Being on a keto or low-carb diet doesn’t mean you have to miss out on delicious BBQ foods during 4th of July, summer barbecues or family gatherings. With a little planning you can fill your plate with these 45 best keto BBQ recipes that keep you on plan will giving you deliciously easy grilling ideas.
Here is a list of great keto recipes that are so good that your family and friends will never even suspect that they are low carb. Check out these recipes for sauces, sides, main dishes and even desserts that will be perfect for just about any type of gathering.
Don’t wait until the morning of your cookout or gathering to think about what you will eat. If you do then what you’ll most likely end up with is something like the following:
- Bunless burgers or hot dog
- Grilled chicken (hold the sugary BBQ sauce)
- Salad or a few pieces of romaine lettuce with a bit of dressing
- Pork rinds (if you bring them yourself)
- Maybe some plain raw veggies (cucumber slices, celery, cherry tomatoes or maybe broccoli florets) if there’s a veggie platter available
- Strawberries, blueberries or raspberries if there is a fruit tray
Wow that sounds like a recipe to give up and dig into all the high carb food that everyone else is eating.
Good news. I’ve got you covered with a wide selection of healthy foods that will fit into your low carb lifestyle.
To get ready for your gathering you may want to check with the host or hostess to get an idea of what will be served.
Plan on bringing a dish (or two) of something that you will enjoy eating. Not only will the host appreciate it but you will feel better about not loading up on high carb foods.
One day of eating off plan won’t ruin your life but it can set you up for more than just a single day of eating off plan. By making a plan and bringing a dish that will help you stay on track you can avoid the cravings that often come the day after you load up on carbs.
Keep in mind the places where there’s often hidden carbs such as BBQ sauce, marinades and dips. These can easily add in carbs on typically low carb food. Thankfully you can find several sugar-free BBQ options at the local grocery stores. Or whip up a batch of your own easy to make sugar-free BBQ sauce.
45 Easy Keto BBQ Recipes
Check out the delicious recipes below. You’ll find everything you need for your summer barbecue or family gathering to keep you on your ketogenic diet.
Here is a list of great keto recipes that are so good that your family and friends will never even suspect that they are low carb.
45 Best Keto BBQ Recipes (Low Carb Easy Grilling Ideas)
Here is a list of great keto recipes that are so good that your family and friends will never even suspect that they are low carb.
Easy Keto BBQ Sauce Recipe (Low Carb)
Top your burgers, grilled chicken, wings and pulled pork with this low carb BBQ sauce. It makes a delicious dipping sauce for your chicken tenders, fries and more.
Easy Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce (Keto)
This easy to make cilantro chimichurri sauce will make all your BBQ meats, seafood and vegetables burst with flavor. It does triple duty.....marinade, salad dressing and even sauce for your burgers and sandwiches when mixed with mayo, sour cream or even Greek yogurt.
The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
Bring all the classic Greek flavors to your kitchen table with this easy and delicious Greek Chicken Marinade. Made with lemon, garlic, and fresh herbs, this chicken marinade takes just minutes to whip together and calls for only a handful of fresh and healthy ingredients.
Salsa Verde (Green Salsa)
Salsa Verde, also called green salsa, is often found in restaurants, but you can easily make your own at home with this simple recipe. Use it to top your BBQ favorites or dip keto tortillas and fresh vegetables in it.
Grilled Vegetables in Foil
Grilled Vegetables in Foil are healthy, easy and simple to make! A delicious vegetable medley on the grill is the perfect side dish to any meal. Learn how to make these foil grill packets that are paleo, keto and whole30 friendly!
Bacon Wrapped Pickles Stuffed With Cream Cheese (Keto Approved!)
This grilling bacon wrapped pickle is keto approved and sinfully delicious. A pickle stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled to crispy perfection. Bye-bye jalapeno poppers!
Cauliflower Potato Salad - Easy Low Carb Recipe
No longer do you have to avoid the "potato salad" at cookouts! This low carb dish is made with cauliflower instead of potatoes!
Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Asparagus
Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Asparagus isn't just low-carb, it's also delicious! Easy to make and quick to cook, everyone will love this side dish!
Low-Carb Scotch Eggs, Four Ways
Scotch Eggs, tasty sausage-covered cooked eggs, are an appetizer that work great anywhere, from pub to picnic to poolside cocktail party.
Healthy and Delicious Vegan Garlic Mushroom Recipe
Try these garlic mushrooms at your next cookout. They are a flavorful, budget friendly keto appetizer that makes a tasty appetizer.
