20 Easy Low Carb Recipes for Meal Prep

These 20 Easy Low Carb Recipes for Meal Prep are great when you want something light and healthy. They’re high in protein, too!

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Short on carbs (not on flavour)

Looking for a light and healthy meal idea that’s still super delicious? These low carb recipes are where it’s at!

I rounded up some of my favourite low carb meals that include everything from breakfast to lunch, dinner and even snacks. There's something for everyone on the list!

Easy low carb swaps

You can adapt pretty much any recipe to make it low carb. Here are some common swaps to try:

Swap out tortillas for lettuce wraps
Swap out regular rice for cauliflower rice
Swap out pasta for zucchini noodles
Swap out potatoes for cauliflower
Swap out soy sauce for coconut aminos or tamari

Breakfast Ideas

Start your day with one of these delicious and easy breakfasts! They'll fill you up while still being low-carb.

The BEST Starbucks Egg Bites Copycat

This is the Best Starbucks Egg Bites Recipe! They taste just the sous vide Bacon & Gruyere egg bites and are a great grab-and-go breakfast idea.

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Starbucks Egg White Bites Copycat Recipe

Recreate the delicious and healthy Starbucks egg white bites at home with this easy recipe! They're a quick grab & go high-protein breakfast.

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5-Ingredient Egg White Frittata {Meal Prep}

This 5-Ingredient Egg White Frittata is the perfect high protein meal prep breakfast you can make ahead, with just 181 calories per serving!

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A stack of banana egg pancakes with extra banana slices and maple syrup on top.

2-Ingredient Banana Egg Pancakes

These 2-Ingredient Banana Egg Pancakes are a delicious grab & go breakfast idea you can meal prep and store in the freezer for busy mornings!

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Grab & Go Turkey Bacon Egg White Cups

These Turkey Bacon Egg White Cups are a delicious grab-and-go breakfast idea filled with veggies. They’re ready in just 25 minutes!

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Low-Carb Lunches

These lunch recipes are perfect for the mid-day lull and will actually have you excited to open up your lunch box.

Garlic Chicken Collard Wraps {Low-Carb}

These Garlic Chicken Collard Wraps are a healthy and low-carb meal prep idea with fresh veggies and a creamy vegan garlic sauce!

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Mexican-Inspired Chicken Lettuce Wraps {Low Carb}

These Mexican-Inspired Chicken Lettuce Wraps make the perfect healthy dinner idea – they’re low carb and the chicken is great for meal prep!

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Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowls {Low-Carb}

These Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are a healthy low-carb lunch idea full of colourful veggies, sautéed chicken and yummy peanut sauce.

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Easy Big Mac Salad Recipe

This easy Big Mac Salad can be meal prepped in mason jars for lunches – it's a healthy low-carb take on the classic cheeseburger!

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Instant Pot Taco Meat {+Taco Salad Jars} via Eating Instantly

This Instant Pot Taco Meat is the perfect filling for taco salad jars – you can make it with ground beef, chicken or turkey and it all comes together with mostly simple ingredients from your pantry too!

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Dinner Recipes

Most of these dinners can be prepped in advance for easy weeknight cooking, so you're using your precious after-work hours in a practical way! Check out this list of low carb casseroles for even more ideas.

Sheet Pan Greek Chicken {Meal Prep}

This Sheet Pan Greek Chicken is an easy dinner that doubles as meal prep! You'll love this tasty combo of chicken, potatoes and veggies.

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Spiralized Pad Thai Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

Spiralized Zucchini Pad Thai Bowls {Low-Carb}

These Spiralized Zucchini Pad Thai Bowls are a low-carb meal prep option made with chicken, fresh veggies and Pad Thai sauce.

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Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken

This Sheet Pan Pesto Chicken is a delicious low carb meal prep bowl idea that comes together in 30 minutes!

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Easiest Ever Ground Turkey Stir Fry

This the Easiest Ever Ground Turkey Stir Fry! It’s low carb too – all you need is ground turkey, bell peppers, carrots and cabbage.

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A large white casserole dish with a zucchini lasagna baked in it.

Low Carb Zucchini Lasagna

Looking for a healthier alternative to traditional lasagna? Try this easy and delicious low carb zucchini lasagna recipe!

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Cauliflower Rice Chicken Enchilada Casserole via Sweet Peas and Saffron

Cauliflower Rice Chicken Enchilada Casserole is a lower carb version of a favorite comfort food! Just six simple ingredients and ten minutes prep time.

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