Maple Apple Breakfast Sausage

This recipe for Maple Apple Breakfast Sausage is the perfect addition to your weekend breakfast or brunch! Made with ground chicken, it’s simple, lean and flavorful!

Hi friends!

Let’s talk breakfast today, shall we? My favorite meal of the day! If I’m being honest, I’ve always been more of a bacon lover. Breakfast sausage is not usually my jam. But I like the idea of it. It just seems like the flavor is never quite right.

Since I’m always up for a challenge, I thought I’d try my hand at making my own! Since I’m partial to sweet breakfasts, I made these a little more sweet than savory, but the sweetness isn’t overwhelming. And since I’ve been loving ground chicken lately (see these Thai Chicken Meatballs that are on repeat around here), I used that instead of something a bit more traditional like ground pork. You could probably use whatever ground meat you want!

So, are you craving breakfast yet? These are perfect with some eggs and roasted potatoes!  Here’s how you make them:

Maple Apple Breakfast Sausage

This recipe for Maple Apple Breakfast Sausage is the perfect addition to your weekend breakfast or brunch! Made with ground chicken, it’s simple, lean and flavorful!

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 12-14 patties

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup finely diced apple
• 2-3 Tbsp maple syrup (depending on desired level of sweetness)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until just combined.
2. Form and flatten into 12-14 patties.
3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
4. Place 6 patties in skillet and cook, flipping occasionally until temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Repeat with remaining patties.

Notes

You could add more thyme if you like the flavor, or sub sage if desired. You could also add some cayenne pepper for a little kick!
You could use grated apple instead of diced, if desired.
I like these with 3 Tbsp maple syrup but 2 is better if you want just a hint of sweetness.

These would also be good on a breakfast sandwich…just saying….if you have leftovers, that’d be a good way to use them up!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–