Easy Keto Sausage Stuffing

For an easy keto stuffing recipe to serve with a Thanksgiving turkey or even a Christmas dinner, try my keto sausage stuffing which is a delicious alternative to traditional bread stuffing. Made with sausage, almond flour, cheeses and savory herbs. It’s a great addition to your holiday table as it’s gluten free, low carb and high in protein!

You might also like this low carb chicken stuffed poblanos recipe.

To continue on my keto Thanksgiving recipe roll, today I made for you a gluten free, keto stuffing. It’s similar to the low carb stuffing I used for my baked stuffed chicken thighs but I tweaked it with seasonings to make it have a more traditional flavors of Thanksgiving.

Traditional stuffing is usually made with bread cubes but this recipe doesn’t use bread (not even low carb bread) nor does it use chicken broth or pork rinds. Instead it uses savory breakfast sausage, holiday herbs like sage and thyme and a combination of almond flour, cheese and eggs to create a hearty stuffing that you can eat on its own. It also only has 2.6g net carbs and 17.2 grams of protein per serving and would be a great addition to your holiday table.

What makes this keto stuffing different?

• No bread required, not even keto bread. This is a sausage based stuffing not a bread based one.
• Uses breakfast sausage for more savory flavor.
• The almond flour, eggs, herbs, cheeses, celery and onion create a good bread texture and flavor or traditional stuffing.
• It’s naturally gluten free but also low carb and high in protein.
• You can eat this with chicken, turkey or even pork.

Recipe ingredients and substitutions.

The simple ingredients in this gluten free stuffing recipe were raw breakfast breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, yellow onion, celery, garlic, sage, thyme, butter and almond flour.

• ground pork breakfast sausage – I used raw sausage you can find in a roll. Like Bob Evans or Jimmy Dean. You could probably make this with Italian sausage but it wouldn’t have that holiday flavor as much.
• almond flour, cheeses and eggs – This is the bases for that bread texture and what keeps this recipe low carb. You don’t have to use regular flour nor coconut flour. The eggs act like a binder and the parmesan and cheddar cheese help with keeping all together as well as add flavor. I wouldn’t substitute any of these things.
• vegetables and seasonings – Most classic stuffing recipes have celery and onion in them so I used those. Dried thyme and sage are classic holiday flavors but you could substitute with poultry seasoning. I used fresh garlic but if you want to use garlic powder remember 1 clove equals ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder.

How to make keto sausage stuffing.

This is really simple to make and you bake it in the oven, but you can also use it to stuff chicken and pork chops. I have never stuffed a turkey ever so I’m not sure how this would be stuffed into one. So if you decide to do that, let me know how it goes.

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Get out a baking or casserole dish and spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

Step 2: Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Add butter then celery and onions and saute for 2-3 minutes. Looking below you see that you just want them softened and the onions should be translucent. 

Step 3: While that’s sautéing, melt the remaining butter in the microwave. Add the eggs to a large mixing bowl and beat them. Then break up the roll of sausage meat into pieces and add that along with the rest of the ingredients (including the melted butter and onion mixture.)

Step 4: Start mixing the stuffing mixture with a wooden spoon then use your hands.

TIP: The mixture will be pretty dense and when you put it in your prepared baking dish you want it to be as fluffy as possible. Don’t pack it down or it’s going to be a stuffing loaf. 😉

 

Step 5: Bake it in the preheated oven for 30 – 45 minutes. You want it to be golden brown on top but don’t want to dry it out. Baking time may vary so that’s why I gave such a large range of time. 

If you want to add some color for presentation you can sprinkle some fresh parsley on top. Store leftovers in an airtight container. (Please scroll down to view and print the recipe card.)

What to make with leftover stuffing.

This is one of my favorite things to do with leftovers. Stuffing waffles are a delicious and fun way to eat Thanksgiving leftovers. Below are two different kinds I’ve made.

Below left is a waffle I made with regular stuffing along with leftover turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes. You could make this with leftovers from this recipe as well. You basically just grease a waffle iron and spoon the leftover stuffing in and cook until you have a waffle.

Below right is a keto Thanksgiving waffle I made with traditional stuffing flavors and I just wanted to show you how you can add the perfect pairing of turkey and sugar free cranberry sauce to make a delicious keto Thanksgiving waffle.

Other low carb holiday recipes.

While you don’t have to wait for Thanksgiving or Christmas to make this delicious stuffing recipe it would be great for both of those dinners. Here are a few more keto recipes and ideas to try for your holiday table.

• low carb green bean casserole
• sugar free cranberry sauce
• brined smoked turkey breast
• turkey breast in the air fryer
• prime rib with beet horesradish
• loaaded cauliflower mash
• cheesy cauliflower au gratin
• keto glazed ham

This keto sausage stuffing is a super delicious keto comfort food.  But it’s dense so you don’t need to eat too much of it. It’s a great low carb side dish for your turkey dinner or the holiday season. I hope you give it a try.

The nutritional information for 1 serving is: 322 cals / 25.9g fat / 4.6g carbs / 2g fiber / 17.2g protein = 2.6g net carb count