Keto Cornbread Stuffing — Thanksgiving Recipe — Diet Doctor (2024)

Keto Cornbread Stuffing — Thanksgiving Recipe — Diet Doctor (1)

Before a low carb lifestyle, my Thanksgiving plate was often filled nearly half full with stuffing. It was always my favorite side dish and I coveted the leftovers! After keto, I realized that this high carb dish needed a makeover. Fortunately, this recipe will give you a new tradition to love while staying healthy.

November 9 2018 recipe & photo by Kristie Sullivan, PhD, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Side dish

Before a low carb lifestyle, my Thanksgiving plate was often filled nearly half full with stuffing. It was always my favorite side dish and I coveted the leftovers! After keto, I realized that this high carb dish needed a makeover. Fortunately, this recipe will give you a new tradition to love while staying healthy.

USMetric

12 servingservings

Ingredients

Keto cornbread

  • ¼ cup (¾ oz.) 60 ml (25 g) coconut flour
  • 13 cup (1¼ oz.) 80 ml (35 g) oat fiber
  • 13 cup (115 oz.) 80 ml (33 g) whey protein isolate (unflavored)
  • 1½ tsp 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp ¼ tsp salt
  • 4 oz. 110 g butter, melted
  • 13 cup 80 ml bacon fat or refined coconut oil, melted
  • ¼ cup 60 ml water
  • 4 4 eggeggs
  • ¼ tsp ¼ tsp corn extract (optional)

Stuffing

  • 1 lb 450 g fresh sausage
  • 13 cup (2 oz.) 80 ml (55 g) finely chopped yellow onionfinely chopped yellow onions
  • 1 cup (2½ oz.) 240 ml (70 g) chopped mushrooms
  • ½ cup (1¾ oz.) 120 ml (50 g) finely chopped celery stalkfinely chopped celery stalks
  • 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter at room temperature
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp dried sage
  • ¼ tsp ¼ tsp salt
  • 18 tsp 18 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 2 eggeggs
  • ½ cup 120 ml chicken broth
  • ¼ cup 60 ml heavy whipping cream
  • 1 oz. 28 g roasted and chopped pecans

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Instructions

Instructions are for 12 servings. Please modify as needed.

Baking the cornbread

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Place a greased 10-inch (25 cm) cast iron skillet in the oven to heat while you make the cornbread.

  2. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.

  3. Add the melted butter, bacon fat, eggs, and water. Beat with a hand mixer. Stir in the corn extract.

  4. Pour the cornbread mixture into the hot cast iron skillet and bake for about 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and firm to the touch.

  5. If you're making the rest of the stuffing right away you don't need to turn the oven off, just remove the bread and set that aside to cool a bit.

The stuffing

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (175°C) if it's not already warm from baking the bread.

  2. Butter a 9 by 13-inch (23 by 33 cm) oven-safe baking dish.

  3. Brown the sausage in a large skillet.

  4. When the sausage is browned, add the onion, mushrooms, celery, and garlic.

  5. As it all browns, add the butter, sage, salt, and pepper. Set aside to cool.

  6. In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, chicken broth, and heavy cream.

  7. Toss together the cooled sausage mixture, the egg mixture, and the cornbread crumbs.

  8. Spread into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until browned.

Tips

Whey protein isolate has casein and lactose removed and is not the same as whey protein, which can be highly insulinogenic. Please check the ingredients on whey protein isolate to make sure there are no added sweeteners.

Oat fiber is the pure insoluble fiber from the outer husk of the oat. Because it is not digestible, it does not impact blood glucose.

Storing

You can store this bread in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If you want to freeze it, you can do so for up to 3 months. We recommend slicing it first and placing parchment paper in between for easy access to the right amount.

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29 comments

  1. 1

    Debby

    November 11 2018

    Will be making this for our Thanksgiving Dinner this year! Love the recipes I have tried through Diet Doctor 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃

  2. Ann Bush

    November 11 2018

    Can't wait to try this. Thank you so much for sharing.

  3. 3

    Carol

    November 15 2018

    When do you add the roasted pecans? In the mixture or on top?

    Reply: #4

  4. 4

    Reply to comment #3 by Carol

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 15 2018

    You can mix them in, with Step 7.

  5. 5

    Jocelyne

    November 16 2018

    Can you replace the whey protein with oat fibre?

    Reply: #6

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    Reply to comment #5 by Jocelyne

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 17 2018

    Can you replace the whey protein with oat fibre?

    No, the 2 are not interchangeable. There is not a good substitute for the whey protein isolate. The protein gives lift and rise to baked goods that normally comes from gluten in wheat flour.

  7. 7

    Barbara

    November 18 2018

    I see this has the net carb, but not whole carb? (just made the cornbread - smells delicious!!!!)

