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Keto Broccoli Stir Fry

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Keto Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe with Turmeric and Mushrooms – an easy low carb and Ketogenic Diet friendly vegetarian stir fry. You’ll love this simple vegetarian dish which is great as a side dish or a whole meal.

Keto broccoli stir fry in a bowl

Keto Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe

When you feel like a massive bowl of veggies, you can’t go past a Keto Broccoli Stir Fry, cooked in heaps of healthy butter. I just love cooking with nutritious Turmeric, not only does it bring a unique flavour to a dish, but the health benefits, including it’s anti-inflammatory properties, are phenomenal too.

To bring up the fat content of this dish, simply add heaps of butter while cooking. The butter will be absorbed into the ingredients and bring a rich flavour to the dish.

You may enjoy your dish as is, or add a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese to bring a cheesy, salty element to your stir fry.

I haven’t specified quantities because it really depends on whether you want this to be a side dish or a whole meal. Use as much as you want, especially with the ground turmeric. If you’re new to using turmeric, start with a couple of shakes, taste and add more until it tastes just as you want.

Broccoli and Mushroom stir fry

Keto Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe

  • Broccoli, chopped into bite sized pieces
  • Mushrooms, chopped into bite sized pieces
  • Ground Turmeric
  • Butter, for frying
  1. Heat butter in a frying pan.
  2. When hot, add the chopped broccoli, mushrooms and a few shakes of turmeric.
  3. Cook until reduced and cooked through, adding more butter when needed.
  4. Serve and enjoy.
Keto Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe with Turmeric and Mushrooms - an easy low carb and Ketogenic Diet friendly vegetarian stir fry. You'll love this simple vegetarian dish which is great as a side dish or a whole meal.

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Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe

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Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe – Easy Keto Diet Creamed Spinach made with fresh spinach and mascarpone cheese. An easy side dish recipe for a busy weeknight.

Keto Low Carb Creamed Spinach

Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe

I’ve always been a bit suspicious of creamed spinach. I’d seen versions of the dish floating around on Pinterest and I decided to give a couple of recipes a try and then came up with my own low carb and high fat, keto friendly version.

You’ll discover that the easy recipe creates a low-carb keto great vegetable option that has a creamy texture and makes an easy way to get more nutritious greens into your diet and serve the dish as a great addition to any main course.

This perfect side dish couldn’t be simpler to put together and once you’ve tried it you’ll realise what the fuss was all about. My Husband adores it and I’m a huge fan too!

How To Make Keto Creamed Spinach

Start with fresh spinach. Give it a good wash and rinse. Then, heat butter or coconut oil in a frying pan and cook the leafy greens over a medium heat until wilted.

Once wilted, top with a generous couple of dollops of mascarpone cheese, salt, pepper or your seasoning of choice, to taste. You can swap the mascarpone for cream cheese or heavy whipping cream and top with parmesan cheese if you like.

Fresh spinach topped with mascarpone cheese

Cook, stirring regularly, until the sauce thickens to a creamy spinach dish. Add on sour cream, mozzarella cheese or minced garlic to the cooked spinach as the perfect addition for extra flavor and healthy fats.

Keto Low Carb Creamed Spinach

Serve the easy creamed spinach recipe as a low-carb side dish with your favorite keto meal, or even with fried eggs, storing any leftovers in an airtight container and enjoying within a day.

Fried eggs and creamed spinach on a plate

Keto Creamed Spinach Recipe

  • Butter or Coconut Oil for frying
  • Fresh Spinach
  • Mascarpone Cheese
  • Salt, Black Pepper or Seasoning, to taste
  1. Heat butter or coconut oil in a large frying pan or large skillet over medium heat.
  2. When hot, add the fresh spinach and cook until wilted.
  3. Add more butter or coconut oil if it gets absorbed by the spinach.
  4. Once wilted, add a few generous dollops of mascarpone cheese.
  5. Add salt, pepper and your seasoning of choice.
  6. Cook until the sauce is thickened to your liking.
  7. Serve as a side with your favorite keto meal or even eggs for breakfast.

As you can see, the best creamed spinach recipe only needs basic ingredients to create one of the easiest side dishes that you can enjoy on a low-carb diet.

Low Carb Creamed Spinach Recipe - Easy Keto Creamed Spinach made with fresh spinach and mascarpone cheese. An easy keto side dish.

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Low Carb Blue Cheese Sauce

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Low Carb Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe – How To Make an Easy Creamy Keto Blue Cheese Dressing for wings, steak, burgers or chicken.

Bowl of low carb blue cheese sauce

Low Carb Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe

I was a late convert to the beauty of blue cheese. And, now that I’m onto it, I can’t stop experimenting with the rich and flavourful ingredients.

