Homemade Turkey Breakfast Sausage

ground turkey

🥗Healthier: ground chicken

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground chicken is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has health benefits, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Chop fresh rosemary finely, removing any woody stems.

Strip fresh thyme and chop finely.

Add dark turkey meat to a bowl.

Add salt, black pepper, garlic granules, dried sage, chopped fresh rosemary, and red pepper flakes to the turkey meat.

Mix the ingredients together with clean hands until well combined.

Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat and add a little avocado oil.

Form the turkey mixture into small patties.

Place the patties in the hot pan, cooking for about five minutes per side, adjusting time based on thickness.

Check that the inside of the patties is no longer pink before removing them from the pan.

Transfer the cooked sausages to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.

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