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    Published: Mar 15, 2019 · Modified: Mar 2, 2022 by Briana · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Keto Reuben Skillet

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    Graphic with text of Low Carb Reuben Skillet

    This keto Reuben Skillet is ready in 15 minutes or less with only 5 ingredients. It's so delicious you won't even miss the bread. Served with homemade Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing, all you need is a cast iron skillet and you can have this on the table for St. Patty's Day, or any weeknight dinner. This keto friendly and gluten free meal will delight all of your reuben loving friends and family.


    reuben in a cast iron skillet held with a spoon

    Ingredients:​

    • Cooked corned beef
    • Sauerkraut
    • Dijon mustard
    • Swiss cheese
    • Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing to taste
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    reuben skillet ingredients overhead on a cutting board

    Let's Make This Keto Reuben Skillet:


    If you’re making your corned beef at home, simply follow the directions on your package. We made ours the day before and stored it in the fridge. Pro tip: pressure cook your corned beef if you are preparing it yourself, it will be fall apart tender when you’re all done!

    If you are making your thousand island dressing, start with that so you can store it in the fridge to cool while you are making the keto reuben skillet. You can make it up to 5 days in advance if you want. We find it's even better if the flavors have a day or so to meld together in the fridge.

    Preheat your cast iron skillet, then add in your corned beef and crisp it up for about 5-10 minutes. You will render out some nice fat. After the corned beef is crisped up to your liking, you can remove it from the cast iron and set it aside to crisp up your sauerkraut. Leave the rendered fat in the pan.

    • whisking thousand island dressing in a bowl
    • corned beef warming in a cast iron skillet
    • cast iron skillet with corned beef

    Add in your sauerkraut and your dijon mustard. Cook in the pan until it’s warmed up to your liking. Add a bit of fresh ground black pepper if you like.

    • cooking sauerkraut in a cast iron skillet
    • adding dijon mustard to your sauerkraut

    Add your corned beef back into the pan if you removed it. Layer the meat and sauerkraut with Swiss cheese.

    • corned beef with sauerkraut
    • hand adding swiss cheese to corned beef
    • swiss cheese on top of corned beef and sauerkraut

    Place the skillet under the broiler for 5-10 minutes, until the cheese is melted to your liking. Top with some Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing. Serve this Keto Reuben and enjoy!

    • overhead of reuben skillet in a lodge cast iron skillet with swiss cheese
    • adding thousand island dressing to a reuben skillet
    • cheese pulling in a cast iron reuben skillet

    Recipe Notes:

    This recipe is incredibly simple. It almost feels weird to call it a recipe! It's perfect for easy weeknight dinners, or Low Carb St. Patty's Day celebrations. Carb lovers and keto dieters alike will love this easy to make dish.

    The only real notes we have are that if you are preparing your corned beef yourself, you can use an Instant Pot to speed up the process. For a 3-pound corned beef, it will probably need to pressure cook for about an hour and 15 minutes. This will make it shred very easily. You can do this a few days ahead of time if you'd like. You can also buy corned beef prepared at the store. There's no wrong way!

    We should also note that you can use whatever thousand island dressing you like, but we prefer to make our own since it's free of any added sugar. We want to mention that we add a lot of pickle juice to our thousand island dressing and it makes it pretty liquid, but we like it like that. If you don't like your dressing so runny, just leave out some of. the apple cider vinegar and pickle juice.

    overhead of reuben skillet in a lodge cast iron skillet with swiss cheese

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    More Recipes To Try:

    • Healthier Cheeseburger Salad
    • Jalapeño Popper Chicken Skillet
    • Keto Buffalo Chicken Chili

    Please let us know if you guys give this recipe a try, and be sure to share with us on Instagram @afullliving so we can share your creations! Giving us a rating below or a comment also helps us tremendously.

    Until next time,
    Briana & Chamere

    cheese pulling in a cast iron reuben skillet

    Keto Reuben Skillet

    This Keto Reuben Skillet is ready in 25 minutes or less with only 5 ingredients. It’s so delicious you won’t even miss the bread. Served with homemade Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing, all you need is a cast iron skillet and you can have this on the table for St. Patty’s Day, or any weeknight dinner. This keto friendly and gluten free meal will delight all of your reuben loving friends and family.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 6 people
    Author: Briana

    Ingredients

    • 1.35 lb cooked corned beef
    • 8 oz sauerkraut
    • 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    • 8 oz Swiss cheese
    • Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing, to taste (not included in macros)

    Instructions

    • If you’re making your corned beef at home, simply follow the directions on your package. We made ours the day before and stored it in the fridge. Pro tip: pressure cook your corned beef if you are preparing it yourself, it will be fall apart tender when you’re all done!
    • If you are making your thousand island dressing, start with that so you can store it in the fridge to cool while you are making the reuben skillet. You can make it up to 5 days in advance if you want. We find it’s even better if the flavors have a day or so to meld together in the fridge.
    • Preheat your cast iron skillet, then add in your corned beef and crisp it up for about 5-10 minutes. You will render out some nice fat. After the corned beef is crisped up to your liking, you can remove it from the cast iron and set it aside to crisp up your sauerkraut. Leave the rendered fat in the pan.
    • Add in your sauerkraut and your dijon mustard. Cook in the pan until it’s warmed up to your liking. Add a bit of fresh ground black pepper if you like.
    • Add your corned beef back into the pan if you removed it. Layer the meat and sauerkraut with Swiss cheese.
    • Place the skillet under the broiler for 5-10 minutes, until the cheese is melted to your liking. Top with some homemade Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing.
    • Top with some homemade Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing. We find it’s best if you make the dressing the day before and store it in the fridge so the flavors can meld together. 

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    Notes

    *We made our corned beef at home and it came out to be 1.35 pounds of beef. Please make sure to note how big your corned beef is to calculate your macros.
    **Nutrition facts do not include our Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing recipe.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1621mg | Potassium: 403mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 324IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 320mg | Iron: 2mg

    These nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are only estimates. We cannot guarantee the accuracy.

    Did you love it?If you made this recipe, make sure to show us on Instagram at @AFullLiving or tag #AFullLiving! We love to see what you guys are making!
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
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    Comments

    1. Lea says

      March 14, 2021 at 10:24 pm

      5 stars
      This was such a delicious recipe! It’s definitely going in the rotation!

      Reply
      • Briana says

        March 14, 2021 at 10:25 pm

        Lea, we're so happy we made it to your dinner table. Thank you for giving this a try and we're so happy to hear that you love it!!

        Reply
    2. Briana says

      February 26, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      You are awesome Jihae. So glad you enjoy it so often!! ❣️❣️❣️

      Reply
    3. Jihae says

      February 26, 2020 at 3:25 pm

      This is easily one of my favorite quick and easy keto-friendly meals! Paired with their low carb thousand island dressing? So crazy good.

      Reply

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