Can I freeze homemade turkey sausage?

Yes! You can mix up a whole batch of seasoned ground turkey and freeze portions before cooking if you'd like. Uncooked seasoned turkey should keep for up to 4 months in the freezer. Otherwise, you can store already cooked sausage in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Can I substitute ground chicken or ground pork?

Yes, you can definitely use this Italian sausage seasoning for ground chicken or ground pork! Note that ground pork has higher fat content so won't make quite as high protein of a breakfast. But this spice blend should work well with any ground meat.

Can I make this turkey sausage into patties?

Yes, feel free to make sausage patties. I suggest making patties thinner than you think; they will plump up as they cook and you want to make sure they cook throughout.

Easy Homemade Italian Turkey Sausage

Name: Homemade Italian Turkey Sausage
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons dried parsley; 2 teaspoons thyme; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoon fennel seed (whole); 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon dried minced garlic; 1 teaspoon dried minced onion; 2 pounds ground turkey; 2 teaspoons olive oil

Description

High protein Homemade Italian Turkey Sausage is a breakfast meal prep staple of mine! I like sausage that packs a punch, so feel free to start with less seasoning and add more to taste.

Ingredients

Units Scale

2 teaspoons dried parsley
2 teaspoons thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon fennel seed (whole)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon dried minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
2 pounds ground turkey
2 teaspoons olive oil

Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

Make Italian seasoning. Combine the parsley, thyme, salt, black pepper, fennel seed, paprika, red pepper flakes, garlic, and onion in a medium bowl, stirring until combined.
Season turkey. Add the Italian seasoning to the ground turkey and stir just to incorporate. Avoid over-mixing as that can lead to tough meat.
Cook sausage. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the seasoned turkey and cook, breaking up into 1- to 2” pieces with a spatula as you go, for 12-15 minutes or until the turkey has cooked through. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Notes

Don't have ground turkey? You can substitute ground chicken or even ground pork (although pork will have much less protein per serving).
You can freeze both uncooked raw seasoned turkey and cooked turkey sausage. Raw turkey should keep in a freezer-safe container for up to 4 months; cooked turkey should keep for up to 3 months.
If you'd like, you can make patties instead of browning the ground turkey as-is. Make 8-10 patties, thinner than you think, and press down as you cook them to help thin them out and ensure they cook evenly.