Turkey, Spinach & Caramelized Onion Breakfast Sausage
When it comes to breakfast, I have always shied away from sausage. I love the taste of it, but find that any store bought sausage is always packed with additives.
It turns out that breakfast sausage is incredibly easy to make at home. I like making a big batch of these Paleo Breakfast Sausage to have for breakfast throughout the week, they are a great grab and go meal to eat as you are rushing out the door each morning.
I like to keep a bag of these sausages in my freezer and quickly microwave a few for breakfast or even lunch when I am in need of some protein. You can also crumble up the sausage and put it in a frittata or omelet.
Unlike my simple Pork & Apple Breakfast Sausage, these Paleo Breakfast Sausages have a few added ingredients including caramelized onions, which provides a bit of sweetness, and sautéed spinach. I think that ground cloves and sage are the two ingredients that transform the flavour of the patties from a hamburger to a breakfast sausage.
If you don’t have turkey, feel free to use ground pork, chicken, or a combination of the three instead.
Here are a few more breakfast recipes that you might enjoy:
- Summer Sheet Pan Frittata
- Ratatouille Baked Eggs
- Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles
- 4-Ingredient Moroccan Omelette
- Salmon Cake Eggs Benedict with Lemon Hollandaise & Crispy Capers
If you make this recipe let me know in the comment section below, I would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me (@everylastbite_) on Instagram, I love seeing your photos!
Turkey, Spinach & Caramelized Onion Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 500 grams ground turkey or chicken
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 tsp chopped sage (or dried)
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add the sliced onions, sprinkle with salt and cook for 12 to 15 minutes until they have softened and begun to caramelize. Add in the spinach and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until it has begun to wilt and then remove from the heat.
- In a bowl combine all of the ingredients including the onion and spinach and mix with your hands to really combine everything together.
- Form the mixture into 8 to 10 patties
- Cook the patties in the skillet in 1 tbsp olive oil for approximately 5 minutes per side until golden brown on and outside and cooked through in the center.
Nutrition
These are delicious! They’ve become my go-to breakfast. The caramelized onion really makes the dish. I use ground turkey breast and make this as a sausage crumble vs the patties. (I’ve made it so many times I just started getting too lazy to make the patties). Still delicious. After step 1, I had the turkey and spices to the pan with the onion and spinach. Thanks for the recipe! It’s a keeper
These are delicious! I didn’t have cloves so I had to leave that spice out, but they still tasted absolutely amazing! I foresee these being a staple in our house from now on. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Our family loves these, they are now a breakfast staple in our house. I’ve never been a sausage person but I love these! Thank you!
Awesome! I’m so happy to hear that!
These look great! When freezing do you cook them and then freeze them? Or do you freeze them raw? Also, how do you cook/reheat them after freezing?
Thanks Rebecca! I freeze them cooked and then to reheat you can reheat them on the stove top or in the microwave.
Looks great! Is the thyme measurement for dried or fresh? Thanks!
Great question! The measurement is for dried so if using fresh you should use 1 1/2tsp 🙂