Chicken Apple Breakfast Sausage

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup apple, grated (fuji or mcintosh)
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in a large, heavy skillet heat 2 tbs of olive oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 add the onions and apples.
• 3 cook, stirring for 3-4 min or until onions have softened.
• 4 add the garlic and cook for 30 sec to 1 minute.
• 5 remove from the heat and cool.
• 6 in a large bowl combine the chicken, lamb, thyme, sage, salt and pepper.
• 7 add the cooled onion mixture and mix well.
• 8 at this point take a small piece of the mixture and cook in a skillet with a little vegetable oil, taste to test the salt and seasoning - add more is necessary.
• 9 on a plastic-covered surface, form the mixture into 8 good sized patties or 16 smaller patties.
• 10 heat 2 tbs of vegetabel oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat.
• 11 add 4 patties (or more if smaller) to the pan and cook until golden brown, about 3-4 min per side.
• 12 place cooked patties in a warm oven while you cook the rest of the patties.
• 13 add more oil if necessary and continue cooking patties in the same manner.