Chicken Apple Sausage
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You won’t believe how easy this Chicken Apple Sausage is to prepare! You only need a few simple ingredients, and you can adjust the flavors to suit your family’s tastes. We all know how difficult it is to find a Whole30 compliant sausage, now you can make your own and feel good about the ingredients…because you choose them…..
If you can’t find ground chicken, substitute ground turkey or pork. Big patties, small patties, you could even roll them into sausage links if you like!
How to make Chicken Apple Sausage:
Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep them from browning…..
Add the apples and cook until heated, about 3 minutes, stirring to keep them from sticking or getting to brown…..
Remove from the stove and pour into a large bowl to cool, about five minutes. Wipe out the pan and set aside.
Add the chicken, sage, cinnamon, salt and pepper to the bowl and mix combine…..
Divide the mixture into 1/4 cup portions. Place them on a sheet of parchment paper and flatten into 2 1/2 by 1/2-in circles. Cut the parchment paper between each patty to separate them…..
Heat the remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil in the same non-stick skillet. Add 4 patties and cook halfway…..
then flip over and continue cooking until cooked through (165 degrees)…..
Remove from skillet and cook the remaining sausage patties.
Serve along side your favorite breakfast foods…..
That right there is my favorite breakfast, even if it’s for dinner!!
Notes:
- The cinnamon is added just to add a bit of warmth to the flavor, it is very subtle.
- For those who are not following Whole30, you can add 2 Tablespoons of maple syrup for a different taste.
- If you cannot find chicken substitute turkey or pork.
- You can also form the sausage patties, flatten with your hands and place them straight into the skillet.
- If you do not feel like forming patties, add the ground chicken and seasonings to the skillet and finish cooking with the onions and apple.
More delicious breakfast recipes:
- Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Instant Pot Poached Eggs
- Whole 30 Breakfast Salad
- Whole 30 Breakfast Burrito – substitute sausage for the bacon. 😉
Enjoy!!
Chicken Apple Sausage
Ingredients
- ½ cup yellow onion (diced)
- 1 cup sweet apple - Jazz, Gala, Honeycrisp (peeled and diced)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 teaspoon ground sage
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon (add more for stronger flavor)
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon fennel seed (chopped - optional)
Instructions
- Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep them from browning.
- Add the apples and cook until heated, about 3 minutes, stirring to keep them from sticking or getting to brown.
- Remove from the stove and pour into a large bowl to cool, about five minutes. Wipe out the pan and set aside.
- Add the chicken, sage, cinnamon, salt and pepper (fennel seed if using) to the bowl and mix combine
- Divide the mixture into 1/4 cup portions. Place them on a sheet of parchment paper and flatten into 2 1/2 by 1/2-in circles. Cut the parchment paper between each patty to separate them.
- Heat the remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil in the same non-stick skillet. Add 4 patties and cook halfway, then flip over and continue cooking until cooked through (165 degrees)
- Remove from skillet and cook the remaining sausage patties.
Notes
- The cinnamon is added just to add a bit of warmth to the flavor, it is very subtle.
- For those who are not following Whole30, you can add 2 Tablespoons of maple syrup for a different taste.
- If you cannot find chicken substitute turkey or pork.
- You can also form the sausage patties, flatten with your hands and place them straight into the skillet.
- If you do not feel like forming patties, add the ground chicken and seasonings to the skillet and finish cooking with the onions and apple.
I like this one. My daughter cannot eat pork or beef for medical reasons, so this is a nice alternative I can try with her. Thanks for sharing:)