Who doesn’t love an easy recipe made with ground meat? Whether it’s ground chicken, ground turkey, ground beef, or even ground pork, this type of meat is cheap and easy to cook with, making for easy weeknight meals when you need something in a pinch. So of course, we had to round up some of our favorite ground sausage recipes as well, featuring all of the tasty and healthy ways you can cook up this versatile meat. From comforting casseroles to soups and even some breakfast-for-dinner-winners, here are the ground sausage recipes that are about to save your weeknights.
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1. Sausage & Corn Chowder with Toasted Pepitas
Courtesy of Love and Olive Oil
Sausage makes for an excellent protein in soup thanks to its incredible flavor. Thankfully, this corn chowder keeps things light by skipping the cream and relying on healthy sources of fat and fiber-rich vegetables to make it satiating after just one bowl.
Try the recipe from Love and Olive Oil.
2. Sausage Egg Muffins with Spinach
Courtesy of Haute and Healthy Living
Save on the usual egg bites at your local Starbucks and prep your own healthy version instead! These egg bites are made with turkey sausage, but you can always swap in a ground sausage for a different flavor profile.
Try the recipe from Haute and Healthy Living.
3. Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Courtesy of A Couple Cooks
If you’re on the hunt for low-carb ground sausage recipes, these stuffed zucchini boats are super flavorful and satiating, making them a delicious high-protein weeknight dinner when you need something healthy in a pinch.
Try the recipe from A Couple Cooks.
4. Sausage and Rice Casserole
Courtesy of Well Plated
Who doesn’t love a comforting casserole for dinner? Skip the heavy creams and cheese and make this healthy sausage and rice casserole full of fiber-rich veggies and rice. While the recipe calls for sliced Italian chicken sausage, the recipe also says you can substitute it with ground sausage if you prefer it.
Try the recipe from Well Plated.
5. Spicy Sausage Rigatoni
Courtesy of Pinch of Yum
If the idea of a comforting casserole involves pasta instead of rice, then this spicy sausage rigatoni is about to be your new go-to. This recipe still keeps things light by reducing the amount of cheese and relying on the bright tomatoes and rich red wine to give it that pop of flavor we love from a homemade sauce.
Try the recipe from Pinch of Yum.
6. Italian Sausage and Egg Stuffed Peppers
Courtesy of Craving Something Healthy
Stuffed peppers make it easy to get an extra serving of vegetables without having to cook an entire side dish, given that your meal is literally cooked inside your vegetable. These egg-stuffed peppers work well for dinner, but could also serve as breakfast or even an easy meal-prep lunch if you’re looking to increase the protein content of your meals.
Try the recipe from Craving Something Healthy.
7. Instant Pot Tortellini Soup
Courtesy of Bucket List Tummy
The Instant Pot comes to the rescue with this easy tortellini soup, getting dinner on the table in just under 30 minutes.
Try the recipe from Bucket List Tummy.
8. Crockpot Cabbage and Sausage
Courtesy of Haute and Healthy Living
Or if you prefer a slow-cooked meal that you can just dump and go, this crockpot cabbage and sausage is about to be your weeknight dinner savior. All it takes is a quick saute of your ground sausage, then dump the ingredients in the crockpot and leave it to do its slow-cooking magic while you get on with the rest of your day.
Try the recipe from Haute and Healthy Living.
9. Sausage, Kale, and White Bean Soup
Courtesy of Pinch of Yum
Sausage, kale, white beans? This savory soup truly has it all. With six servings, this recipe makes for the perfect lunch meal prep when you need something easy to heat up during the busy week ahead.
Try the recipe from Pinch of Yum.
10. One Skillet Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Italian Sausage
Courtesy of Well Plated
Any recipe that calls for an entire butternut squash is a winner to us! This skillet recipe calls for ground turkey sausage, but you can always swap out regular ground Italian sausage if that’s what you have on hand.
Try the recipe from Well Plated.
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