Real Food Recipes

For evenings when time seems too short to finish science projects, finalize reports for tomorrow’s work day, and fold the laundry that’s been sitting in the dryer for three days, try these quick-cook dinner recipes. You can have a delicious meal made with high-quality ingredients on the table in 30 minutes or less.

The BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato) sandwich may be the most serendipitous sandwich ever created—refreshing romaine provides a sturdy bed to sop up the summer sweet juices dripping from thick slices of vine-ripened ruby tomato, salty snaps of smoked pork meat and crisp fat, gilded with a thick, creamy smear of mayo. We think a BLT is strong enough to stand alone, breadless; here's our version.

Created by our co-founder, Mark Sisson, this delicious latte marries your favorite coffee with the smooth, rich taste of our Vanilla Coconut Collagen. A pinch of sea salt, cinnamon, and earthy hemp hearts round out the flavor of this eye-opening morning treat.   

This classic cheeseburger recipe includes all of the time-honored toppings like dill-spiked sour pickles, a slice of sun-ripened juicy red tomato, and spicy mustard. We tweaked the recipe for your healthy lifestyle, subbing in a lettuce bun and topping the tender all-beef patty with our delicious, no-sugar-added Unsweetened Ketchup.

Move over boring burgers, there's a better bacon burger in town. Topped with two types of cheese, Primal Kitchen Ketchup and Mayo, fresh tomato—and did we mention bacon?!—this lettuce-wrapped masterpiece is in a league of its own. 

These basic but meaty, zippy, umami, a touch salty and deeply savory grilled portobello mushrooms are the perfect stand-in for meat as a main dish; a complimentary accent to serve alongside a grill-crusted rib eye; or a keto, Primal/paleo and Whole30 bun substitute for a garlic aioli burger, pulled chicken slider, or salmon cakes.

Instead of underlining what you have to give up when following the Keto Reset Diet—such as processed foods, industrial seed oils, grains, starches, added sugars—think about all of the inventive recipes you can make instead with high-quality ingredients and real foods. We'll show you how.

Until you cross over into being fully fat-adapted and even metabolically flexible, you may get hungry between meals. Even if you are a keto veteran, you may want a little something to nibble every now and then. For those times, keep this list of keto-friendly snacks with 8 grams of net carbs or less per serving handy.

When we set out to uncover which of our keto-friendly recipes were fan favorites, we were surprised that preferences were all over the culinary map. No shockers that our sweet treats were hits, but we also found that purely Primal standbys like bone marrow stood their ground in a sea of keto-fied comfort food makeovers.

Whip up this easy, inspired soup in the AirFryer in just 30 minutes. Primal Kitchen Sesame Ginger Dressing marries harmoniously with the liquid that leaches from the beef meatballs to create a heady, aromatic broth that’s rich in umami.

This seven-ingredient spinach salmon salad is one of these easy-to-assemble workday salad lunches. The key to keeping all of the components fresh is to pack them separately: 1 container for the cooked salmon, 1 container for the salad fixings, 1 for the sliced avocado, and 1 for the dressing.

You can have dinner that everyone will love on the table in just 15 minutes. All it takes is browning some meat, adding some veggies and sauces to the mix, then layering on even more flavor with some chopped nuts, toasted sesame seeds, and fresh lime juice. One-pot dinner for the win!

Our Keto Buffalo Wings are every bit as crispy-skinned, tender-on-the-inside, spicy and sexed-up as the most crave-worthy wings out there. We used an AirFryer to get the right texture (no deep-fried bath in cheap seed oils here!), and whipped up a finger-licking-good hot sauce made with our Primal Kitchen Spicy Ketchup to coat the wings.

Chicken wings are a go-to snack for game days, parties, and even fun family nights. This tasty take on the sports bar staple is air-fried rather than deep-fried and coated with our delicious no-soy Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade for classic wings with less mess and more sweet teriyaki flavor.

In this Mediterranean version of chicken and rice, we use two Primal Kitchen vinaigrettes and marinades to add herby, slightly sweet flavor to the chicken, and cook the chicken with rich, clean-tasting avocado oil. We sub cauliflower rice instead of regular rice.