I love sausage!  Especially when it’s part of biscuits and gravy.  That dish was my grandpa’s specialty and his love of it, made me love it too.

Unfortunately sausage is full of grease and is high in calories.  I know fat isn’t the enemy of all fitness, but sausage fat leaves an unsettled feeling in my stomach and affects my kids the same way.

It’s easy to make your own sausage from ground turkey.  It costs less than traditional sausage and has more protein too.

Breakfast Sausage Mix

1/2 t salt

1 t garlic salt

1 t black pepper

1/2 tsp sugar (or stevia blend)

2 t sage

1/8-1/4 t cayenne pepper

Use an electric mixer or your hands to thoroughly combine ingredients with 1 pound of raw ground turkey.  Chill overnight before cooking to allow the flavors to blend.  For maple flavored sausage, add 1/2 tsp real maple extract or 1 Tbs of real maple syrup.  After the flavors have blended you can brown it for bulk sausage or form patties.

Big Batch Sausage Mix

2 Tbs salt

1/4 cup garlic salt

1/4 cup black pepper

2 Tbs sugar (or stevia blend)

1/4 cup rubbed sage

1 1/2  t cayenne pepper

Makes 12 batches.  Use 5 tsp of mix per pound of sausage.