This low carb blue cheese sauce is a delicious way to add more good fats to your keto diet. You can enjoy it as a side with a savoury meal or as a dressing drizzled over salads. It’s so versatile that no matter which way you enjoy it, it’s going to be the highlight of your meal.

Feel free to mix and match the ratios to achieve your desired creaminess. I like to take advantage of all the creamy ingredients available to me and combine together cream, sour cream and mayo – each bringing their own flavour and richness to the low carb blue cheese sauce.

Low Carb Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe

  • 1/4 Cup Cream
  • 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Salt & Pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 Cup Blue Cheese, Crumbled
  1. In a bowl, whisk together the cream, sour cream, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar and salt and pepper until smooth.
  2. Gently fold through the crumbled blue cheese.
  3. Enjoy straight away, but it does benefit with a few hours in the fridge for the flavours to develop.
Low Carb Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe - How To Make an Easy Creamy Keto Blue Cheese Dressing for wings, steak, burgers or chicken.

 

Bowl of low carb blue cheese sauce
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Low Carb Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Cream
  • 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 1/2 Cup Blue Cheese Crumbled

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the cream, sour cream, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar and salt and pepper until smooth.
  2. Gently fold through the crumbled blue cheese.
  3. Enjoy straight away, but it does benefit with a few hours in the fridge for the flavours to develop.

 

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9 Easy Keto Sides

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9 Easy Keto Sides Recipes – Low Carb Side Dishes that are quick and simple to prepare and are Ketogenic Diet friendly. Perfect for BBQ, Chicken, Steak or Burgers!

9 Easy Keto Sides Recipes

9 Easy Keto Sides Recipes

There are a whole host of easy Keto Sides that you can make to accompany any meal. Some of these could even be enjoyed as a meal themselves!

With the holiday season coming up, it’s great to have a wide choice of Keto Sides that you can call on when entertaining.

1. Creamy Cauliflower Mash – a creamy cauliflower mash dish that’s WAY better than traditional mashed potatoes. 

As you’ll notice, I LOVE all things cauliflower mash and there are 2 more Cauliflower Mash recipes in this Keto Sides collection.

Cauliflower Mash is just so wonderfully versatile, easy to make and a real crowd pleaser.

Bowl of Creamy Cauliflower Mash

2. Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry – a big green stir fry that’s incredibly flavourful.

Low Carb Garlic and Bok Choy Stir Fry

3. Cauliflower and Leek Mash – inspired by a Swiss dish this is another delicious cauliflower mash variety.

Bowl of cauliflower and leek mash

4. Spinach and Pine Nut Salad – a refreshing big green salad loaded with healthy fats.

Spinach and pine nut salad

5. Creamy Mushroom Sauce – my go to keto side for steak is always this creamy mushroom sauce.

Creamy Mushroom Sauce

6. Cauliflower and Pumpkin Mash – Can you tell that I LOVE experimenting with cauliflower mash varieties? This one is great to enjoy during pumpkin season!

Low Carb Pumpkin Mash

7. Egg Salad With Asparagus – adapted from an old favourite recipe of my Mom’s and made Keto. This salad is excellent for when you’re entertaining.

Egg salad with asparagus

8. Creamy Cabbage Salad – a delicious frugal dish that’s the perfect keto side.

Creamy Cabbage Salad

9. Cauliflower Mac and Cheese – better than the original, this cauliflower mac and cheese is great as side or as a meal itself.

Cauliflower mac and cheese

Since writing this bog post I’ve shared more easy keto sides, so, here are more for you to choose from:

Cheesy Cauliflower Rice

Halloumi Fries

Low Carb Vegetable Casserole

Zucchini Side Dish

9 Easy Keto Sides Recipes - Low Carb Side Dishes that are quick and simple to prepare and are Ketogenic Diet friendly. Perfect for BBQ, Chicken, Steak or Burgers!

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Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe

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Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe – Low Carb & Keto Diet Mash Recipes

Bowl of cauliflower and leek mash

Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe

This is the third cauliflower mash recipe I’ve shared so far on my 2 month old blog.

I just LOVE experimenting with different cauliflower mash flavour varieties and you’re going to absolutely love this one!

I was inspired by a traditional Swiss recipe for Leek and Potato Mash but swapped out the carb heavy potatoes for cauliflower.

Chopped cauliflower and leek in a large saucepan ready for cooking

Leek can be a little carb heavy, depending on the size and how much you include in your mash.

Use as little or as much as you want – any chopped leek adds a wonderful flavour, so it’s up to you!

