7 Low Carb High Protein Vegetarian Meals – Quick and Easy Delicious Recipes made with foods that are naturally low-carb and high-protein.
7 Low Carb High Protein Vegetarian Meals
These 7 Low Carb High Protein Vegetarian Meals are all allowed on both a vegetarian diet and a low-carb diet, meaning that you can enjoy any of the meals from this collection and still be able to achieve your own personal health and weight loss goals.
Best of all, the recipe are quick and easy to prepare and only require a handful simple ingredients to create a nourishing, tasty meal that the whole family will enjoy, and ensure that you get enough protein in your daily meals.
1. Scrambled Eggs With Ricotta and Spinach
Start your day with this nourishing breakfast that’s full of healthy fats, plenty of grams of protein and leafy greens.
Simply whisk a couple of eggs, a serve of ricotta cheese and salt, pepper or your seasoning of choice, then heat a little butter, coconut oil, avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil in a large frying pan and scramble the eggs until almost set, adding in a few handfuls of spinach to wilt during the last minute or so of cooking time.
A great way to add even more flavor and nutrition is by sprinkling a little nutritional yeast or vegetarian parmesan over your creamy scrambled eggs plate.
2. Easy Raspberry Chia Pudding
Chia Puddings make a great breakfast, healthy snack or dessert. They are perfect to prepare ahead of time and have a nourishing meal waiting for you when needed.
To create a chia pudding that’s full of healthy vegetarian foods, start by combining together your choice from almond milk, coconut milk and keto friendly yogurt such as Greek yoghurt. You can easily create a chia pudding without any dairy products, making it the perfect option to enjoy on a vegan diet. You can also mix mashed berries through as I have done in the above recipe.
Add chia seeds to your chosen liquid (or liquids) and then mix well before popping into the fridge for a few hours or overnight to thicken and set.
When ready to enjoy, you can top your pudding with more chia seeds, hemp seeds, peanut butter, almond butter, high-protein nuts, seeds or low carb fruit.
3. Vegetarian Breakfast Casserole
A breakfast casserole cab be loaded with high protein content foods including eggs and feta cheese, and they are so easy to combine together and bake until golden brown and perfect to enjoy as a warm low carb, high protein vegetarian breakfast. (Or breakfast for dinner that’s full of health benefits.)
You can feel free to swap the feta cheese for another cheese such as parmesan cheese (or a vegetarian alternative), cottage cheese or ricotta cheese instead.
4. Cheesy Broccoli Salad
This cheesy, creamy broccoli salad makes a super tasty meal that won’t elevate your daily carb intake.
Simply combine together chopped broccoli florets, sour cream, lemon juice or lime juice, a pinch of salt and grated cheese until you have a creamy salad. You can top with more grated cheese, then allow to chill in the fridge for a few hours and enjoy.
You can also add in more high protein foods like hard-boiled eggs, nuts or seeds, such as sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, to elevate your protein intake as well, or add in other vegetables such as cucumber, celery or cherry tomatoes to enrich your low carb high protein diet meal.
5. Crustless Broccoli Quiche
Enjoy this nutritious broccoli quiche for breakfast, lunch or a light dinner that has fewer carbs and will satisfy your taste buds.
Best of all, you can swap the broccoli for any low carb vegetable you’d like, with mushrooms or bell peppers being the perfect nutritious options that are low in grams of carbohydrates.
6. Easy 7 Layer Salad
You can prepare this easy 7 layer salad to take to a picnic or potluck, or simply make it ahead to enjoy as a nourishing meal.
You can swap the 7 layers for your choice of vegetables and protein sources, my choice of 7 simple low carb diet friendly ingredients for the layers include:
- Lettuce
- Red Pepper
- Cucumber
- Hard Boiled Egg
- Avocado
- Sour Cream
- Parmesan (make sure you include a vegetarian cheese option.)
7. Cabbage and Mushroom Casserole
This super cheesy casserole is full of vegetarian protein sources including cheese, feta and eggs and makes a brilliant, hearty comfort food meal that’s naturally low in grams of carbs to enjoy for low carb high protein vegetarian dinners.
I’ve included cabbage and mushrooms as the vegetables in this simple recipe, but you could swap for your ketogenic diet friendly vegetables of choice such as cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini or peppers.
Low Carb High Protein Vegetarian Recipes Video
Here’s the video where you can watch all of the low carb high protein vegetarian meal plan friendly recipes being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.
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