What’s for breakfast today? If you follow me, you know that most of the time I tend to avoid processed food and prefer cooking from scratch. Most of the time yes, but- there are definitely some convenience foods that I have resisted giving up! I love having sausage for breakfast and am especially fond of those little Apple Chicken Sausage links that you can buy.
Of course, they are gluten free and maybe not that bad for you. But I wondered if I could make something myself with great flavor and fewer additives. The result was this Apple Chicken Breakfast Patty that is healthier and much lower in salt and fat than store bought sausage.
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When experimenting with this recipe, the first thing I learned was that the diced apple and Vidalia onion made the patties very sweet. So sweet that I hesitated to call them a sausage. So, for this chicken patty to be breakfast worthy, you really need a spicy sausage seasoning to kick up the heat.
I made my own spice blend, the same one that I use in my traditional Breakfast Sausage Patties made with pork. You can also use a purchased sausage seasoning. I like this one, from Nashville Spice Co.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- 1 cup diced apple
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 tsp light olive oil or butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- SEASONING
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp sage
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp fennel
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- OR
- 1 tbsp purchased sausage seasoning
Preparation:
Cook the diced apples and onion in a skillet over low heat with 1 tsp. of either light olive oil or butter. Continue stirring until most of the liquid has been released and evaporated. Set aside to cool in the pan.
Add the ground chicken to a bowl and use 2 forks to incorporate the apple mixture, seasoning and maple syrup.
Form 2 oz patties and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment or wax paper.
To store, cover with plastic wrap and freeze in a single layer for a few hours. Then, wrap individually and store in freezer safe bags.
Cook the patties in a skillet with a light spray of oil. Sprinkle with more seasoning. Be sure they are cooked through and lightly browned.
I always like to have a serving of protein with breakfast, and this was a nice change from my usual pork sausage or Canadian bacon.
Notes ♪♫ If you enjoyed this post, be sure to check out my homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties made with pork, and my Homemade Italian Sausage Patties.
