I'm good at this! I have a frozen shoulder so I look for super easy stuff.

Hard boiled egg (or canned chicken or tuna) with mayo, an avocado and a quarter of an onion, mix all, serve in a bowl or low carb whole wheat tortilla.

Halved hotdogs, broiled or grilled to bring out flavor, topped with pizza toppings, heated till melty.

This seems hard cause it takes all day but so easy: big chunk of roast, a Tbsp Italian dressing and one onion in the crock pot. Cook on low all day, add frozen broccoli an hour from the end. No water or other liquid needed.

Sliced deli meat (ham, turkey, roast beef) and cheese on salad greens. Usually I use spinach or half half. Sometimes I add an egg if I have some hard boiled ones in the fridge.

Sauté two peppers and an onion in oil/butter till cooked. Add a pound of deli sliced roast beef, further cut into strips. Stir till hot, add cheese. Yummy. Sometimes I sub fresh spinach for the peppers or add mushrooms.

Heat ham (it's already cooked), and make with a pkg béarnaise sauce made with HWC and water instead of milk. I usually make this with fresh steamed asparagus.

Pound chicken breasts flat (they cook really fast this way and tender) and fry in butter/oil on the stove. Stir in a grainy mustard at the end. Add a veg. Done.

Find a low carb butter chicken sauce (tikki masala). Heat, add chopped up rotisserie chicken. Serve over green beans as "rice". This is really yummy. My grocery sells a jarred sauce in the ethnic foods sections that has 4 carbs. So worth it.

And what I'm having tonight: grilled brauts outside on the grill (add a grill and hubby never complains he has to cook, go figure). Brush on a good grainy mustard toward the end. Get a pre-shredded bag of cabbage (coleslaw mix), and make it with sour cream and/or mayo and whatever herbs and spices appeal to you.

Addendum: I decided last minute to put tonight's brauts with the coleslaw inside a low carb whole wheat tortilla. Yummy.

I prepare a bunch of different vegetables and protein combos and freeze them in ziplock bags. Easy to stir fry or heat up with a sauce.

Hubs, the otherwise vegetarian, likes what he calls "nosh night", which is just nuts, dark chocolate, olives, chopped raw vegetables, rocket/arugula, cheese, sometimes pepperoni... on a plate.

If you have mason jars, you can prep your breakfast. I know breakfast can sometimes be the most difficult meal to organize. I like doing a 'keto porridge'...because before i always had cereal or porridge for breakfast and old habits die hard.

Basically,
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk (sweeten with stevia if you'd like),
1 tbsp chia seeds,
1 tbsp flax seeds,
I tbsp sunflower seeds, with cinnamon and vanilla to taste.
75g of Greek yogurt and
1/2 cup of blueberries.

[If I do this the morning of, I replace the almond milk with boiled water and 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil melted in for a warm meal. Also, the chia seeds are ground up with the sunflower seeds to merge better with the liquids. ]

Shake well and let it set over night. A yummy porridge-like meal for breakfast that's filling! Or maybe....it's just something I like! Haha

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I prepare a bunch of different vegetables and protein combos and freeze them in ziplock bags. Easy to stir fry or heat up with a sauce.

Hubs, the otherwise vegetarian, likes what he calls "nosh night", which is just nuts, dark chocolate, olives, chopped raw vegetables, rocket/arugula, cheese, sometimes pepperoni... on a plate.

I like the Nosh Night idea. Perfect for a planned movie night. I need to do that soon.

Cook a double meal and freeze in meal sized portions. Build up your own supply of microwave meals. They make for good lunches too.

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I make a big batch of keto meatballs and then freeze them in meal size batches. That is one of my favorites. I also fry up Italian sausage and freeze that in meal size batches so I can make a pan pizza anytime I want. My DH uses pepperoni which is precooked so not a problem, but he does buy a lot and then freeze it in about 4 ounce portions.

