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Home » Keto Blog » Best Keto Side Dishes for Burgers

Best Keto Side Dishes for Burgers

Last Updated October 20, 2022. Published March 21, 2022 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Let me guess why you’re here: Your keto burger game is top-notch, but you’re still struggling with keto side dishes for burgers. Or, you’ve been having the same burger side for decades and are looking for options. If either of those statements describes your current situation, this post is for you. The good news is there are enough tasty low-carb sides for burgers you can easily make at home. This collection includes remakes to popular options, including fries!

keto side dishes for burgers like Greek Salad, keto cauliflower Mac and cheese, keto fries, and keto onion rings

Why Share?

There are so many options to make a burger keto-friendly: no bun, lettuce bun, or double stack covered in bacon!

But, finding side dishes is a challenge since the most popular options are usually things like fries.

Since I’m a bit of a master of remaking comfort food to fit a low-carb way of eating, I’m pleased to suggest some side recipe ideas you can copy or modify.

What Sides Go With Burgers?

Common burger sides are french fries, mac & cheese, onion rings, corn on the cob, pasta salad, potato wedges, potato salad, and sweet potato fries. The challenge with these classic sides is the extra carbs you have to deal with. Creating keto-friendly sides means modifying the existing ones or replacing them altogether. 

What Can You Eat With Burgers On keto?

Low-carb vegetables make the perfect replacements for high-carb burger sides. Most low-carb sides for burgers are made from cauliflower, green beans, asparagus, radishes, brussels sprouts, and squash. You can also have low-carb variations of classic dishes like mac and cheese, coleslaw, and onion rings. The primary goal is to keep the net carbs per serving as low as possible.

Enough said. Let’s explore some low-carb options for burger side dishes you can include in your next meal prep:

Best Keto & Low Carb Sides for Burgers

Use this collection of keto sides for burgers to get options for everything from keto coleslaw to keto fries!

Keto Potato Salad (No Cauliflower)

Skip red potatoes in this southern-style recipe. Ready in minutes and the perfect side for burgers and bbq.

Easy Low Carb & Keto Coleslaw

Thanks to added sugar, regular coleslaw can include unnecessary carbs, but this recipe is your perfect alternative. A keto sweetener replaces refined sugar to make an equally delicious side in less than 5 minutes.

Air Fryer Squash (No Breading)

Squashes are awesome, but breading adds the extra carbs we’re trying to avoid. This squash dish has no breading, making it great for a keto or low-carb diet. It comes together in less than 20 minutes and only needs 6 ingredients. 

Air Fryer Eggplant (No Breading)

If you’re looking for easy keto sides for burgers, you may want to try this one. It takes 5 ingredients and about 20 minutes to make, and a single serving has 3g net carbs. This simple dish will ease up your meal prepping sessions.

Air Fryer Asparagus

This simple air fryer recipe recipes just a few minutes and a handful of ingredients.

Easy Air Fryer Green Beans

Green beans also make great keto sides due to their low carb content, but they can also taste uninspired if little thought goes into their preparation. This easy and delicious dish requires only 4 ingredients and about 12 minutes to make. I often mix this up with elote seasoning to give me the flavors of corn on the cob.

Air Fryer Roasted Radishes

Replace the carb-loaded potato sides with these low-carb roasted radishes. A single serving for this particular dish has 1g net carbs, and I know that’s music to your ears. It takes a few simple ingredients and about 20 minutes.

Easy Keto Creamed Spinach

Are you looking for low-carb sides for burgers to mimic your favorite classic side dishes? This 15-minutes keto creamed spinach recipe fits the bill. It omits the corn starch, flour, and whole milk, but the result is still creamy and delicious.

Air Fryer Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

Reduce your meal prep time with this keto-friendly side dish recipe. It takes about 15 minutes and 5 ingredients to prep and cook this dish.

Easy Cauliflower Hash Browns

Cauliflower hash browns are the perfect replacement for potato hash browns. These low-carb delicacies are easy to make and require less than 10 ingredients. Keto-friendly almond flour replaces regular flour to keep the carbs low.

Crispy Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts have low carb content, but they take quite a while to cook in an oven. This air fryer recipe will save you time and still produce crispy, tender, and tasty results. You’ll need about 25 minutes to get it done.

