Easiest Homemade Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Blend

Iby Texas Homesteader ~ 

I always have ground pork in our freezer. But can I turn some of that unseasoned ground pork into breakfast sausage for recipes I often use? 

Why yes I can! Check out this simple breakfast sausage seasoning mix.

Make your own breakfast sausage with this simple breakfast sausage seasoning and regular ground pork. No complicated seasonings here! #TexasHomesteader

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Breakfast Sausage Is Expensive

We don’t eat breakfast sausage often but occasionally we have need for it. So on the limited occasion that we needed it we’d buy it at the store.

But I’m always surprised at how expensive that little one-pound package of breakfast sausage costs! Especially since we have an abundance of ground pork already in our freezer.

It's easy to use these tips to save money. #TexasHomesteader

So I sat out to season our ground pork into homemade breakfast sausage. I settled on what I think is the simplest breakfast sausage seasoning blend.

Experimenting With Homemade Sausage Seasoning

I went looking for various seasoning blends online. But many of them called for seasonings I don’t typically use or have on hand.

It kinda defeats the purpose for me to go buy a small bottle of spice that I may never use before it gets old.

So I started experimenting with the standard seasonings I always have in my seasoning arsenal.

I mixed various seasonings into that ground pork and cooked my homemade breakfast sausage in my *Solar Oven in preparation for making my breakfast muffins. (cause DANG it’s too hot for inside cooking!)

Cooking sausage in a solar oven. Make your own breakfast sausage with this simple breakfast sausage seasoning and regular ground pork. No complicated seasonings here! #TexasHomesteader

Then I  gave RancherMan a little nibble of my homemade-seasoned and cooked breakfast sausage. Poor thing, he’s always my kitchen guinea pig – LOL.

He was super excited about the flavor and said I nailed it! This seasoning blend works perfectly for us.

Ingredients For Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Mix

The seasonings I chose to make one pound of homemade breakfast sausage were all simple standard ingredients:

½ teaspoon Dried Parsley

½ teaspoon Rubbed Dried Sage

½ teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper

½ teaspoon Ground Coriander

¼ teaspoon Cumin

Salt & Pepper to taste (I use ½ tsp each)

Make your own breakfast sausage with this simple breakfast sausage seasoning and regular ground pork. No complicated seasonings here! #TexasHomesteader

So if, like us, you’re looking to season regular ground pork into breakfast sausage, feel free to use this easy recipe.

Our Breakfast Sausage Needs

There are many dishes where you’d want breakfast sausage:

Eggs & Sausage – You know, a typical  breakfast. (duh!)

All-In-One Breakfast – Eggs, sausage and cheese baked into a breakfast ‘muffin’ you can eat with one hand!

All-In-One Breakfast with eggs, sausage and cheese. Make your own breakfast sausage with this simple breakfast sausage seasoning and regular ground pork. No complicated seasonings here! #TexasHomesteader

Hamburgers on the grill – Mix 50/50 with ground hamburger for the juiciest grilled burgers

Breakfast Quesadillas – Scrambled eggs, sausage & cheese tucked inside a crispy grilled tortilla.

Breakfast quesadillas are made with flour tortillas stuffed with grilled onions & peppers, breakfast meat, scrambled eggs and cheddar cheese. #TexasHomesteader

Egg/Sausage biscuit breakfast – Eggs & sausage patties tucked inside a homemade Buttermilk Biscuit.

Farmer’s Breakfast Bake Casserole – easy casserole with eggs, cheese and sausage on a hash brown crust.

This Farmer's Breakfast Bake casserole features a hash brown crust and cheesy egg mixture. #TexasHomesteader

So when we’re making one of those dishes in the past we’d just go to the store and buy a single package of the commercial stuff. But it’s just seasoned ground pork! Why is it so expensive?

I love this homemade breakfast sausage seasoning mix. Easy, cheap and made with normal seasonings in my pantry.

Flexible Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Recipe

So go ahead & make your own breakfast sausage using this homemade seasoning mix. Feel free to tweak the ratios to your family’s liking. 

I had a reader suggest that there was too much cumin in this mix for her family’s tastes. So by all means, reduce or increase the quantity of any of these seasonings to most thoroughly satisfy your family’s preferences!

But for our homestead, this homemade sausage seasoning is perfect!

Did you make this breakfast sausage seasoning mix? Please rate the recipe in your comment below!

This homemade breakfast seasoning makes regular ground pork into breakfast sausage. #TexasHomesteader
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Homemade Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Blend (Per 1-lb ground pork)

This is the simplest seasoning blend to make your own breakfast sausage from a pound of ground pork. No fancy specialty seasonings here - just a few of the basics. #TexasHomesteader+

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, breakfast sausage, ground meat, ground pork
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 pound
Author www.TexasHomesteader.com

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon rubbed dried sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • Salt & pepper to taste (I use 1/2 tsp each)

Instructions

Instructions:

  1. Mix all ingredients into a pound of ground pork. Cover and refrigerate overnight for best results.

Recipe Notes

I like to mix it up the day before if I know I'll be using it soon. That allows all the seasonings to marry beautifully overnight. The flavors are all blended when it's time to cook the sausage the next day.

But to be honest I've totally mixed this up on the fly right before cooking my sausage. Although I still prefer a little more pre-planning and mixing it up the night before, it's still fine that way.

~TxH~

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4 thoughts on “Easiest Homemade Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Blend

  1. ColleenB.~Tx.

    Thanks 4 sharing the seasoning mix.
    Great recipe to put in small jars and put in gift basket.

    Reply
      1. Kenneth King

        4 stars
        Tried this it is good i added 1 tsp brown sugar

        Reply
        1. Texas Homesteader Post author

          Sounds good Kenneth. That’s the beauty of homemade – you can tweak any recipe to customize for your family’s tastes. Gotta love it! ~TxH~

          Reply

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