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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Special Diets / Paleo Recipes / Low Carb (Keto) Holiday Stuffing Recipe

Low Carb (Keto) Holiday Stuffing Recipe

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • Grain-Free Stuffing - Yes it's Possible!
  • Keto Stuffing vs Dressing+−
    • The Best Low Carb Flour to Use
  • Low Carb (Keto) Stuffing Recipe

This easy and delicious low carb stuffing recipe is grain-free and suitable for those following the the Keto diet or a restrictive gut-healing protocol.

keto grain free stuffing in a white bowl on a table

Stuffing is a dish that low carb or keto dieters avoid during the holidays.

The fact that grains are the key ingredient of this traditional dish puts it in the “off-limits” category no matter if the grains are sprouted, sour leavened or soaked.

In our home, my husband devised an excellent workaround for this problem.

Grain-Free Stuffing – Yes it’s Possible!

A number of years ago, hubby came up with a delicious grain-free stuffing recipe. It is legal for any type of low carb diet, even those of the gut-healing variety such as GAPS, AIP or SCD.

We make two types of stuffing in our home as a result. Low carb stuffing along with sprouted stuffing, which is much more digestible and nutritious than conventional recipes made with quick rise bread. Everyone gets to eat stuffing this way, no matter who shows up for the big meal!

My husband eats the grain-free stuffing and the kids eat the sprouted stuffing. I eat whatever works for me at the time as I enjoy them both!

If you’ve been missing stuffing during holiday meals because you are grain-free, try making this low carb stuffing recipe below. My husband has made it for many years in our home, and I am delighted to share it with all of you!

Keto Stuffing vs Dressing

While I call the recipe below “Keto Stuffing”, technically it is keto dressing.

According to most culinary authorities, stuffing (or “filling” as my friends from Pennsylvania call it) is a mixture used to stuff another food, usually turkey. The stuffing then cooks at the same time as the poultry.

Dressing, on the other hand, is cooked in a pan outside of the turkey, duck or goose cavity.

So while technically this dish is low carb turkey dressing, we call it stuffing in our home. We serve and enjoy it in exactly the same way at the table.

Call it what you like. It is yummy and will fill that void at the table that only stuffing can fill!

The Best Low Carb Flour to Use

It is important to not use blanched almond flour for this recipe.

Use coarse almond flour or almond meal made with the skins which achieve the best grain-like texture.

The most nutritious almond flour is made from soaked/dehydrated almonds that are freshly ground.

Sprouted almonds that you freshly grind yourself are also a more nutritious option to store-bought, pre-ground almond flour.

grain free keto stuffing in a while bowl with saucer
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Low Carb (Keto) Stuffing Recipe

This easy and delicious low carb stuffing recipe is grain-free and suitable for those following the Keto diet or any type of gut-healing protocol such as GAPS, AIP or SCD.

Course Side Dish
Keyword stuffing
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 192 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 small Spanish onion chopped
  • 3 sticks celery chopped
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 3 pinches sea salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 pinch marjoram
  • 1 pinch sage

Equipment

  • 1 glass bread pan

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F/ 190 C

  2. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, salt, and spices) with the chopped onion and celery in a glass mixing bowl.

  3. Pour melted butter over the ingredients and mix well with a large serving spoon until a dough-like consistency.

  4. Place in a small baking dish (we use a small glass loaf pan which achieves the perfect depth which is about two inches) and bake for 30 minutes or until the stuffing is slightly browned on top and of a bread-like consistency.

  5. Serve with or without gravy exactly as you would a grain-based stuffing.

  6. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat as desired. Lasts for 5 days refrigerated.

Recipe Notes

If you wish to make this keto turkey dressing and use it to stuff a turkey instead of bake separately in a pan, then double the recipe.

Use ghee or coconut oil if you have a butter sensitivity or are on a gut healing diet.

Nutrition Facts
Low Carb (Keto) Stuffing Recipe
Amount Per Serving (0.25 cup)
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 15mg1%
Potassium 55mg2%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 1.5g6%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 400IU8%
Vitamin C 0.8mg1%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Category: GAPS Recipes, Low Carb Recipes, Paleo Recipes, Side Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (11)

  1. Debra L Smith

    Nov 1, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    5 stars
    I only had blanched almond flour, so I added 2 heaping tablespoons of golden flax meal. I also added an egg. It came out terrific! I tried it out today to see if it would make it to my Thanksgiving table, and, I’m happy to say it made the cut!

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    • Debra

      Nov 18, 2021 at 8:12 pm

      5 stars
      I have never added eggs to my stuffing. So no bread or pork rinds?

  2. Na

    Oct 2, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    Wow, I want CeeCee’s recipe. Did CeeCee ever share? Please post. Pleaseeeee

    Reply
  3. ceecee

    Nov 10, 2019 at 8:34 pm

    5 stars
    I made up my own recipe years ago with almond flour, onions sauteed in butter, and lots of eggs, salt, thyme, etc. I like how the eggs make the stuffing puff up, like regular stuffing. I have also put this on top of turkey or chicken in gravy in a casserole. Holds up well and you have everything in one dish. Yummy!

    Reply
    • John

      Nov 13, 2019 at 5:07 pm

      ceecee,
      sounds delicious, any chance your sharing the recipe?

      John

    • Linda

      Nov 25, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      Can I please have your recipe

  4. S

    Jan 10, 2019 at 12:33 pm

    There are several ingredients that are not AIP compliant, Almond flour for starters. Also the butter and black pepper. Just for future reference.

    Reply
  5. Ariane

    Dec 22, 2018 at 12:32 pm

    We do call it filling here in PA ??
    Sounds delicious

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Dec 22, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      I went to school for a couple of years in Philadelphia … the first time I heard someone mention “filling” in reference to turkey, I was very confused. I thought they were talking about pie filling!! LOL

    • Lori

      Nov 4, 2021 at 3:19 pm

      5 stars
      I’ve lived in PA Amy entire life and have never heard it called filling, we call it stuffing

  6. Sue B.

    Dec 22, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’ve been missing stuffing sooooo much since going keto. Will be making this for Christmas dinner for sure!

    Reply

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