Sausage is a food that can add so much flavor to a meal, however it is usually chuck full of unnecessary ingredients. This is a great turkey sausage alternative for you that taste great is VERY simple to make.

It does include ground turkey, so those of you who don’t eat meat, you could add these spices and herbs to perhaps tofu. I haven’t tried it, but something to consider.

What sausage ingredients do you need to be aware of and avoid?

NITRATES AND NITRITES

Manufacturers add nitrates and nitrites to foods such as cured sandwich meats, bacon, salami or sausages to give them color and to prolong their shelf life.

When added to processed foods in this way, both nitrates and nitrites can form nitrosamines in the body, which can increase your risk of developing cancer.

PROPYL GALLATE

Propyl gallate is used as a preservative in products that contain edible fats, such as sausage and the very popular and loved, pepperoni. In the results of some studies they do not establish a link between propyl gallate and cancer, but they raise important questions about whether this chemical should be considered safe.

If there is any question to the safety of what I put into my body, I am going to try to avoid it. How about you?

I am not a big fan of pork, for several reasons that I won’t go into in this post, and that is another reason I don’t eat store bought sausage.

Let’s get back to the turkey sausage recipe. We have been making this recipe for years and use it for breakfast, chili, as a pizza topping, soups, and best of all lasagna. It can be formed into patties, links, or just used as ground meat chunks. This sausage rocks my lasagna recipe, so yummy!

I cook up 2 lbs. of ground turkey and this usually gives me enough for another meal. Freezing the ground turkey sausage in a zip bag works really well. When I want to add it to a recipe, it’s real convenient to just open and dump into whatever I’m cooking.

If you want to make sausage patties, simply form them into a ball and flatten them out. Add a little coconut or avocado oil to a frying pan and cook until the juices run clear.

These patties make really yummy breakfast sandwiches using fresh homemade biscuits.

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. Ground Turkey
1 tsp. Ground Ginger
3 tsp. Dried Sage crumbled or powdered
1 tsp. Salt
1/8 -1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 Tsp Black Pepper
2 Tbs. Maple Syrup (optional)
1 tsp. Ground Fennel or Whole Fennel Seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well with your hands.
Heat skillet to medium heat and add a little oil.
Form patties, balls or just add unformed and stir.
Fry on both sides a few minutes until cooked through.
Make a bunch and keep in the fridge for a quick protein snack, or freeze for later use.

These patties freeze really well too. I like to place a couple of patties between a sheet of parchment paper, then fold the paper over the turkey sausage patties and stack a few more. Repeat the process until you have added all the leftover patties.

Place them in a plastic zip bag and freeze. It’s really convenient to pull one at a time out if you want to make a little breakfast sandwich.

Be sure to label the bag, because if you are like me, you are going to forget what is the bag, and it’s hard to tell what they are.

TURKEY SAUSAGE

Prep Time5 min
Cook Time5 min
Total Time10 min

Course
- Main Course

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. Ground Turkey
1 tsp. Ground Ginger
3 tsp. Dried Sage crumbled or powdered
1 tsp. Salt
1/8-1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 Tsp Black Pepper
2 Tbs. Maple Syrup (optional)
1 tsp. Ground Fennel or Whole Fennel Seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well with your hands.

Heat skillet to medium heat and add a little oil.

Form patties, balls or just add unformed and stir.

Fry on both sides a few minutes until cooked through.

Make a bunch and keep in the fridge for a quick protein snack, or freeze for later use.

NOTES:

Make a bunch and keep in the fridge for a quick protein snack, or freeze for later use.

Enjoy and Healthy Eating!

Jan Howell

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