    Reply: #9

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    Donna

    November 21 2018

    I am looking forward to making this stuffing for Thanksgiving, but have a question. How do you roast your pecans? I did a Google search and saw many different directions. Do you melt a little butter, stir to coat the pecans and then bake for 20 minutes at 275?

    Reply: #10

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    Reply to comment #7 by Barbara

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 21 2018

    I see this has the net carb, but not whole carb? (just made the cornbread - smells delicious!!!!)

    Normally you would add the fiber into the net carb count, but in this case our fiber includes the oat fiber which not everyone counts.

  10. 10

    Reply to comment #8 by Donna

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 21 2018

    I am looking forward to making this stuffing for Thanksgiving, but have a question. How do you roast your pecans? I did a Google search and saw many different directions. Do you melt a little butter, stir to coat the pecans and then bake for 20 minutes at 275?

    That sounds delicious! That would work.

  11. 11

    Donna

    November 21 2018

    Thank you Kristin.

  12. 12

    Donna

    November 21 2018

    What kind of sausage do you use?

    Reply: #13

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    Reply to comment #12 by Donna

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 22 2018

    You can use breakfast sausage or even plain ground pork.

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    C

    November 28 2018

    What kind of corn extract? I looked on Amazon, and many/most are made with sugar alcohols...

    Reply: #15

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    Reply to comment #14 by C

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 28 2018

    What kind of corn extract? I looked on Amazon, and many/most are made with sugar alcohols...

    Amoretti is the brand that was used when creating the recipe. This is an optional ingredient and the finished product is still very good if you choose to leave it out.

  16. 16

    Susan

    March 7 2019

    The Kcal can't be right on this recipe.. Will you please recheck it. Thank you.

  17. 17

    Laura

    April 9 2019

    What can you substitute whey protein isolate with it? I am allergic to whey.

    Reply: #18

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    Reply to comment #17 by Laura

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    April 10 2019

    What can you substitute whey protein isolate with it? I am allergic to whey.

    Some people find they can use an egg white protein powder instead of the whey protein isolate.

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    Vee Tee

    September 15 2019

    I can't seem to find oat fibre locally. Would psyllium husk whole or powdered work as a substitute?

    Reply: #20

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    Reply to comment #19 by Vee Tee

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    September 17 2019

    I can't seem to find oat fibre locally. Would psyllium husk whole or powdered work as a substitute?

    Unfortunately not. Oat fiber is a very unique ingredient. You may be able to order it from iherb.com or amazon.com

  21. 21

    Anya

    November 18 2019

    Is it possible to pre-make the entire dish, freeze and reheat? I’m trying to save time and oven space on Thanksgiving

    Reply: #22

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    Reply to comment #21 by Anya

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    November 18 2019

    Is it possible to pre-make the entire dish, freeze and reheat? I’m trying to save time and oven space on Thanksgiving

    From the tips included in the recipe...
    Storing
    You can store this bread in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If you want to freeze it, you can do so for up to 3 months. We recommend slicing it first and placing parchment paper in between for easy access to the right amount.

  23. 23

    Anya

    November 19 2019

    Sorry, the phrasing of “bread” versus “stuffing” threw me off. Thanks!

  24. 24

    Virg

    October 19 2020

    Can this recipe be cooked inside the turkey?

    Reply: #25

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    Reply to comment #24 by Virg

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    October 19 2020

    Can this recipe be cooked inside the turkey?

    We have not tested this as a stuffing but the low carb breads are not going to have the same consistency and this may end up soggy.

  26. 26

    Sharon

    December 23 2020

    Good morning! I am making this recipe to accompany our Christmas turkey this year, using Keto bread I already have in my freezer, rather than making my own. Can you tell me roughly how much bread would be required, either by weight or volume? I am guessing roughly 1.5 cups should do the trick. Thanks, and happy holidays!

    Reply: #27

  27. 27

    Reply to comment #26 by Sharon

    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    December 23 2020

    Good morning! I am making this recipe to accompany our Christmas turkey this year, using Keto bread I already have in my freezer, rather than making my own. Can you tell me roughly how much bread would be required, either by weight or volume? I am guessing roughly 1.5 cups should do the trick. Thanks, and happy holidays!

    I am sorry, I am not sure of the volume of the batch of cornbread. You could start with 1.5 cups and add more if needed.

  28. 28

    michael eiseman

    November 20 2022

    Can I substitute unflavored Whey Protein *CONCENTRATE* instead of isolate?

    Reply: #29

  29. 29

    Reply to comment #28 by michael eiseman

    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor

    November 21 2022

    Can I substitute unflavored Whey Protein *CONCENTRATE* instead of isolate?

    Hi, Michael! This will be a personal preference, however, Concentrate is going to have less protein and more carbs, so we would recommend using Isolate if possible!

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