Every holiday season welcomes a good stuffing recipe. Sometimes though, stuffing can be a labour of love, especially if you’re making a keto version with low carb bread, as making a loaf alone takes an hour.
450gItalian or Toulouse sausagesroughly 3 large or ground pork mince (f using pork meat add 2 extra cloves of garlic + 1/2 tsp extra of each herb)
3rasherssmoked streaky bacondiced small (60g)
1wholelemon zest
1/2tspflaked sea salt
1/2tspcoarse black pepper
2stickscelerydiced small (80g)
2/3cupcauliflower floretsdiced small (90g)
1clovergarlicminced
2tbspfresh sagefinely chopped
1tbspfresh rosemaryfinely chopped
1tbspfresh thyme leaves
2/3 - 3/4cupchicken stock
1largeegg
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 320F / 160C / 140 fan.
Make the keto bread as per my recipe. Place on a greaseproof line baking tray and partially dry out for about 10 - 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool whilst you make the meat filling.
Blitz the onions in a food processor until finely chopped, or chop fine with a knife then tip into a large bowl.
If using sausages, remove skins and break up the meat.
Place sausages into the food processor (with the onions) and add the bacon, seasoning and lemon zest.
Pulse until combined.
Add 1 tbsp of butter or olive oil to a non-stick frying pan and fry the sausage mix until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Set aside.
Add 2 butter or olive oil to the same pan. Add the celery, cauliflower, garlic and herbs and cook for 4 - 5 minutes until the cauliflower is soft. Option to add some water if the mix starts to get dry.
Remove from the heat. Add cooked sausage meat to the cauliflower mix and stir to combine.
Mix the egg and stock in a small bowl. Add croutons and egg mix to the sausage mix and toss well to combine making sure the croutons are covered.
Turn up the oven to 374F / 190C / 170 fan.
Grease a baking tin with oil or butter. Add the stuffing mix and bake for about 45 minutes (giving it a good stir about half way through) or until the sausage meat is set and the croutons are golden. Start checking it from about 30 minutes.
Garnish with a good drizzle of olive oil and fresh parsley.
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Nutrition Facts
Keto Stuffing
Amount Per Serving (0.75 cups)
Calories 250Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Protein 13g26%
Net Carbs 3.5g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie keto diet.
If you used 2/3 cup stock and feel your stuffing is a little dry after about 30 minutes you can add a bit more stock. All depends on the fat content of your sausages. Leaner sausages will require more stock.