Keto Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

You don’t have to give up all your favorite comfort foods for keto’s sake. Enjoy this mac and cheese dish variation with your keto burger. Instead of noodles, use cauliflower and have some creamy fun.

Creamy Loaded Cauliflower Casserole

Loaded cauliflower is a subtle low-carb and keto-friendly variation of the loaded potatoes dish. The bacon remains, nobody touches your sour cream and green onions, but the potatoes give way for cauliflower florets. 

Keto Low-Carb Onion Rings

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You’ll find onion rings in your local burger joint, but those aren’t for you. There’s nothing keto about the breadcrumbs used for breading on onions rings. But, this recipe uses a low-carb wheat flour or almond flour to make it easy to have onion rings on keto.

Easy Keto Low-Carb Egg Salad

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If you’re looking for easy and yummy keto sides for burgers, this one is for you. The keto salad substitutes the regular egg salad by omitting sugar and mayo. Half a cup of this particular dish has 3g net carbs.

Garlic Parmesan Keto Jicama Fries

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These keto fries are easy to make at home and can perfectly replace potato fries for anyone trying to eat fewer carbs. Coating the fries in protein powder and seasoning gives them a delicious and crunchy finishing. 

Keto Loaded Oven Roasted Radishes

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Radishes are low-carb and delicious, so you don’t have to replace your favorite potato sides with boring and bland options. This low-carb burger side is easy to make and uses a handful of ingredients.

How To Make Crispy Keto French Fries

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Potatoes dishes have been around for ages, and replacing them will take more than random low-carb sides for burgers. These french fries are made from keto dough and will satisfy your potato cravings without the extra carbs.

Keto Cucumber Salad

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The traditional cucumber salad recipe sounds okay until the added sugar. Try this recipe if you want to enjoy your cucumber the keto way. White vinegar and keto sweetener are the game changers in this side dish.

Keto Greek Salad

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This colorful salad is a riot of flavors combining the tangy, creamy, and salty. All the ingredients are low-carb, and the dish balances proteins and fats making it best for a keto diet. If you’re looking for a simple and rich keto side, this is it. 

Smoked Bacon Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

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With a little tweaking, this dish allows you to enjoy mac and cheese while sticking to your keto or low-carb diet goals. Use cauliflower instead of noodles to achieve a creamy, flavorful dish.

Crispy Baked Parmesan Asparagus Fries

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Are you open to new and more exciting ways to make your asparagus? Try this recipe for a tasty and crunchy vegetable treat.

Roasted Shishito peppers

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If you haven’t tried shishito peppers before, this recipe will start your off on the right side of these vegetables. They are sweet and hot but won’t set your tongue on fire. Roasted shishito peppers will also step up your appetite to enjoy your burger more.

Keto White Wine and Cheddar Cauliflower Cheese Casserole

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Out of the many keto sides for burgers, this one may end up being your favorite. It bursts with assorted flavors to give you an unforgettable creamy experience. It’s appealing to both keto and non-keto food lovers.

Creamy Brussel Sprout Casserole

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This Brussels sprouts dish is just lovable. Coconut milk replaces the cream in regular sprouts casserole to make a low-carb and equally tasty side dish. The crispy bacon adds flavor and makes each bite memorable.

Air Fryer Frozen Broccoli

Broccoli is low-carb therefore great for a keto burger side. You only need about 10 minutes to make this 4-ingredient broccoli side dish. It’s an easy and quick fix that doesn’t require you to thaw the broccoli before air frying it. 

FAQs

What sides don’t have carbs?

All vegetables have carbs. So, even these keto-friendly options have carbs. Some things that don’t have carbs are meat. But, I wouldn’t really consider a side of meat a good option for a burger.

Can you eat a hamburger on the keto diet?

Yes. However, to keep carbs low, most people who eat keto skip the bun. You can have a burger salad, bun-less burger or a burger with a lettuce bun.

What goes best with burgers?

For keto, any of these vegetable based dishes work well with burgers. You’ll notice that they are remakes to things like fries, macaroni and cheese, and potatoes

Final Thoughts

Are you still feeling helpless as far as low-carb sides for burgers are concerned? I hope not. Do you feel uncertain about how the above options will play out? Probably. Take time to try and play around with the above recipe ideas until you find what best serves your taste buds and needs.

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