Spinach and Goat Cheese Chicken Sausage

For the past year I have been trying to cut the "evil" carbs out of my diet. I know they are not evil, but  my body does not appear to like them very much anymore. I've done the two week induction phase for the South Beach diet which is helpful and gets me on track.  But the problem with eating this way is figuring out how to make it apart of your lifestyle and sustain it. It takes a lot of creativity to make sure you don't fall off the wagon. The hardest part of a low-carb lifestyle is figuring out what to eat for breakfast. There are only so many variations of egg dishes you can make before you want to scream bloody murder. So, this morning I decided to make some chicken sausage using ingredients I had around the house. Here is how they turned out

They were filling, the melted goat cheese was like a little treat when you bit into it, and best of all, a good alternative to eggs for breakfast. In keeping with the low carb theme, I didn't add any bread crumbs. In my opinion, ground chicken and turkey dry out so fast that I typically stay away from bread crumbs in order to keep patties moist. Here is how it was done.

Ingredients:

1lb Ground Chicken
1oz Goat Cheese
1/2 bag (6 oz?) of frozen spinach thawed and drained
1 tablespoon of Pizza Seasoning ( I use Penzys Spices)
1 Egg
Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2. Take a sheet pan, line it with foil, and oil it slightly.
3. In a large bowl, I put the ground chicken, goat cheese, spinach, and seasoning. In a separate I beat the egg. Then I mixed everything together with my hands, making sure not to over mix the ingredients.
4. This recipe created about 8 patties. So I evenly divided the mixture into 8 sections and gently rolled and flattened the patties onto the sheet pan.
5. Bake in the oven for approximately 20 minutes, flipping the patties half way through.