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There is something about caramelizing onions that brings out the sweetness and flavor.  This sweetness combined with sausage, gruyere cheese and a bit of thyme make a lovely combination and make a house smell like a home.  This pie is elegant enough for a Sunday brunch with company, but easy and low-key enough for a family weeknight dinner.  

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Photo of ingredients for low carb sausage, caramelized onion, and gruyere pieSome may be surprised that I have sausage in one of my recipes.  Many people think of pork as an unhealthy meat.  Really, it depends how it is raised.  I use local, organic, pasture-raised pork.  The pasture environment infuses the pork with omega-3 fatty acids making the meat much healthier than the stuff raised in commercial facilities.  Check out your local farmer’s markets for organic pastured meat.

Enjoy!  Simply so savory!

-Annissa

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Sausage, Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Pie

This savory pie is quick to make and perfect for breakfast, lunch or even a weekday family dinner. To save time, start caramelizing the onions first thing and get your other ingredients together while they are cooking.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, low-carb
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8
Author Annissa Slusher

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons grass-fed butter plus enough to grease pie pan
  • 2 medium yellow onions cut in half and then sliced thinly
  • 5 large pastured eggs
  • 3/4 cup grass-fed cream
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 pound breakfast style pasture-raised sausage
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 1/4 cup gruyere cheese ,finely grated (Preferably organic and grass-fed.)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350F. Grease pie pan with butter or coconut oil.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  3. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally until onions have caramelized, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
  4. Meanwhile, break eggs into a medium bowl.
  5. Whisk slightly to break up eggs.
  6. Whisk in cream, thyme, salt (I used about 1 tsp) and pepper to taste. Add slightly cooled caramelized onions.
  7. Heat empty onion skillet to medium heat.
  8. Add sausage and break up with a wooden spoon.
  9. Cook until browned and cooked throughout.
  10. Add sausage and 3/4 cup of the cheese to egg and onion mixture.

  11. Pour mixture into pie pan. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Place pan on cookie sheet before putting in oven.

  12. Bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes. Center should be set when done. Let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: 1/8th pie

Per serving:

Calories: 496

Fat (g): 44

Carbs (g): 3

Fiber (g): 1

Protein (g): 22

Net carbs (g): 2