Homemade Turkey Sausage Breakfast Patties

1 pound 96%-lean ground turkey

1 teaspoon dried crushed rosemary, or 2 teaspoons fresh

½ teaspoon dried fennel (ground or seeds)

1 teaspoon dried sage (rubbed leaves), or 2 teaspoons fresh

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or 1 tablespoon dried 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)

1 egg white

2 teaspoons maple syrup

3 tablespoons of onion pulp (see note)

2 cloves of garlic, minced

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl. Form into 12 compact patties.

Coat a large nonstick sauté pan with olive oil from a mister (or use vegetable oil spray). Cook the patties in the pan over medium heat, until outside edges have nice deep golden crust and meat is cooked through, flipping once, about 10 minutes total.

Notes: To make onion pulp, grate yellow or white onion on a microplane or finely grate on a box grater. You’ll need about one-fourth of an onion.

The texture will be less crusty, but you can bake the patties on a parchment-lined sheet at 400 degrees about 12 to 15 minutes (a little longer for frozen patties).

Per patty: 64 calories, 1g carbohydrate, 8g protein, 3g fat (1g saturated), 28mg cholesterol, 112mg sodium, no fiber.