Best Healthier Italian Sausage Patties Recipes

HOMEMADE ITALIAN SAUSAGE PATTIES

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If you need Italian sausage, add this seasoning to ground pork and make your own homemade Italian sausage.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ¾ teaspoons dried parsley
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons fennel seeds
¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic granules
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon dried minced onion
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound ground pork
olive oil

Steps:

Combine parsley, salt, fennel, black pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning, minced onion, and red pepper flakes in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind until all seasonings are finely crushed.
Place pork in a large bowl and add seasoning mix. Mix with your hands until well combined. Roll into a log and slice into four 1/2-inch thick sausage patties.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook sausage patties for 4 minutes. Turn patties and finish cooking for 4 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (73 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.2 calories, Carbohydrate 1.3 g, Cholesterol 73.6 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 20.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 785.9 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

HOT ITALIAN PATTIES

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I've been making these spicy and satisfying sandwiches for more than a dozen years. On occasion, I substitute country sausage for the Italian sausage and they taste just as good. Served with a zesty sauce for dipping, they're my family's favorite. -Brenda Jackson, Garden City, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
8 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
8 slices French bread (3/4 inch thick)
1/4 to 1/2 cup butter, softened

Steps:

In a saucepan, combine the tomato sauce, basil, pepper flakes and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, shape sausage into four thin oval patties. In a skillet over medium heat, cook patties until no longer pink; remove and keep warm. , In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Place a slice of cheese on four slices of bread; layer each with a sausage patty, onion and remaining cheese. Top with remaining bread. Butter the outsides of sandwiches. , On a griddle or in a large skillet, toast over medium heat until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted. Serve with herbed tomato sauce for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 994 calories, Fat 60g fat (26g saturated fat), Cholesterol 150mg cholesterol, Sodium 2164mg sodium, Carbohydrate 75g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 37g protein.

SWEET ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE PATTIES

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 18m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 1/3 to 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken breast
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
1/4 cup grated Parmesan, Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano
1 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1/3 palm full
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper, 1/3 palm full
3/4 teaspoon salt, eyeball it
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan

Steps:

Mix chicken with garlic, parsley, cheese, fennel seeds, pepper, and salt. Form 6 large, thin patties, 4 to 5 inches, or 12 small patties, 2 to 3 inches. Preheat a large, nonstick skillet and fry sausage in extra-virgin olive oil, 3 or 4 minutes on each side over medium to medium- high heat.