Delicious and healthy homemade chicken apple sausage is super easy, quick, and great for any meal! You can use ground chicken or turkey for this Paleo and Whole30 friendly staple. Sugar free, refined oil free, loved by all.
Sometimes I feel like I spend half my husband’s paycheck on sausage.
You guys know how much I love spiced-up meat right? And if you follow me on instagram you see that’s no joke – almost all my breakfasts involve some sort of sausage – chicken apple, chicken chorizo, garlic pork, breakfast pork, andouille – if it has earned the name sausage, you will find it on my plate.
So why it has taken me so long to just make a little of the darn stuff myself is just good old-fashioned silly laziness – I can be lazy with weird stuff, this is certain.
This was my first shot at chicken apple sausage patties and I thought it did the trick. It tastes “healthy” but not at all in a bad depriving way. All three of my kids loved it, which frankly surprised me! They are a mysterious bunch, those kiddos. Either way, this is something I would happily eat every day of my life.
My daughter thought they tasted eerily similar to my Apple Thyme Turkey Meatballs and it’s true – you CAN use ground turkey in this recipe and it will be just as delicious, but of course it will taste like turkey, not chicken. Honestly I don’t discriminate much with my poultry and could go either way. Just make sure the meat you use is not too lean, you want some fat here!
This may wind up being part one of a “sausage series” if I can stop being lazy and start getting real with my sausage (reference anyone?)
Easy Homemade Chicken Apple Sausage {Paleo & Whole30)
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken or turkey, not too lean (I used ground chicken thighs)
- 2/3 cup peeled and finely chopped apple
- 2 tbsp ghee coconut oil, or preferred cooking fat
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp onion powder or 1 tbsp fresh minced onion
Instructions
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In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken or turkey with the apples, spices, and salt & pepper and mix well with your hands to fully combine.
There are two ways to cook this: Stovetop or Oven
For the Stovetop
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Heat a large skillet over med heat and add the ghee to melt. Form mixture into 8 small patties and place in pan. Adjust the heat (lower might be better to avoid burning) to evenly brown on each side, about 3 minutes per side.
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Remove from pan and either serve right away, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer for later use.
For the Oven
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Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Add the ghee to the mixture and combine well.
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Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and form the mixture into 8 small patties.
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Place on the baking sheet in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes (until juices are clear), flipping once halfway through.
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You can store tightly wrapped for later use and brown on the stove to heat before serving. Works well with any meal. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Also be sure to check out my Easy Homemade Breakfast Sausage if you’re a sausage lover like me!
Have you made homemade sausage before? What are your secrets?
This is genius because I have had a hard time finding sausages without at least one undesirable ingredient. With this recipe it ‘s all good stuff in there. Thanks!
I’m hoping to do a few different homemade versions of my favorite sausages for the same reason. Glad it’s helpful 🙂
Thank you for sharing this! I buy apple chicken sausages from Costco but it would be great to make something similar at home!
Hope you like it! I hope to do a few more sausage recipes since I like them so much 🙂
What is on the side besides an egg? I can’t tell, but it looks delicious!
Fried plantains – the sweet ones. One of my favorites!
Just made these because I had a pound of O-Organics ground chicken I bought today from the discount bin. I love these sausages! Followed your recipe and used my own DIY poultry seasoning blend. I had one Gala apple in the fridge, so used that — grated it on large grater hole rather than mincing. Worked great. Thank you for sharing your recipe! Will definitely make again. -LJ in Anchorage, Alaska
by the way, I’m on Day 6 of Whole30. Going strong!
Sounds perfect! So glad you liked it 🙂
Oh thank you for this great recipe! I too used a cheese grater and did a gala apple. I think it made it a little more of a wet mixture, but it turned out beautifully. I just gave it to my almost 3-year-old and she said “mmhhhhh this is good mommy”. Oh it makes me so happy when I hear this! Thanks!
When the kids like it, it’s just the best feeling ever! That makes me happy too 🙂
I would like to purchase cookbooks.
I am on a ketogenic diet,but also I would like to try variations of a paleontology diet as well.
I meant a Paleo diet.
YES! I love this chicken apple sausage that’s made fresh at the meat counter I shop at but I’m always slightly concerned about what other ingredients might be in this. Always a fan of making these from scratch and this would totally work to replace that stuff. Definitely on my list!
Oh my word these are sooooo tasty!!! Thank you!
This recipe seems to call for an entire teaspoon of nutmeg. Is that correct?
How many are in a serving size?
Are there special considerations for freezing the raw sausage? I’m thinking particularly about the apple becoming discoloured or cross-contamination because of the raw chicken and apple.
I’ve been returning to this recipe for years as a healthy breakfast that isn’t centered on eggs. Thank you!!
Hi, I would like to know if the spices are 1tsp of each, or is it a blend that you take 1 tsp from?
I am also wondering this! I turned to the comments to see what you meant about the spice ratio but couldn’t find anything!
After a quick google, I think this is a normal poultry seasoning like McCormick’s which she took 1 tsp from.
This sounds so yum- I really like the allspice pairing with meat: great flavour profile??
So I was told by my doctor to follow the paleo diet but to buy cage free chicken. I enjoy the paleo sausages available at Costco. Can this recipe really be considered paleo if it uses regular (non cage free ground chicken)?
Made exactly as written, using ground Turkey.
Quick and easy to prepare and tastes great!!
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Absolutely delicious and very easy. Will definitely be making this again. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe!
Haven’t made these yet I’m doing them tomorrow but I not understanding Whole 30 please someone kindly explaine