Are you looking for the ultimate keto turkey and gravy recipe for this Thanksgiving?

If so, then you are in luck!

This ketogenic Thanksgiving recipe will allow you to keep burning fat while you feast!

Without any carb heavy grain-based stuffing, the quintessential Thanksgiving dish is actually quite keto friendly.

Our recipe also uses grass-fed butter as a healthy and stable cooking oil that won’t oxidize and leave you feeling sluggish.

We know that it can be difficult to stay in the Keto Zone during the holidays, so hopefully this Keto Zone Thanksgiving turkey recipe makes it easier for you!

Ingredients

Oven-Roasted Turkey:
15 lb. pasture-raised organic turkey
1 organic white onion, chopped
1 organic lemon, sliced
1 bulb organic garlic, minced
1 teaspoon organic dried rosemary
1/4 cup grass-fed butter, melted
2 teaspoons sea salt

Gravy:
Turkey innards
1/3 cup organic chicken broth
3 cups filtered water
1 teaspoon organic coconut aminos
4 tablespoons organic thyme
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 organic bay leaf
1/4 teaspoons organic rosemary
1/4 cup grass-fed butter
2 teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons organic black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
2. Stuff the turkey with all of the ingredients listed.
3. On low heat, melt 1/4 cup butter with 2 teaspoons of sea salt.
4. Pour butter over the turkey making sure to coat thoroughly.
5. Bake turkey for 2 1/2 hours (or until internal temp reaches 165 F).
6. In a large sauce pot combine 3 cups water and 1/3 cup chicken broth.
7. Add the turkey innards to the pot and bring to a rolling boil.
8. Reduce heat down to medium-low and simmer for an hour.
9. Add green onion, thyme, bay leaf, rosemary, salt, and pepper to the gravy.
10. Continue to boil for another 30 minutes.
11. Remove gravy from heat.
12. Put 4 tablespoons of butter in a blender and then pour in the gravy.
13. Blend until thoroughly combined.
14. Return gravy to the sauce pot and simmer on low until cooked down to desired consistency.
15. Once cooked, remove turkey from oven.
16. Pour turkey pan drippings in to the gravy and stir.
17. Let turkey rest before serving.

 

Nutrition Facts

Servings: 9

Per Serving:

Calories: 350 kcal

Fat: 23 g

Total Carbohydrates: 5 g

Fiber: 4 g

Net carbs: 1 g

Protein: 32 g

 

We hope you and your family thoroughly enjoy your keto Thanksgiving turkey! Let us know how it turned out in the comments below!

 

The Divine Health team wishes you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving!

 

Recipe adapted from ruled.me