I was diagnosed with autoimmune disease almost a year ago and I’ve felt incredibly better by following a modified autoimmune protocol and making sure to eat enough protein in the morning per my doctor’s recommendation.
At first, it was difficult to get enough protein first thing in the morning and I was getting tired of leftover cold fish or tuna so I was trying to find egg-free breakfast recipes that could be made ahead of time.
Since some of the ingredients in store bought sausage (even organic) aren’t recommended on a strict autoimmune plan, I started making my own sausage.
Breakfast Burgers?
I wanted to find a way to get extra nutrients in at breakfast and my friend Mary suggested adding maca to her breakfast muffins (here’s her recipe). I experimented with adding this and some other healthy foods and supplements to a breakfast sausage recipe and these breakfast burgers were the result. If you want a hands-off breakfast recipe, her maca muffins are a great one.
I needed one that I could make really quickly on busy mornings, so I modified them into patties or “breakfast burgers” as my children named them.
Here’s what to do:
Breakfast Burger Recipe
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Yield 24
Breakfast burgers are an upgraded version of breakfast sausage with extra nutrients and spices.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of ground pork or ground beef
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper (omit on autoimmune program)
- 1 tsp dried ground sage
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaf
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (omit on autoimmune program)
- 1 tsp dried fennel, chopped
- 1 TBSP maca powder
- 1 TBSP collagen powder
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- Form into small patties.
- Cook over medium heat in a skillet for about 4 minutes on each side until center is no longer pink. TIP: I brown the sausage on one side, flip, and add 1/2 cup of water to the skillet. The steam helps cook the sausage all the way through and prevents sticking.
Notes
Batch cook these and store in the refrigerator or freezer for quick, easy breakfasts.
Courses Breakfast
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 patties
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 160 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 10.9 g | 17% | |
Saturated Fat 4 g | 20% | |
Cholesterol 49 mg | 16% | |
Sodium 233 mg | 10% | |
Total Carbohydrates 0.6 g | 0% | |
Dietary Fiber 0.2 g | 1% | |
Sugars 0.1 g | ||
Protein 14.1 g | 28% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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What do you make for quick breakfasts?
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