Keto Side Dishes

Do you need a delicious and easy keto side dish to pair with your main?

These more than 50 keto side dishes are all easy to make, delicious for everyone and most people won’t even notice that they are low in carbs!

What Are Keto Side Dishes?

Keto Side Dishes are a collection of simple low-carb preparations to serve as a side to your mains.

While most fish and meat-based mains are keto-friendly, it’s very frequent that side dishes are rich in carbs.

Therefore, it’s recommended to cook low-carb side dishes if you are on a ketogenic or low-carb diet.

The best Keto Side Dishes typically include the following low-carb veggies:

• Cauliflower: Cauliflower can be used to make rice, potato salad, or many other casserole and steamed side dishes.
• Cucumber: Cucumber is perfect for salads as it’s fresh and very low in carbs.
• Brussels Sprouts: While Brussels sprouts are often disliked by kids, they can be delicious when cooked with the right sauce and method.
• Cabbage: Cabbage, like many leafy vegetable is an excellent choice on a keto diet.
• Spaghetti Squash: Spaghetti Squash is one of my favorite winter veggies to make keto-friendly sides.

And of course, once you’ve made your keto side dish, try one of my keto desserts!

How To Make Keto Side Dishes

Making keto side dishes is just as simple as making regular side dishes. It’s just about knowing which ingredients to include and which not to.

Ingredients

To make a recipe like my loaded cauliflower casserole, the keto side dish by excellence, you would use:

• Cauliflower – Cauliflower is one of the lowest carb vegetables and yet it’s very filling and super versatile.
• Cream Cheese – Cream cheese is a keto-friendly dairy product that adds a welcomed thickness and texture to sauces to low carb side dish recipes.
• Heavy Cream – Heavy cream is just as keto-friendly as other cream options.
• Garlic Powder – Keto side dishes can easily be enhanced by a touch of garlic.
• Onion Powder – Onion always makes sides taste better.
• Salt
• Shredded Cheddar – All cheeses are keto-friendly.
• Chopped Dill
• Bacon Slices – There’s nothing wrong with adding a touch of meat to side dishes!

Instructions

Making a side dish like my cauliflower casserole is very straightforward.

First, you have to cut the cauliflower.

Then continue by pre-cooking the cauliflower with one of my options:

• Steamed Cauliflower
• Roasted Cauliflower
• Smoked Cauliflower

Once the cauliflower is pre-cooked, you can make the cheese sauce by combining the ingredients in a saucepan and simmering the mixture.

Finally, you just have to assemble the casserole in a large baking dish and cooking it in the oven for 20 minutes.

Storage Instructions

Keto Side Dish leftovers can always be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container.

You can also freeze them in freezer bags. I recommend storing them in individual portions so you don’t have to defrost an entire batch.

Reheat them in the oven for about 10 minutes, or if you prefer, for a couple of minutes in a microwave.

50+ Keto Side Dishes