George’s Sausage Texas Style

A spicy sausage with true Southwestern zip! These breakfast sausages are great with a sauteed vegetable or fresh salsa and egg scramble. Buy 90% lean ground beef for the least-fat sausage. Ninety percent lean beef has 9 grams of fat with 4 of those grams being saturated fat; whereas 73% lean beef has 18 grams of fat with 7 of the grams being saturated.

1 slightly beaten egg white 1/3 cup finely chopped onion 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1/4 cup diced green chili peppers 1 large clove garlic, finely minced

2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1-1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 pound lean ground beef

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except ground beef. Add the ground beef and mix well.

Shape the mixture into eight 3-inch wide patties.

Preheat the INDOOR/OUTDOOR BARBEQUE GRILL on Setting 4 for 10 minutes.

Place the patties on the INDOOR/OUTDOOR BARBEQUE GRILL. Cover and cook on Setting 4 for 5-6 minutes.

Cover and cook for 5-6 minutes. Turn and cook for another 5-6 minutes.

Serves 4

This recipe is from “The Healthy Gourmet” (Clarkson Potter) by Cherie Calbom.

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