Cheap Low-Carb Meals
The cheapest low-carb meal on MealSpend is Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs & Green Beans at $1.39 per serving (U.S. grocery prices reviewed August 2026), with 31 g protein per serving. All 9 recipes below are ranked from one shared price table, so they're directly comparable.
Every low-carb recipe on MealSpend, ranked by computed cost per serving. Same price table across all of them, so a cheaper rank means genuinely cheaper — not a different author guessing differently.
| Recipe | Per serving | Protein | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs & Green Beans | $1.39 | 31 g | 40 min |
| Crispy Chicken Thighs with Buttered Broccoli | $1.41 | 33 g | 35 min |
| Cabbage & Sausage Skillet | $1.64 | 16 g | 30 min |
| Bacon & Egg Scramble | $1.91 | 33 g | 17 min |
| Butter-Basted Pork Chops | $1.93 | 47 g | 20 min |
| Keto Cheeseburger Skillet | $2.71 | 30 g | 30 min |
| Ground Beef & Zucchini Skillet | $2.89 | 24 g | 30 min |
| Beef Patties with Bacon & Cheddar | $3.41 | 40 g | 25 min |
| Carnivore Beef & Egg Skillet | $3.49 | 49 g | 20 min |
Ranked by cost per serving. Every figure is computed from the same ingredient price table — see how we price.
9 of 49 ingredient prices come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price data; the remaining 40 are estimates. Last reviewed 2026-08-12. Your store will differ — treat every figure as a planning estimate, not a quote. Nutrition is computed from USDA-typical ingredient values and rounded.