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Home » Type » Breakfast » Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe (Paleo)

Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe (Paleo)

October 23, 2020 by Faith 28 Comments

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This Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe has just the right balance of sweet and savory, and is perfectly seasoned with a few herbs and spices. And it freezes well, making it great for meal prep!

Apple-Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage {Paleo}

It’s funny how food cravings go.

Take a bagel, for example.

I’ll get the idea of the perfect bagel in my head, which for me either means an everything bagel lightly toasted with vegetable cream cheese, or a plain bagel untoasted with cream cheese, lox, red onion, and tomato. Either way, served with a cup of nearly black coffee on the side.

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I build the idea up so much in my head, it’s like I’m almost ready to go to NYC for the weekend just to experience bagel perfection. (Ok, that’s just a smokescreen…I’m always ready to head to NYC.)

But then I get the perfect bagel and it’s not nearly what I’ve built it up to be. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great, amazing even. It’s just not the mind-blowing experience I had in mind. Which is what I try to remind myself of when one of those random cravings strike.

The exception to that rule is my recent craving for breakfast sausage. But that’s only because I knew I could make a healthy version that would knock the socks off of any sausage-lover out there.

Chicken Breakfast Sausage with Description

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  • Breakfast Sausage Recipe
  • More Paleo Breakfast Recipes:
  • Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe (Paleo)

Breakfast Sausage Recipe

Many breakfast sausage recipes use a blend of savory herbs, such as sage, marjoram, thyme, etc.

Spices, such as fennel seed, paprika, nutmeg are also common ingredients. 

And specific to breakfast sausage (instead of other types of sausage), there is often a sweet component to balance out the savory flavor. For example, brown sugar or maple syrup are both delicious additions to breakfast sausage.

Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage

To this recipe, I added a mix of sweet and savory sautéed onion and apple, plus herbs and aromatics like thyme, sage, fennel seeds, and nutmeg. This sausage is sweetly savory, super flavorful, and juicy.

It’s perfect on a bed of sweet potato hash or Cauliflower Hash, topped with a fried egg.

The best part is that this recipe makes a big batch so you can stock your freezer with the perfect breakfast food for those mornings when you don’t have time to whip up a batch!

Paleo Breakfast Sausage

This recipe is paleo and Whole30 friendly! It’s gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.

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More Paleo Breakfast Recipes:

  • Zucchini Hash Breakfast Bowls
  • Blueberry Muffins
  • Paleo Bread (perfect for toast!)
  • Banana Bread
  • Brussels Sprout and Bacon Hash
  • Sweet Potato Hash Browns
  • Low Carb Oatmeal (aka Noatmeal)

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Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe (Paleo)

By: Faith Gorsky
This Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe has just the right balance of sweet and savory, and is perfectly seasoned with a few herbs and spices. And it freezes well, making it great for meal prep!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 13 servings
Calories 147 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil plus more for frying
  • 1 large onion finely diced
  • 2 medium crisp sweet apples washed, cored, and diced small (not peeled)
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • 2 pounds ground chicken breast
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh sage or 3/4 teaspoon dried, crushed sage leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds gently crushed in your palm
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Melt 3 tablespoons coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and apple, and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn the heat down to medium-low, add the garlic, and cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Turn off the heat and cool completely.
  • Combine the cooled apple/onion mixture, ground chicken breast, thyme, salt, sage, fennel seeds, black pepper, nutmeg, and vinegar in a large bowl. Just mix until the apples and onion are incorporated, being careful not to over-mix.
  • Scoop the sausage mixture into 3-tablespoon-sized balls (I use an ice cream scoop for this), and then flatten the balls into 2 1/2 to 3-inch circles. (Like making mini hamburgers.)
  • To cook on the stovetop, heat a large skillet or griddle (I use my cast iron griddle, but a nonstick surface will also work) over medium to slightly medium-high heat. Add a little bit of coconut oil and spread it around to coat the skillet or griddle. Add the sausages and cook until they’re golden on both sides and fully cooked inside, about 3 to 4 minutes per side, flipping once. You can work in batches if they don’t all fit at once. (Don’t press down on the sausages as they cook because this will release the juices that keep them moist.)
  • To cook in the oven, preheat the oven to 425F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and grease it with a little coconut oil. Line the sausages up on the prepared baking sheet, and bake until they’re fully cooked, about 5 to 6 minutes per side, flipping once. (Note that if they’re cooked in the oven, they won’t be golden on the outside unless you run them under the broiler.)
  • Serve the sausage with eggs or vegetable hash if desired.

