Have you ever tried a keto diet? Or even thought about trying one? In simple, a keto diet is a very low carb diet, where the majority of your calorie intake comes from fat, protein and low carb vegetables. Once your body adjusts to the low carb diet, it will go into ketosis, which means it will run off of fat instead of carbs. This means that your body will burn fat at a faster rate. It sounds hard, but once you get in the practice, it can become intuitive. You might be thinking, why would I want to do a low carb diet? Well, the keto diet boasts a lot of health benefits including weight loss, loss of sugar cravings, and an improvement in mood. These 10 keto casseroles are great for both keto novices and experts. From chicken enchiladas to easy chilli this list has something for everyone. Let’s get started:
1. Keto Chicken Parmesan Casserole
Ingredients:
5 cups cooked chicken, cut in cubes
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 ounce crushed pork rinds
Directions:
2. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
3. Spread the chicken evenly on the baking pan. Once you have evenly distributed the chicken, pour the tomato sauce over it. Then sprinkle with red pepper flakes and top with Parmesan and mozzarella.
4. Gently sprinkle the pork rinds and basil on the top.
5. Once oven is preheated, bake for 25 minutes (or until the cheese is hot and and bubbly).
6. Cut into pieces and serve immediately.
2. Healthy Keto Breakfast Casserole With Sausage And Cheese
Ingredients:
12 large eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 cups cheddar cheese
6 cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
2. Add the breakfast sausage to the garlic, cooking for about 10 minutes, until sausage is browned.
3. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the heavy eggs, cream, half of the cheddar cheese, salt, pepper and parsley.
4. Grease the bottom of an 8×8 casserole dish. Evenly spread sausage on the bottom of the dish.
5. Sprinkle egg mixture over the sausage evenly. Top with the remaining cheddar cheese.
6. Bake for around thirty minutes, until the eggs are cooked and the cheese is melted.
7. Cut and serve immediately. Don’t forget that these slices can be frozen for future use!
3. Keto Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup store bought enchilada sauce
salt and pepper
1 cup queso fresco
1 can finely chopped green chiles
1/2 cup fresh minced cilantro
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
olive oil spray (or anything to grease pan)
lime wedges (if desired)
sour cream (if desired)
Directions:
2. Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Pour enchilada sauce into saucepan. Add in chicken and let simmer for ten to fifteen minutes over a low-medium heat. Then flip chicken over, cover and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes, until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
4. Remove the chicken from skillet and shred into small pieces.
5. Combine chicken, enchilada sauce, queso fresco, cilantro in a large bowl.
6. Grease casserole pan. Spread one cup of cheddar cheese on the bottom of dish.
7. Add the chicken enchilada sauce mixture across the cheddar cheese evenly. Top with another cup of cheddar cheese.
8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for ten minutes. Remove the foil and bake until cheese is melted (an additional three to five minutes).
9. Serve with lime and sour cream if desired.
4. Mushroom Risotto Keto Cauliflower Casserole
Ingredients:
2 cloves finely chopped garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 rounded cup of cauliflower rice (you can make this yourself or buy frozen and thaw)
1 cup of hot vegetable broth
3 cups of your favorite mushrooms
olive oil or butter to grease the pan
1 tablepoon fresh thyme, roughly chopped
1 cup Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup ricotta cheese
2 eggs, beaten
Directions:
If you are making your own cauliflower rice follow steps 2-3 to create your own cauliflower rice. If you are using store bought cauliflower rice, skip to number 4.
2. Clean cauliflower. Cut into quarters and trim the inner core from each quarter. Break into large florets with your hands.
3. Place cauliflower florets in food processor. Do not fill the food processor more than 2/3 as it will overflow. Process cauliflower until it has broken down into rice size pieces.
4. In a large pan, pour in olive oil. Then fry on low heat garlic and onion until they are well softened.
5. Stir in cauliflower rice and 1 cup of vegetable stock. Stir thoroughly and cook for about 5 minutes until the cauliflower rice is crunchy but a little tender. Turn off heat and set aside.
6. Sauté mushrooms and thyme in a small pan using olive oil.
7. When the mushrooms are done, combine cauliflower rice and mushrooms together in a large bowl. Add in the beaten eggs, ricotta and parmesan. Mix thoroughly.
8. Empty the mushroom mix into cake pan. Spread evenly throughout the pan and press down to smooth the top.
9. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden. Serve immediately.
5. Keto Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Ingredients:
3 cups riced cauliflower
1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
3/4 cup greek yogurt, sour cream or mayo
2 cups yellow onion, finely chopped
2 cups carrot/ broccoli, chopped
1 cup kale, chopped
1 cup bell pepper, chopped
1 tablepoon garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup hot sauce
Salt and pepper
Toppings (as desired): avocado, green onion, tomato, bell pepper, sour cream, etc
Directions:
2. In a baking dish (we used 9×9) add the melted butter and greek yogurt (or alternative). Mix together well with fork. Then add in the shredded chicken and hot sauce and coat chicken with both yogurt mix and hot sauce until thoroughly covered.
