21 Best Low Carb Meal Prep Recipes

Meal prepping can save you time, money and doesn’t always have to consist of chicken, rice and broccoli. Put aside a couple of hours on a Sunday, grab your glass tupperwares (plastic tupperwares can release toxic chemicals when microwaved), and take away the stress of deciding what to have for lunch everyday! Check out 21 of our favourite low carb meal prep recipes below. 

 

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Give us a Quiche

Quiche is one of our favourite lunchtime recipes and one of the more economical uses of Lo-Dough - one base can provide you with 2-4 portions for your lunch (depending on how hungry you are!). Compared to regular pastry, Lo-Dough also helps you reduce your carb intake by roughly 90% whilst still being able to enjoy this eggcellent recipe. Perfect if you’re following a low carb or ketogenic diet. 

 

Chicken Parmo

6g carbs 

   Chicken Parmo low carb

The classic Chicken Parmo, but not as you know it. Swap out the carb-heavy crust and sub in our Southern Style Coating to significantly reduce the carbs while keeping it truly delicious. We served ours on a bed of fresh salad.

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Meatball Marinara

9g carbs 

low carb wrap Meatball Marinara

Make up a big batch of these delicious meatballs in rich marinara sauce at the weekend to enjoy proper indulgent, yet low carb, meatball wraps throughout the week. A word of warning: it may get messy.

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Low Carb Veggie Gratin

9.5g carbs per serving

low carb meal prep Veggie Gratin

This veggie gratin is homely, healthy and surprisingly filling! We’ve topped it with our Southern Style Coating (not just for chicken!) and parmesan to make a flavoursome low carb crunchy topper.

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Feta & Roast Veg Wrap

7g carbs 

low carb wrap Feta & Roast Veg

Roasting off a load of your favourite seasoned vegetables at the start of the week always makes food prepping that much easier. You can either use them as sandwich or wrap fillings like we have here, or as a side to another recipe - like our Chicken Parmo above!

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Turkish Chicken Doner

5g carbs 

Turkish Chicken Doner low carb

After something a little more meaty? We’ve seasoned juicy chicken thighs with Spice ‘n’ Tice’s Turkish Doner seasoning to make a fakeaway kebab fit for a King & Queen. Compared to a takeaway, you can reduce carbs by over 90% while still satisfying those kebab cravings.

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Smoked Haddock and Leek Quiche

3g carbs per quarter

Smoked Haddock and Leek Quiche low carb

Full of Omega 3, fibre and creamy goodness, this low carb quiche is the perfect addition to any fish-lover’s lunch box.

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Turkey & Mushroom Pudding

3g carbs per quarter 

Low Carb Turkey & Mushroom Pudding

If you’re looking to do something different with Sunday lunch leftovers, this could be just the ticket. Lo-Dough also works great as a low carb & gluten free pie or pudding pastry and soaks up all of those delicious fillings perfectly!

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Smoked Ham & Leek Pudding

6g carbs per quarter

Smoked Ham & Leek Pudding low carb

Comfort food, without the carbs. This is a great winter warming recipe which is bursting  with smoky, creamy flavours. Serve with a side of your favourite seasonal veg for a healthy low carb lunch of champions.

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Coconut Macaroons

0.3g carbs per macaroon

low carb snacks Coconut Macaroons

Once you make these once you will be addicted, trust us. When you need that sweet mid-morning boost, these low carb macaroons are just the thing. Just 0.3g carbs and 29 calories each - who could blame you for sneaking a few?

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PB Glazed Brownies

6g carbs per brownie

low carb brownies peanut butter

One for the peanut butter lovers! Using our quick and simple Lo-Dough Brownie Mix, you can create loads of indulgent brownie combinations for a fraction of the carbs - also everything is better smothered in peanut butter, right?

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Keto Coconut Brownies

4.5g carbs per brownie 

Keto Coconut Brownies low carb

Keto-friendly brownies have never tasted so good. These should be a go-to in any keto lunch box - think of a more chocolatey Bounty bar, without the refined sugars and carbs!

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Roast Chicken & Broccoli Quiche

3.5g carbs per quarter

low carb Roast Chicken & Broccoli Quiche

Another recipe to make the most of those leftovers. This is all the deliciousness of a Sunday roast in a healthy, low carb, and convenient slice of joy.

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Low Carb Lasagne

8g carbs per serving 

low carb lasagne

Lasagne, and pasta more generally, is a usually a meal genre low-carbers have to swerve - not anymore! Swap out your pasta sheets for Lo-Dough bases to create a truly delicious and low carb lasagne which tastes even better reheated the following day.

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Chorizo Sausage Rolls

3g carbs per sausage roll

Chorizo Sausage Rolls low carb

Everything's better with chorizo, and these sausage rolls are no exception. Just over 3g of carbs per roll and proper tasty, these are the savoury low carb snack you’ve been looking for!

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Low Carb Curried Coleslaw

6g carbs per serving 

Low Carb Curried Coleslaw

This recipe doesn’t include Lo-Dough, however we had to include it as it works so well with so many of our other dishes. Make a big batch of this for your fridge and pop it in your lunchbox as a side to your quiche, enchiladas, or even inside your wrap

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Sausage Roll Bites

4g carbs per double roll 

low carb sausage rolls

Tear and share sausage rolls that will be very hard to share. We used low carb sausages for our filling but you could swap these out for veggie sausages, chorizo or whatever fits in with your dietary preferences.

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Peanut Butter Centred Brownies

5g carbs per brownie

low carb brownies

Rich chocolate brownies with a thin layer of creamy peanut butter stashed in the middle - what’s not to love? Oh, and they are just 5g carbs each.

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Chicken Enchiladas

14g carbs per enchilada

low carb chicken enchiladas

Enchiladas are one of our favourite recipes. To make this Mexican-inspired dish low carb, simply swap out those flour tortilla wraps for Lo-Dough bases and you’re good to go. This is another one that tastes even better the day after! 

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High Fibre Veggie Quiche

3g carbs per quarter

High Fibre vegetarian quiche

Low in calories and carbs, yet high in fibre. This veggie quiche is good for your gut and your taste buds.

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Baked Brownie Cheesecake

6g carbs per slice 

low carb brownie cheesecake

Using our Brownie Mix as a cheesecake base has been a revelation. You get a whopping 12 slices out of this recipe, meaning you could have it in your lunch box and for an evening dessert if you so wished!

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Low Carb Pecan Pie

3.5g carbs per slice 

Low Carb Pecan Pie

This classic dessert is usually packed with sugar and encased in a carb-heavy pasty. We have reimagined it. By using a Lo-Dough base for your pastry, you can reduce the carbs massively while still keeping that indulgent, traditional flavour in tact.

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Try For Yourself

Our Lo-Dough bases are sold in pouches of 2 from just £3.25. Fancy a fakeaway or maybe something a little sweeter? Our brownie mix makes 9 delicious brownies, each just 65 calories and 4.1g carbs, and our Southern Style Coating makes the perfect non-greasy breaded coating for your meat, cheese and veg. To try it for yourself, simply click the shop here button below to discover the full Lo-Dough collection. 

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