Breakfast Sausage Chicken Poppers (Paleo, Whole 30, AIP)
These breakfast sausage chicken poppers are the perfect breakfast option with veggies, protein, and flavor in one bite! They’re paleo, whole30, and AIP.
Breakfast sausage chicken poppers
Who doesn’t love breakfast sausage? Most conventional sausages are made with nightshade spices (which I don’t tolerate), unwanted fillers, or just aren’t the best quality. That’s why I created these Breakfast Sausage Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers have all of the flavor and none of the unwanted junk!
These sausage patties aren’t your average breakfast. In just one little popper, you get a sweet potato, spinach, apple, bacon, and flavorful herbs! So good and full of flavor, you don’t even need a maple syrupy sauce.
The Ingredients For the Breakfast Sausage Chicken Poppers
- Sweet potato. I use a large grater to grate the sweet potato, but you can also use a food processor.
- Ground chicken. You can also use ground turkey, or simply use the food processor to grind chicken breast or thighs!
- Spinach.
- Apple. I use gala or a honey crisp, or granny smith apple, but you can get away with using what you have on hand!
- Bacon. I like the applegate brand.
- Coconut flour. This is used a binder. You can also use other flours like almond or cassava flour.
- Coconut oil. Or you can use olive or avocado oil!
How to Make Breakfast Sausage Chicken Poppers
- Take the raw sweet potato and squeeze it with a paper towel or cheesecloth to remove any excess liquid.
- Using a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well.
- Roll the poppers. Begin rolling the mixture into small poppers about one inch in diameter (you’ll have about 20-25 poppers) and slightly flatten each of them with the palm of your hand. Place them on the baking sheet
- Bake in the oven for 25-28 minutes, flipping halfway through. If desired, crisp further in a pan or place under the broiler if desired for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from the oven when thoroughly cooked through and the internal temperature reads 165 F.
- Allow to cool and serve immediately, or store in the fridge or freezer as a make-ahead breakfast!
Can you make these ahead of time?
Yes! These are so perfect for meal prep! I make them ahead of time and store them in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Can you freeze these?
Yes! They freeze great! I would recommend cooking them first and them freezing them afterwards.
Can you fry them in a pan instead of bake them?
I haven’t tried that, but it should work!
What can you serve with them?
I think they’re a great meal on their own, but you can also have a side of fruit or veggies like sauteed kale.
You’ll also love…
- Bacon Zucchini Breakfast Patties
- Freezer Sausage Breakfast Burrito
- Carrot Bacon Breakfast Fritters
- Turkey Maple Breakfast Sausages
- Blueberry Sweet Potato Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Breakfast Sausage Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers (Paleo, Whole 30, AIP)
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken, or turkey
- 1 cup shredded sweet potato
- ½ cup spinach, finely chopped
- ½ cup apple, finely diced
- 2-3 slices of bacon, finely diced
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp ground sage
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Take the raw sweet potato and squeeze it with a paper towel or cheesecloth to remove any excess liquid.
- Using a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well.
- Begin rolling the mixture into small poppers about one inch in diameter (you'll have about 20-25 poppers) and slightly flatten each of them with the palm of your hand. Place them on the baking sheet
- Bake in the oven for 25-28 minutes, flipping halfway through. If desired, crisp further in a pan or place under the broiler if desired for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from the oven when thoroughly cooked through and the internal temperature reads 165 F.
- Allow to cool and serve immediately, or store in the fridge or freezer as a make-ahead breakfast!
Notes
This post first appeared on Unbound Wellness in 2017 and was reshot and republished in 2020.
Recipe by Michelle, Unbound Wellness. Photos by Eat Love Eats
These were delicious! Making them for the second time in two weeks.
Thank you so much!!
Has anyone every tried baking it as a whole dish instead of poppers? I doubled the recipe and put it into a 9×13 glass dish. Fingers crossed this works. I’m thinking it will, but may not be as crisp. ♀️
Let me know if it works, Kimberly!
These are so yummy! I used cassava flour and palm shortening instead of coconut . They are perfect. I can’t wait to try some of your other popper recipes.
Yum! Thank you so much, Nancy!!
I made these for a breakfast potluck and wasn’t sure how well it would go over, but before I knew it everyone wanted the recipe. Kudos for making breakfast healthy and fun!
Yay! So happy you liked it!! Thank you so much!
I enjoy your recipes. Thanks for the tasty flavors!
However the blog and recipe comes through in grey instead of black, and so when printing, the recipe is too light to read easily. I notice other folks BOLD their recipes so they are thick dark black and easy to read (for 49 yr old eyes :-). Maybe you would too…?
Do you cook the bacon before adding it to the poppers?
It’s raw:)
These are delicious!! Just made them tonight. Thank you for the recipe! This will definitely be a weekly tradition.
Thank you so much Rachel!!! So glad you liked it!
How many poppers is a serving?
It depends… I’d say 4-6 🙂
20, if you are anything like me.
Your recipes are a life saver! I’m new to the AIP Paleo protocol due to Lyme and other co-infections, and it’s hard to figure out the breakfast thing. All of your popper recipes are the bomb! I’m going to try them all.
One question, once you make them, and freeze them, how would you heat them up for future consumption? Thank you again for sharing and helping!
Hi, is the rosemary dried or fresh?
Fresh, but dried will likely be just as good 🙂
Have you tried shredding the apple instead of dicing it or does it give off too much liquid?
I haven’t tried it, but I would think you’d be okay!
Excellent meal prep! I used them for breakfast and on a salad for lunch. I sent them for school lunch with my toddler and she thinks they are chicken nuggets.
YAY! So glad they’re a hit! Thanks for your comment, Nicole 🙂
Do you cook the bacon first?
Nope, it cooks with the poppers 🙂
Just made these poppers and my goodness they are amazing !!!! Thank you!!! Curious if you had the macros for these ???
Yay! Thank you so much! I don’t create macros or nutrition info for my recipes, but there are calculators online that you can plug the ingredients in to do it 🙂
Just made these! So GOOD! Used turkey instead of chicken and almond flour instead of coconut flour. Delicious.
Yay!! Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😀
Looks yummy sand nutritious can’t wait tip try it
I was skeptical. But seriously, good thing I made a double batch. Only had thyme, these are amazing and will be on regular rotation.
So glad you liked them!! Thank you so much!