These homemade Turkey Sausage Patties are extremely flavorful and savory. You could serve them for breakfast with eggs or even for lunch and dinner. They can also be made ahead for breakfast for the week.
Making your own turkey sausage patties from scratch is easy – and bonus, no processed ingredients! I made these for breakfast with my Red Pepper Egg-In-A-Hole and it was delish!
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I am excited to be here on Skinnytaste again. After working at Bon Appétit for 8 months I am happy to be back home with the kids and focus on developing recipes on a freelance professional basis as well as for my website. In addition to gaining a ton of experience while working in the test kitchen, I gained a few pounds. Occupational hazard, I suppose. I decided to re-join weight watchers and work on creating and maintaining healthy eating habits once again.
I used Weight Watchers after the last 2 of my 3 sons were born and it is my favorite weight loss program. The balanced approach is not only physically healthy but I’ve found it to be the best for my long-term success. Once I started calculating points for all of my recipes, I immediately thought of Gina and of course all of you here at Skinnytaste.
These Turkey Sausage Patties are extremely flavorful and savory. You could serve them for breakfast with eggs or even for lunch and dinner. I soften the onion and garlic and then toast some fennel with the mix to add a depth of flavor you wouldn’t get by just adding everything raw It’s a short extra step that is definitely worth taking.
How to Store, Freeze and Reheat
Once cooked, refrigerate for 4 to 5 days. To freeze cooked, wrap tight in plastic and freeze for up to 3 months. To reheat transfer to the refrigerator then reheat in the microwave or air fryer.
Turkey Sausage Patties From Scratch
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced small
- 1 large garlic clove, chopped
- kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp chopped chives
- 3/4 tsp paprika
- pinch raw sugar
- pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium low heat and add the oil, onions and garlic and stir frequently, about 4-5 minutes, until onion is translucent. Lower heat, if needed, to avoid browning too quickly.
- Once onion is softened, add fennel and toss quickly until fragrant and toasted, about 1 minute. Remove mixture to a medium bowl to cool slightly.
- Add ground turkey, red wine vinegar, chives, paprika, sugar and nutmeg to bowl with onions, garlic and fennel and mix together with a fork until all ingredients are well-distributed.
- Form mixture into 6 even patties and lay on parchment or wax paper while working. If you want to make these for another day, they can be refrigerated or frozen.
- Spray a non-stick skillet and set over medium-low heat. Once hot, brown turkey patties, in two batches, 3 minutes on each side.
- Once you have achieved a nice browned crust on each side, reduce heat to low and cover. Continue cooking until internal temperature reaches 165.
- Remove from heat and repeat with second batch.
After making one batch, having our friends try them, we think they are adequate but mediocre. Modified the recipe using sea salt (Instead of kosher), 1/4 lb of ground lean pork, and a pinch of cayenne pepper, we and our friends loved them.
Hi Gina, thanks for helping me with my love of sausage and providing a healthy alternative. Made the breakfast sausage this morning, super good. Next the inside out turkey cheeseburger for dinner. Can’t wait. Thanks for being there for us during such difficult times.. cooking is my new hobby!