30+ Healthy Keto & Low Carb Casserole Recipes - Diet Doctor (2024)

Comforting casseroles! They’re easy-to-make, hands-free meals that blend lots of great flavors into a bakingdish.

Our casseroles include all the nutrition you need together in one masterful centerpiece meal. That’s just one of many reasons why casseroles are often referred to as “one-potwonders.”

Use our casserole recipes for breakfast or dinner ideas. In this collection, we even show you how to create your own casseroles using your preferred ingredients.

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• One-pan feta and cauliflower bake
• Eggplant turkey Parmigiana

  

• Keto skillet lasagna
• Keto chili bake
• Keto egg casserole with zucchini and ham
• Spicy keto chicken casserole with blue cheese

  

• Meaty cauliflower pilaf

  

• White fish with herbs, coconut milk, lime, and tomatoes
• Keto crack chicken
• Kale casserole with mushrooms and cheddar
• Loaded cauliflower mash
• Keto eyeball egg casserole
• Keto chicken and mushroom casserole
• Zucchini and mozzarella casserole

Our top 5 keto and low carb casseroles

Our most popular casseroles include: taco casseroles, chicken casseroles, pizza casseroles — and even cheeseburger casseroles.

Casseroles are especially convenient because, once prepared, they bubble away in the oven without requiring active cooking and yield a complete meal.

1. Kristie’s chicken Philly cheesesteak casserole

Swap the chicken for beef if you like. Either is a perfect match for this classic sandwich combo that includes everything except the bread.

2. Keto pesto chicken casserole

Meditteranean flavors permeate this easy-to-make meal that combines pesto, olives, and feta.

3. Keto bacon burger casserole

Imagine your favorite bacon toppings mixed with cooked ground beef and baked into a hearty dish bubbling with a rich sauce of cheese, eggs, cream, and tomato sauce. Run — don’t walk! — to the kitchen to make this one.

4. Keto Tex-Mex casserole

This tasty casserole combines the flavors of tacos with jalapenos and cheddar. Serve with your favorite taco toppings like sour cream, guacamole, or fresh cilantro.

5. Zucchini pizza casserole

Shredded zucchini is baked into this cheese and egg-base crust and topped with the best that pizza has to offer. You’ll love it warmed as leftovers, too.

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How to make keto and low carb casseroles

Creating your own casserole is a great way to get creative and use up some leftover meats orvegetables.

• The easiest casseroles start with a protein that’s already cooked — or with proteins that cook quickly. It’s a great way to use inexpensive canned meats, such as chicken or seafood, and provides a tasty way to give leftovers new life.

If you want to create your own casserole recipe with ingredients of your choosing, follow these simple steps.

2. Consider which ingredients can be added for texture andtaste

Usually, vegetables are added to casseroles for texture and taste, but you might also consider adding additional protein.

• Combining beef and chicken or using different cuts of meat can work depending on the flavors. Bacon is another good choice because it also adds flavor, additional protein, and tasty fat.
• When adding vegetables, choose those that not only taste great together but that also have similar cooking times. Use either all raw or all cooked veggies if possible. For example, raw peppers and raw onions cook at about the same rate.
• Chopping vegetables into similar sizes can also help them to cook at the same speed. Remember to adjust your baking time depending on the size of the vegetables you add.
• Riced cauliflower, for example, will cook more quickly than larger florets. Some vegetables also benefit from either being steamed or sautéed before they’re added.

Lastly, some veggies add a lot more moisture to a casserole recipe. Zucchini is one example. Try squeezing the moisture out of chopped or shredded zucchini or let it dry on a paper towel before mixing it into a casserole.

3. Choose your desired seasonings

A little lemon juice or lemon zest gives a bright flavor to any dish with spinach, artichokes, broccoli, or tomatoes. A simple tablespoon of capers adds a salty punch to chicken dishes.

Southwestern or Italian flavors can be created using traditional spices like those in our Tex-Mex seasoning mix or Italian seasoning mix. Hearty, beef-based casseroles can be enhanced with some beef bouillon, onion powder, or Worcestershire sauce.

