George’s Sausage Texas Style

A spicy sausage with true Southwestern zip! These breakfast sausages are great served with a sautéed vegetable or fresh salsa and scrambled eggs. 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.

2 slightly beaten egg whites 2/3 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1/2 cup diced green chili peppers

2 cloves (large) garlic, finely minced

4 Tbsp. snipped fresh cilantro

2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp. chili powder 1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 lb. lean ground beef

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

•Shape the mixture into sixteen 3-inch wide patties.

•Preheat the Grill on MED/HIGH for 8 minutes.

•Place the patties on the Grill.

•Cover and cook for 5-6 minutes. Turn and cook for another 5-6 min- utes or until meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear.

•Serves 8

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

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