Its not too good to be true—ground beef is totally keto-approved! The low-budget meat you know and love can be incorporated into SO many keto recipes, whether you’re in the mood for a hearty dinner, a light lunch, or just a snack (fat bombs, we love you). Get inspired with our list of 23 keto ground beef recipes!
The name of the game in keto is replacing high carb items like buns or noodles with lower carb options, and we don’t shy away from that here. We like to think of it less like depriving ourselves of carb-y delights, and instead getting to discover new and delicious ways to replace them. The best meals truly come from having to being creative in the kitchen, and these are some of our favorite innovations. After making some of these recipes, you might even find you prefer them to the real thing!
Traditional ground beef recipes like shepherd’s pie and chili get low-carb makeovers by swapping out potatoes and beans for cauliflower and added veggies. You’ve got to check out our lasagna for the most genius keto hack (eggs + cream cheese = bomb noodles, who knew!?) We’ve even got fast food favorites like a low-carb Big Macs and crunchwraps. We highly recommend holding onto our recipes for basic cauliflower rice, cauliflower mashed “potatoes”, and zoodles — they make great bases for a number of these recipes, and will help you avoid missing their high-carb counterparts.
For more keto ideas, check out our lists of keto dinners, keto breakfasts, and keto side dishes. And don’t forget dessert!Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
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Keto Ground Beef Casserole
This very tasty ground beef casserole is keto and low carb. A very easy recipe, it’s absolutely perfect for a weeknight dinner. Leftovers are great too!
Prep: 10min
Total: 30min
Yield: 8
Serving Size: 4 oz
Nutrition Facts: calories 265 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 28 g, Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Sodium 372 mg, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 0.1 g, servingSize 4 oz
Ingredients:
- Olive oil spray (for pan)
- 2 lb. extra lean ground beef ((93% lean))
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 oz reduced-fat cream cheese (cubed)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar (divided)
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (for garnish)
Instruction:
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray a 2-quart casserole dish with olive oil and set it aside.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly spray it with olive oil.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet. Cook, stirring and breaking up the meat into small pieces, until the meat is no longer raw, about 5 minutes. Drain the beef and return it to the skillet.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Mix the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and cayenne into the beef, then slowly and patiently mix in the cream cheese until fully melted and incorporated.
- Turn the heat off, and mix 1/2 cup of the shredded cheddar into the beef mixture.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheddar on top.
- Bake the casserole until the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve.
