Dinner Is Served! 15 Low-Carb, Make-Ahead Meal Ideas That Are Fast and Easy

We love a good one-pan meal! You can use this combo of chicken, peppers, and onions throughout the week with salad, cauliflower rice, or low-carb tortillas.

Get the recipe: sheet-pan fajitas

This egg and cheese casserole is jam-packed with Tex-Mex flavors! The recipe makes six servings so you can have it for breakfast, lunch, or — always the right call — breakfast for dinner.

Get the recipe: egg and cheese casserole

We're pretty sure we could never tire of eating this mix of chicken, fresh vegetables, and tzatziki. To keep these Greek chicken bowls low-carb, reduce or omit the pita bread.

Get the recipe: Greek chicken bowls

If crisp, juicy chicken wings are your thing, this air-fried version will knock your socks off. Mix things up by serving these wings with a variety of low-carb sides throughout the week.

Get the recipe: chicken wings

This tasty chicken dish takes only 15 minutes to prep and keeps in the fridge for up to four days. When you're ready to eat, simply reheat the chicken, fill your lettuce wrap, and you're good to go.

Get the recipe: barbecue chicken lettuce wraps

This cheesy chicken has only five ingredients and comes together in less than 30 minutes. It's delicious on its own, but would be even better with a serving of sautéed peppers and onions.

Get the recipe: salsa verde chicken

Broccoli slaw is the star of this genius, low-carb alternative to pasta. This recipe makes one serving, so multiply as needed and store additional servings until ready to serve.

Get the recipe: broccoli slaw pasta

These perfectly portioned meatloaf muffins are great for meal prep. If the Cajun sweet potato mash doesn't fit within your daily budget for carbs, swap in cauliflower mash or another low-carb veggie.

Get the recipe: BBQ meatloaf bowls

This low-carb version of tortilla soup is spicy, delicious, and packed with protein. It makes six servings, too, so consider dinner for the week done.

Get the recipe: tortilla-less soup

These spicy salmon bowls have only five grams of carbs per serving, and they'll keep in the fridge for up to four days.

Get the recipe: wasabi grilled salmon bowls

This slow-cooker recipe combines beef, peppers, onions, carrots, olives, and Cuban-inspired spices for a low-carb meal that can be served a number of ways throughout the week.

Get the recipe: slow-cooker ropa vieja

If you're vegetarian or vegan, or just like to go meatless on occasion, you'll love these Asian-inspired bowls made with tofu. This recipe will set you up with four bowls to cover lunch or dinner for almost the entire workweek.

Get the recipe: vegan spring roll bowls

If you love sloppy joes, but sandwiches don't quite fit into your low-carb meal plan, this hearty soup will satisfy your cravings. It makes eight servings so you'll have plenty for the week ahead and a few servings to freeze for later.

Get the recipe: sloppy joe stew

If you struggle to even find time for meal prep, these mason jar salads will be your new secret weapon. You can prepare four in under 30 minutes, freeing you up to get back to whatever it is you're supposed to be doing.

Get the recipe: ranch chicken jar salads

This butter chicken is creamy, delicious, and low-carb. Even better, it can be frozen for later or portioned out into meal-prep containers with steamed veggies for easy dinners all week long.

Get the recipe: slow-cooker butter chicken