🥓 Jimmy Dean Regular Premium Pork Sausage — Overview & Nutrition
🍴 What It Is
This is a classic breakfast sausage roll made with seasoned premium pork. You slice it into patties and cook them in a skillet — perfect with eggs, toast, pancakes, or in breakfast burritos.
📦 Ingredients (Typical)
- Pork
- Water
- Corn syrup (≤ 2%)
- Salt
- Natural flavor
- Vinegar
- Sugar
- Pork broth
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
These ingredients help give the sausage its savory, slightly sweet, and seasoned profile. (King Kullen)
📊 Nutrition Facts (per 2 oz / ~56 g cooked serving)
- Calories: ~210 kcal
- Total Fat: ~19 g (incl. ~7 g saturated fat)
- Cholesterol: ~35 mg
- Sodium: ~420 mg
- Carbohydrates: ~2 g (≈1 g sugar)
- Protein: ~9 g
- Minimal fiber or vitamins/minerals listed. (fatsecret)
🍳 How to Cook
- Slice the sausage roll into about ½‑inch thick patties.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat (no need to preheat too long).
- Place patties in the cold skillet and cook 14–16 minutes, turning frequently until browned and cooked through (internal temp 160 °F / 71 °C).
🛠️ Tips & Ideas
- Breakfast combo: Serve with fried eggs, toast, or biscuits.
- In a burrito: Scramble with eggs, cheese, and veggies.
- Sausage gravy: Brown sausage and make a creamy gravy for biscuits.
- Meal prep: Cook extra patties and refrigerate/freeze for quick meals.
⚖️ Nutrition & Health Notes
- Sausage is high in fat and sodium, so best eaten in moderation, especially with high‑blood‑pressure or heart‑health concerns. (EWG)
- Contains added ingredients like corn syrup and MSG which contribute to flavor but also add sugar and processing. (EWG)
- Provides a good protein boost (~9 g per serving) typical for breakfast meats. (fatsecret)
🍔 Usage Ideas
- Breakfast plate with eggs & toast
- Sausage sandwiches or wraps
- Crumbled in casseroles or bakes
- Mixed with potatoes for skillet hash
If you’d like, I can share healthier sausage alternatives or a homemade pork sausage recipe that’s lower in sodium and free from added sugars. Would you like that?
