How to Make Chicken Sausage

Easy Chicken Sausage Recipe

Making your own chicken sausage is not something most people would consider, unless they lived in rural Italy and maybe 50 years ago and more. Since sausage is readily available and chickens are no longer in everyone's backyard, the technique is not so popular anymore. However, for those adventurous types, homemade chicken sausage is pretty easily made with normal kitchen tools and can be wonderfully delicious. Flavorings can be adjusted and changed to whatever your preferences are. This chicken sausage is very versatile and easy to cook and can be used for pizza or spaghetti sauce or whatever recipe that calls for sausage.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 pound of chicken meat (no bones)
• 2 tps of salt
• 2 tbsp ground sage
• 1/2 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tsp ground fennel seed
• 1/2 tsp ground red pepper flakes
• oil for sauteeing

1. Grind Your Chicken

   Grind chicken with an old fashioned cast aluminum, hand-cranked meat grinder, or your modern kitchen food processor, or just have your local butcher grind it for you. Some grocery stores stock their shelves with ground chicken which you could use, but just keep in mind that you have no idea of how much skin and fat was included in the grinding process. Keep chicken cold and cook as soon as possible.

2. Savory Sage

   Mix the spices in with the ground chicken and work them in with your hands thoroughly. If you need to grind the spices, use a small electric spice/coffee grinder. Place the mixture in a covered container and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

3. Grilled Chicken Sausage

   Form the chilled chicken sausage into patties. They will be low fat so will need to be cooked in a little oil or steamed. If sauteeing, cook in a tablespoon of oil and fry for about 5 minutes on medium heat. Flip and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Make sure the chicken sausage is thoroughly cooked. Alternatively, the sausage can be grilled, just make sure to grease the grill to prevent sticking.

4. Healthy Chicken Sausage Pizza

   Serve with sliced tomato, onion, lettuce, Swiss cheese and a sourdough roll and you have made yourself a tasty low fat chicken sausage sandwich, or crumble and use on homemade pizza. Have fun experimenting!

Tips & Warnings

• Add a little maple syrup for a breakfast sausage

• Wash any surfaces that come in contact with raw chicken with soap and water

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• How to Make Sausage
• The Art and Practice of Sausage Making
• Health Benefits of Eating Chicken