Keto Thanksgiving Sausage Stuffing
Thinking about your Thanksgiving menu?
Add this outstanding savory, herby keto Thanksgiving sausage stuffing to your Thanksgiving table! Everyone knows the best part of the Thanksgiving meal are the yummy side dishes! My favorite part of turkey day is the stuffing, and I promise no one will even miss the grains or carbs in this flavorful stuffing.
Time to make the biscuits!
The secret to keeping this stuffing low carb is first baking and then crumbling up these homemade keto biscuits using almond flour and cheddar cheese. These biscuits become the base for this recipe. It’s a genius idea that makes this stuffing over the top YUMMY!
From there on, the rest of the process is pretty much the same as most sausage stuffing recipes – just use chicken broth and fresh herbs like sage and parsley.
Keto Thanksgiving Sausage Stuffing
yield: 8 SERVINGS
prep time: 30 MINUTES
cook time: 30 MINUTES
total time: 60 MINUTES
Use keto biscuits to make an amazingly comforting sausage stuffing, perfect for Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
For the Biscuits:
- 2 1/4 cups almond flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
For the Stuffing:
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 celery stocks, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons fresh sage leaves, chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper for the biscuits. In a medium-sized bowl, mix almond flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or masher until the mixture is like sand. Stir in eggs and fold in cheese. Combine until it forms a sticky dough. Use an ice cream scoop to drop 9 biscuits onto a cookie sheet to bake. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked and slightly browned. Set aside to cool.
2
On a baking sheet, crumble up all 9 biscuits into large cubes. Bake at 375 degrees for about 5-8 minutes until brown and dried.
3
Heat a skillet on the stove over medium heat. Crumble and cook sausage. Season with dried sage and salt & pepper to taste. Reserve a little of the grease to saute onions and celery.
4
Place baked croutons and cooked sausage in a large casserole dish.
5
In the same skillet that the sausage was cooked in, saute onions, garlic, and celery until translucent and soft, about 5-10 minutes. Place that mixture into the casserole dish as well.
6
In the casserole dish, stir in the egg and fresh herbs. Finally, pour in broth and stir.
7
Cover dish with foil and cook at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove foil, and pour melted butter on top of the stuffing. Cook for another 15 minutes uncovered. Enjoy warm.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 8 servings, Serving Size: 3/4 cup
Amount Per Serving:
534 Calories | 51g Fat | 7g Total Carbs | 4g Fiber | 24g Protein | 3g Net Carbs
I’m THANKFUL for this yummy keto stuffing!
This is legit DELICIOUS! What a great side dish and compliment to any holiday meal, and it’s not difficult to make either. It’s every bit as delicious as the traditional stuffing I grew up eating! Hooray!
Stuffing is my favorite. In fact, most Thanksgivings I don’t eat any turkey. At all. I’m definitely going to try this, and I love that it can be make outside the turkey so I can have it anytime…I mean, so the family can enjoy the traditional stuffing in the bird.
Oh yay! I think you’ll love this then!
We do an “orphan” thanksgiving with friend who also don’t have family close by, and our one job every year has been to bring the turkey. I might have to add an additional side to my part. This looks soooo yummy, and I would totally just eat this for a meal. Maybe sprinkle some turkey on top 😉
YUM! Yes it’s so delicious ?? ENJOY Christine!
Can it be made ahead of time?
Sure! You can brown the sausage and veggies a day ahead of time and compile it before hand. Then bake it when ready! Hope that helps!
What kind of sausage do you recommend?
I used a crumbled breakfast sausage, and it was very good!
Does this freeze well? I’m thinking it would be great to make ahead and freeze in meal size portions for a quick side for two.
I haven’t tried but I’m confident those ingredients would freeze well. Enjoy!
Made this today for Thanksgiving
Tastes good
Yay! Thanks for letting us know how yummy it turned out! Happy Thanksgiving!
I have been making this recipe for 3 years now…the only difference I bake my biscuits in a small square baking pan instead of individual biscuits (saves time & you are crumbling them eventually)….. I make this every Thanksgiving & Christmas holiday…most everyone thinks I’m baking cornbread lol!
I love the tip on how you bake the biscuits! Thanks!
Good tip! I am making this tonight!
Can u sub out the biscuits for keto friendly bread?
If that fits into your keto lifestyle, then yes you can.
How many cups of “croutons” should there be? I have a loaf of keto bread that I need to use up and this sounds perfect!
Hi Elaine! We haven’t tried it this way but 4 cups should be adequate. Let us know how it comes out🥰
Haven’t put it all together yet but the separate components are delicious! This is definitely going to scratch the itch for traditional stuffing. Thank you and happy Thanksgiving!
Yay! You’re welcome, Tina! Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi! I can’t tell from the recipe but do you melt the cheese when folding it in? I assume yes but want to make sure
Nope! You can just fold in the shredded cheddar cheese and it will melt in as it bakes.
What size casserole dish do you use for this recipe?
Hi there! It looks like any large size casserole dish should work well! Hope that helps!
Fantastic stuffing!!!!!!
It was so good! Couldn’t tell that it was keto croutons. That was the one item that I would have missed even more than the turkey!! So glad I tried it!! 100% GREAT
Woohoo! Happy to hear how much you loved it! Thanks for sharing with us, Lisa!
I made this for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. I loved the biscuits so much for the keto croutons I made a separate batch as my “rolls” with dinner. I’ve been enjoying the leftovers with turkey and bacon wrapped green beans. Thanks for sharing an awesome recipe!
Hi Cat! That is so awesome to hear. It’s often hard to stay on track during the holidays so it’s always nice to find recipes that are yummy! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving ❤
I did the same, but added chopped chives oh wow so goid
Hi Timothy! That sounds delicious ❤