Real Food Recipes

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.

Loaded with big, bold flavors, these easy recipes with our Italian Vinaigrette and no-dairy Dreamy Italian Dressing are perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. From one-skillet meals to Instant Pot classics, salads, and pasta dishes, there's a recipe to satisfy every craving.

Our homemade version of cauliflower gnocchi tastes fresher, crisps up far more easily than a frozen version, andis a real-food, grain-free, and gluten-free way to scratch a pasta itch.  

Craving a stick-to-your-ribs meal? These delectably sweet ribs are marinated in spicy sauce, grilled on the BBQ, and coated in Primal Kitchen Thick & Sticky Honey Teriyaki Sauce made with high-quality, USDA organic ingredients and without artificial sweeteners, refined sugar, or GMOs.

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.

What's better than a classic tuna salad sandwich for lunch? Just one thing: this Primal Tuna Salad Sandwich that's loaded with veggies and made with creamy Garlic Aioli Mayo. It's a whole meal packaged between slices of (gluten-free) bread!

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.

These scrumptious Pecan Sticky Buns are filled with a buttery-sweet cinnamon and pecan filling, drizzled with coconut sugar caramel, and infused with Primal Kitchen Collagen Peptides for added protein. They're also yeast-free and gluten-free, and easier to make from scratch than you might think.

We tweaked traditional pasta primavera substantially—instead of cheese, we whipped up an herby cashew sauce; instead of pasta, we used zoodles; instead of a huge mix of different veggies, we opted to let the zucchini be the focal point. We added fresh shrimp cooked with lemon zest to our no-dairy remake, but if you want to keep the dish vegan, you can sub roasted broccoli and toasted walnuts or almonds.

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.

Our air-fried guacamole balls marry the classic chips and guac combo into one delicious handheld appetizer. To keep things gluten-free and Paleo, we used cassava flour and grain-free tortilla chips.