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Low Sodium Breakfast Sausage Recipe

A tasty, homemade alternative to store-bought sausage using ground turkey and spices for a high protein low sodium breakfast sausage.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12
Author Meme

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground turkey lean
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup optional
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • ½ teaspoon ground sage
  • ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl.
    clear bowl with ground turkey, maple syrup, and spices before stirring.
  • Form sausage into patties.
    white plate with raw breakfast sausage patties before cooking.
  • Cook patties in a skillet, in the oven, or in the air fryer they reach an internal temperature of 165°F.

For the skillet:

  • Heat a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Cook patties for about 5 minutes, flip, and and cook another 5-7 minutes until done.
    black square skillet with cooking homemade breakfast sausage.

For the air fryer:

  • Preheat the airfryer to 375°F.
    basket of air fryer filled with homemade breakfast sausage patties before cooking.
  • Put the sausage patties in a single layer and bake for 8-10 minutes, flipping halfway through cook time.
    air fryer basket with cooked homemade breakfast sausage patties.

For the oven:

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Put the sausage patties in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil.
    baking sheet lined with foil with three breakfast sausage patties before baking.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, flip, and bake for another 5-10 minutes until done.
    baking sheet with three cooking homemade sausage patties.

Notes

*2 pounds makes about 24 small sausage patties.
*Fennel seeds are optional.
*Freeze cooked patties in a freezer bag for up to 12 weeks.