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Easy Pork Breakfast Sausage

Nutrivore Score: 188
Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 300kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Measure herbs in a small bowl. 
  • Add ground pork to the bowl and mix everything together with your hands. Form eight links or patties.
  • Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add a small amount of cooking fat to skillet (if needed). Add sausage patties to skillet.
  • Cook on the first side for approximately 6 minutes, until you can see the meat cooking on the edges and the underneath looks a little browned. Turn.
  • Cover and cook on the second side for 6 minutes, or until cooked through.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Pork Breakfast Sausage
Serving Size
 
4 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
300
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
 
9
g
56
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
11
g
Cholesterol
 
82
mg
27
%
Sodium
 
65
mg
3
%
Potassium
 
332
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
0.3
g
0
%
Fiber
 
0.1
g
0
%
Sugar
 
0.04
g
0
%
Protein
 
19
g
38
%
Vitamin A
 
41
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
19
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.