Homemade Italian Turkey Sausage

Homemade Italian Turkey Sausage is lean and healthy! All the flavors of traditional turkey sausage with a fraction of the fat.

Course Homemade Ingredients & Condiments

Cuisine American-Italian

Keyword healthy, homemade, low fat, sausage, turkey

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 12

Total Time 17

Servings pound

Calories 139

Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground turkey
1 tablespoon garlic* freshly grated
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 to 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds**
1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes more or less to taste
2 teaspoons olive oil for cooking

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Instructions

In a mixing bowl add the groudn turkey, garlic, italian seasoning, kosher salt, crushed fennel seed, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix until combined.

TO COOK:

Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet or dutch oven over medium to medium-high. Once hot add in the sausage mixture.
Use a wooden spatula to break up the mixture. Cooking until browned.
Once fully cooked, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water, broth or white wine (depending on the recipe) to deglaze the pan. Scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.

Notes

*I use the fresh pregrated stuff from the tube. (no judgement!) feel free to adjust the measurement to your preference.

**Place whole fennel seeds into a mortar and grind with a pestle. Alternatively, you could add them to a baggie and smash with the flat side of a meat tenderizer.

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