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    Home » Low-Carb Keto Vegetable And Side Dish Recipes

    Best Low-Carb Bread, Potato, and Rice Alternatives

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    Are you on the hunt for delicious low-carb bread and rice alternatives?

    When you start your low-carb diet, keto diet, or high-protein low-carb diet, you will want some quick and easy delicious alternatives to bread, pasta, and rice.

    These are the best keto recipes for keto bread, keto rice, and even keto mashed potato.

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    The best low-carb keto alternatives for bread, pasta, and rice.
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    • Best Bread, Potato, and Rice Alternatives for Low-carb and Keto Diets
    • 🥖 Low-Carb Bread Alternatives
    • 🍚 Low-Carb Alternatives To Rice
    • 🥔 Healthy Mashed Potato Alternatives

    Best Bread, Potato, and Rice Alternatives for Low-carb and Keto Diets

    Finding the right bread, potato, and rice alternatives is essential to transitioning to a keto diet.

    There are so many keto recipes to choose from.

    Let's start with our delicious bread recipes. Perfect for a keto breakfast and healthy school lunches.

    Then you can try the tasty cauliflower-based recipes too. They make the best low-carb mashed potato and rice alternatives.

    🥖 Low-Carb Bread Alternatives

    Crusty Almond Flour Bread

    healthy low-carb almond flour bread recipe

    This is the number one low-carb bread alternative that my kiddos LOVE.

    It's super easy to make and it tastes like the real deal.

    Low-Carb Almond Flour Bread Recipe
    The easiest recipe for low-carb almond bread ... with only 2 steps! A low-carb almond flour bread that slices like the real thing. Perfect sliced for a low-carb sandwich, toasted or even used for a bread stuffing.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 1.9 g
    healthy low-carb almond flour bread and butter on bread board
    Keto Cheese Loaf Recipe (Almond Flour Bread With Cheese)
    Delicious cheesy keto cheese bread loaf (keto cheese bread) only takes 5 minutes to prepare and is an easy yeast-free dough. Filled with cheese, garlic, and green onions.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 3.4 g
    Keto cheese loaf cooling a clear glass bread pan.
    Coconut Flour Bread
    This easy coconut flour bread recipe is perfect for making bread for toast, sanwiches, or garlic bread.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 1.7 g
    coconut flour bread sliced on a bread board
    Keto Hamburger Buns Recipe
    Bring the bun back to your burger with these easy keto hamburger buns that can bake while you grill.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 4.5 g
    keto hamburger filled with a meat pattie and salad
    Easy Keto Dinner Rolls Recipe
    These mozzarella dough keto dinner rolls are soft, pillowy, and delicious with a crunchy crust!
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 2.3 g
    keto dinner rolls in a basket

    The Best Keto Garlic Bread

    The BEST low-carb bread alternative recipe for cheesy keto garlic bread

    I have never met anyone who doesn't fall in LOVE with this incredibly cheesy garlic low-carb bread alternative.

    If you only make ONE healthy bread alternatives, this is the one.

    Cheesy Keto Garlic Bread Recipe (mozzarella dough)
    The BEST recipe for cheesy keto garlic bread - using mozzarella dough. At only 1.5g net carbs per slice, this is an absolute keeper for your low-carb recipe folder.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 1.5 g
    cooked garlic bread on a wooden board garnished wth parsley

    Low-Carb & Gluten-Free, 3-Seed Bread

    Low-carb 3 seed bread 2

    If you are searching a low-carb bread alternative that is more akin to the whole grain bread that you once loved ... then this is it!

    Low-Carb 3 Seed Bread Recipe
    This is it!! The famous 3 seed bread kiwis and Aussies are raving about. Perfect toasted with butter then sweet or savoury toppings. 
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 1.9 g
    multigrain seed bread sliced with butter

    Keto Bread Sticks

    INSANE keto bread sticks with mozzarella dough.

    INSANE keto breadsticks with mozzarella dough.

    Perfect for a low-carb healthy snack.

