Making Homemade Breakfast Sausage is simple with ingredients already in your pantry and no need to even grind your own meat (unless you want to!). These are also freezer-friendly, MSG free, preservative-free, & gluten-free!
1/2teaspoonred pepper flakes, more or less, to taste
Optional Seasoning:
2tbspPure Maple syrup
1tspfennel seeds
Instructions
Combine ground pork {see Note 1] with all other ingredients in a large mixing bowl. With clean hands, knead the mixture until well combined. Form the mixture into 2-inch rounds.
For immediate use: Saute sausage patties over medium-low heat in a non-stick skillet. Cook until brown on both sides and cooked through, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
Alternatively, you may freeze the patties for up to 3 months. [See Note 5)
Notes
1). Ground turkey may be substituted for the ground pork.2). Poultry seasoning is a blend of spices including sage, thyme, and rosemary. If you prefer you can use a combination of these spices instead of using poultry seasoning.3). I like maple sausage, so I sometimes also add pure maple syrup to sausage.4). You may like to add fennel seeds for a more fenel taste to your breakfast sausage. I have guests who prefer not to have fennel seeds so I often omit these. 5). Form patties and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax or parchment paper and individually freeze the patties. Once frozen, transfer to a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Breakfast sausage - MSG Free
Amount Per Serving (1 patty)
Calories 161Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 325mg14%
Potassium 174mg5%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 58IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin E 1mg7%
Vitamin K 5µg5%
Calcium 17mg2%
Folate 3µg1%
Iron 1mg6%
Zinc 1mg7%
* (Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy, and is sourced from the USDA Food Database.