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Reuben Casserole With Meatballs

Modified: Aug 19, 2024 by Kori Butler · Published: Nov 15, 2019

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This Reuben Casserole is so delicious, baked with tender meatballs, sauerkraut, thousand islands, and melted Swiss cheese. If you are craving a Reuben sandwich, then you'll want to make this! This casserole is gluten-free, low-carb, keto-friendly, and high in protein.

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You'll Love Reuben Bake with Meatballs

Low Carb and Keto Meatballs

This reuben casserole is made with low carb meatballs that are keto-friendly by using nutritional flakes instead of bread crumbs.

One Pan Meal

Made in an ovenproof skillet, like a cast-iron pan, this casserole is the perfect thing for making an easy one-pan meal.

So Delicious

If you love Reuben sandwiches, you are sure to love this casserole! I love the combination of meatballs and sauce with the sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese.

What You'll Need

Here's what you will need to make Reuben Bake with Meatballs:

Meatballs

Note: you can save some time by buying keto-friendly meatballs from the store, but they are not nearly as good as homemade!

  • Ground Beef
  • Pork Sausage (or a 12 oz can of corned beef, if following a low carb diet watch the carbs and ingredients)
  • Nutritional Yeast
  • Herbs and Seasoning - dried parsley, caraway seeds, onion powder
  • Garlic
  • Kosher Salt
  • Ground Black Pepper
  • Eggs
  • Tomato Paste
  • Ketchup

Casserole

  • Olive Oil or Butter
  • Sauerkraut
  • Caraway Seeds
  • Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • Thousand Island Dressing
  • Swiss Cheese

Instructions

The instructions for making keto reuben casserole is below:

Make The Meatballs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease your cast-iron skillet bottom with olive oil or butter.

In a large mixing bowl, mix ground beef, sausage, nutritional flakes (or breadcrumbs), seasoning, eggs, tomato paste, and ketchup until combined (see image one and two below).

Divide mixture into 22 to 24 meatballs and place in your ovenproof skillet (see image three below).

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

3 part image depicting how to shape meatballs for the casserole. Refer to the recipe for full instructions.

Make The Sauce and Assemble

In a small bowl, mix thousand island, cream of mushroom soup, and caraway seeds together (See image four below).

Remove from oven and sprinkle sauerkraut over meatballs (See image five below).

Spread the soup mixture over the meatballs then top with cheese (See image six and seven below).

Bake Until Bubbly

Place casserole back in the oven and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly approximately 15 minutes.

4 part image depicting how to make meatball casserole steps 4 through 7. Please refer to recipe card for full instructions.

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Reuben Bake With Meatballs (Keto Reuben Casserole)

Recipe for Reuben Caseserole

This Reuben casserole is so delicious, baked with sauerkraut, tender meatballs, thousand islands, and melted Swiss cheese. This is a family favorite in our house. Bonus: it's gluten-free, low-carb, keto, and high-protein!
5 from 4 votes
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Casserole
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 421 kcal

Ingredients
  

Meatballs

  • 1 pound ground beef (80/20 ground chuck)
  • 1 pound pork sausage (or, a 12-ounce can of corned beef)
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast (almond flour, or breadcrumbs)
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • ½ teaspoon parsley (dried)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ⅓ cup ketchup

Casserole

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter (to grease skillet)
  • 2 cup sauerkraut (drained and rinsed)
  • ½ cup thousand island dressing
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup swiss cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom of a 12" cast-iron skillet with olive oil or butter.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add all the meatball ingredients and stir together until combined. Divide mixture into 22 to 24 meatballs and place in your oven-proof skillet.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • While the meatballs are baking, mix thousand island, cream of mushroom soup, and caraway seeds together in a small bowl.
  • Remove the meatballs from the oven and sprinkle sauerkraut over the top. Using a spatula spread the soup mixture over the top then top with shredded swiss cheese.
  • Place casserole back in the oven and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 15 minutes.

Video

Kori's Tips

MEAL PREP: Assemble the meatballs in advance and they'll be ready to bake. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 3meatballs with sauce & cheeseCalories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 4.6gProtein: 35gFat: 28.3gCholesterol: 154mgSodium: 1262mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1.1g
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Reuben casserole with meatballs is a quick and easy dinner cooked in one pan! Made with tender meatballs, sauerkraut, thousand island mixture, & yummy melted swiss cheese. This one-pan dinner makes life easy! A perfect cast-iron skillet recipe! This low carb and keto reuben casserole is just the thing when you're craving a reuben sandwich. Who wouldn't love a cheesy easy keto casserole that the whole family could eat? #reuben #casserole #keto #lowcarb #ketocasserole #castiron #onepan #meatballs

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Karla

    October 26, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    What do you use for the mushroom soup if making it keto?

    Reply
    • Kori

      October 26, 2021 at 5:05 pm

      Hello! I included links to my condensed cream of mushroom soup recipe within the post and the recipe card if you don't want to use canned soup. Hope you enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Michelle

    April 06, 2021 at 8:23 am

    Hi Kori!
    This was sooo delish! Thank you for the recipe. Instead of nutritional flakes, I used powdered pork rinds for my breading as that's all I had. It turned out so good! I will make this many more times.

    Reply
    • Kori

      April 06, 2021 at 11:25 am

      Oh thank you so much! I'm super happy you loved this recipe - it is one of my favorites!!! I have not tried the powdered pork rinds yet but I will the next time I make these. Thanks for the tip 🙂

      Reply
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