You're gonna love this keto stuffing, it tastes and smells yummy just like traditional! It's one of my favorite keto Thanksgiving recipes.
😍 Carbs in keto stuffing - 5g net carbs
🦃 Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving 2022 is right around the corner on Thursday, November 24th!
Thanksgiving dinner just isn't Thanksgiving dinner without stuffing. Carb counters, you can put it back on the menu with this keto stuffing recipe!
😋 Why you'll love this low-carb stuffing recipe
There's no nuts, no meat, no pork rinds and no cheese. Just light and tasty keto bread.
A ½ cup of this homemade keto stuffing has only 5 grams of net carbs, compared to 21 grams net carbs in box stuffing. That's a huge difference!
This recipe is keto, low-carb, vegetarian and nut-free.
How to make stuffing
Stuffing is a savory form of bread pudding. The basic stuffing recipe is to sauté aromatics like onion, celery and herbs in lots of butter. Then toss dry bread cubes (in this case keto bread cubes) with the seasoned butter mixture, some eggs beaten with broth to form a savory custard, and bake until crisp and golden-brown.
This recipe is technically a turkey dressing, rather than a turkey stuffing, because it is cooked separately in a baking dish. If you brine your turkey, as I do, then the turkey should be cooked separately from the stuffing for best results.
🛒 Ingredients
🍞 bread
Use your favorite keto bread (no more than 6 grams net carbs per slice). I've found that the best bread for keto stuffing is 647 white bread. It looks, smells, feels and tastes just like Wonder bread.
🧈 butter
You'll need a whole stick of salted butter. Trust me. This is the way. If you want to make this recipe vegan, substitute with vegan butter.
🧅 onions and celery
🦃 poultry seasoning
I love Bell's poultry seasoning. My family has been using it in stuffing for as long as I can remember and it smells like Thanksgiving.
🧄 garlic powder, 🌿 parsley, and🧂 salt and pepper
🥣 broth
Use chicken broth or vegetable broth. I used vegetable broth so that there are more vegetarian options on the table. I also prefer the flavor.
🥚 eggs
You'll need eggs to bind it all together. You can leave out the eggs to make it vegan, but you'll get a looser stuffing.
👩🏻🍳 Step-by step instructions
Step 1: Tear or slice bread into 1 inch pieces and leave out overnight on a baking sheet to dry out OR step 2.
Step 2: Lightly toast in the oven at 350°F for 15 minutes with the oven door slightly open.
Step 3: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Step 4: Brush a baking dish with some of the melted butter and set aside.
Step 5: Add onion and celery. Cook, stirring constantly, until translucent and fragrant.
Step 6: Season with garlic powder, poultry seasoning, parsley, salt and pepper.
Step 7: Stir in about half of the broth to deglaze the pan.
Step 8: Mix beaten eggs with remaining broth.
Step 9: Place bread cubes in a large bowl and pour in seasoning mixture.
Step 10: Toss to evenly distribute seasonings over the bread cubes.
Step 11: Pour egg mixture over stuffing.
Step 12: Fold in egg mixture.
Step 13: Transfer mixture to buttered baking dish.
Step 14: Bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 1 hour.
⏰ Make ahead
You can prepare this stuffing the day before. Just follow all the steps except for baking. Cover the baking dish and refrigerate until ready to bake the following day.
🍃 Substitutions
You can substitute poultry seasoning with chopped fresh herbs. Typical herbs for Thanksgiving stuffing are parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, just like the Simon & Garfunkel song, Scarborough Fair.
🥓 Variations
Personally, I love a good old-fashioned giblet stuffing and will sauté some giblets in butter, chop them up and fold them into the stuffing.
You can also use bacon fat instead of butter for bacon stuffing, or cook loose sausage with the onions and celery for baked sausage stuffing.
🍗 How to serve
This basic stuffing recipe is the perfect accompaniment to Thanksgiving turkey! However, don't wait until turkey day to enjoy keto stuffing. It goes great with baked chicken leg quarters, get the recipe from my friend Sarah over at Feast for a Fraction. You can also use it to stuff baked acorn squash. Or try baked pork chops and stuffing.
🥄 Equipment you'll need
- A cutting board
- knife
- measuring spoons and cups
- A 9x13 dish
- A large skillet
- A large spoon or spatula
🐿 How to store leftover stuffing
Cooked stuffing can be refrigerated for up to 4 days. Store in an air-tight container.
🧊 Can you freeze stuffing?
Freeze leftover stuffing by transferring it to an airtight container. Freeze for up to a month.
🧐 Frequently asked questions
Stuffing is used to stuff another food such as pork chops, acorn squash and poultry. Dressing is cooked in a separate container.
Yes. Eggs are a binder that hold the stuffing ingredients together like glue.
Keto stuffing recipe card
- Total Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 servings 1x
- Diet: Diabetic
Description
You're gonna love this keto stuffing, it tastes and smells yummy just like traditional! It's one of my favorite keto Thanksgiving recipes.
Ingredients
- 12 cups (about 16 slices) keto bread
- 1 cup salted butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup celery stalks, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 large eggs, beaten
Instructions
- Option 1: The day before, tear or slice bread into 1 inch pieces and leave out overnight on a baking sheet to dry out.
- Option 2: On the day of, tear or slice bread into 1 inch pieces, and lightly toast bread in the oven at 350ºF for 15 minutes with the oven door slightly open.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Brush a 9x13 inch baking dish with some of the melted butter and set aside.
- To the skillet add onion and celery. Cook, stirring constantly, until translucent and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
- Season with garlic powder, poultry seasoning, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir it all together.
- Deglaze pan with about half of the broth.
- Mix beaten eggs with remaining broth.
- Place bread cubes in a large bowl and pour seasoning mixture over bread.
- Toss to evenly distribute seasonings over the bread cubes.
- Pour egg mixture over stuffing.
- Fold in egg mixture.
- Transfer mixture to a buttered baking dish. Spread evenly in a single layer.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350°F for 1 hour or until crisp and golden-brown.
Notes
- If you are making this dish a day ahead, transfer stuffing to a buttered baking dish, cover and chill in the fridge until 30 minutes before you plan to bake it.
- You need dry bread for good stuffing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: sides
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
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