Strict Keto Recipes
Every recipe costed, macro'd, and tested by someone who actually eats this stuff.
Kale Crisps
Hear me out. Properly made kale crisps are genuinely crunchy and moreish. Pennies to make.
Buttered Cabbage with Bacon
The only way to make cabbage exciting. Butter and bacon make everything better.
Roasted Tenderstem Broccoli
Roasted is 10x better than steamed. The tips go crispy and nutty.
Creamed Spinach
Steakhouse side dish. Rich, garlicky, silky. Makes you forget you're eating a vegetable.
Cauliflower Mash
The keto mash. Get the water out properly and it's genuinely good, not just a …
Bacon, Cheese and Mushroom Scramble
Everything in one pan. Five minutes. Breakfast of kings on a weekday.
Sausage Egg McMuffin — Keto Style
Use a sausage patty as the "muffin". Egg and cheese in the middle. Better than …
Avocado and Bacon Eggs
Halved avocado, egg baked in the hole, crispy bacon on top. Instagram-worthy if you care …
Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
Soft, buttery scrambled eggs with smoked salmon. Posh breakfast, 3 minutes.
Bacon Cheeseburger — No Bun
Thick patty, proper cheese melt, bacon. Wrap it in lettuce or just eat it with …
Chicken Thighs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Crispy thighs swimming in a creamy garlic mushroom sauce. Weeknight luxury.
Goats Cheese and Spinach Omelette
Three eggs, goats cheese, spinach. Ready in 5 minutes. The lunch of champions.
Sardines on... Not Toast
Tinned sardines on thick-sliced halloumi instead of toast. 80p lunch. Seriously.
Brie and Bacon Stuffed Chicken
Butterfly a chicken breast, stuff it with brie and bacon, bake it. Sounds fancy. Isn't.
Tuna Melt Stuffed Mushrooms
Giant portobello mushrooms stuffed with tuna mayo and melted cheese. Cheap, easy, proper filling.
Steak and Stilton Salad
Warm steak, cold peppery leaves, crumbled Stilton. Pub lunch energy, half the carbs.
Chicken Caesar Salad — No Croutons
The croutons were never the good bit anyway. Crispy chicken skin, salty parmesan, punchy dressing.
Sea Bass with Lemon and Capers
Pan-fried sea bass in brown butter with capers. Fifteen minutes, looks like you trained in …
Duck Breast with Plum-less Sauce
Crispy duck without the pancakes. The red wine and berry reduction is the grown-up move.
Cod with Chorizo Crumb
Sounds cheffy. Takes 15 minutes. The chorizo crumb does everything.
Lamb Chops with Herb Butter
Two ingredients plus seasoning. Five minutes cooking. Restaurant quality.
Chinese Five Spice Pork Mince
Sweet, fragrant, savoury. Tastes like something from a proper Chinese restaurant.
Chicken Thigh and Olive Tray Bake
Mediterranean in spirit. Olives, lemon, garlic. The kind of thing you eat on holiday and …
Nduja Chicken Thighs
Nduja melts into the cooking juices and creates a spicy, porky sauce with zero effort.
Chicken and Bacon Cream Cheese Bake
Mix everything in one dish, bake it, done. This is the recipe that converts people …
Pork Belly Slow Roast with Crackling
Three hours in the oven but five minutes of actual work. Crackling so good it'll …
Slow Cooker Beef Brisket
Set it going before work. Come home to melt-in-your-mouth brisket. The gravy makes itself.
Prawn Stir Fry with Pak Choi
Faster than a Deliveroo. Crunchy veg, juicy prawns, proper wok flavour.
Steak with Garlic Butter
The simplest recipe on this site. Buy a decent steak. Cook it properly. Top with …
Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice
The best cauliflower rice you'll make. The trick is getting the pan screaming hot.
Chicken Drumsticks in Spiced Butter
Batch of 10 drumsticks for about £2 total. Crispy skin, juicy inside, zero effort.
Coleslaw — Proper Full Fat
None of that watery low-fat stuff. Crunchy, creamy, and goes with literally everything on this …
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms on... Nothing
Usually a side, but sod it — eat a big bowl of these as dinner. …
Smoked Mackerel Salad
No cooking required. Five minutes. High fat, high protein, virtually zero carbs.
Asian Pork Mince Lettuce Wraps
Fifteen minutes from fridge to mouth. Crunchy, savoury, and the lime lifts everything.
Beef Stroganoff
Proper stroganoff with soured cream and mushrooms. Rich, fast, and only 4g carbs.
Salmon with Lemon Butter and Asparagus
One tray. Twenty minutes. Looks like you made an effort. You didn't.
Pork Chops with Mustard Cream Sauce
French bistro food from your kitchen in 20 minutes. Sounds fancy, isn't.
Halloumi, Bacon and Mushroom Fry-Up
The keto full English. All the satisfaction, none of the toast guilt.
Bacon and Egg Muffin Cups
Batch of 12, fridge them, grab and go. Breakfast sorted for the week in 25 …
Salt and Pepper Pork Belly Bites
Better than the chippy. Crispy on the outside, melt-in-your-mouth inside. Zero carbs.
Beef Chilli — No Beans, All Flavour
Proper chilli with actual spice. No kidney beans needed when the meat is this good.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Chuck it in, forget about it, shred it later. Five portions of proper pulled pork …