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Easy Low Carb Keto Side Dishes

You’re going to love these low carb keto side dish recipes! Just because they are packed with veggies or you’re following a keto diet, does not make them boring. Promise. These easy keto side dishes offer up lots of ways to cook veggies in a way that’s absolutely delicious. They are naturally gluten-free and have under 10 net carbs (most under 5!), but they are also versatile enough for the whole family, even if they are not low carb. With these recipes, you’ll have everyone eating more vegetables — and loving every bite.

Serve these keto-friendly side dishes with chicken, beef, or seafood for delicious meals. You can also add a low carb salad if you like. For a full list of low carb foods, check the keto food list.

This page is focused on easy keto sides specifically, but don’t forget that you can also serve many low carb appetizers as sides as well. For example, keto onion rings, keto chips, and dips all pair well with many main courses.

Popular Simple Keto Sides

The easiest, best keto sides you can make are simple ways to prepare low carb vegetables! Below are the reader favorite keto vegetable dishes on Wholesome Yum, as well as my own.

Roasted Eggplant

Learn how to cook using the easiest method! My simple roasted eggplant recipe comes out perfectly caramelized and tender every time. Get The Recipe

Cauliflower Fried Rice

Cauliflower fried rice has all the flavor of the classic, but it’s low carb and gluten-free. Ready in 20 minutes, with simple ingredients! Get The Recipe

Green Beans Almondine

This easy green beans almondine recipe is garlicky, lemony, and packed with crunchy almonds! Make it with just 6 ingredients in 10 minutes. Get The Recipe

Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts

Crispy, sweet, and spicy, my bacon wrapped brussels sprouts are the perfect party appetizer. Serve them with this irresistible creamy dip! Get The Recipe

Oven Roasted Asparagus

My oven roasted asparagus recipe is perfectly tender and takes less than 20 minutes, with simple ingredients. An easy, healthy side dish! Get The Recipe

Creamed Spinach Recipe

Make this easy creamed spinach recipe in 15 minutes, with 6 ingedients! Tender spinach leaves pair perfectly with a silky, rich cream sauce. Get The Recipe

Featured Keto Side Dish

Easy Mashed Cauliflower

Learn how to make mashed cauliflower that’s smooth, creamy, and low carb! The BEST keto mashed cauliflower recipe (cauliflower mash) needs just 4 ingredients.

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Popular Keto Side Dishes To Replace Carbs

When you miss those starchy favorites like pasta, rice, and potatoes, these popular keto side dish recipes are the perfect substitute. In fact, I love developing creative ways to enjoy the carbs you miss on a keto diet so much that there are whole sections to rice, pasta, and potato substitutes in my Easy Keto Carboholics’ Cookbook!

You might also like to browse my low carb cauliflower, zucchini, or spaghetti squash recipes — many of them invoke that comfort food feeling.

Shirataki Noodles

This is my BEST method for how to cook a shirataki noodles (konjac noodles) to the perfect texture, with an irresistible, creamy sauce. Get The Recipe

Keto French Fries

My rutabaga fries make the best keto french fries! They’re crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and just 6g net carbs per serving. Get The Recipe

Zucchini noodles recipe on a plate with a fork.

Zucchini Noodles Recipe (Zoodles)

Learn how to make zucchini noodles perfectly – never watery! Use my easy zoodles recipe as a healthy, low carb swap for your favorite pasta. Get The Recipe

Cauliflower Rice

Learn how to make cauliflower rice the right way for the best texture! Plus, dozens of my best cauliflower rice recipes and serving ideas. Get The Recipe

Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Make my easy, cheesy cauliflower mac and cheese with 6 ingredients in just 25 minutes! It’s the ultimate healthy, low carb comfort food. Get The Recipe

Keto Pasta Noodles

My keto pasta recipe makes perfectly al dente low carb noodles, with just 3 ingredients and 2.7g net carbs. Perfect with your favorite sauce! Get The Recipe

The Wholesome Yum Easy Keto Carboholics’ Cookbook

100 Low Carb Comfort Food Recipes. 10 Ingredients Or Less.

Inside this beautiful hard cover keto recipe book, you’ll find 100 delectable, EASY keto recipes to replace all your favorite carbs: bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, desserts, and more… each with 10 ingredients or less! It includes over 75 BRAND NEW RECIPES not available anywhere else, and a photo, macros, & tips for every recipe.

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Roasted Green Vegetables

All you need to make these simple keto sides is some avocado or olive oil, salt and pepper, a few spices, and a sheet pan. And if you’re cooking for a family, I recommending making these veggie ideas, adding an additional starchy side for the non-keto family members, and cooking a shared keto dinner entree.

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Zucchini

Roasted Broccoli

Roasted Broccolini

Roasted Romanesco

Roasted Fennel

Sauteed Vegetables

Sauteed veggies are some of my favorite keto side dishes — the browning and caramelization is so irresistible! You can do it with all kinds of vegetables, from cabbage and mushrooms to radishes and zucchini… and more. If you want to save on dishes, you can saute your veggies and cook a perfect steak in the same cast iron skillet (just not at the same time).