Faith's Tips

  • Net Carbs: 4g per serving
  • This recipe makes about 26 sausage patties, and each serving is 2 sausage patties, for a total of 13 servings.
  • Apple Cider Vinegar: Don’t skip this! It doesn’t make the sausages tart like you might think; it basically tenderizes the meat.
  • To Freeze and Reheat: I like to store extra sausages wrapped in batches of 2 (which is a serving size) in the freezer. To reheat, unwrap the sausages and put the frozen sausages into a skillet with a splash of water; cover the skillet and cook until warm throughout, flipping once.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Apple Onion Chicken Breakfast Sausage Recipe (Paleo)
Amount Per Serving (2 sausages)
Calories 147 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 60mg20%
Sodium 356mg15%
Potassium 410mg12%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 41IU1%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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This post was first published on An Edible Mosaic on March 26, 2014. I updated it with more information on October 23, 2020.

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Comments

  1. melissa says

    December 16, 2020 at 8:16 am

    5 stars
    Thank you for a great recipe! I was looking for something different and this fit that bill. We loved the apple and thyme/sage combo. I doubled the recipe and used my 1/4 scoop to make patties. I pre cooked four in the toaster oven (won’t do that again as there was zero color) and froze the rest. These defrosted quickly and I pan fried them and the color and flavor were spectacular. So my advice is cook in some butter or ghee or whatever because you’ll love these! Even my picky SO who hates apples loves these sausages. I’ll be making more soon!

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  2. Pamela G says

    June 5, 2017 at 11:13 am

    In the notes you have about freezing and reheating cooked patties. Can these sausage patties be frozen uncooked?

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    • Faith says

      June 7, 2017 at 7:12 am

      Pamela, I haven’t tried freezing the uncooked sausage patties, but yes, I think it would work fine. If you do that, be sure to freeze each wrapped in parchment paper so they don’t stick together; or you could flash-freeze the patties in a single layer and then stack them once they’re frozen. If you try it, let me know how it goes!

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  3. Laura says

    February 12, 2015 at 6:37 pm

    Just made these – I’m a fan! Used ground turkey instead of chicken b/c that’s what I had in the fridge, I followed the instructions to a T otherwise, turned out great! The only thing I’ll change next time (and there will definitely be a next time!) is that I’ll try grating the apple instead of dicing, hoping that will help them stay together in the pan a bit more. Spices were perfect – not a fan of fennel but it married so well with the other herbs, I’ll keep making them with it! Thanks for the recipe, it’s a keeper.

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  4. CakePants says

    April 1, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    Ooh, these look delicious! I love the combo of chicken and apple – I’ve never tried making my own breakfast sausage before, but these look tons better than the ones I’ve bought in the store in the past. Yum!

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  5. Betsy says

    March 29, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    Oh,my goodness, that looks good! I love breakfast sausage, but I can never just enjoy it without having to wonder exactly what’s in it! Now I can! Thank you, Faith!

    Reply
  6. Juliana says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    Chicken sausage with apple sounds delicious…and yes,perfect for breakfast Faith…
    Hope you are enjoying your week :D

    Reply
  7. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    im doing whole30 right now and bagel sounds perfect! I have been making chicken kebabs regularly for the past week or so and it worked wonderfully. I should do these for a change.

    Reply
  8. Joanne says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:43 am

    It’s hard to stop a bagel craving, I’ll concede, even though you’re quite right – they never really live up to the hype! These patties, though…totally trump bagel, in my opinion!

    Reply
  9. cheri says

    March 26, 2014 at 11:00 pm

    My husband has been very interested in making his own sausage, these sound delicious!

    Reply
  10. Alyssa (Everyday Maven) says

    March 26, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    Love this recipe! I always keep my freezer stocked with some type of homemade sausage and I think my son would like the apple in this!

    Reply
  11. Rosa says

    March 26, 2014 at 4:04 am

    A tasty combination! These sausages sound mighty delicious.
    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  12. Erica says

    March 26, 2014 at 3:46 am

    I’ve never even considered making my own sausage. Truth be told, I don’t enjoy sausage…but I think its because its usually that overly processed version that I try…this I could get behind!

    Reply

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