Homemade Chicken Sausage

The great thing about homemade sausage is that you can put whatever you like in it. Do you like it sweet, spicy, with vegetables, cheese, fruit? Throw it into your sausage!  I prefer a combination of flavors. My favorite thing to make with this recipe is my version of Chicago deep dish pizza.

Yield: 1 ¼ pound of sausage/  8 – 2.5 oz patties

Prep Time: 8 hours

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs

2 tbsp Fennel

1 tbsp of each of the following: Garlic Powder, Paprika, Chili Powder, minced onion, minced celery, minced bell pepper

1 tsp of each of the following: nutmeg, sage, oregano, thyme, salt, black pepper, cumin

¼ tsp cayenne pepper

1 cup fresh basil leaves

3 tbsp maple syrup

¼ cup Olive Oil

1 cup Asiago cheese

In a food processor place 2 pieces of chicken & pulse until ground. Repeat until all chicken is ground. Set aside.

Process basil and stir into ground chicken.

In a medium bowl, whisk oil, syrup & all seasonings together. Add mixture to chicken & stir.

Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours

Form into patties. Separate each patty with waxed paper.

Refrigerate for up to a week or freeze for up to 3 months.

Preheat a large pan over medium low heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Cook patties about 5 minutes on each side.

Look for my Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza recipe!!!!