 9.8 g carbohydrates.
• Omelette with spinach. Prepare the omelette according to the packaging, fry 20 g onion with a clove of garlic in a pan, add 100 g spinach and fill the omelette. The vegetables contain 4.8 g carbohydrates.
• Courgette fritters. Grate 250 g courgette, squeeze out the water, add egg white, garlic, spices and a scoop of the omelette mix, then fry on both sides. The courgette contains 7.3 g carbohydrates.
• Shake and cucumber salad. With the shake from the package, have a salad of 250 g cucumber with herbs. The cucumber contains 5.7 g carbohydrates.

PartnerKetoMix publishes meal plans for its packages; according to its website, the cheapest weekly package cost 999 CZK (about 46 USD) on 31 October 2026. Before ordering, check that keto is suitable for your health. View KetoMix packages ›

What to use instead of rice, pasta and flour

You save the most carbohydrates by swapping the side dish, and less by swapping the sauce. Values from Kalorické tabulky show that cauliflower instead of rice or courgette instead of pasta have roughly eight to seventeen times fewer carbohydrates, but be careful when comparing dry and cooked foods. In our view, it pays to start with lunch, where the side dish makes the biggest difference.

Common ingredient	Carbohydrates per 100 g	Keto substitute	Carbohydrates per 100 g
Rice, dry	78 g	Cauliflower, raw	4.5 g
Pasta, cooked	23.7 g	Courgette	2.9 g
Plain wheat flour	73.1 g	Almond flour	19.2 g
Potatoes	12.7 g	Celeriac	9.4 g

Celeriac is not a miracle substitute. It has only a quarter fewer carbohydrates than potatoes, which is why the chips from recipe number 2 come out highest of the main dishes in the table above. Similarly, almond flour has fewer carbohydrates, but it is still flour, so measure it. You will also find tips in the article what to use instead of bread.

Sweet recipes and erythritol

With sweeteners, watch the amount. In 2023 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) set an acceptable daily intake for erythritol of 0.5 g per kilogram of body weight, mainly because of diarrhoea. A person weighing 70 kg therefore has a limit of 35 g a day.

The keto Kinder slices from recipe number 6 contain 70 g of erythritol in the dough and 2 tablespoons in the cream. If we count a tablespoon as 15 g and you cut the tray into 10 pieces, that works out at about 10 g per piece. Three pieces a day will therefore take you almost to the upper limit.

As you can see, recipes and meals suitable for the keto diet are truly plentiful, and it isn’t rocket science. They are mostly very simple and quick dishes, and you will really enjoy them too. They can also help when you are trying to lose excess kilos, but the result depends on your whole diet.

Before you start cooking, check that keto suits you

Keto recipes are not suitable for everyone. A 2026 review by Dyńka and colleagues in Annals of Medicine advises caution for people with diabetes treated with medication, kidney and liver disease, pregnancy and breastfeeding, people taking blood pressure medication and people who have had their gallbladder removed. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health adds that the long-term effects remain an unanswered question.

If you belong to any of these groups, discuss the recipes with a doctor or nutritional therapist first. For everyone else, we recommend starting with one meal a day, seeing how it suits you, and only then moving on to a whole day. What to eat and what to avoid is summarised in the article 16 keto foods, and the risks in the article on negative experiences.

USD amounts are approximate, converted at the Czech National Bank rate of 21.75 CZK per USD on 9 October 2026.