Low Carb Potluck Dishes & Family Reunion Food

While the weather will still be around, summer ends when kids go back to school, which is right around the corner. As summer’s end and school draw nearer, there are fewer and fewer fun and relaxing nights left.

Make sure you take advantage of the time we have left and plan a fun potluck family reunion. Potlucks are great for group gatherings because it cuts down on the amount of work you have to do, but guarantees that you’ll still have delicious food that everyone will love.

Because everyone will be pitching in for a potluck, you’re going to want to make sure what you’re providing is low carb, so everyone can enjoy it.

Check out these great low carb potluck dishes that are perfect for a family reunion:

Bones-to-Be Chicken Wingettes

This chicken wing recipe is a perfect family reunion food because people can simply come up and take as many as they want! They get their flavor from dry mustard, cayenne pepper and chili powder. They all do use Atkins All Purpose Low-Carb Baking Mix. This delicious recipe has 22.4 grams of protein but only 3.4 carbs and is approved for phases 2, 3 and 4.

Spicy Crab Dip

This is a great potluck recipe because it is approved for every phase of the Atkins diet, has only one gram of carbs and 9.2 grams of protein. Simply mix together the crab, onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, chipotle en adobo, and lemon juice, and then let it chill for an hour and you’re done!

Guacamole

This is another great potluck dish because it’s approved for every phase of the Atkins program. It only takes 15 minutes to prepare, so you can make it on the spot so it’s extra fresh.

Shrimp Diablo

This spicy dish packs a lot of flavor and is approved for every phase of the program. They’re great for a potluck because people can take as many as they want and only require 25 minutes of cooking time. A jalapeno pepper provides the heat for this dish that only has 7.5 grams of carbs.

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