Side Dish Ideas

Not all side dishes require recipes, but since keto takes away some of the basic side dish options, I though a list of ideas would be helpful.

Vegetables – Fresh, frozen or canned….

Fresh vegetable plate with dip
Seasonal vegetables – grilled or roasted. Bok choy, zucchini, onions, cabbage
Green beans – Plain or add some butter and bacon or crispy “fried” green beans, green bean casserole
Broccoli – With cheese sauce, fully loaded (butter, bacon, cheese and sour cream), roasted or a cool broccoli salad
Cauliflower – Roasted, mashed, riced, “potato” salad, cauli mac and cheese, cauli tots
Creamed Spinach or Spinach Strawberry Salad

Zucchini – Zucchini skins, fritters, roasted, grilled, zoodles and cheese, zucchini fries, blue cheese and zoodle salad or pasta.
Spaghetti squash with butter and parmesan or a creamy sauce
Pumpkin Fries
Cabbage – Roasted cabbage, fried cabbage w/onions and bacon.
Salads with your favorite dressings. Salads don’t have to be lettuce based, try new salads like this Blue Cheese Cucumber Salad or cole slaw.

Roasted artichoke hearts (from frozen) with a pesto/mayo dip
Artichokes, asparagus, avocado (stuffed is good too), spaghetti squash, brussel sprouts, stuffed or sauteed mushrooms

💕Favorite Hack!!💕… You can also add sauces to your veggies to keep them yummy and interesting. Butters, sauces, and gravies … Sauces and dips

Breads….

Other stuff…

Sometimes you don’t even need a real side dish…how about steak and scallops??