Maple Sage Breakfast Sausage

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground pork (or ground chicken, turkey, venison)
• 3 tbsp pure maple syrup (Grade A dark for richer flavor)
• 1 tbsp Signature Chicken Seasoning
• 2 tbsp fresh sage leaves, finely minced (packed)
• 1 ½ tsp fresh thyme leaves, minced (or ½ tsp dried)
• 1 tsp fine sea salt (or other non-iodized salt)
• 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• ½ tsp smoked paprika (regular paprika is fine too)
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes