These easy Keto Christmas Side Dishes are perfect for any keto Christmas menu this year. From mashed potato alternatives to stuffing and cranberry sauce, even your pickiest carb eaters will love these low carb options. Being on a keto diet won’t stop you from enjoying your Christmas feast this festive season!
❤️ Why you will love these recipes
- Keto-friendly: Made with keto-friendly ingredients, these low carb side dishes feature traditional dishes with a keto makeover. You can still enjoy classics like stuffing, mash, and cranberry sauce with a few tweaks (and maybe a little heavy cream and cheddar cheese!).
- Anyone can eat them: And by anyone, I mean folks who aren’t on a keto diet, meaning you don’t have to make two of everything. No one will miss all the carbs when they try these decadent keto side dishes. Many of these recipes are kid-friendly as well!
- Save the recipes for later: These keto side dish recipes aren’t just for the holiday season! Save this post for easy low carb recipes you can make throughout the year to go with dinner.
Looking for more Keto Christmas Recipes?
Check out my roundup of Over 120 Keto Christmas Dishes! It has everything from brunch to main courses, drinks, and party food. It is truly the ULTIMATE keto Christmas list!
🌿 Keto Stuffing Recipes
Keto Stuffing with Sausage
Take your Christmas dinner to the next level with this easy Keto Stuffing recipe. It's loaded with sausage, herbs, & kale that turns crispy!
Keto Stuffing
This sausage and cauliflower stuffing is a must-make for your holiday table.
Keto Cornbread Stuffing
This Keto Cornbread Stuffing is an amazing side dish for your low carb-friendly Christmas table! Easy to make, and delicious to eat, your guests will love the savory flavors and the refreshing carb count!
🥔 Keto Mashed Potato Alternatives
Mashed Rutabaga
This simple and quick Mashed Rutabaga (Swede) recipe is buttery, bright, and comforting! With just 3 ingredients this side dish is so easy to make, and perfect for family dinners or special occasions. Perfect for most diets: vegan + keto + whole30 & paleo option.
Celery Root Mash
Creamy and delicious Celery Root Mash! Mashed celery root, celeriac, is a low-carb alternative to mashed potatoes. With a mild, slightly sweet, celery-like flavor, this root vegetable is a naturally healthy, keto, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo side dish when boiled and mashed with herbs and flavorings. This easy one-pot recipe is perfect for holidays and weeknight dinners!
The Best Mashed Cauliflower Recipe (Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes)
This Creamy Mashed Cauliflower Recipe may be lower in carbs and calories but they are just as mouthwatering as regular mashed potatoes. Made with sour cream, parmesan cheese, garlic, and butter, these creamy Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes are full of delicious buttery flavor and make the perfect, keto-approved side dish!
Keto Mashed Potatoes
Comfort food without all the carbs — this keto cauliflower mash is an easy low carb swap for a classic side dish. They’re rich, creamy, and flavorful and take just minutes to make!
💚 Keto Brussels Sprouts Recipes
Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Ready in less than 25 minutes, these crispy Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts will be your new favorite way of cooking this vegetable! Soft on the inside, and crisp on the outside, this is the perfect side dish for all occasions. From holiday dinners to weeknight meals, even your picky eaters will love this recipe!
Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts Recipe with Bacon
These crispy Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts with Bacon are ready in less than 25 minutes, and taste incredible! Soft on the inside, and crisp on the outside, laced with crunchy almonds, bacon, and a hint of honey, this is the perfect side dish for all occasions. Serve them at your next holiday meal or even with a quick weeknight family dinner. Perfect for picky eaters!
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussel Sprouts
This easy-to-make Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussel Sprouts recipe is a delicious side dish made with lemon, Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and lots of garlic.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze are an easy vegetable side for the holidays or for your next weeknight dinner! Just 6 ingredients and 30 minutes are needed!
Keto Cranberry Pecan Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Cranberry pecan brussels sprouts are a simple holiday side dish and a brilliant way to dress up your table with bright, juicy red cranberries, crispy, green roasted brussels sprouts, and crunchy pecans.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries, Bacon and Pecans
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries, Bacon, and Pecans is a festive, vibrant, and delicious holiday side dish for any menu! Sweet, savory, and satisfying- these roasted Brussels sprouts are sure to be a beautiful addition to your holiday table.
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
This Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad Recipe is a delicious healthy side dish. Vegan, keto, paleo, and Whole30, it goes great with any meal!
Keto Brussels Sprouts Casserole
Cheesy Brussels Sprout Casserole is a rich and hearty keto side dish. This family favorite is a delicious way to round out all of your holiday meals.
