Low Carb Air Fryer Recipes

Lots of low carb air fryer recipes to choose from here! If you are using a Keto food list with ideas of things that are friendly for that diet, or just want a healthier dinner or snack option we have a lot of choices.

Lazy Keto Air Fryer Recipes

We started by sharing a list of easy Instant Pot Keto recipes and it was a hit. I couldn’t stop there of course because I use this hot air machine on a daily basis, seriously. SO we went on to cook all sorts of things we can now share with all of you here. 😉

Low Carb High Protein Air Fryer Recipes

Now, if you want to air fry everything but you want to keep it to items on a keto checklist, it’s possible! All of these have 10 or less grams of carbs per serving, a few have just ONE and are delish!

Shall we start with our lowest carb keto air fryer recipe to date??!! These air fryer kale chips are the bomb!! If you’re wincing I guarantee I can convince you to love this questionable veggie when you make it this way.

You might have a few questions before you go any further. Let me see if these help:

Are air fryers good for low carb diets?

Absolutely. It’s a great way to cook air fryer frozen steak, chicken or seafood in minutes. Better yet you can cook air fryer chicken with no breading so they’re crispy but without the added carbs and are keto friendly.

If you want to start creating your own gluten free buffalo chicken or chicken wings recipes you can print out our air fryer cook times sheet. This will tell you the temperature and cook times for each type of food. it’s super helpful.

What you need to get started

1. Olive oil spray is a must! If you’re new to this style of eating you might wonder is olive oil allowed in Keto diet?
   1. 7 Keto diet grocery list musts are this and coconut oil since they contain zero carbs.

Other sources like nut butter or avocado, may be primarily fat but also have carbs that need to be counted in your total for the day.

1. Almond flour or coconut flour can be substituted for all purpose
2. Grinding up pork rinds are perfect for “breading” too

Air fryer beef jerky has a homemade marinade and still comes in under 10 carbs per serving. It’s kinda’ addicting though so pace yourself. 😉

Keto Chicken Recipes

There are many air fryer chicken breast recipes you can make too. From how to make frozen chicken breast in air fryer to plain, breaded and more. There are a lot to choose from and surely a few you will love.

• There are tons of easy air fryer fish recipes with our favorite probably being our air fryer frozen shrimp!

Using Panko breadcrumbs lowers the carb content in our air fryer green beans recipe. We snack on these pretty often in the afternoons. And bacon in the air fryer is fabulous

Let’s continue with one of our favorite low carb air fryer vegetable recipes, these zucchini chips in air fryer are amazing! With just 6 carbs per 2 ounce serving you’ll feel like they popped right out of a deep fryer with how crispy these get! If you have a larger appetite, make air fryer zucchini fries.

What is the healthiest thing to cook in an air fryer?

Proteins will be the best, low fat with high protein for you. Air fryer ham is also yummy and perfect for the holidays if you’re only having a few people over. With just 6 carbs per serving you won’t feel guilty having a serving or two. Our air fryer salmon has a great dry rub on it that is sweet and savory.

Then let’s talk about cauliflower mac and cheese! This is a great comfort food that will make you forget you aren’t eating noodles at all. With all the great cheesiness and crisp on the top, you’re sure to love it.

• The above does require a pressure cooker and air fryer though. If you only have the one you can just make a batch of air fryer cauliflower too. 
• Nice and buttery with some seasonings on top, it’s one of our favorite side dishes for sure.

Or marinate your meat and bring a bunch of wonderful flavors to it like we did with this air fryer turkey breast recipe here. You can make crispy brussel sprouts with bacon as an appetizer or finger foods.

For a plain buttery version try these brussel sprouts in air fryer directions

Is an air fryer good for a low-carb diet?

Yes because you can cook meats quickly with a perfect crispy texture that makes it taste better! Here we have a bunch of suggestions. Let’s move on to some air fryer dinner recipes now with some protein! To begin with you might love these air fryer chicken kabobs!

• Then we will move along to an air fryer pork loin that has simple seasonings.
• Egg bites can be a really low carb air fryer breakfast depending on what you add to them.

We added bacon, bell peppers and onions for the most part and they came in at only 3 carbs per serving! You can skip the breading entirely, just add a bit of butter on top and make this air fryer tilapia for dinner.

You know what is amazing with only ONE carb with tons of flavor!! Our air fryer steak wrapped with bacon is amazing.

Does meat taste better cooked in an Air Fryer?

I think so because you maintain the tender middle with crispy bits on the outside. Want a few more low carb lunches? We have a stuffed chicken breast recipe that has cream cheese, bacon and a bit of jalapeno kick to it. Use it as an appetizer or a main dish with your family and enjoy every bite. For an easy 1 ingredient meal you can crisp some Ninja Foodi sausages with or without potatoes

During the holidays, air fryer turkey breasts and air fryer turkey legs. Perfect when there are only a few of you.

The nice thing about this is if the rest of your family wants sausage and potatoes you can cook them together but not serve yourself any on your plate.

Then make air fryer fajitas with steak the next night. Of course a air fryer whole chicken is just pure protein with seasonings of your choice that gets crisp and delicious like rotisserie but better!

You can make keto air fryer fried chicken too.

• You can make our broccoli in air fryer and cut down the parmesan cheese to lower the carb count. 
• Next to that we have our air fryer cabbage steaks or wedges we love. You can eat quite a bit, feel full with a smile on your face with this green vegetable.
• Bacon in the air fryer is fantastic
  • or try an air fryer roast!

Air fryer frozen fish with butter and light seasonings is good too.

• For snacks you can roast some air fryer chickpeas and take them on the go
• Chicken legs in air fryer are great for lunch
• Our air fryer corn on the cob is healthy and a great side dish

If you use a low carb barbecue sauce you can make air fryer ribs for dinner too.