English Breakfast

This is a delicious, lean, high-protein alternative to store-bought sausage. It makes a great breakfast sandwich. Or, add crumbled sausage to scrambled eggs, breakfast casseroles and breakfast burritos.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (omit or reduce for less spicy sausage)
• 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 2 teaspoons canola or olive oil

Directions

TO FREEZE the cooked patties: let cool, place it in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze. Transfer frozen patties to plastic bag. To thaw 1-2 patties, place on small plate & microwave at 50% power for 1 minute, flip patties and repeat for 30 seconds more, or until heated through.

NUTRITIONAL INFO for 1 sausage patty (12 patties per batch): 64 calories, 3.4g fat, 223.3mg sodium, 1g carbs, 0 fiber, 7.4g protein
WEIGHT WATCHERS PointsPlus: 2 points per sausage patty

Given a choice between a sweet or savory breakfast, I usually lean towards the savory. Eggs with breakfast sausage are my favorite; I especially like them together in a breakfast sandwich.

Problem is, when I stop and read the ingredients and nutritional information on a package of Jimmy Dean or similar sausage, I find things that I know I shouldn't be putting in my body. Not only is pork sausage normally very high in fat, but the popular brands also contain corn syrup and MSG.

I wondered if I could figure out how to make a breakfast sausage from turkey that would taste good enough to satisfy my appetite for the naughtier version that I've eaten most of my life. With some trial-and-error, I played around with seasonings until I arrived at this recipe. Now I have turkey sausage patties in my freezer that I can thaw quickly in the microwave to eat with an egg any ol' time I'm having a hankerin' for eggs and sausage.