These easy Keto Lunch Ideas are perfect for a busy week. There’s even a printable low-carb grocery list to save time to make your keto meal planning as quick as possible!
Monday-Friday Keto Lunch Ideas
Struggling to find low-carb lunches for a keto diet? Here’s your solution. Each week check back for Weekly Keto Lunch Ideas, great for beginners! I’ll include 5 EASY low carb lunches with a printable grocery list every week. If you need help planning the rest of your meals for the day, check out these Weekly Keto Breakfast Ideas and the Easy Keto Meal Plan!Â
I focus on recipes that are easy to make using ingredients that are easy to find. Some of these are freezer-friendly meal prep recipes, and some are quick no-cook recipes you can whip up in the morning.
Here are five low-carb lunches that would work with a keto diet! I’ll be honest — Because I’m not feeding a lot of mouths, I usually stick to 2-3 recipes, and then I repeat lunches in the week. If you’re planning for more people or if you just love variety, here are 5 days-worth of low-carb recipes that are perfect for lunch! Just scroll down to the bottom to download the grocery list.
Monday – Buffalo Chicken Bites
Buffalo Chicken Bites are easy to love because they are easy, delicious, and meal prep friendly! This recipe makes 24 bites, each one just 0.8 net carbs. If you freeze these, they can be thawed and reheated in the microwave or be eaten cold, making them perfect for the office or school!
Breakfast Recommendation (from Weekly Keto Breakfast Ideas): Keto Sausage Balls, 0.8 net carbs, 25 balls
Dinner Recommendation (from Easy Keto Meal Plan Week 4): One Pan Cabbage Casserole, 7.4 net carbs
Tuesday – Lunch Skewers
These Lunch Skewers come in two different flavors — Pizza Skewers or Turkey Skewers! This recipe makes 4 skewers of each type, totaling 6.5 net carbs for all of them. These require no cooking and take just 5 minutes to put together in the morning or night before you want to eat.
Breakfast Recommendation (from Weekly Keto Breakfast Ideas): Keto Sausage Balls, 0.8 net carbs, 25 balls
Dinner Recommendation (from Easy Keto Meal Plan Week 4): Keto Taco Soup, 5.2 net carbs
Wednesday – Pepperoni Cheese Wraps
This Pepperoni Cheese Wrap has a TON of flavor, and it’s so simple! This recipe makes 2 wraps, each one 5.2 net carbs. I wouldn’t recommend making this one too early, but it could easily stay fresh for about 24 hours, so you can make it the night before.
Breakfast Recommendation (from Weekly Keto Breakfast Ideas): Keto Sausage Balls, 0.8 net carbs, 25 balls
Dinner Recommendation (from Easy Keto Meal Plan Week 4): Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats, 4 net carbs
Thursday – Crack Chicken
Cheesy and creamy, people love Crack Chicken! It works well as a sandwich (just use chaffles as buns) or as a dip with Keto Chips (check out the bonus recipe!). It makes 8 servings (3/4 cup each) for 1.1 net carbs. I wouldn’t freeze this, but I don’t think you’ll have many leftovers at the end of the week!
Breakfast Recommendation (from Weekly Keto Breakfast Ideas): Keto Sausage Balls, 0.8 net carbs, 25 balls
Dinner Recommendation (from Easy Keto Meal Plan Week 4): Sesame Chicken Stir Fry, 2 net carbs
Friday – Easy Lunch Rollups
Simple deli meat and cheese make these Lunch Rollups super easy! If you pick a 0-carb meat and a 1-carb slice of cheese, each rollup would be 1 carb — And you can make as many as you want! These are great for young kids and older adults alike!
Breakfast Recommendation (from Weekly Keto Breakfast Ideas): Keto Sausage Balls, 0.8 net carbs, 25 balls
Dinner Recommendation (from Easy Keto Meal Plan Week 4): Salmon Patties, 4.4 net carbs
Bonus Recipe – Keto Tortilla Chips & Pepperoni Chips
These are unbelievably easy! Keto Tortilla Chips are made with just 0-carb tortillas and spray oil! A serving is 8 chips, and it’s 0 net carbs. Pepperoni Chips are made the same way, but the pepperoni becomes your chip! Each serving is 14 chips for 0 carbs.
Other snacks in the breakfast and dinner plans: Mocha Frappuccino and No Bake Cookies
Keto Lunch Meal Prep Tips
- Buffalo Chicken Bites can easily be frozen and reheated! If you have leftovers or want to cook an extra batch for future lunches and snacks, it’s a great idea!
- Lunch skewers, Pepperoni wraps, and Lunch rollups could be prepped ahead of time, but they’re best within about 24 hours, so making them the night ahead would be easy and take maybe 5 minutes.
- Crack chicken is great as a sandwich filling or as a dip with chips! The bonus is a chip recipe, so I recommend having it for lunch with chips, then later in a sandwich with two chaffles!
- Both chip recipes stay crispy for a whole week, though the pepperoni chips do soften quicker than the tortillas. These don’t freeze well, so try to eat them in that first week.
