33 Low-Carb Skillet Dinner Recipes Your Family Will Love

Low-Carb Dinner Recipes – January is already here! We guess many of you will be looking for more low-carb options for dinner. So to have you covered, we compiled this list of our best low-carb skillet dinners. These recipes are filling, quick, easy, and Low Carb of course! Note that most of these recipes are keto-friendly, too!

by Sidney Yang

Sidney Yang

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Updated Oct 15, 2025

Low-Carb Skillet Dinner Recipes

1. One Pan Shrimp and Asparagus

Easy and flavorful, buttery garlic-y shrimp and asparagus are ready in 20 minutes. The whole family will beg for seconds on this one!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Blackened Shrimp and Asparagus Skillet (20 Minutes)

These delicious blackened shrimp and asparagus take less than 20 minutes to make! Get the secret to this restaurant quality dish you can easily make at home!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

This one-skillet Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken recipe is a snap to fix. The chicken thighs and green beans are cooked with lemon garlic butter sauce in the same pan. So addicting!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

This chicken bites and asparagus recipe is a winner for dinnertime. So much flavor and so easy to throw together!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Lemon Garlic Steak and Broccoli Skillet

This tender and juicy beef Steak and Broccoli Recipe make a quick and delicious meal for any day of the week!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Lemon Zucchini Noodles

These garlic butter steak bites with lemon zucchini noodles have so much flavor and are so easy to throw together!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. 15-Minute Lemon Garlic Butter Steak with Zucchini Noodles

This grilled steak recipe with zucchini noodles has so much flavor and is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to mess up. You next favorite steak recipe!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Asado Chicken Breast with Sauteed Lemon Zucchini

Delicious Asado chicken breast recipe is a winner for dinnertime! Forget dry chicken: Boneless chicken breasts are marinated then grilled and served with sauteed lemon zucchini.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Zucchini Noodles

These delicious chicken bites recipe is so juicy and tender you'll eat them hot right off the pan!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. Cajun Shrimp Skillet

This Cajun shrimp recipe is the perfect base for a low carb or paleo meal. Shrimps are ready in less than 15 minutes - The whole family will love it!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp with Zucchini Noodles

This Lemon garlic butter shrimp recipe with zoodles is an easy and simple shrimp recipe that cooks in one skillet in just 10 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Cheesy Garlic Burgers with Lemon Butter Zucchini Noodles

These garlic butter burgers with zucchini noodles make a delicious low-carb/keto dinner you'll remember for a long time. A super twist on the classic beef burger recipe!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Garlic Butter Chicken with Cauliflower Rice

Quick, Healthy dinner with Garlic Butter chicken and cauliflower rice — The ultimate gluten free/low carb dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon with Zucchini Noodles

Light, low carbs and ready in 15 minutes - Dinner perfection!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Lemon Garlic Butter Steak with Spinach

Lemon garlic butter steak recipe - Tons of flavor and so easy to make - A quick low carb dinner you’ll be crazy about.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

16. Cowboy Butter Chicken with Zucchini Noodles (15-Minute)

Easy and delicious butter chicken recipe with zucchini noodles - You'll want to sip the sauce by the spoon!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

17. Garlic Herb Butter Chicken Thighs with Asparagus

This garlic butter chicken thighs recipe is delicious and super nourishing. Skin-on bone-in chicken thighs are cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

18. Cheesy Turkey Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice

Turkey meatballs are juicy and tender, stuffed with cream cheese and mozzarella cheese, and serve over cauliflower rice for a delicious dinner! A rich and indulgent plate of comfort with a healthy twist!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Tomato Spinach Chicken Skillet (Low Carb – Keto)

This nutritious chicken skillet recipe is filling, tasty and comforting. Perfect for a low-carb/keto dinner option.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

20. Garlic Butter Pork with Lemon Asparagus

This garlic butter pork and asparagus recipe is super flavorful and so easy to throw together - A total winner for dinner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

21. Garlic Butter Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles

These turkey meatballs make an easy and nourishing skillet meal that keeps carbs low and morale high for dinner! Turkey meatballs are lighter than regular meatballs and perfect for meal prep!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

22. Egg Roll Bowls with Chicken and Cabbage

This chicken egg roll bowl recipe is super easy to make, and so nourishing. All of the great flavor of Egg Rolls, without the carbs!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

23. Garlic Butter Sausages with Lemon Green Beans

This easy sausage recipe with green beans is a complete dinner made in just one-pan!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

24. Mexican Cauliflower Rice with Cheesy Steak Roll-Ups

Paleo, Whole30 compliant and keto friendly, this filling dinner is packed with veggies, protein, and lots of flavor and spice!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

25. Sausage Taco Cauliflower Rice Skillet

A nutritious low-carb, keto, paleo main dish for dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

26. Buttery Garlic Herb Chicken and Lemon Parmesan Cauliflower Rice

These chicken thighs and cauliflower rice recipe are the best low-carb and gluten-free dish for dinner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

27. Garlic Butter Steak and Green Beans

Quick and easy Steak Recipe with Green Beans- Your new favorite weeknight meal, cooked in just one pan.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

28. Taco Chicken Tenders with Lemon Garlic Butter Zucchini Noodles

These flavorful and juicy Taco Chicken Tenders are a perfect dinner for the busiest of weeknights.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

29. Garlic Butter Herb Pork Chops with Zucchini

These garlic butter pork chops make a complete Paleo meal that is quick, easy and effortless.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

30. One-Pan Lemon Butter Chicken with Asparagus

A delicious, bright lemon butter chicken recipe with Asparagus for a Spring dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

31. Stuffed Chicken Breast with Mozzarella and Spinach

Seriously cheesy and bursting with flavors, this quick dinner for two is perfect for a busy night.
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

32. Sausage, Pepper and Cauliflower Fried Rice

A nutritious blend of flavors for a delicious dinner ready in 20 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

33. Creamy Chicken with Bacon and Spinach

This creamy chicken recipe is a quick and easy weeknight delight!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

34. Grilled Bruschetta Chicken

This chicken recipe is a winning dish for a weeknight dinner for two!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

35. Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp Sauce

Get your new go-to recipe for when you want to cut some carbs.
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

36. Garlic Lemon Chicken Breasts with Green Beans

These pan-seared chicken breasts need less than 30 minutes to make from scratch!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

37. Skillet Creamy Chicken with Garlic Mozzarella Sun-Dried Tomato

On the look-out for for a quick inexpensive yummy dinner?
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

38. Stir Fry Teriyaki Shrimp with Zucchini Noodle

This Stir-Fry Teriyaki Shrimp recipe is a healthy dinner, light on carbs and ready in less than 20 minutes!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

39. Garlic Cajun Chicken Skillet

This garlic cajun chicken recipe and veggies are packed with flavor. Once you crack the crisp skin, this chicken melts in your mouth.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

40. Balsamic Honey Skillet Chicken Legs

Makes for a crazy-easy dinner with a punch of flavor.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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