For many people keto is made easier when you are prepared. That is definitely the case for us. Finding your favourite easy keto meal prep recipes will quickly be something that makes your life so much easier.
We love to cook up a few of these recipes on a Sunday and then we are ready to go for the rest of the week.
What we love about meal prep
We love to do some meal prep. It can take away that split second decision to eat something that you shouldn’t as you already have a delicious keto meal in the fridge or freezer ready to go.
Not only does it take away the temptation to have something you shouldn’t, it also makes eating and preparing meals during the week so much easier. If you live busy lives like us, it is so handy to have the meals done and ready to go for the week.
I just love that all the decisions have already been made. No asking Erika what’s dinner as we already know exactly what we are having. Erika struggles a little bit with meals being planned out, but finds it helps with decision making for sure.
What qualifies a recipe as a good easy meal prep recipe?
For creating this list I felt the recipes needed to tick some boxes. Here’s the criteria I used to create this easy keto meal prep recipe list. I have seen some of these lists out there that include recipes that wouldn’t meet some of this criteria.
- Must be able to be made ahead and stored in the fridge and/or freezer. It needs to be able to last 4-5 days in the fridge.
- Can be easily eaten at work. Either be eaten at room temperature or reheated in the microwave at work.
- Must taste just as good reheated as it does when it has just been made. The texture and feel of the dish needs to be the same when reheated. For example, a steak or pork belly doesn’t keep well or reheat as well as when it is freshly cooked.
- It needs to be easy to make. Not require lots of processes and steps as you are likely to be making a lot meals in the one day. You don’t want to get stuck on one recipe that takes 3-4 hours to make.
- Must be easy to transport. By this I mean, the whole meal should fit into 1 container.
Breakfast
Breakfast can be one of the meals you need to eat on the run, or at your work desk. We love these easy make ahead breakfast options.
Keto Breakfast Muffins
Looking for a low carb breakfast on the go? These keto breakfast muffins will have you cooking these up on the weekend ready for the work week.
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Keto Granola
A delicious, healthy keto granola recipe. Homemade grain free granola made easily using nuts, coconut, sweetener and spices.
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Keto Fritatta – Roasted Capsicum and Feta
This keto frittata is a great quick and easy option, great for lunch or breakfast. Excellent to have in the freezer, for ready to go option.
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Keto Chia Pudding
Making keto chia pudding is one of the easiest things to do in the kitchen! Such minimal effort and ingredients for a delicious breakfast or snack.
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Keto Egg Muffins – Salami & Ricotta
Keto egg muffins are a perfect keto breakfast option. Great for an on the go lunch or breakfast and a perfect addition to the kid’s keto lunchbox.
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Keto Egg Loaf – Blueberry & Lemon
This keto egg loaf recipe is a simple low carb dessert that is great for a sweet after dinner treat. Fry up leftovers in a pan for keto french toast.
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Keto Breakfast casserole
A gluten-free low carb breakfast casserole recipe with sausage and cheese – just 6 ingredients! This keto sausage, egg and cheese casserole without bread is easy to customize with vegetables, too.
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Keto Pecan Cheesecake Muffins
Muffins are a great for when you need quick sweet fix. These sweet keto cheesecake muffins are popular with kids and the non keto family members.
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Main Meals
We considering recipes to add to this meal prep list, it was a requirement that they could easily be reheated. All of these recipes are an excellent option to meal prep and have for either lunch or dinner or both.
Porcini Meatball Stroganoff
This porcini meatball stroganoff recipe from make and freeze keto are the perfect keto friendly dinner. We love that you can freeze the leftovers.
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Keto Laksa
This keto laksa is packed full of flavour, and is so quick and easy to make. It will quickly become a winter favourite in your weekly meal plan.
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Sausage Tray Bake
Keto sausage tray bake is a simple sheet pan dinner using sausages, brussel sprouts and bacon to create a delicious and easy one tray dinner.
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Tuna Patties
Looking for a quick & easy weekday dinner? These keto tuna patties are perfect. Once you try this tuna pattie recipe, it will be added to your favourites.