Cheesy Smashed Brussel Sprouts
These crispy roasted Smashed Brussel Sprouts with parmesan cheese and garlic are not only quick and easy to make, they also just happen to be gluten-free, low carb, and keto friendly!
Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
Crispy and tender Brussels sprouts made in the air fryer! These easy Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts are a perfect healthy side dish you can make in minutes! Made without oil and seasoned how you want, beautifully crispy roasted outside and soft tender inside for one delicious bite! Turn even the pickiest of eaters into a Brussels sprout lover with this recipe!
Keto Brussel Sprouts With Bacon
Brussel Sprouts with bacon and parmesan cheese are the perfect holiday side. They’re also low carb and keto friendly!
Keto Cheesy Brussel Sprout Bake
It doesn’t get more delicious than these low carb cheesy Brussels sprouts topped with crispy bacon! Even kids will love them!
❇️ Keto Green Bean Recipes
Keto Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
Extra, extra cheesy, this Keto Green Bean Casserole is the creamy, dreamy, delicious casserole the traditional one dreams of being! With three types of cheese plus bacon and a hint of those classic "fried onions" on top, this green bean casserole is sure to satisfy even the pickiest carb-eater. There's no going back to canned soup now! Perfect for Holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, plus Sunday lunches or potlucks anytime!
Oven Roasted Green Beans With Garlic & Parmesan
This EASY oven roasted parmesan green beans recipe with garlic is the perfect side for weeknights or holidays! Learn how to roast green beans perfectly in just 20 minutes, with simple ingredients.
Easy Skillet Green Beans
This quick and easy side dish made with fresh green beans is perfect for a weeknight and also pairs well as a delicious healthy side for holiday meals.
Smothered Green Beans
Air Fryer Green Beans (Easy, Quick, Crispy, Keto)
These super easy Air Fryer Green Beans are the best! Healthy, crispy, and without any oil! Air-fried green beans are a perfect vegetable side dish for any weeknight dinner or for meal prep! Fresh whole green beans with your choice of seasoning, cooked to perfection in just about 10 minutes! This simple recipe is gluten-free, vegan, paleo, keto, and kid-friendly!
🥦 Keto Broccoli Recipes
Sesame Broccoli Recipe
The perfect side dish, this Sesame Broccoli is one of my go-to easy recipes, and perfect for something a little different this Christmas. Loaded with garlic, sesame, and coconut aminos, it's a delicious mixture of sweet, salty, nutty, and garlicky. Ready in less than 20 minutes, you might just finish the whole bowl yourself!
Cheesy Keto Broccoli Casserole with Bacon
This Cheesy Keto Broccoli Casserole with bacon is the ultimate low-carb casserole, perfect as a side or covered dish for any occasion!
Grilled Broccoli
Keto Broccoli Salad
This Keto Broccoli Salad is one of my favorite ways to take a boring low carb vegetable, broccoli, to the next level with minimal effort. It's perfect for sharing at a festive dinner table!
Roasted Tenderstem Broccoli
Roasted tenderstem broccoli (also known as broccolini or baby broccoli) is delicious when cooked until just crisp with garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s a perfect easy side!
Roasted Tenderstem Broccoli With Garlic
Delicious tenderstem broccoli roasted with garlic in the oven. This recipe is incredibly easy to make and the taste is amazing.
🎄 Other Keto Green Vegetable Sides
Pickled Beet Salad
Ready in just 5 minutes, this quick and easy Pickled Beet Salad is a beautiful, colorful side dish! It's sweet, tart, creamy, and an easy last-minute dish to throw together for a gathering. Double or triple the recipe if you have more mouths to feed!
Lobster Salad
This lobster salad is full of sweet, juicy lobster meat lightly dressed with mayo, lemon juice, and celery. It's served on a bed of lettuce leaves for an easy lobster salad that's great for Christmas!
Avocado Coleslaw
Avocado coleslaw with cilantro and lime is a perfect hybrid between classical mayo creamy coleslaw and Mexican beloved guacamole.
Zucchini Carpaccio with Manchengo Cheese
This easy 4-ingredient Shaved Courgette Salad is the perfect Christmas keto side dish. You can serve it as a salad on its own or as a starter.
Easy Keto Zucchini Gratin
This Easy Keto Zucchini Gratin has become a staple in our house. It’s cheesy and creamy and super easy to throw together, making it the perfect keto side dish for Christmas time!
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Roasted Asparagus Wrapped with Prosciutto
Wrapped in prosciutto and sprinkled with cheese, these Asparagus Bundles are ready in just over 20 minutes and are perfect for Christmas!
