Clean Eating: Sausage & Sweet Potato Goodness

You may be wondering how I can possibly consider eating sausage while I'm "clean eating". Or perhaps you already know if you saw my previous post for low carb pizza. I make my own sausage using turkey and lots of seasonings. Of course, I can't take credit for the recipe. I found it online. But it's so easy to make, you'll be happy you put forth the effort. But I love the pairing of sweet with heat, so I knew that a sweet potato hash would be a wonderful side for my sausage burgers.

Ingredients:
For the Sausage Hamburger Steak:
1/2 lb. homemade turkey sausage
1/2 lb. ground sirloin
1 (10 oz) package of frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dried
1 clove garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, minced

For the Sweet Potato Hash:
2 sweet potatoes
1 onion
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Directions:
Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and onion. Spray a pan with cooking spray. Over medium-high heat, add sweet potatoes and onion. I added 2/3 cup of water to make sure the potatoes would cook through.

 

 

Stir occasionally to ensure the mixture doesn't burn. Once the onion and potatoes begin to soften, add the honey and vinegar. Stir to evenly coat mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer.

Nutrition Facts
Serves 4
Serving Size 105.3g
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Calories -120
Calories from Fat -32
Total Fat - 3.5g
Saturated Fat - 0.5g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Sodium - 22mg
Total Carbohydrates - 23.0g
Dietary Fiber - 2.5g
Sugar - 9.2g
Protein - 1.2g
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Vitamin A - 220%
Vitamin C - 18%
Calcium - 1%
Iron - 1%  



Directions:
Mix sausage, sirloin, spinach, garlic and hot peppers together.

Divide into four parts and press into patties. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray. Cook patties over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Flip and brown other side until cooked through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts
Serves 4
Serving Size 206.9g
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Calories -222
Calories from Fat -94
Total Fat - 10.4g
Saturated Fat - 4.4g
Cholesterol - 124mg
Sodium - 449mg
Total Carbohydrates - 5.2g
Dietary Fiber - 1.2g
Sugar - 1.1g
Protein - 26.2g
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Vitamin A - 43%
Vitamin C - 9%
Calcium - 8%
Iron - 18%  



Serve and enjoy! Bon appetite!