Sausage Apple Bites

Ingredients

• 2 strips bacon
• 1 link Italian chicken sausage, diced
• 1 - 2 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp, diced onion
• 3 tbsp, diced celery
• 3 tbsp, diced red pepper
• ⅛ tsp Amoretti® Rosemary Oil Extract O.S.
• ⅛ tsp Amoretti® Bay Oil Extract O.S.
• ⅛ tsp Amoretti® Oregano Oil Extract O.S.
• ½ small apple, peeled and finely chopped
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs, fresh or packaged
• ¼ cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tsp diced or crumbled Feta
• 3 tbsp - 4 tbsp beaten egg

Directions

1. Cook bacon. Remove from pan, cool and dice.
2. Cook diced sausage for 3 minutes. Remove from pan.
3. Saute onion, celery and red pepper and Amoretti Extracts in butter and remaining bacon grease for 4 minutes.
4. Add apples. Cook 2 min. Remove from heat and cool.
5. Combine sausage, breadcrumbs, feta, onion mix and bacon.
6. Add egg and combine.
7. Using a small ice cream scoop press the mixture into the scoop, then into your palm, to gently squeeze and form a solid ball.
8. Make 12 balls and bake on a parchment-lined sheet pan for 20-30 minutes at 350°F, until lightly browned.