Thank you, Alisande, but that would never work. lol

I'm on my way to the grocery store right now. Maybe the next batch I can come up with some ingredient that will suit his taste buds better. Brown sugar is a thought, but I wasn't wanting to add calories.

I don't have a recipe but the only time I tolerate sage and thyme with any appreciation is in my bird stuffing mixes....or any stuffing that involves a bland meat. They're just too strong for me otherwise. So perhaps give some thought to discontinuing those two seasonings and substituting a pinch of oregano or basil...or perhaps adding a pinch of ginger. You know your hubs best when it comes to adding something like ginger. And...if all else fails...mix some diced Craisin cranberries into the mix. That will give it a surprise sweetness and enhance the turkey flavor. Or...diced mix of raisins. Or....diced mushrooms and/or celery. I could go on and on. LOL I love to experiment with my kitchen creations.

Are you grinding your own turkey or purchasing ground turkey burger to use? Something that might make a difference is the grind (fine - coarse) of the meat you are using, or try grinding turkey thighs yourself (thighs have more flavor, imo, and more like the color of pork sausage).

For seasoning, you might try some of the offerings from Penzeys. I like the Breakfast Sausage Seasoning (https://www.penzeys.com/catalog/product.aspx?catalog=24&product=606), but I make a mild sausage since I can't eat things high in fructans (onions, garlic, etc. - so avoid mixtures with those in them). If you scroll the Penzeys page down you will see some other sausage mixtures. We also have a local meat processing plant that has some good spice mixtures for sausage.

What I found we like is using a coarse grind of low-fat turkey breast. After I get it all mixed and flavored for sausage, I let the flavors meld in the refrigerator for a few hours, then I cook it in a scrambled fashion, not patties. The cooked scrambled turkey burger sausage can be used as a topping on pizza or added to egg dishes, and even reheated in a pan to serve with breakfast. I always keep it in user-friendly amounts in the freezer. Hubby liked it scrambled, but not as patties. Even the Honeysuckle Turkey Sausage he liked scrambled better than patties, so scrambled it is, if it gets him to eat it ;-).

-Grainlady

I can't help. My palate can detect poultry products (turkey is worse than chicken if that is possible) in sausage no matter how it's disguised. Sausage is beef and pork. I cannot eat turkey hot dogs, sausage or turkey "bacon". The reflex is to immediately spit it out.

I know my post isn't helpful but perhaps your DH is like me. I don't think adults should be tricked or forced into liking what they simply don't want.

I like turkey but as meat that can be sliced. I don't even like deli turkey.

Watchmelol has a good point. I like poultry sausages, but not when they're trying to taste like something else. Like when my mother first tried making a chicken meatloaf back when the price of beef soared, and it was awful because she seasoned it like beef meatloaf. Then she figured out a whole different way to make chicken loaf and it was really good. It's not trying to be anything that it's not. I think the sausages are the same, both homemade and store bought. If they're created to make the most of the poultry, rather than pretending to be pork, they can be really good. The butcher at a grocery store near me used to have the best Italian style turkey sausage. It was so delicious! But it tasted like turkey, as it was supposed to, rather than trying to taste like pork sausage.

This is the turkey sausage recipe I use. It is spicy enough to please the Middle Eastern members of my family.

There are several 4.5 - 5 star recipes on Allrecipes.com for turkey breakfast sausage. I've tried a few and they are all good. There is just too much fat for me in the commercial ones anymore. I have stopped buying ground beef and use ground (93% lean) turkey in meatloaf, meatballs and burgers.

No, I wouldn't want to try and fool him, but with cooler weather coming, he will want to eat sausage a lot and he doesn't really need all that fat. He needs calories, though. lol Wish I could say that!

grainlady, yes I buy the ground turkey. I'm much too lazy to even consider making my own ground turkey.

I did lessen the amounts of both sage and thyme and added Everglade seasoning, as that's a spice he likes. But, he thought it was disgusting, tasting just like the Gwaltney sausage he dislikes so much.

Delilah66, the 1st recipe from that site is the one that I went by last week. And this week I tried to tweak it a bit but was unsuccessful in making it palatable for him. I'm thinking watchmelol is right, he just doesn't like the ground turkey. Oh well.

Thanks everyone!

Moonie, don't give up!

It'll take awhile to find something that works for you. And if you don't give him the sausage he really likes for awhile, his expectations will adjust and he'll like it when you happen upon the good poultry recipe. I found this site, which has some tips and recipes that might be useful.

http://www.lets-make-sausage.com/chicken-sausage-recipes.html

I've been told that different brands of ground turkey taste different. I think the Jenny-O brand was the one my friend said didn't taste weird. She cooks ground turkey all the time so she's found the best tasting one. I had tried to use ground turkey in place of ground beef and found it to taste disgusting so I asked her how she could stand that stuff and she did tell me then that some brands are nasty. I'm one of those that can't stomach it but I did not go and buy the JennyO brand to test her theory.

I'm lucky to be living in the distribution area for Gianelli turkey sausage -- I love it! Unfortunately, they don't disclose anything about their recipe (i.e., it contains "spices" )

Could you mix turkey with either beef or buffalo ground meat? then add the spices. Remember when you are eating one product, it will not taste like something else you really like. Ex: vegeburger, made from soy beans, with artificial beef flavoring will not taste like the real stuff. In my area I can get buffalo from a coop that my friend belongs to and I mixed beef and buffalo to make meat balls. I did not use a lot of seasonings but did use some recommended by the coop. I baked them then froze them. Sure were good.

Watch what brand you use for the turkey also. Some are better that others.