Homemade turkey sausage is quick and easy to make! Ground turkey is mixed with spices for a delicious addition to breakfast, lasagna or any recipe that calls for sausage.
We don’t really eat that much breakfast sausage as we much prefer bacon (and really, who doesn’t?!). But occasionally I’ll need breakfast sausage for a recipe. This homemade version is super simple to make.
This recipe calls for turkey, but you could really use any ground meat. Most sausage is made out of pork, but chicken or even beef would work. If you don’t have time to let it sit overnight, just use it right away. The recipe doubles and triples easily so make a big batch while you have all those spices out and freeze.
Homemade Turkey Sausage
Start with about a pound of ground turkey – or pork or chicken. Beef would work, too, I think, but it’s not your “normal” sausage meat. Ground game like venison or bison would work as well.
Add all of the spices and the egg to the ground meat. Pick and choose which spices you like and don’t like. Sometimes I’m out of something so I just skip it. Add in a little maple syrup if you like maple syrup sausage or extra sage if you like that. The best thing about this recipe is that you can make it fit what your family likes. I ended up adding a lot more salt for this batch. I’m not sure if maybe it was the meat, but when I tested the batch it just didn’t seem salty enough.
Now, just mix it all together. You don’t want to work the meat too much but you do want it mixed thoroughly. At this point you can cook it, but letting it sit for at least a few hours will allow the flavors to meld. You can also freeze it. Just make it in to patties and freeze them on a cookie sheet. Stack them up in a bag or container and you’ll have fresh sausage ready to go.
When you cook the sausage, you may need to add a little fat to your pan depending on how lean your ground meat was. You don’t have to use the sausage as patties. You can also use it in any recipe that calls for bulk sausage.
Homemade Turkey Sausage
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 3 Tablespoons minced onion
- 1/4 teaspoon marjoram
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Let sit overnight (preferred) or use immediately or freeze for later.
- To cook, fry up in butter.
Recipe adapted from Heavenly Homemaker.