Alexandra: I don't care much for chicken either, but I love turkey. We recently grilled one and I have nice little packs in the freezer for when I hear the turkey gobbling.

FOR LIGHT PIZZA LUNCH
Mission mini corn tortillas
https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Street-Tacos-Tortillas-12-6oz/dp/B06XDXVJR5?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ2F6RDUSIYCWQMFQ&tag=sa-b2c-new-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&
serving size 3 mini tortillas 100 cal , fat 1.5 g, chol, 0mg, carb 19 g
BelGioioso mozarella pearls
https://www.walmart.com/ip/BelGioioso-Fresh-Mozzarella-Pearls-8-Ounce-Ball/14255252
serves 8: 1 serving cal 80, 8 carbs, fat 5 g chol 20 mg this product appealing; but, it spoils fast once open
Great value (walmart) mini pepperoni serving 45 mini pepperoni for three tortillas that 15 on each mini pizza; cal 130, fat 13 g, chol 20 mg, carbs 1 g
Hormel (walmart) mini pepperoni 1 oz. 1/5 of the package: cal, 140, fat 13 grams, carbs 0
chol, 35
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hormel-Pepperoni-Minis-5-oz/13448678
i WANT TO TRY TORTILLAS IN AIR FRYER, TO TOAST, FOR PIZZA CRUST CRUNCH, THEN TOP WITH CHEESE, AND PEPPERONI AND LITTLE MORE CHEESE, CAN ADD TOMATO SAUCE IF WANTING. WARM IN OVEN TO MELT CHEESE

Most of what I make, I make in batches big enough for leftovers which saves time.

For a quick one, I use many variations of: ground beef, seasonings of choice, jalepeños (or other peppers), served over Miracle Rice or other shirataki noodle or crushed pork rinds. I used to add add cheese, but have found that it has a negative BG effect on me.

Also, if I have time, I will throw a ground up piece of liver in because I know it is good for me. I will make this with 2-3 lbs of ground beef, so adding 4 ounces of liver is something that can't be tasted, especially given the spices I typically use (chili powder, curry, garlic, etc.).

If you have a crock pot, then just about any hunk of meat is good, especially if you add in some salt pork or other really tasty fat source. If you like veggies, just add them near the end. Again, this is something that is not ready quickly, but doesn't take much actual time. Throw everything in it in the morning, set on low and then add veggies if you want when you get home. By the time you change clothes, set the table, go through the mail, spend a few minutes with the family, it is ready to be dished out.

Yes! I love to add zoodles to a bowl and pour ragu bolognese over them and sprinkle with Parmesan, then microwave (I make big batches of ragu with ground beef and ground Italian sausage), or add zoodles to hot broth/soups.

Taco salads are my lunch most of the time, other times, I just eat some olives & cheese with some salami.
I'll make a pound of taco meat with a couple tablespoons of chili powder, 1 tsp each of cumin and oregano, a dash of cayenne powder, and a squeeze of lime juice, use a potato masher to break it up finely, and once cool, I keep that in a plastic container and just scoop out some onto romaine lettuce, add about 1 TB of minced fresh onion & tomato (1 or two cherry tomoates, diced), shred some cheddar and put sour cream & salsa on top. Most of the time, I'll also have a few cilantro leaves plus a sliced radish in the salad as well. Maybe some sliced black olives if I have some on hand.

I also love to make a braised cabbage with smoked sausage for one:
Put sliced kielbasa into a pan with a little bacon fat, add some finely chopped onion, let brown a bit, then add 1 TB of butter (or more bacon fat) and 2-3 handfuls of shredded cabbage + some seasonings (garlic powder, some smoked paprika) and some fresh parsley and let it all steam up/fry a little in the pan with the lid on for 10 minutes until the cabbage is soft/fried in the butter. Stir it all up and de-glaze the pan with a splash of apple cider vinegar + either soy sauce or coconut aminos, and serve hot.