Maple Breakfast Sausage with Black Beans and Sweet Potatoes
This flavorful maple breakfast sausage combines pork sausage with black beans, sweet potatoes, and corn. The sweetness from the maple syrup and sweet potatoes is wonderfully balanced with the savory sausage and subtly-southwest inspired spices. Black beans give it a hearty fiber and protein boost, and help cut back on the fat.
Servings: 0 Sausage Patties
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 1 cup black beans, rinsed well
- 1/3 cup corn (may omit, if desired)
- 1 cup finely diced sweet potatoes (I use a food processor)
- 3 Tbsp applesauce
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1/3 cup oatmeal
Spices (May adjust or modify according to preferences)
- 1 Tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp thyme
- ¼ tsp sage
- ¼ tsp salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and spray baking sheets with oil (don't skip this step!). Optional: line baking sheets with aluminum foil sprayed with oil.
- Finely chop your sweet potatoes and corn, or pulse them in a food processor into very small pieces.
- Mash black beans with a fork, or pulse several times in a food processor.
- Mix ALL ingredients together with hands or large spoon until well combined.
- Shape into small patties (approximately 2 tablespoons of mix per patty). Place onto greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350F for 12 minutes. Carefully flip with spatula, and bake an additional 10-12 minutes.