Keto is a low-carb diet. In fact, to lose weight on keto, you need to keep your carb intake to 50 grams per day or less. This usually means giving up things like bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, and especially desserts. Needless to say, for a lot of people, going carb-free can be challenging.
Thankfully, there are ways to make low-carb versions of your favorite high-carb foods. This means you can keep eating the meals you love while losing weight at the same time.
You could eat zucchini noodles instead of pasta, but a lot of people find the taste less than satisfying.
If you want a more realistic alternative, try this recipe for keto pasta. It tastes great, goes with almost any pasta sauce, and it’s easy to make, too.
Keto Pasta
Ingredients For One Serving
- 1 cup shredded part-skim low moisture mozzarella cheese
- 1 large egg yolk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the cheese in a microwaveable bowl and heat for one minute until it has melted. Use bursts of 15 seconds to avoid overheating the cheese. Once melted, allow it to cool for one minute.
- Next, add the egg to the cheese and stir to combine. This should create a yellow dough.
- Place a piece of baking parchment on your work surface and put the dough in the center. Place another sheet of parchment on top.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it’s about 1/8 of an inch thick.
- Remove the top sheet of parchment and cut the dough into ¼ to ½ inch wide strips. Refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
- When you are ready, cook your keto pasta in a pan of boiling water for 45-60 seconds.
- Drain, season, and serve with your preferred low-carb pasta sauce.
Nutrition Per Serving
- 385 calories
- 22 grams of fat
- 33 grams of protein
- 3 grams of carbs
- 0 grams of fiber
- 3 grams of net carbs
Bottom Line
A lot of people find giving up pasta hard, but this recipe means you don’t have to. As well as making faux spaghetti and noodles, you could also make ravioli.
Just cut your pasta sheet into small circles, put some seasoned meat in the middle of each one, and fold it in half. Easy!
A lot of people think that keto is a hard diet to stick to, and it can be if you limit your meals to things like meat, eggs, nuts, and vegetables.
But, with a bit of effort, you can eat very normally while still staying true to your new low-carb lifestyle.
Don’t feel deprived because you have to give up pasta; whip up some of this delicious keto pasta instead. It tastes amazing, and it’s pretty easy to make, too.
Keto Pasta
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup shredded part-skim low moisture mozzarella cheese
- 1 large egg yolk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the cheese in a microwaveable bowl and heat for one minute until it has melted. Use bursts of 15 seconds to avoid overheating the cheese. Once melted, allow it to cool for one minute.
- Next, add the egg to the cheese and stir to combine. This should create a yellow dough.
- Place a piece of baking parchment on your work surface and put the dough in the center. Place another sheet of parchment on top.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it’s about 1/8 of an inch thick.
- Remove the top sheet of parchment and cut the dough into ¼ to ½ inch wide strips. Refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
- When you are ready, cook your keto pasta in a pan of boiling water for 45-60 seconds.
- Drain, season, and serve with your preferred low-carb pasta sauce.