Taco Stuffed Mini Peppers
Taco Stuffed Mini Peppers are the perfect low carb snack, appetizer or light meal! This healthy recipe takes just 30 minutes to make and is the perfect finger food!
Vegetable Kebabs
These Keto grilled Vegetable Kebabs are the best way to cook your veggies! Paleo/Whole30, easy to make + delicious – get ready to fire up your grill!
Little Smokies Pigs In A Blanket (with Fathead Dough)
Pigs in a blanket are given a low carb/keto makeover by being wrapped in fathead dough. These are a perfect finger food to serve at your next BBQ or family gathering. Everyone loves them even if they aren't on a keto diet!
Keto Zucchini Boats (Gluten-Free, High Protein)
These keto zucchini boats are so delicious. They make a nutritious and filling side dish for your next cookout.
Best Jalapeno Popper Chicken Dip
Your favorite Jalapeño Poppers turned into a delicious dip. Can be served with veggies, chips, or crackers. It’s Keto Friendly and low carb. Perfect for your next get-together.
Creamy and Smoky Roasted Eggplant Dip - Mutabal (Authentic Recipe!)
This low carb eggplant dip is one of my favorites for a 4th of July cookout. You can grill the eggplants over the BBQ for a nice smokey flavor and easily have it ready in advance.
Grilled Vegetables {Grilled Vegetable Marinade}
These grilled vegetables are the perfect healthy addition to any summer BBQ. The lemon thyme and butter marinade is low carb and keto friendly.
Beef Jerky Dip
While you're waiting for the main event to finish cooking, pass around this cheesy, creamy, and low-carb Beef Jerky Dip!
Loaded Keto Air Fryer Radishes
Air fryer radishes are the perfect keto low carb alternative to potatoes. You can serve them plain or load them up with sour cream, bacon, cheese, and chives!
Low Carb / Keto Cole Slaw Recipe
Skip those sugary store bought coleslaws and make your own keto friendly version at home. Use bags of pre-shredded coleslaw mix if you want to save your self time. This one is a winner and will be enjoyed by everyone at your gathering.
Easy Grilled Romaine Lettuce Recipe
This easy grilled Romaine lettuce recipe is an easy way to transform ordinary lettuce into something amazing. It's the perfect keto side dish for your next cookout. Easy to make and incredibly delicious when topped with a drizzle of your favorite dressing.
Keto Big Mac Salad
Being on a low carb diet might mean skipping a carb loaded Big Mac. But you can enjoy all the flavors of a Big Mac without the carbs. This salad makes a great side dish to put on your plate.
Keto Broccoli Salad
Sweet, crispy, and full of fresh veggies. Tastes just like the cookout classic, but THIS Keto Broccoli Salad contains no added sugar and only 2g net carbs!
Horiatiki (Greek Village Salad)
Horiatiki, or Greek Village Salad is a classic Greek salad with no lettuce. It's simple, rustic and it's tossed in homemade Greek dressing!
Smoked Spatchcock Chicken Recipe on a Traeger, Pit Boss, or Other Pellet Grill
Make this smoked spatchcock chicken recipe on your pellet grill for a juicy entrée in a fraction of the time of whole smoked chicken. More surface area exposed means more of that delicious smoke flavor all around your meat.
Mediterranean Low Carb / Keto Lemon Herb Chicken
Grab your favorite brand of prepared pesto and a few other ingredients that you most likely have around the house and get ready to make this flavorful chicken that your whole family will love! Bake in the oven or cook on the grill for a delicious smokey flavor.
Smoked Beer Can Chicken on a Pit Boss, Traeger or Other Pellet Grill
Crispy skin with tender and juicy insides, this smoked beer can chicken is EASY with four simple ingredients! Set it on your pellet smoker, insert the temperature probe and let your pellet grill do all of the hard work.
Marinated Flat Iron Steak
This marinated flat iron steak is a BBQ grilling winner. Serve with your favorite keto side. You can also slice thin and make keto tacos or burritos stuffed with this flavorful steak.
Smoked Rack of Pork
Smoked Rack of Pork is meaty, juicy, tender and oh so perfect for sharing with meat-loving friends and family!
Moroccan Lamb Kofta
The combination of spices and herbs (Cinnamon, Cumin, Coriander, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Mint) hits all flavor notes and brings memories of travels through the mysterious and adventurous routes of the Middles East and North Africa. Grill the Kofta and serve with salad greens and Tzatziki sauce.
How to Make THE BEST Grilled Salmon
Grilled Marinated Salmon with Cilantro Lime Sauce is a must-try keto-friendly recipe! The combination of the smoky grill flavor and the delicate tangy flavor of the grilled marinated fish is mouth-watering.