Include as much butter, cream and seasoning as you like to create the consistency you’re wanting.

Start with a couple of tablespoons or so of each and keep adding more until it’s creamy to your liking.

As you can see, I like mine to be wonderfully buttery and include a generous portion of butter to my mash.

Cooked vegetables topped with butter and ready to be mashed

Low Carb Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe

  • 1 Head of Cauliflower, chopped
  • Chopped Leek
  • Butter
  • Cream
  • Salt & Pepper, to taste
  1. Place the chopped cauliflower and leek into a large saucepan and cover with water.
  2. Bring up to the boil and simmer until the cauliflower and leek are easily mashable.
  3. Drain and mash the cauliflower and leek, together with the butter, cream and salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Serve and enjoy!
Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe - Low Carb & Keto Diet Mash Recipes
Yield: 4

Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe

Bowl of cauliflower and leek mash

Cauliflower and Leek Mash Recipe – Low Carb & Keto Diet Mash Recipes

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Head of Cauliflower, chopped
  • Chopped Leek
  • Butter
  • Cream
  • Salt & Pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Place the chopped cauliflower and leek into a large saucepan and cover with water.
  2. Bring up to the boil and simmer until the cauliflower and leek are easily mashable.
  3. Drain and mash the cauliflower and leek, together with the butter, cream and salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information:


Amount Per Serving: Calories: 145
© Easy Keto Living
Cuisine: Dinner / Category: Keto Side Dishes

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Creamy Cauliflower Mash

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Low Carb Pumpkin Mash

Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe - Keto Mashed Cauliflower Potatoes Recipes alternatives that's great for fall or as Thanksgiving sides and is gluten free, made with healthy butternut squash and butter.

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Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry

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Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe – How to cook a simple and easy Keto Vegetable Side Dish.

Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe - How to cook a simple and easy Keto Vegetable Side Dish.

Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe

Sometimes all I crave is a bowl full of flavourful greens and this dish delivers delicious simplicity perfectly. The flavours all work together so well to create a dish that you wish never ended!

Best of all there are only 4 ingredients in this simple stir fry which is low carb and keto diet friendly.

I just love the combination of tamari and sesame oil, the sauce is irresistible and perfect when served with bok choy. Feel free to use as little or as much garlic as you want, knowing that each garlic clove has one gram of carbohydrate.

While the recipe suggests chopping the bok choy, you could also leave the leaves whole, just separating them from each other by chopping off the bottom of the bok choy bunch.

Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe - How to cook a simple and easy Keto Vegetable Side Dish.

Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe

  • 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
  • 2-3 Garlic Cloves, chopped
  • 1 Bunch of Bok Choy, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Tamari
  1. Heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan.
  2. When hot, add the chopped garlic and cook until sizzling.
  3. Add the chopped bok choy and tamari.
  4. Cook until the vegetables have softened and the sauce has reduced.
  5. Serve and enjoy.
Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe - How to cook a simple and easy Keto Vegetable Side Dish.
Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe - How to cook a simple and easy Keto Vegetable Side Dish.
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Low Carb Garlic & Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
  • 2-3 Garlic Cloves chopped
  • 1 Bunch of Bok Choy chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Tamari

Instructions

  1. Heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan.

  2. When hot, add the chopped garlic and cook until sizzling.

  3. Add the chopped bok choy and tamari.

  4. Cook until the vegetables have softened and the sauce has reduced.

  5. Serve and enjoy.

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Keto Egg Salad with Asparagus

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Keto Egg Salad with Asparagus – A delicious salad of hard boiled eggs and asparagus that’s low carb, ketogenic diet friendly.

Keto Egg Salad with Asparagus - A delicious salad of hard boiled eggs and asparagus that's low carb, ketogenic diet friendly.

Keto Egg Salad with Asparagus

I stumbled on this recipe while looking through an old cookbook of my Mom’s. Apparently my Aunty used to make this in the late 70’s and it was the height of sophistication. Asparagus was rare and making a salad with it was very fancy!

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Creamy Mushroom Sauce

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Creamy Mushroom Sauce – Easy Low Carb Keto Mushroom Recipes – With only a couple of ingredients, this mushroom recipe is simple and deliciously creamy.

Creamy Mushroom Sauce - Easy Low Carb Keto Mushroom Recipes - With only a couple of ingredients, this mushroom recipe is simple and deliciously creamy.

Creamy Mushroom Sauce

This easy creamy mushroom sauce has only a couple of ingredients, yet it’s one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s quick to throw together and is always well received by the whole family.

Yes, you can enjoy this sauce on it’s own, by the bowl full. But, it’s also AMAZING as a side dish with a juicy steak or a hearty roast.