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Osso Bucco Stew
This keto osso bucco is the perfect keto winter warmer. It is so rich and warming and will please even your non keto friends.
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Keto Cauliflower Soup
This keto cauliflower soup is super simple to make and so delicious with the smoky flavours of baon and paprika paired with the smooth and creamy texture.
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Keto Chicken Burgers
These keto chicken burgers an excellent low carb option for dinner. These burgers use halloumi and zucchini to add flavour and texture.
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Keto Oven-Baked Meatballs
These keto meatballs have quickly become a staple in our house. These are a big hit with all of the family, kids and non keto family and friends.
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Chicken and Asparagus Quiche
This easy keto quiche recipe is the perfect meal for breakfast or lunch. As it is a crustless quiche is very low carb at only 1 gram of carbs per serve.
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Keto Pizza Casserole
Using a base of cauliflower makes this dish a tasty alternative to the carb laden normal pizza, and with none of the fuss of making your own keto base. All the flavour, none of the carbs!
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Keto Tuna Salad Lettuce Cups
Keto tuna salad is the easiest and quickest keto lunch options there is. Tuna & mayo together are delicious and with the crunch of the lettuce cup, perfect.
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Keto Chicken Bake – Bacon & Ranch
This keto chicken bake is the perfect weeknight keto dinner. It is super quick and easy to make and will please the whole family.
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Keto Chilli
This keto chilli is a perfect dinner for Winter. It’s a great low carb option and can be easily made into a breakfast meal by adding some fried eggs on top.
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Snacks
When living a keto lifestyle, there is less need to have snacks on you all the time as you are generally less hungry. It’s still a really good thing to have some snacks prepped and ready to go for those moments where the hunger comes and you were least expecting it. All of these snacks will store well in the freezer or in an airtight container for the week.
Choc Berry Slice
A delicious keto treat perfect for a morning or afternoon tea. This keto slice recipe uses chocolate and berry flavours for a delicious keto treat.
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How to make cheese crisps
Cheese crackers are a great cracker option when living the keto lifestyle. How to make cheese crisps part of the Have Butter will travel ‘How to’ series.
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Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
These keto chocolate peanut butter cookies are not only easy to make and delicious, but are the perfect low carb keto snack and treat.
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White Chocolate Keto Fat Bombs
This white chocolate keto fat bomb are easy to make & are great to have on hand when you are craving a sweet treat. Just like Top deck without the sugar.
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Keto Bliss balls
A quick and easy snack, bliss balls are the perfect keto treat to stave off a sweet tooth and give you an instant energy boost before a work out
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Keto Gingerbread Cookies
Looking for the perfect keto Christmas cookie? These keto gingerbread cookies are quick & easy. You won't miss the non keto version once you try these.
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Keto savoury spiced pecans
Nuts are an excellent keto snack. These are prefect to make ahead, store in an airtight container or a snaplock bag and they are ready when you are craving a snack.
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Keto Coconut Collagen Fat Bomb
I love to have a keto coconut collagen fat bomb with my cup of tea after my dinner. They are full of healthy fats and only 1g of carbs per fat bomb.
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Hazelnut Keto Cookies
Looking for a crunchy keto cookie? These delicious hazelnut keto cookies won’t disappoint. With chocolate and hazelnut flavours, they taste just like Nutella.
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How to Make Salami Crisps
Salami crisps are an excellent keto cracker option. How to make Salami crisps is part of the Have Butter will travel ‘How to’ series.
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Keto Blondies – Brown Butter, Tahini & Pecan
Looking for an quick and easy keto friendly dessert that everyone will love? These keto blondies will please even the fussiest of your non keto friends.
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Everything But the Bagel Keto Cheese Crisps
These keto cheese crisps are prefect to have with keto dip or to add to a grazing platter. If you are missing the crunch of a good crisp these give crunch
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Nutella Fat Bombs
Missing nutella on a ketogenic diet? Try making nutella fat bombs. A fat bomb is a great keto treat as it's mostly fat with a hint of sweetness.
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Keto Cheesecake Bites
These keto cheesecake bites are perfect to have in the fridge for when you are wanting something sweet. At 1 gram of carb each they are pretty much perfect!
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