Recipe: George's Breakfast Sausage Texas Style (using lean ground beef, chiles and cilantro, George Foreman Grill)

GEORGE'S SAUSAGE TEXAS STYLE

"A spicy sausage with true Southwestern zip! These breakfast sausages are great served with a sauteed vegetable or fresh salsa and egg scramble."

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 clove (large) garlic, finely minced
2 Tbsp. snipped fresh cilantro
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/8 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
1/2 lb. lean ground beef*

In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the egg white, onion, bread crumbs, green chili peppers, garlic, cilantro, vinegar, chili powder, salt and cayenne pepper. Add the ground beef and mix well.

Shape the mixture into eight 3-inch wide patties.

Preheat the Grilling Machine for 5 minutes and place the patties on the grill three at a time. Close the Lid

Cook for 5 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear, turning once or twice.

*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.

Makes 8 patties
From: The Healthy Gourmet by Cherie Calbom
Source: George Foreman Grill manual