If you're on a low-carb diet [1], fast, flavourful dinner recipes [2] are essential — and that's exactly what you'll find on this list. These meals run the gamut from lettuce wraps to soups to one-dish wonders [3], but they all have two things in common: they're ready in 30 minutes or less, and they'll help keep you safely within your daily budget for carbs [4].

All 15 of these dishes are packed with veggies, protein, and delicious sauces and spice blends to give them tons of flavour so you never grow tired of sticking to your plan. More importantly, they'll likely be a hit with everyone at the table, if you're usually cooking for a crowd. Let's dig in.

Lightened-Up Chicken Salad

If you have leftover or canned chicken, you can have this tangy chicken salad on the table in minutes. Serve it on a bed of greens or between two slices of whole-grain bread [5].

Get the recipe: lightened-up chicken salad [6]

Sheet-Pan Fajitas

A ready-made fajita seasoning helps get these sheet-pan fajitas on the table in just 20 minutes. While the chicken and peppers are cooking, heat up a bag of cauliflower rice and mash some avocado for a tasty fajita bowl.

Get the recipe: sheet-pan fajitas [7]