# Chicken breakfast sausage

This is a homemade breakfast sausage that tastes exactly like Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, made with your choice of ground meat and a special spice blend.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g ground chicken
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp sage
- 0.5 tsp fennel
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp thyme
- 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.25 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Add 500g of ground chicken (or pork or turkey) to a bowl.
2. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the ground chicken.
3. Add 1 teaspoon of pepper to the ground chicken.
4. Add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder to the ground chicken.
5. Add 1/2 teaspoon of ground fennel to the ground chicken (the creator prefers ground over whole fennel seeds).
6. Add 1 teaspoon of sage to the ground chicken, noting a personal preference for extra sage.
7. Add 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder to the ground chicken.
8. Add 1/2 teaspoon of thyme to the ground chicken.
9. Add a little bit of cayenne pepper to the ground chicken.
10. Add a little bit of smoked paprika to the ground chicken.
11. Add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup to the ground chicken mixture.
12. Mix all ingredients until just combined.
13. Form the mixed meat into small patties.
14. Add a little bit of olive oil to the bottom of a pan.
15. Place the patties in the pan to cook them through.
16. Flip the patties to cook both sides until golden brown.
17. Let the cooked patties cool.
18. Place cooled patties in a freezer bag for storage.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring spoons
- gloves
- baking sheet
- pan
- spatula

## Tips

- You can use ground pork, ground turkey, or ground chicken for the sausage.
- The spice blend is key to achieving the Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage taste.
- You can cook the sausage right away and then freeze it, or portion it raw and freeze, cooking as needed.
- Use parchment paper to separate patties for easy storage.
- You can shape the sausage into links, patties, or crumbles.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BvoJn7/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f433d314-291d-4cd9-9c0e-89a2241ea6ab
- Extracted: 2025-09-03

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