Seven 20-Minute Keto Dinners for Busy Weeknights
Short prep, one pan, and food the whole household will happily eat. These are the dinners that rescue a busy week.
A fast keto dinner is mostly about choosing ingredients that cook quickly. Pick a quick-cooking protein, add a vegetable that needs little prep, and finish with fat and seasoning — that formula covers most weeknights in about 20 minutes.
The 20-minute formula
- Fast proteins: shrimp, salmon fillets, thin-cut chicken, ground meat, eggs or rotisserie chicken
- Low-prep vegetables: bagged greens, frozen broccoli or green beans, zucchini, peppers
- One pan or one sheet pan, so cleanup stays short
- A simple finish: butter, olive oil, lemon, garlic, salsa or cheese
The seven-dinner rotation
- Sheet-pan lemon herb salmon with asparagus
- Garlic shrimp with zucchini noodles
- Beef and pepper stir-fry
- Chicken thighs with green beans
- Taco bowls with lettuce and cheese
- Pork chops with buttered cabbage
- Egg and cabbage skillet
Several of these have full Ketoach recipes:
Make it family-friendly
Serve the same main to everyone and add a starch on the side for anyone who wants one. One meal, small tweaks, everyone fed.
Prep once, coast twice
Cook double the protein on Sunday. Two of those seven dinners become assembly rather than cooking.
Want step-by-step recipes?
If you would rather follow five complete recipes with ingredients and directions, the companion article has them:
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