Easy low carb skillet bread with a wonderful crust of cheddar cheese. This keto bread recipe is perfect with soups and stews, and makes the BEST low carb Thanksgiving stuffing! Check out my new how-to video.
I approach skillet recipes that go in the oven with some trepidation, because it’s almost inevitable that someone will try to pick up the hot skillet with their bare hands. I remember in vivid detail my husband wrapping his hand around the handle of skillet I had removed from the oven only a few minutes before. It was one of those slow motion moments, where I could see him reaching for it and I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth fast enough to stop him. The single syllable “No” never seemed like such an intricate word in that millisecond of time, as my tongue and mouth tried to form it in advance of the huge mistake he was about to make. I didn’t manage it and he burned the palm of his hand quite badly. It blistered mightily and was painful for days. That was over 10 years ago and I have the whole scenario imprinted on my brain. I’ve now learned to leave the oven mitt ON the handle of the skillet once it’s removed from the oven, if only as warning to the unsuspecting soul who is simply trying to help get dinner on the table.
How To Make Low Carb Cheese Bread
Third degree burns aside, this cheesy skillet bread is my new go-to low carb quick bread recipe. It’s savoury, easy to make and every single member of my family loves it. The inspiration was a recipe for skillet cornbread that I used to make on occasion. Cornbread may be gluten-free, but it is not even remotely low carb and I was wondering if I could come up with a savoury bread that would bake up in a similar fashion. It was pure gut feeling on this one, trying to get a consistency that I thought would work. I was actually worried that I’d made it too moist and I would end up with a center that wouldn’t cook through.
Thankfully, my fears were groundless. It baked up beautifully, and pouring the batter into a hot buttered skillet meant that it had a crispy browned crust. It was a perfect accompaniment to soup for dinner. I actually wasn’t going to post it right away but it suddenly occurred to me that it’s a perfect Thanksgiving side dish, and as I haven’t really put up many Thanksgiving recipes this year, it was time to make amends. So I made it a second time to get photos and it paired it with my low carb fish chowder. And I am already planning to make it again on Christmas Eve.
How to Make Low Carb Thanksgiving Stuffing
I have turned this easy skillet bread into Thanksgiving stuffing numerous times and it always gets rave reviews. The trick is to dry the bread out very well in your oven the day before. Then proceed with the usual stuffing ingredients and bake. I really like to turn it into this low carb Spicy Cheddar and Sausage Stuffing. Many people have made this same recipe and loved it. One reader showed me photos from her Thanksgiving dinner which included my low carb stuffing as well as a conventional one. The only one that was all gone was mine!
Cheesy Skillet Bread
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Easy low carb skillet bread with a wonderful crust of cheddar cheese. This keto bread recipe is perfect with soups and stews, and makes the BEST low carb Thanksgiving stuffing!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter for the skillet
- 1/2 cup flax seed meal
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 & 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaen
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup almond milk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425F. Add 1 tbsp butter to a 10-inch oven-proof skillet and place in oven.
- Stir in the eggs, melted butter and almond milk until thoroughly combined.
- Remove hot skillet from oven (remember to put on your oven mitts), and swirl butter to coat sides.
- Pour batter into pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar.
- Bake 16 to 20 minutes, or until browned around the edges and set through the middle. Cheese on top should be nicely browned.
- Remove and let cool 15 minutes.
by Carolyn
Recipe Notes
Serves 10. Each serving has 7.2 g of carbs and 4 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.2 g.
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