9 Low Carb Seafood Recipes

If you are looking for some seafood recipes for lent or just to get more seafood in your diet, here are 9 low carb seafood recipes you will love! All of them are easy to make and use simple ingredients. Best of all they are delicious as well as gluten free and low carb.

You might also like this post with 55 seafood recipes.

Every year during the lenten season, I bring out my favorite seafood recipes to eat on Fridays. Sometimes we just head to the nearest church for their famous fish fry dinners if I’m not in the mood to cook.

But today I’ve collected 9 of my favorite low carb seafood dinners for me to make on Fridays and I thought you might like them too! There is everything from shrimp to salmon and tuna. Most of these recipes take less than 30 minutes to make and they are all recipes my family loves.

What is the best seafood to eat on a low carb diet?

Most seafood has zero carbs and is low in calories while high in protein. However some shell fish does have carbs so you have to pay attention. Here are the carb counts for some popular seafood choices based on 3 ounces. (source)

• blue crab – 0g
• clams (12) – 4g
• cod – 0g
• flounder – 0g
• haddock – 0g
• lobster – 1g
• halibut – 0g
• oysters (12) – 7g
• salmon – 0g
• scallops (6 large) – 2g
• shrimp – 0g
• tuna – 0g

So as you can see most common seafood choices like shrimp, tuna and salmon have 0 grams of carbs. Oysters, lobster, clams and scallops are the only ones that have a few carbs.

Below are my favorite seafood recipes that we eat regularly. However I have LOTS of more seafood recipes on this blog so check them out of you want to try something different.

9 easy and low carb seafood recipes.

1. Coconut Basil Shrimp Spaghetti Squash

 If you are a looking for a wonderful Thai flavored noodle dish, look no further. This coconut basil shrimp spaghetti squash recipe is full of flavor, low carb, gluten free and only takes about 20 minutes to make! Only 4.3g net carbs.

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 2. 4 Ingredient Chili Soy Salmon

Need a quick and easy dinner? This keto Asian salmon recipe is awesome and only takes 4 ingredients and 15 minutes to make. I like it because it’s low carb (4.3g net carbohydrates) and my family loves the spicy and sweet Asian flavors of the sugar free glaze. This is a healthy low carb salmon dinner you will want to add to your weekly meal plan!

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 3. Paleo Coconut Shrimp

 This Paleo coconut shrimp & pineapple mango salsa can be ready in less than 30 minutes. The bright, light fruit salsa, tastes delicious with the crunchy coconut shrimp! Only 3.7g net carbs for 10 shrimp!

 4. Easy Asiago Tilapia

 This easy low carb asiago tilapia dish is not only delicious but it only takes 25 minutes to make. The perfect weekday dinner and only 1.7g net carbs per serving!

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5. Pepper Tuna Steaks with Lemon Dijon Sauce

 This pepper tuna steak recipe is simple but elegant. Meaty and tender these tuna steaks taste even better with a lemony dijon cream sauce for only 2.9g net carbs.

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6. Easy Peasy Mediterranean Fish 

 This easy low carb Mediterranean fish dinner takes less than 20 minutes to make. So if you are looking for easy fish dinner ideas, try this easy, healthy and tasty fish dinner tonight! Only 5.9g net carbs per serving.

7. Lemon Jalapeno Salmon Cakes

 These lemon jalapeño salmon cakes are a quick and easy, low carb dinner that you can make in 15 minutes. The fresh lemon and jalapeño add bright flavor to canned salmon. Only 1.4g net carbs per cake.

8. Low Carb Pumpkin Risotto with Shrimp

This low carb pumpkin risotto with shrimp and cauliflower is a breeze to make in less than 20 minutes! As a low carb dinner or lunch it is rich, creamy and full of flavor. One serving is only 4.8g net carbs!

9. Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Cod

For an easy fish dinner, try this low carb, creamy sun dried tomato cod recipe. You can have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes and it’s rich, creamy and delicious! Only 1.6g. net carbs per serving.

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 Bonus (NON) low carb seafood recipe.

If you don’t care about being low carb or keto, check out these beer battered fish nuggets. They were great! However not low carb so I didn’t include it in the round up.

I hope you enjoy these low carb seafood dinners. Most of them are very easy and take few ingredients so they would be good to make day of the week. 

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