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Make a batch of this homemade breakfast sausage seasoning to keep on hand whenever you are craving sausage patties or sausage gravy and biscuits!
Homemade sausage seasoning mixes give the best flavor and it’s a great way to control the flavors and the portions of ingredients. This recipe is super easy to make and can last for a long time. I like to make a big batch all at once and then store it in cute little jars, so it’s readily available whenever I’m cooking.
You can customize this recipe to add a little bit more or less of certain seasonings. My older sister likes it with a bit more salt and heat, so you can totally do that as well, or add in fennel seed or ground cloves!
A few ways you can use your breakfast sausage seasoning
- Add a bit of this seasoning mix to make your favorite recipes taste like sausage.
- Try making a big batch of turkey sausage patties to keep in the freezer for easy breakfasts. We did that recently and it has been beneficial when we didn’t know what to make for breakfast. Having these homemade sausage patties waiting in the freezer was sooo helpful!
- Use it to season ground chicken, turkey, or beef to make sausage gravy or sausage crumbles!
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Breakfast Sausage Ingredients
All ingredients are organic and help to turn your ground meat into sausage.
All-purpose seasoning - I love using this seasoning mix because it makes everything taste soo good! If you don’t have it, you can totally leave it out if you want!
Dried Thyme - Great seasoning for meats.
Rubbed Sage - This is what makes sausage taste like sausage. Rubbed sage is whole dried sage leaves that have been rubbed. It's more light and fluffy than ground sage. Since ground sage is more concentrated only use ½ teaspoon per 1 teaspoon of rubbed sage.
Dried oregano - Another great seasoning for meat.
Ground Paprika - Adds a nice red color and subtle sweetness.
Salt - Very important.
Freshly ground black pepper - I love to use a pepper grinder instead of preground because it has soooo much more flavor. It’s bold, spicy, and very peppery!
Cayenne pepper - For a nice kick of heat.
Red Pepper flakes - More subtle heat and looks nice in the sausage patties!
Kitchen Items You Might Need For This Recipe
4oz glass mason jars with lids
Recipe Notes:
- This recipe can easily be customized! Add a bit more salt, cayenne pepper, or red crushed pepper flakes if you like your sausage with more salt or heat!
- This is a no-sugar recipe. It is common to add brown sugar to sausage seasoning, but I prefer my sausage sugar-free. However, feel free to add 1 - 2 tablespoons of brown sugar if you like!
- If you can't find rubbed sage, use ½ teaspoon of ground sage for every 1 teaspoon of rubbed sage.
- How to use: Add 3 tablespoons of seasoning mix for every 1lb of ground meat.
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Homemade Breakfast Sausage Seasoning (No sugar)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: ¾ cup 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Description
Make a batch of this homemade breakfast sausage seasoning to keep on hand whenever you are craving sausage patties or sausage gravy and biscuits!
Store in an air-tight container, so it’s readily available whenever you're cooking!
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoon all-purpose seasoning
- 5 teaspoon rubbed sage*
- 2 ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
- 2 ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl add all the spices. Mix until combined.
- Either use immediately or store in an air-tight container.
To Use: add 3 tablespoons of sausage seasoning to every 1lb of ground meat of your choice!
Notes
Yields ¾ cup of seasoning mix.
Store in an air-tight container in a cool environment for up to a month.
There’s salt in this recipe so make sure not to add too much extra salt to your food.
This is a no-sugar recipe, but feel free to add 1 - 2 tablespoons of brown sugar if you like!
*If you can't find rubbed sage, use ½ teaspoon of ground sage for every 1 teaspoon of rubbed sage.
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Judith says
Great recipe. Here's mine: fennel, mustard, cumin, sage, thyme, a hit of cayenne, salt, pepper and cinnamon. It ROCKS !!!
★★★★★
Tonya | The Midwest Kitchen Blog says
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing Judith!