    Keto Bread Sticks Recipe (Mozzarella Dough)
    INSANE keto bread sticks with mozzarella dough. Healthy, easy grain-free and gluten free recipe. 
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 0.8 g
    keto breadsticks sitting on top of a wooden table
    Garlic Keto Naan Bread Recipe
    Keto naan bread is a soft and easy to make gluten-free bread that pairs perfectly with curries and other dishes.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 1.9 g
    Keto naan bread wrapped in a towel to keep warm.
    Easy Keto Roti Recipe (coconut flour recipe)
    Easy keto roti are the perfect soft and foldable flatbread perfect for scooping up food. Can be used with keto curry recipes or keto Mexican recipes too.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 3 g
    Six keto roti stacked on top of each other on a white plate. A piece of the top roti has been ripped off and is being lifted by a hand.
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    🍚 Low-Carb Alternatives To Rice

    Fluffy Cauliflower Rice

    A bowl of cauliflower rice on a dark table

    The carb difference between brown rice, white rice, and cauliflower rice is shocking really. Check out these numbers!

    • 1C cooked cauliflower rice = 5.3g carbs
    • 1C cooked white rice = 53.2g carbs
    • 1C cooked brown rice = 44.8g carbs
    How To Make Cauliflower Rice
    Once you discover how to make cauliflower rice, you can flavour it any which way you prefer to match the dinner it will be served with. Coconut cream for  a curry meal or garlic or ginger for a Chinese meal.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 3.1 g
    A close up of cauliflower rice

    Easy Cauliflower Couscous (another healthy alternative to rice)

    A bowl of low-carb cauliflower couscous with a glasses of water

    I know couscous is neither rice nor potato, but many people use it as a starchy side.

    • ½ C of Couscous = 18g carbs
    • ½ C of Cauliflower Couscous = 5.4g carbs
    Cauliflower Couscous Recipe (With Dukkah)
    A wonderful healthy low-carb vegetarian dish, straight from the Mediterranean. Easy Cauliflower Couscous. 
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 2.9 g
    A bowl of cauliflower couscous the wooden board with an antique fork

    Easy Curry Cauliflower Rice

    A tray of curry cauliflower rice with chicken skewers

    Easy curry cauliflower rice is the perfect accompaniment to any curry dish.

    Curry Cauliflower Rice Recipe (no mess method)
    The perfect addition to any low-carb and keto curry night. Easy Curry Cauliflower Rice with turmeric and coconut.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 3 g
    A bowl of curried cauliflower rice with water and antique cutlery
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    🥔 Healthy Mashed Potato Alternatives

    Cauliflower Mashed Potato

    A white bowl of mashed cauliflower sitting on a blue cloth

    No one wants soggy mashed cauliflower, right?

    To get amazing results, make sure you allow ALL the steam to release before pureeing.

    Mashed Cauliflower Recipe
    How to make easy low-carb mashed cauliflower is an absolute low-carb staple. You can vary the flavours and add butter, garlic, bacon, cheese, mustard or even chilli powder.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 1 g
    Mashed cauliflower on a wooden board and gold fork

    Cauliflower Mashed - 4 Ways

    four pots of mashed cauliflower with different flavours
    Quick and easy fluffy mashed cauliflower is the perfect mashed potato substitute

    If you are used to eating traditional mashed potatoes with toppings, try these mashed cauliflower options.

    • Curry
    • Cheese
    • Butter
    • Mustard
    Low Carb Keto Mashed Cauliflower - 4 flavors
    Fluffy, delicious, tasty keto mashed cauliflower is the perfect low-carb substitute for mashed potatoes.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 2.2 g
    four pots of mashed cauliflower with different flavours

    Healthy Potato Salad Alternative

    A green antique bowl of low-carb bacon broccoli cauliflower salad

    Finding a healthy alternative to the humble potato salad can be daunting, but this cauliflower and broccoli salad takes the humble salad to a new level!

    Low-Carb Bacon Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Recipe
    A firm family favourite, and perfect for a healthy low-carb barbecue. A creamy bacon sauce covers the broccoli and cauliflower.
    Check out this recipe ...
    NET carbs = 4 g
    A green antique bowl of low-carb bacon broccoli cauliflower salad

    Bread, Potato and Rice Alternatives

    OK so this isn't a recipe as such, but it is the entire archive of all my side dishes, rice alternatives, and potato alternatives.

    FURTHER RECIPES: Check out all my low-carb and keto side dish recipes.

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