Keto Cornbread and Chaffle Stuffing

This keto cornbread and chaffle stuffing is an amazingly flavorful side! It will be the perfect addition to all your holiday meals!

Keto cornbread and chaffle stuffing is one of my favorite dishes! My grandma made the absolute best stuffing and we all looked forward to it every Thanksgiving. Largely because of this, I really wanted to make a keto version of stuffing that would be one of the star sides at our Thanksgiving dinner. Over time, I experimented with different ingredients and amounts of ingredients before coming up with a stuffing I loved! Even my family members who don’t do low carb thoroughly enjoyed this dish! I’m so happy to be able to share this keto dressing recipe with you and hope you’ll love it as much as we do!

Let’s talk about our keto cornbread and chaffles!

While not essential, I think it’s important to have keto substitutions for your favorite dishes. Cornbread is such a delicious comfort food that pairs so nicely with soups and chili, and I love having a keto cornbread version! If you haven’t tried chaffles, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. While the basic chaffle recipe includes just eggs and shredded mozzarella cheese, my go-to chaffles include the addition of almond flour and baking powder which gives them really nice texture, a bit more firm than basic chaffles. The combination of keto cornbread and chaffles give this stuffing amazing flavor and awesome texture. I like to make both my cornbread and the chaffles the day before I’m going to make my stuffing. This is a big time saver and makes finishing up the stuffing the day of the big meal quite easy!

What other ingredients go into this keto cornbread and chaffle stuffing?

In addition to the keto cornbread and chaffles, we add just a few delicious ingredients and ones that are traditionally added to stuffing. First, we saute some diced celery and diced onions in butter until the vegetables start to soften. This gives our dish amazing flavor and texture and doesn’t add too many carbs to the stuffing. Our cornbread and chaffles are so flavorful, we don’t need to add too much in the way of seasoning. We add fresh chopped rosemary, sage, and thyme to this stuffing. It’s a great combination and can often be found packaged together in the store and labeled “poultry herb blend.” I also added just a little salt and pepper. The last ingredient we add to our stuffing is chicken broth which makes this dish incredibly moist and flavorful!

Are there any variations or substitutions that can be made for this keto cornbread and chaffle stuffing?

This is my favorite stuffing, and I can’t imagine it, just as written, not being a side dish for all my Thanksgiving feasts! But you can absolutely make changes based on your preferences. This stuffing is somewhere in between a cornbread stuffing and a bread stuffing. If you’d like yours to be more like traditional cornbread stuffing, you can start with adding 4 or 6 cut up chaffles instead of the 8 in this dish. You may then need to adjust the amount of chicken broth you use. For seasoning, you can substitute with dried herbs in place of the fresh. If so, you’ll want to use 1 teaspoon of rosemary, sage, and time in place of the 1 tablespoon of fresh. When baking this stuffing, when you uncover and stir it, you can add more chicken broth if needed.

Need some more delicious keto sides for your holiday meals? Here are a few of our favorites!

Christmas Keto Green Beans with Prosciutto

Keto Sweet Potato Casserole

Low Carb Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Low Carb Triple Root Vegetable Mash

Helpful Hints:

*For a time saver, you can make your cornbread and chaffles a day or two before you’ll be making the stuffing.

*While baking, when you uncover and stir your dressing, you can add more chicken broth if needed.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• 13×9 inch baking dish
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***Have fun experimenting with some of your favorite traditional dishes to make them low carb and keto***