Inspired by my favorite store-bought breakfast chicken sausages, my Homemade Maple Chicken Sausage Patties are flavorful, protein-packed, and made with real, clean ingredients. These Maple Chicken Sausage Patties are a great way to save money and build your freezer stash. Pair with pancakes, eggs, fruit, or potatoes for a well-rounded breakfast. Or, you can use these sausage patties as part of a delicious breakfast sandwich. Trust me on this one–you won’t be sorry you made this fun recipe!
Why should I make my own sausage patties?
You might be wondering why on earth you would ever make your own sausage patties, and it definitely sounds more intimidating than it is. I admit, I was skeptical too. Making your own sausage patties at home is simple & easy! It’s as easy as making your own burgers, and its also a great way to save money and build your freezer stash.
This recipe is inspired by my favorite store-bought chicken maple breakfast sausages. I was able to create this recipe using clean, minimal ingredients that I can feel great about eating. Even the healthiest store-bought food still involves minimal “processing”. These chicken sausage patties don’t require a lot of time to make. If I can dedicate a small part of my day to meal prepping to have food on hand that’s healthy, not processed, and cheaper than what I would grab in the store–then it’s worth it to me!
What do I need to make these Homemade Maple Chicken Sausage Patties?
The ingredients for this recipe couldn’t be more simple. We’ll be using pantry-staple seasonings and just a few other ingredients you might even have on-hand.
- Chicken breast
- You may also opt to buy ground chicken. However, as long as you have a food processor it’s extremely easy (and cheaper!) to make your own ground chicken at home.
- Poultry seasoning
- Poultry seasoning is a flavorful combination of sage, marjoram, and rosemary with other spices. It is warm, earthy and reminiscent of Thanksgiving flavors. It is the perfect compliment to these breakfast sausages.
- Cinnamon
- Just a hint of cinnamon adds warmth and depth of flavor to these sausages, and compliments the maple syrup flavor throughout the meat.
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- Rubbed sage
- Rubbed sage is dried sage, but not ground. It is created by rubbing dried whole sage leaves and it creates a light and fluffy texture.
- Kosher salt
- Real maple syrup
- This is the main ingredient in this dish when it comes to flavor; do not use sugar free syrup, and do not use pancake syrup. These ingredients have totally different flavors than real maple syrup, and will not compliment the dish or flavor it correctly. And since each sausage patty is under 70 calories and 4g of sugar, it is worth it to use the real deal anyway!
- Olive oil
How do I make these Homemade Maple Chicken Sausage Patties?
Start by grinding the chicken breast in a food processor to create ground chicken. You may be hesitant of this and opt to buy ground chicken breast, but I recommend trying this method out. It’s simple and less expensive than buying ground chicken at the store!
Combine the other ingredients and mix into the ground meat. Form into 12 equal sized balls.
Preheat a frying pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil spray to the pan.
Add six balls to the pan and press down with your fingers to create patties. Note: the mixture will feel sticky so I recommend wetting your fingers to avoid sticking. The shape will not be perfect either, and that’s ok.
Cook the patties for 2-3 minutes per side, until internal temperature is 165F. Repeat with the remaining meat.
This recipe creates a dozen chicken sausage patties. You can refrigerate them and use within five days, or freeze to use for future use. To use from frozen, simply microwave to defrost.
How can I serve this recipe?
This recipe compliments just about any breakfast perfectly. I recommend making it a well-rounded breakfast by opting to serve with eggs, fruit and potatoes. You can also use these if you are making my Healthy Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches! You may even decide to serve with one of my popular pancake bakes, baked oatmeal, egg bakes or banana breads! Find some of my suggestions below:
- Healthy Fall Breakfast Sandwiches
- Maple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Cinnamon Roll Pancake Bake
- Pumpkin Spice Pancake Bake
Homemade Maple Chicken Sausage Patties
Equipment
- frying pan
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast, use a food processor to grind your own; or you can purchase ground chicken breast.
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp rubbed sage
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, real maple syrup, not sugar free and not pancake syrup
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Grind the chicken breast in a food processor to create ground chicken (or start with ground chicken breast).
- Combine the other ingredients and mix into the ground meat. Form into 12 equal sized balls.
- Preheat a frying pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil spray to the pan. Add 6 balls to the pan, and press down with your fingers to create patties (it will be sticky, wet your fingers to avoid sticking).
- Cook the patties for 2-3 minutes per side, flip to finish cooking, until the internal temperature is 165F. Repeat with the remaining meat.
- Refrigerate and use within 5 days, or freeze to use for the future.
- To use from frozen, microwave to defrost.
Notes
- 1 WW point for 1 patty
- 3 WW points for 2 patties
Nutrition
Try one of these savory breakfast options!
–Pigs in a Blanket Breakfast Muffins
–Over-Easy Eggs in Prosciutto Cups
–Savory Bacon and Cheddar Pancake Bake
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These sausage patties are easy to prepare and delicious tasting. A big hit in family.
Wow these are so good! Could not wait to get vack from work to make them for tomorrow morning. They taste amazing. Thank you for another great recipe!
I have never ground up my own chicken breast until today, I usually buy our chicken in bulk at Costco so this is game changer! I used a blender rather than a food processor and it worked just fine. I had all the ingredients in my pantry & fridge so this really saved time and money.
The prep was so simple and the cooking time was just minutes. I doubled the recipe for our family and it turned out great.
Love this recipe so much! Steph, every recipe I have tried is spot on! Thanks for the doing the hard work for us.
