Turkey Italian Sausage

Name: Turkey Italian Sausage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground turkey; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1-1/2 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed; 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min.

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This turkey Italian sausage recipe is tasty, straightforward and packed with flavor thanks to an eight-hour marinate. Serve it crumbled over pizza, or add it to breakfast hash with a fried egg for a savory start to your day.

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground turkey
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1-1/2 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a bowl, combine the turkey, garlic powder, fennel seed, sugar, salt, oregano and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Shape into eight patties. Cook in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray for about 3 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165°. Or crumble turkey into a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray. Cook and stir for about 4 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 92 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 45mg cholesterol, 347mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 10g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat.

Pens Joyce Haworth from Des Plaines, Illinois, "When the stores in my area stopped carrying our favorite turkey sausage, I was desperate! I went to the library for some books on sausage-making...and was surprised to learn how easy it is! We use this sweet spicy sausage on pizza, in spaghetti sauce, casseroles and breakfast patties."

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