5,732 low carb recipes

Roasted marinated crab with ginger, garlic, and serrano chiles served with a butter dipping sauce. Whole crab is marinated up to 4 hours, then grilled or oven-roasted until bright red and opaque.

Zesty Parmesan chicken breasts dipped in melted butter, coated in a Parmesan seasoning blend with breadcrumbs, and baked crispy at high heat. Four ingredients and done in 40 minutes.

Italian-marinated grilled flank steak with a three-ingredient marinade of Italian dressing mix, oil, and lemon juice. Overnight marinade, minutes on the grill.

Three-ingredient foil-wrapped pot roast with onion soup mix and mushrooms, baked low and slow until fork-tender. A hands-off beef chuck roast that makes its own gravy in the packet.

Empanaditas are bite-sized pork turnovers stuffed with Monterey Jack, brown mustard, and red pepper flakes, baked until golden. Party-ready with salsa or chili sauce for dipping.

Microwave salmon steaks in under 10 minutes with this dead-simple one-ingredient method. Tender, flaky fish with zero cleanup and no oven required.

Pennsylvania-style kettle roast with rump beef seared in bacon drippings, then braised low and slow with ginger, cloves, bay leaves, and onion. Fork-tender after a long simmer.

Spicy green beans glazed with orange juice, brown sugar, and butter with serrano chiles. Marinated for an hour, then simmered into a sweet-heat side dish.

Flourless raspberry truffle cake made with a full pound of melted chocolate, whipped egg whites, and butter. Topped with sweetened cream, fresh raspberries, and chocolate curls.

Pan-seared whole trout cooked open-faced in brown butter, topped with a lemon white wine sauce with shallots, garlic, chervil, chives, and thyme.

Steamed king salmon strips folded over spinach leaves, served on basil sauce with Belgian endive spears and salmon caviar. An elegant, light seafood dish ready in minutes.

No-bake mud pie with coffee ice cream in a chocolate wafer cookie crust, drizzled with fudge sauce and topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds. Frozen and foolproof.

No-bake curry cheese tart appetizer with cream cheese, cheddar, sherry, and pureed chutney pooled in the center. A retro party spread served chilled with crackers.

Hawaiian laulau with pork shoulder and salmon wrapped in luau leaves and ti leaves, steamed for 3 to 4 hours. A traditional island dish with just four ingredients.

Classic steak au poivre with flank steak: pepper-crusted beef pan-seared in butter, flambeed with brandy, and finished with cream for a bistro steak dinner in 30 minutes.

Three-egg omelet cooked in butter and folded over any filling you like. A fast breakfast or brunch fundamental, ready in about 10 minutes start to finish.