Made these with ground turkey instead and they cam out delicious!
Made these the other day and they are delicious. I love a breakfast sandwich but the fast food ones are twice the calories and fat. I am not an egg white fan so I made mine with a whole egg omelet. Thanks for this great recipe. Might add some red pepper flakes next batch for some more kick.
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These are delish!! So quick and easy to make too! This will be a staple for my breakfast meals!
Theses are so tasty, and so easy to prepare. I’ll make these again!
Made these tonight and they are delicious! I do not not have to buy the applegate frozen ones I’ve been buying for years. These are too easy!
Ok, soooo I’ve cooked about a dozen of SSS recipes and all are 10/10. But I gotta say, I think this is my favorite. I’ve been on a mission to fill myself and my family with more whole nutrients protein rich dishes. Steph never disappoints in helping me achieve this! Husband ate 4 this morning 🫣
These. Are. Delicious. I used ground chicken instead of making it myself because I just didn’t want to clean my food processor and they are STILL super easy and SO TASTY. thank you!!!!!!
I had 3 lbs of ground chicken so didn’t need to grind it up, so I have plenty of low point patties in the freezer. These are delicious! I just didn’t have poultry seasoning on hand so added a touch more sage but otherwise followed the recipe as is.
Would love a savory version also 🙂
These are my new favorite, love them. I used ground chicken, well maybe only because I’m not brave enough to try on my own! I have these with an egg and spinach omelet and it keeps full till mid afternoon. I highly recommend especially for some one like me who doesn’t really do sausage! Steph this has got to be my new favorite, thank you so much!
Excellent! Was a bit unsure of the recipe as the mixture was very sticky, but steph’s comment about setting your hands is essential. I used a wet hands, scoop up, place in pan, wet hands again and form method and it made shaping them in the hot cast iron skillet much easier. Very flavorful and a great way to save money with meal prepping part of your breakfast. Also used lean turkey as that’s what we had and it worked well. Kudos, steph!!
These are incredible and so easy! I’m shocked at how good they are!
Two things:
First of all, thank you for showing how simple it is to make your own ground chicken. It’s so easy, and I love that I know it’s all just ground chicken breast. I’ll never buy ground chicken breast again.
Secondly, I just made these sausages and they are fabulous! I will be serving them at our Christmas morning brunch. They are so flavorful with just a subtle sweetness from the maple syrup. Yum!
Thank you for creating such wonderful recipes. I really appreciate you!
Delicious! Just made these for breakfast sandwiches for the family this week! Thanks, Steph! No more buying from the frozen aisle 🙂
These are full of flavor. I had some trouble grinding my own chicken (clearly a new food processor is in my future!), and my first batch burned a little. For subsequent batches I made them closer to medium heat on the first side, and lowered the heat for the second side. I love having the frozen patties stacked in my freezer for easy use for an egg sandwich.
This site has become my go-to for healthier, flavorful dishes!
I’m not sure why I’m surprised because in line with all of Steph’s other recipes, these are amazing! Pretty sweet for me so I’d probably cut back on the maple syrup next time but they taste just as good if not better than any other breakfast sausage I’ve had!
Any time my 5 and 3 year old actually agree on a recipe, it gets five stars
Delicious
These are incredible. I’m looking forward to breakfast tomorrow.
These are delicious! A hit for the whole family!! Definitely will be making these again!
Just made these for my breakfast this week. I smoked one and they are so good. Can’t wait to eat them in my breakfast sandwich!!
Absolutely fantastic! I’ve made this a couple of times and my husband and I love them! The spice blend, along with the hint of cinnamon, is delightful! Thank you Steph for yummy recipes!
This recipe is absolutely a keeper! My husband and I love the flavor and they’re simple to make. Thank you Steph for another tasty recipe!
Made the recipe today for my breakfast sandwiches for the week. They taste AMAZING! Will definitely be in my meal prep rotation.
These were so easy and delicious.
Could I use ground turkey instead?
Tried them this morning for the first time and they came out fantastic! Definitely going to make these again for the family.
I didn’t have poultry seasoning so substituted Mrs. Dash Italian seasoning and a little black pepper and it worked just fine.
Delicious. Very sticky after cooking. Paper towels are a no no.
This recipe is a keeper! I recently started grinding my own meat and am taking a break from beef and pork, so this was a good find. I didn’t do patties, just cooked it for breakfast casserole, but my whole family sampled it before I mixed in the casserole ingredients and we all LOVED it!
Used already ground chicken. Didn’t have poultry seasoning so just added extra onion and garlic. These were soooo good. Everyone devoured them. I thought I’d have extra but no 🤣 I plan to make a triple batch and freeze. The only thing was I doubled it and cut back a little on the maple syrup but still could have probably only used a 1/4 cup maple syrup for a double batch. They were pretty sweet. But of course that meant my kids ate a ton! Also cooked in tallow for better flavor and healthier option.
I have to say the flavor is really good but they taste more like pancakes than sausage patties. I’m gonna try it again with maybe 1/3 of the maple syrup and will back off on the sage some too.
I never knew how simple/fast making your own sausage patties were! Also saves on carbon footprint (less packaging) in addition to being less “processed” when it comes to nutritional value. i did try it with chicken breast, then dark meat, and then a combo of white and dark which was the overall preference for everyone. Nice to also be able to adjust the portions to make it bagel size.
I was looking for protein options that did not include eggs (which i enjoy but i wanted more variety).
Sometimes you taste food and it’s instantly yummy. This was one of those times for me. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us. #InstaYum