Lean Beef Sausage

An easy, flavorful, and healthier sausage recipe made with lean ground beef, olive oil, and breakfast sausage seasoning.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Beef

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings patties

Calories 114kcal

Author Amee

Equipment

Air Fryer
Skillet

Ingredients

1½ lbs 93% lean ground beef *I've used 92% and 93% lean beef with great results
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
For homemade breakfast sausage seasoning:
1½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon black pepper
1½ tablespoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Cooking oil spray I use avocado oil spray or olive oil spray

Instructions

Place the ground beef and olive oil in a large bowl and set aside while you mix your spices.
Mix the spices together in small bowl. You'll use the full batch for this recipe.
Add the spice mixture to the beef and olive oil and mix well until spices are incorporated throughout the meat. You can use a stand mixer for this, or your hands (I glove-up and mix well with my hands.)
I use a food scale and form the meat mixture into ten 2½ oz size balls.
Press the balls into patties.
Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and spray the pan with oil.
Cook for 4-5 minutes (watch for over-browning), flip, and cook 4-5 minutes more or until the beef reaches a safe internal temp of 160 degrees F. Work in two batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.

Notes

*To Air Fry: Spray the air fryer basket with oil and cook at 350 degrees F. for 5 minutes, flip and cook the patties 5 minutes more, or until the meat reaches a safe internal temp of 160 degrees F. Work in two batches to ensure proper browning.

*For crumbled sausage: Place the meat mixture in a skillet sprayed with oil over medium heat. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Enjoy in omelettes, scrambles, or your favorite recipes that call for crumbled sausage.

*Short-cut seasoning option. A.C. Legg's #10 sausage seasoning is my go-to premade mix and it has zero calories and zero sugar per serving (which will improve the macros a bit). The homemade spice blend is also amazing and the best combo I've tried if you prefer homemade. I've included an Amazon link in the post to the Legg's seasoning product. It's great for all types of sausage, including extra lean wild game meats. You'll use 1 tablespoon of the AC Legg's seasoning for every 1.5 lbs of meat.

*Make sure to keep the skillet heat around medium to avoid over-browning. Flip more frequently, if needed.

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