9 Keto Christmas Dinner Recipes
Nine keto Christmas dinner mains, from beef tenderloin to slow cooker turkey breast, each with 30 g+ protein and under 7 g net carbs per serving.
These keto Christmas recipes are the main dishes, the part of the table everything else gets arranged around. There is a garlic herb butter beef tenderloin, filets for two, a turkey breast that cooks in the slow cooker, a roast chicken, pot roast, short ribs, brisket, lamb chops and smoked beef ribs. Every one has at least 30 grams of protein and under 7 grams of net carbs per serving. None of them uses flour, sugar, bread, rice, pasta or potatoes, so you can pick the one that fits your crowd and build the sides around it.
I picked main dishes that make sense on a Christmas table and checked each recipe card before it made the list. The numbers under each recipe are per serving, from the card, and net carbs are total carbs minus fiber.
Low Carb Christmas Beef Tenderloin
A whole center-cut tenderloin, seared in a hot skillet, spread with garlic, rosemary and thyme butter, and roasted at 425°F. You pull it at 140°F and let it rest, and one roast makes 10 servings.
44g protein · 1g net carbs · 414 calories per serving · 75 min
Bacon Wrapped Filets with Cowboy Butter
Two thick beef filets wrapped in turkey bacon, seared in cast iron, finished in a 450°F oven and topped with a lemony parsley and chive butter. It serves 2, so it works for a small Christmas dinner.
57g protein · 1g net carbs · 731 calories per serving · 45 min
Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
A bone-in turkey breast rubbed with butter, garlic, rosemary, thyme and sage, then cooked on a bed of sliced onion with chicken broth. The slow cooker does the work, and it makes 8 servings.
35g protein · 2g net carbs · 362 calories per serving · 375 min
Easy Roasted Chicken Recipe
A whole chicken with the backbone removed, roasted with halved heads of garlic, lemon slices, thyme and green olives. It is ready in about an hour and serves 4.
55g protein · 6g net carbs · 806 calories per serving · 65 min
Keto Mississippi Pot Roast
Chuck roast slow cooked with butter, pepperoncini and their brine, and a homemade ranch-style seasoning of buttermilk powder, parsley, dill, onion and garlic. It makes 8 servings of tender shredded beef.
32g protein · 2g net carbs · 520 calories per serving · 495 min
Keto Slow Cooker Short Ribs
Bone-in short ribs browned, then braised low and slow with onion, garlic, tomato paste, beef broth, balsamic vinegar, thyme and a bay leaf. A little xanthan gum thickens the sauce instead of flour.
33g protein · 4g net carbs · 516 calories per serving · 505 min
Keto Slow Cooker Beef Brisket
A brisket flat cooked in the slow cooker with onion, garlic, tomato paste and smoked paprika in beef broth, with the cooking liquid thickened by xanthan gum. It makes 8 servings.
32g protein · 3g net carbs · 525 calories per serving · 615 min
Keto Slow Cooker Lamb Chops
Twelve lamb loin chops cooked in a creamy mushroom sauce with onion, garlic, heavy cream, yellow mustard and rosemary. It makes 6 servings, with plenty of sauce for spooning over.
33g protein · 5g net carbs · 758 calories per serving · 270 min
The Best Beef Ribs Ever
Beef ribs seasoned with salt only, smoked on a pellet grill at 250°F, and basted with beef broth and apple cider vinegar until they hit 195 to 203°F. Four ingredients, 6 servings.
36g protein · 2g net carbs · 765 calories per serving · 210 min
Pick one main, add a green side or two, and Christmas dinner is planned. If you are feeding a big group, the tenderloin and the turkey breast both stretch the furthest.
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