You can use whatever cream you have to hand – single, double, thickened or heavy. Anything that will add creamy, dreamy goodness to the mushrooms.

Creamy Mushroom Sauce - Easy Low Carb Keto Mushroom Recipes - With only a couple of ingredients, this mushroom recipe is simple and deliciously creamy.

Keto Creamy Mushroom Sauce Recipe

  • 500g/1 lb Sliced Mushrooms
  • Sea Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Cream
  • Butter or Coconut Oil, For Frying
  1. Heat butter or coconut oil in a frying pan. (This is the frying pan I love!)
  2. When hot, add the sliced mushrooms and a generous pinch of salt.
  3. Cook until significantly reduced, adding more butter or coconut oil along the way if you think it needs it.
  4. Once the mushrooms have cooked to your liking, pour over the cream and simmer for a couple of minutes to thicken.
  5. Serve as a side with a steak or roast.
Creamy Mushroom Sauce - Easy Low Carb Keto Mushroom Recipes - With only a couple of ingredients, this mushroom recipe is simple and deliciously creamy.

 

Creamy Mushroom Sauce - Easy Low Carb Keto Mushroom Recipes - With only a couple of ingredients, this mushroom recipe is simple and deliciously creamy.
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Low Carb Creamy Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

  • 500 g/1 lb Sliced Mushrooms
  • Sea Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Cream
  • Butter or Coconut Oil For Frying

Instructions

  1. Heat butter or coconut oil in a frying pan.
  2. When hot, add the sliced mushrooms and a generous pinch of salt.
  3. Cook until significantly reduced, adding more butter or coconut oil along the way if you think it needs it.
  4. Once the mushrooms have cooked to your liking, pour over the cream and simmer for a couple of minutes to thicken.
  5. Serve as a side with a steak or roast.

 

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Low Carb Pumpkin Mash

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Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe – Keto Mashed Cauliflower Potatoes Substitute Recipes – great for fall or as Thanksgiving sides and is gluten free, made with healthy butternut squash and butter.

Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe

Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe

This dish is the result of a happy accident. I had wanted to make pumpkin soup, but only had a little in the fridge, along with heaps of cauliflower.

So, I cooked them up and then decided to drain the cooked pumpkin and cauliflower and try mashing them together instead of having as a soup.

The result? A creamy, luxurious mash that’s irresistible!

As pumpkin is quite high in carbs, but still allowable on the keto diet, a little goes a long way with this dish.

Heating pumpkin and cauliflower together

Volumes haven’t been specified because it really depends on how pumpkin heavy you want your mash and how creamy you want it.

You can also boil up a couple of garlic cloves for a garlic infused mashed cauliflower and pumpkin.

To make the keto mashed pumpkin, ou simply cook the cauliflower and pumpkin together until soft and mashable. Then you mash it all together with cream and butter. Perfection!

Mashing pumpkin and cauliflower to a creamy mash

Keto Pumpkin Mash Recipe

  • Pumpkin
  • Cauliflower
  • Salt
  • Cream
  • Butter
  1. Chop the pumpkin and cauliflower into uniform sized pieces.
  2. Move the pumpkin and cauliflower into a saucepan and cover with water and a generous pinch of salt.
  3. Place the saucepan on the stove top on a medium to high heat.
  4. Bring up the boil and simmer until the pumpkin and cauliflower are soft and easily mashable.
  5. Drain and pour over some cream and add some butter. Depending how creamy you want it will determine how much you add.
  6. Mash with a potato masher until smooth and creamy.
Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe - Keto Mashed Cauliflower Potatoes Substitute Recipes - great for fall or as Thanksgiving of Christmas sides and is gluten free, made with healthy butternut squash and butter.
Yield: 4

Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe

Low Carb Pumpkin Mash Recipe – Keto Mashed Cauliflower Potatoes Substitute Recipes – great for fall or as Thanksgiving sides and is gluten free, made with healthy butternut squash and butter.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • Pumpkin
  • Cauliflower
  • Salt
  • Cream
  • Butter

Instructions

  1. Chop the pumpkin and cauliflower into uniform sized pieces.
  2. Move the pumpkin and cauliflower into a saucepan and cover with water and a generous pinch of salt.
  3. Place the saucepan on the stove top on a medium to high heat.
  4. Bring up the boil and simmer until the pumpkin and cauliflower are soft and easily mashable.
  5. Drain and pour over some cream and add some butter. Depending how creamy you want it will determine how much you add.
  6. Mash with a potato masher until smooth and creamy.

Nutrition Information:


Amount Per Serving: Calories: 167
© Easy Keto Living
Cuisine: Dinner / Category: Keto Side Dishes

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