Vegetarian Lentil Breakfast Sausage - Money Saving Recipe

This recipe makes about 20 patties for a nominal price compared to
the price of meat patties.

I decided to create vegetarian breakfast sausage patties as an alternative to expensive meat sausage. I usually make my own beef or chicken breakfast sausage. You can find my recipe here: Copycat Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausage 

I used a lentil kofta recipe as my guide. I only changed up the spices. The sausage turned out great. Number One Husband's reaction was that it tasted just like sausage and immediately requested that I make homemade biscuits. I obliged his request.

I only made 11 biscuits because that's all my cast iron pan will hold. We ate some of the patties and we have a few patties leftover.

I added cheese once the biscuits cooled.

I wrapped the breakfast biscuits in tinfoil sheets so that I could re-heat them in the oven.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Lentils

1 Bell pepper, quartered

1 Onion, quartered

1 C Breadcrumbs  

1/2 Tsp Cayenne pepper

1 Tsp Salt

1/4 Tsp Garlic powder

1/2 Tsp Parsley (Finely chopped or dried)

1/4 Tsp Sage (rubbed or ground)

1/4 Tsp Black pepper

1/4 Tsp Red pepper flakes

1/4 Tsp Ground thyme

1/8 Tsp Ground coriander

1/8 Tsp Oregano

Oil for frying

Notes:

 Add more or less pepper flakes and cayenne to adjust the amount of heat you desire.

 Add maple syrup if you want maple flavored sausage.

Directions: 

Rinse lentils in a strainer removing any foreign objects until water runs clear. In a bowl, soak the lentils in hot water for three hours then drain. In a separate bowl, mix spices together. Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. In a large fry pan, add oil until the bottom is covered. Heat on medium until oil is hot. With wet hands form patties that are 1/2 of an inch thick. Fry on both sides until brown and crispy. Place cooked patties on a paper towel or plate to remove any excess oil. Use patties for breakfast sandwiches or crumble patties for breakfast burritos.

Enjoy!

Mrs. Smith