21DSD Recipe: Green Apple Breakfast Sausage

These quick and easy breakfast sausages are a reader favorite from The 21-Day Sugar Detox guidebook. Enjoy! -Diane and Team

PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 10-12 minutes
SERVINGS: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground pork, beef, chicken, or turkey
• 1/2 green apple, peeled and diced
• 2 tablespoons Italian Sausage Spice Blend

For the spice blend:

• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, ground
• 1 tablespoon ground sage
• 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (or 1 teaspoon black pepper)
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley

Combine all the spices in a bowl, and store them in a small container.

Preparation:

• 
  In a mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, apple, and Italian Sausage Spice Blend and mix with your hands until the spices and apples are evenly incorporated. Form the mixture in to 8 evenly sized patties.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. When hot, place the patties in the pan and cook for 5 to 6 minutes per side or until cooked through and browned.