Louisiana Rub Wingstop Chicken Wings (Copycat Recipe) - Sugar Spice
Louisiana rub Wingstop copycat recipe is an easy recipe that you can make at home in no time! This will be your go-to-seasoning for wings night or your next Superbowl party!
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Make a big platter of these light and delicious garlic butter shrimp but watch out, they go quick!
The best ground chicken burgers recipe (Cilantro Lime)
This is the best ground chicken burgers recipe! They are juicy and so flavorful. The come out perfect every time. The cilantro, lime, soy sauce and green onions add so much flavor to these burgers. Keep it keto by serving on a Smartcakes bun or wrapped in lettuce.
Grilled Steak Kabobs
Grilled Steak Kabobs. Tender sirloin steak marinated overnight then grilled until caramelized with veggies and onions! This is such an easy and healthy summer dinner recipe, perfect for cookouts or even a low-carb weeknight family meal!
Easy Chicken Fajita Foil Packets
These 5 ingredient Chicken Fajita Foil Packets are a pantry staple, minimal prep lunch or weeknight dinner that can be made on the grill or in the oven. The whole family will love these.
3-Step Smoked Tri Tip Roast on Your Traeger, Pitboss, or Other Pellet Grill
This smoked tri tip roast recipe is tender, juicy and full of flavor. With three simple steps it is EASY to achieve perfection.
Smoked Beef Short Ribs - The Short Order Cook
Low & slow is the way to go when making short ribs. Smoked Beef Short Ribs are juicy, tender, & have an amazing seasoned crust for that ultimate 4th of July keto bbq.
Keto No Bake Cheesecake
Serve this Keto No-Bake Cheesecake with fresh strawberries & blueberries for a festive red, white, & blue dessert. Your 4th of July will be a lot yummier with this light, creamy, & fluffy cheesecake that’s only 3 net carbs a slice.
Keto Berry Coffee Cake
Soft and light in texture and loved by all, this Keto Berry
Coffee Cake will showcase the delicious sweetness of blueberries.
Low-Carb Chocolate Chip Bars
Tired of dessert deprivation on a low-carb diet? These low-carb chocolate chip bars may be the answer. Just in time for cookout season!
Keto Donuts Recipe: A Sugar Free, Low Carb Alternative
You don't need to miss out on donuts when on the keto diet anymore! This recipe substitutes the high-carb donut ingredients for low-carb ones, with a tasty result!
Healthy Fruit Pizza Cookies - Low Carb, Grain Free, THM S
These keto fruit pizza cookies are as delicious as they are pretty. Made with a tender shortbread crust, a creamy whipped cream cheese frosting, and seasonal berries, they are perfect for your 4th of July celebration!
Sugar Free Meringue Cookies Recipe
These sugar-free meringue cookies are crunchy bite sized treats that will curb your dessert craving.
Summer Berry Keto Trifle
This keto berry trifle is perfect for a large gathering. It feeds a ton of people plus it’s a treat even non-keto friends and family will enjoy with of berries,
cream and low carb shortcake.
No-Bake Berry Cheesecake - Low Carb, Grain Free, THM S
This keto no-bake berry cheesecake is creamy and delicious. The patriotic colors make it perfect for the 4th of July!
Keto / Low Carb Tips:
Start out with a selection of marinades that are perfect for chicken breasts, wings, flank steak, pork chops and more. Or go with a low carb barbecue sauce to baste on your keto BBQ chicken or to use on other keto grilling recipes.
Favorite grilling tip: Use a thermometer to grill all your BBQ meat to perfection by checking the internal temperature to make sure they are cooked but not overcooked so they become dry.
Move on to some of the easy appetizers that are sure to be a crowd pleaser even with those who don’t follow a keto diet. Try making some of the grilled vegetables, stuffed mini bell peppers while you pass on the carb filled pasta salad or potato salad for a delicious cauliflower potato salad or some easy to make coleslaw.
For main dishes try one of these recipes for grilled chicken breasts or chicken thighs, grilled steaks, burgers, shrimp, salmon or even short ribs that you can smoother in tangy keto BBQ sauce.
Let’s not forget dessert. Pick one of the keto-friendly recipes for cheesecake, chocolate chip bars, berry trifles or even keto donuts. The carb count on these desserts are low so you can enjoy a sweet treat.
Pin or save this page as we will continue to keep adding more keto BBQ recipes to this list so you’ll always have some great ideas of keto-friendly foods to take to your next cookout.
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