What Is Breakfast sausage and How Can I Use It?

If breakfast sausage has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 18 recipes to try it in.

Recipes using breakfast sausage

There are 18 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Crunchy Breakfast Wrap for Two

Skip the fast food queue - it's easy to make your own breakfast wraps at home. Crispy home fried potatoes, egg, cheese and a sausage patty wrapped up in a crispy tortilla.

Cheesy Breakfast Sausage Tortillas

Easy breakfast tortilla recipe that's ready in 10 minutes for a grab n' go quick breakfast.

Pete & Shannon's Damn Good Chili

Pete and Shannon's chili simmers ground beef and hot breakfast sausage with kidney beans, beer, barbecue sauce, jalapenos, and chili powder for 4 hours into a smoky, meaty bowl. A football-watching weekend pot.

Southern Living Sausage Balls

This version of the classic southern party snack is less greasy and feature a healthy dose of cheddar cheese and buttermilk for extra flavor.

Authentic Jimmy Dean Country Breakfast Casserole with Two Cheeses

Authentic sausage casserole done right. Creamy custard-like interior with crispy edges and two cheeses interwoven. Say no-more. Make-ahead makes it painlessly delish.

Grandma's Biscuits & Gravy

Indescribably flaky and delicious biscuits topped by a decadently rich and creamy sausage gravy. Sadly, my grandparents have since passed on and the farm sold off. But my memories of grandmas biscuits and gravy will last forever.

Cheesy Ham, Bacon, & Sausage Stuffed French Toast

Cheesy Ham, Bacon, and Sausage Stuffed French Toast recipe

Sausage & Raisin Bread Strata

Sausage and raisin bread strata bakes cubed bread, breakfast sausage, cheddar, and green onions in a savory egg-and-evaporated-milk custard. The sweet raisin bread plays off the salty sausage in this make-ahead breakfast bake.

Fantastic Sausage Dip

This is a wonderful and easy dip to make ahead and bring to parties.

Sausage & Biscuits

Sausage and biscuits smothered in creamy homemade gravy made from pan drippings, flour, and milk. A classic Southern breakfast ready in 30 minutes.

Sage Sausage Holiday Dressing

Torn day-old bread mixed with browned breakfast sausage, sautéed celery and onions, and poultry seasoning bakes into a savory holiday dressing for your turkey.

Roast Turkey with Stuffing

Whole roast turkey stuffed with sausage, crouton, and giblet broth stuffing. A step-by-step guide from thawing to carving for a traditional holiday centerpiece.

Overnight Brunch

Mmmmm...Good! The ingredients are flexible you can add or leave out whatever you want on it. Also I sometimes use mozarella cheese instead of the swiss ...so use whatever cheese you like.

Breakfast Pizza/From Mix

Breakfast pizza spreads apricot or peach preserves over a Bisquick crust and tops with breakfast sausage slices for a sweet-and-savory morning meal. Five ingredients, 38 minutes.

Crock Pot Turkey Stuffing

Crock pot turkey stuffing, a classic sausage, mushroom, and herb dressing that cooks low in the slow cooker so your oven stays free for the bird. Moist inside, with savory poultry-seasoned flavor.

Magic Crustless Quiche

A delicious yet filling quiche will satisfy your taste buds and fill you up at the same time. Cheeses, vegetables, sausage, and shrimp, you can find all these yummy ingredients in this quiche.

Sausage & Cabbage Casserole

Microwave sausage and cabbage casserole with tomatoes, onion, and oregano thickened with a flour slurry. A hearty one-dish dinner ready in about 20 minutes.

Greek Chopped Meat Stuffing

Greek-style turkey stuffing with three meats, chestnuts, pine nuts, and white raisins simmered in red wine and tomato paste. A meat-forward holiday stuffing with rice instead of bread cubes.

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