3. Add in vegetable mixture. Combine with chicken thoroughly.
4. Add in the cauliflower and half the cheese and combine well. Then top with the remaining cheese.
5. Cook at 375 for fifteen minutes until the cheese is bubbling.
6. Top with whatever topping desired. Serve immediately.
6. Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole
Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic
1 pound no sugar bacon (cooked and chopped)
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
8 eggs
1 can tomato paste, 6 ounces
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
12 ounces grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
2. Drain excess grease, then spread beef on bottom of casserole pan (we used 9×13).
3. Stir bacon into cooked beef
4. In a separate bowl, mix eggs, tomato paste, cream, salt and pepper until combined
5. Stir in 8 ounces of grated cheese into egg mixture. Combine well.
6. Pour egg mixture over bacon and beef mixture.
7. Top with remaining cheese.
8. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until top is golden brown, about 30-35 minutes.
9. Cut and serve immediately.
7. Keto Kentucky Hot Brown Casserole
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 ounce cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded Romano cheese
1 1/2 cups almond flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 large egg
For the sauce:
2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup romano cheese
1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
pinch ground nutmeg
salt and pepper, to taste
Toppings:
1 1/2 pounds roasted turkey breast, sliced thick
8 sliced cooked bacon
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
Paprika
Parsley
Romano Cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and coat a dish (we used 9 x 13)
2. In a microwave sage bowl, mix together the mozzarella cheese, Romano cheese and cream cheese. Microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until all the cheese are melted and mixed together.
3. Add in the almond flour, egg and baking powder. Stir mixture until everything is evenly distributed.
4. Spread evenly on the bottom of casserole dish. Place in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, until top starts to brown. Remove from oven, but keep oven on.
For the sauce:
1. Melt butter in large pan over medium heat.
2. When butter is fully melted, add in Romano cheese and heavy cream, stirring constantly on medium heat until it begins to boil. Once it boils, reduce to simmer.
3. Continue stirring until sauce thickens. Make sure it doesn’t stick to bottom. This should take around 10 minutes.
4. Throw in nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste, then remove from heat.
5. Distribute turkey over the bread layer. Top with tomato and then pour sauce over the whole dish.
6. Put casserole dish in oven and cook for 10-15 minutes, until sauce is bubbling and tomatoes appear browned
7. Remove from oven, add bacon strips and the rest of cheese and cook for 5-10 minutes, until top is golden.
8. Remove and top with parsley and paprika.
9. Serve immediately.
8. Ground Beef and Kale Casserole
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
10 ounces fresh kale
2 cups no sugar added marinara sauce
4 ounces shredded mozzarella
Directions:
2. Pour olive oil into broiler safe< skillet. Heat over flame for two minutes on medium high eat.
3. Add in beef. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring continuously until the beef is cooked and crumbly.
4. Add in garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, oregano.
5. Stir in kale in small batches, cooking it until it wilts slightly.
6. Stir in marinara sauce. Cook until heated, about two minutes.
7. Mix half the cheese into mixture. Stir until mixed evenly.
8. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Broil until the cheese on top is melted, about one minute.
9. Let stand for five minutes, then serve.
9. Low Carb Pepperoni Pizza Chicken Casserole
Ingredients:
4 large boneless-skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
6 ounces piece of mozzarella, slice about 1/4 inch thick
2 ounces sliced pepperoni
Directions:
2. While your sauce reduces, trim the chicken breasts and cut eat one vertically to make two identical size pieces.Put the pieces inside a heavy plastic bag one at a time and use something heavy to pound the chicken until it’s as thin as can be without shredding it.
3. Mix the oregano and garlic powder in a bowl and then sprinkle both sides of each piece of chicken with the mixture.
4. Heat the olive oil on medium in a non stick frying pan. Add the chicken pieces and cook one – two minutes on each side, long enough to brown the chicken but not enough to cook it all the way through.
5. Place all the chicken slice in a single layer in a glass casserole dish. Then cut your mozzarella into slices that will fit on top of each slice of chicken (but don’t place on top yet!)
6. Once your sauce is reduced, spread it over the top of each slice of chicken using the entirety of the sauce. Then cover each piece with sliced mozzarella and pepperoni slices, covering the chicken as much as possible.
7. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, until the cheese is starting to brown and the pepperoni is crisp.
Slice and serve immediately.
10. Easy Keto Chili Casserole
Ingredients:
500 grams ground beef
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1/2 diced red pepper
2 teaspoon coriander
2 teaspoon tomato paste
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chilli powder
250 ml canned tomato
salt and pepper to taste
100 grams shredded cheese
Directions:
2. Add the peppers and cook until they’re soft.
3. Add in the ground cumin, coriander, chili powder, tomato paste, tomatoes and stir together for a few minutes.
4. Pour into a baking dish and sprinkle cheese on top.
5. Cook on 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
6. Spoon into individual bowls and serve immediately, with whatever topping you desire.
What do you think of the keto diet? We love the idea of being able to eat some of our favorite foods, while still on a diet, like the cheeseburger bake and the pepperoni pizza. While this diet may not work for everyone, these casseroles are a great starting point for those interested in trying out a low carb diet. What’s your favorite keto casserole? Let us know in the comments! Please SHARE this with your friends and family.