4. Do you want your casserole creamy or tomato-based?

For a creamy casserole, try adding a small amount of cream cheese, heavy cream, cheese, or a little of each. Sour cream or mayonnaise can also be used in casseroles. Mayonnaise is especially good as it creates a creamy, dairy-free option.

If you prefer a tomato-based casserole, use a small amount of tomato paste, tomato sauce, or a small can of drained diced tomatoes. Complement the tomatoes with Italian seasonings or southwestern spices.

If you want a thicker casserole, add powdered pork rinds, freshly grated Parmesan, or an egg beaten with heavy cream. Each can act as a low-carb thickener while adding rich and satisfying fat.

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How to freeze casseroles

When there’s little time to cook, making and freezing casseroles for future meals is a smart way to prep. We’ve created a handy guide to help.

For best results, select casseroles with ingredients that freeze well. Egg-based dishes, those without mayonnaise, and dishes with lesser amounts of heavy cream generally freeze well, especially if gently thawed in the refrigerator.

After thawing, some casseroles will heat best when covered and warmed in the oven. While a microwave can be used, eggs, poultry, and seafood can easily be overcooked and turn tough when microwaved.

When frozen, casseroles should be good for up to four months.

• Keto pesto chicken casserole with feta cheese and olives
• Keto Tex-Mex casserole
• Stuffed low carb cabbage casserole
• Keto chicken casserole
• Keto zucchini lasagna
• Flying Jacob casserole
• Low carb cabbage casserole
• Easy protein noodle low carb lasagna
• Keto lasagna
• Kristie's chicken Philly cheesesteak casserole
• Keto bacon burger casserole

  

• Keto blue cheese casserole
• Keto chicken Caprese casserole

  

• Keto chicken and mushroom casserole

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Keto and low carb breakfast casseroles

Busy mornings make breakfast casseroles ideal. Most of our recipes can be made in advance and enjoyed as a complete meal when you’re in a hurry. We’ve even put together a complete collection of our favorites.

• Simply follow the recipe, bake as directed, let cool, and refrigerate whole or portioned into individual servings. Many breakfast casserole recipes are ideal for freezing for future easy meals.
• You can also choose to prepare breakfast casseroles and refrigerate them before baking, which provides a hot, fresh meal whenever you’re ready, which is especially helpful when cooking for guests.

While the most common breakfast casseroles include eggs, we also have a collection of egg-free breakfast casseroles if you don’t eat eggs.

• Keto bacon and mushroom breakfast casserole
• Keto Italian breakfast casserole
• Vegetarian keto breakfast casserole
• Keto egg and bacon casserole
• Keto eyeball egg casserole
• Keto egg casserole with zucchini and ham
• Kale casserole with mushrooms and cheddar

Low carb side dishes for casseroles

Although most of our casseroles are meant to be complete meals, you may be wondering which sides can be served with casseroles?

• First, consider the ingredients in the casserole you’ve made. If you’re eating a keto diet, adding an additional side might add more carbs than you want.
• If you eat more moderate or liberal low carb, most casserole dishes pair well with a fresh salad — as do most roasted or sauteed vegetables. Keto bread or crackers could also be served with a casserole.

Sides that are also toppings such as sour cream, dressings, guacamole, or shredded cheese can allow guests to customize their plates and allow flexibility for food preferences.

• Quick salsa
• Swedish pizza salad
• Quick aioli
• No-tato salad
• Green salad
• Grilled zucchini salad with goat cheese, pine nuts, and mint
• Pico de gallo
• Low carb tabouleh (Middle eastern parsley salad)
• White asparagus with egg vinaigrette
• Easy sugar-free BBQ sauce
• Keto wedge salad
• Roasted pumpkin chipotle cream sauce

  

• Cranberry kale salad
• Low carb salad olivieh
• Coleslaw à la rainbow
• Low carb eggplant towers
• Low carb asparagus salad with walnuts
• Kale salad with goat cheese and pomegranate

  

• Super easy 5-minute hollandaise sauce
• Lebanese garlic cream (toum)

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