Best Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Celery and Cherry Tomatoes
Roasted celery and cherry tomatoes are not just vegetables that we add to a salad or crudites. When baked with some olive oil and seasonings, they turn into a savory side dish that is so full of flavor you almost won't recognize them!
Smothered Cabbage
Garlic Swiss Chard
A delicious and healthy side dish made from boiled Swiss chard and then sauteed with garlic.
Low-Carb Keto Creamed Spinach Casserole
For a comforting side dish to go with any roast or poultry this Christmas, this creamy spinach recipe is the way to go. Keto Creamed Spinach Casserole is so easy to make and tastes like your steakhouse favorite side.
🤍 Keto Cauliflower Sides
Cheesy Ultimate Loaded Cauliflower Casserole
Keto "Mac" and Cheese With Four Cheeses and Cauliflower
Skip the “mac” and you won’t even miss it with this simple, delicious recipe! It’s a spin on classic comfort food, and this four-cheese cauliflower mac and cheese casserole is just like the real thing, with a lot less carbs.
Best Crispy Air Fryer Cauliflower
How to cook Frozen Cauliflower in an Air Fryer
Keto Spicy Roasted Cauliflower
Keto Spicy Roasted Cauliflower is unlike any cauliflower recipe you’ve ever tasted before: tender baked cauliflower with a crispy, tangy coating and just the right amount of spice!
🍞 Keto Bread Recipes
Keto Rolls
These keto bread rolls are so soft, doughy, and fluffy, you won’t believe they are low carb! Made with just 4 ingredients, they are perfect as a warm dinner roll or even a slider! 2 grams net carbs per serving.
Keto Yorkshire Pudding
Our keto Yorkshire pudding is an eggy batter poured over sizzling beef drippings that puff up until they're tall and crispy on the outside and deliciously tender and light on the inside.
Keto Bread Recipe (Tastes like the real thing)
This recipe for fluffy easy keto bread with almond flour is gluten-free and tastes like actual bread without being dense and it's around 2 grams of carbs per slice!
Keto Cloud Bread
Also known as oopsie bread, cloud bread exists so keto dieters can curb their carb cravings. It’s also a great substitute for buns, bread, and other pastry when you need it. It only has 0.4g net carbs per loaf, so feel free to indulge.
4-Ingredient Keto Almond Flour Bread
This keto almond flour bread contains less than 3 grams of net carbs per slice and fits perfectly into your keto meal plan for the holidays and also year-round.
Low-Carb Almond Flour Crackers
Have you made low-carb crackers before? These Low-Carb Almond Flour Crackers taste so good that you and your guests won’t believe these are actually healthy, gluten-free and paleo too.
🎁 Other Keto Christmas Side Dishes
Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Both tart and sweet, this Keto Cranberry Sauce is so easy to whip up! Bursting with seasonal flavors like orange and clove, this holiday sauce will go perfectly with your Christmas holiday table or Thanksgiving dinner. With just 6 ingredients and less than 5g net carbs, this sugar-free cranberry sauce with stevia will keep the big day merry and bright for paleo, vegan, and low-carb dieters!
Bruschetta with Avocado
This easy Bruschetta with Avocado is the ultimate festive side! Made with eggplant instead of crostini or baguette, this easy bruschetta recipe is loaded with healthy fats thanks to the avocado. It’s naturally gluten-free and low carb, and can easily be made paleo, whole30 friendly, or vegan.
Easy Sautéed Mushrooms with Garlic Butter
These sautéed mushrooms are a flavorful side to your Christmas meal! They’re flavored with garlic butter and sautéed until golden brown!
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Bacon
Creamy Keto Garlic Mushrooms are a naturally low carb side dish that you can serve with your favorite keto recipes on Christmas day. If you need a keto side dish recipe for dinner tonight, try these yummy mushrooms sauteed in a creamy garlic sauce and topped with crispy bacon!
Best Ratatouille Recipe
This is the best Ratatouille that’s loaded with fresh vegetables, perfect for a meatless meal that’s super quick to make. Make a delicious and healthy vegetable stew for a quick delicious summer meal that everyone loves.
Easy Deviled Eggs Recipe
This easy deviled eggs recipe is perfect for making delicious and easy holiday side dishes. You can save some time in the kitchen by prepping these in advance of your party!
😋 More easy keto Christmas dinner recipes you will love
- Holiday Chicken Breast Recipe
- Roasted Citrus Turkey
- Greek Leg of Lamb Recipe
- Baked Camembert
- Keto Chocolate Fudge
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