Keto Curried Spinach Paneer Skillet

This is a great low-carb dinner recipe for two. And it's so simple! It's just soft paneer cheese dunked in creamy curry sauce and cooked with spinach. That's it. It's easy to scale up which makes it perfect for meal prep, lunch boxes and batch cooking.

I used our homemade Curry Simmer Sauce which is mild and kid-friendly but you could always add heat by using cayenne pepper or fresh chillies. Fresh spinach can be substituted with frozen and drained spinach, collards or chard. Finally, instead of paneer cheese you could use halloumi or diced chicken unless you are following a vegetarian keto diet.

This easy keto dinner can be served on its own, with extra cauliflower rice or — if you need to keep your carbs low — serve it with shirataki rice. Enjoy!

Step-by-step

1. Prepare the homemade Curry Simmer Sauce by following the instructions here. This will take just 15 minutes. Store any leftover curry sauce in the fridge for up to 5 days.

   

2. While the curry sauce is cooking, cut the paneer into about 1 inch (2 cm) pieces. Wash, drain and roughly chop the spinach. If you use baby spinach you don't need to chop it. If you use frozen spinach instead, defrost and drain all the liquid.

   

3. Grease a skillet with ghee and add the paneer and the curry sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook on medium for about 5 minutes.

   

4. Add the spinach (chopped stalks first if you're using mature spinach). Cook until just wilted for a couple of minutes. Take off the heat.

   

5. Add the chopped herbs such as parsley or cilantro. Eat on its own or optionally serve with shirataki rice cooked according to our instructions for preparing shirataki noodles. Eat warm or let it cool down and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

   

Recipe

Keto Curried Spinach Paneer Skillet

★★★★★4.8 (84 ratings)

This tasty vegetarian low-carb dinner for two is easy to make with just a few ingredients. Soft paneer cheese ...

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10m

Overall

30m

Servings

2

8.6 g

Net carbs

27 g

Protein

49.6 g

Fat

588

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

• ¹/₂ cup homemade Curry Simmer Sauce (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
• 1 pack Paneer or Halloumi cheese (225 g/ 8 oz)
• 140 g fresh spinach, chopped or frozen and drained spinach (5 oz)
• 1 tbsp ghee or extra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley or cilantro
• Optional: shirataki rice, to serve

Instructions

1. Prepare the homemade Curry Simmer Sauce by following the instructions here. This will take just 15 minutes. Store any leftover curry sauce in the fridge for up to 5 days.

2. While the curry sauce is cooking, cut the paneer into about 1 inch (2 cm) pieces. Wash, drain and roughly chop the spinach. If you use baby spinach you don't need to chop it. If you use frozen spinach instead, defrost and drain all the liquid.

3. Grease a skillet with ghee and add the paneer and the curry sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook on medium for about 5 minutes.

4. Add the spinach (chopped stalks first if you're using mature spinach). Cook until just wilted for a couple of minutes. Take off the heat.

5. Add the chopped herbs such as parsley or cilantro. Eat on its own or optionally serve with shirataki rice cooked according to our instructions for preparing shirataki noodles. Eat warm or let it cool down and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Nutrition per serving, about 250 g/ 8.8 oz

Carbs 6%Protein 18%Fat 76% of calories

Net carbs

8.6 g

Total carbs

13.2 g

Fiber

4.5 g

Sugars

6.2 g

Protein

27 g

Fat

49.6 g

Saturated fat

32.9 g

Calories

588 kcal

Sodium

434 mg · 18.9% RDA

Magnesium

70 mg · 17.6% RDA

Potassium

593 mg · 29.7% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per about 250 g/ 8.8 oz	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Curry Simmer Sauce, homemade (KetoDiet blog)	2.9 g	1.4 g	10.6 g	112
Paneer	4.6 g	23.5 g	31.2 g	390
Spinach, fresh	1 g	2 g	0.3 g	16
Ghee, clarified butter	0 g	0 g	7.5 g	68
Parsley, fresh (spices)	0.1 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Total	8.6 g	27 g	49.6 g	588

Serving size about 250 g/ 8.8 oz

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian