Chicken Breakfast Sausage

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These homemade Chicken Breakfast Sausage patties are seasoned with fennel, maple, and warm spices for a savory breakfast sausage that cooks quickly in a skillet. They're perfect for breakfast plates, meal prep mornings, or freezing for later.

Course Breakfast, Breakfast & Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword Chicken Breakfast Sausage, Chicken Breakfast Sausage Patties, Chicken Maple Sausage, freezer friendly breakfast sausage, High protein breakfast, homemade breakfast sausage, Homemade Chicken Sausage, meal prep breakfast

Servings

Calories 233kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Ingredients

2 pounds ground chicken
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon fennel seed , crushed
1½ tablespoons maple syrup
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2-4 tablespoons butter , divided , for frying

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the ground chicken, salt, fennel seed, maple syrup, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, and black pepper until combined.
Using a ¼ cup scoop, portion out 14 chicken sausage patties. Refrigerate until ready to cook, or wrap for freezing at this point.
Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat until melted and bubbly. Add sausages to skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes, until browned on bottom.
Flip sausages and continue to cook over medium-low heat for 3-5 minutes, adding the remaining tablespoon of butter the last minute or two. Baste with butter and keep on low heat until ready to serve.

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