chicken sausage is not turkey bacon

This morning I woke up slightly regretting the bourbon and belgian style beer combination from last night. I knew the headache would only go away if I ate a good meal (which if i had done last night i would not be feeling like this in the morning). I decided to make my favorite breakfast sandwich of late; chicken apple sausage, egg and swiss.
I have always been a big fan of chicken sausage- it is versatile, tasty, and good for you. The thing about chicken sausage is that it is not a substitute for pork sausage, it is its own entity. Once you embrace chicken sausage's independence you can truly love it.

This sandwich is easy to make and delicious. I use whole wheat bagels, but whatever breakfast sandwich bread you like best should work. I cut the chicken sausage (i use the trader joe's apple chardonnay ones) in both length wise and...umm...gurth wise? And pan seared them in butter for about 5 -7 minutes. Meanwhile cook the eggs whatever style you like in a sandwich (i like over medium, but demetrius won't eat eggs unless they are scrambled) Toast the bottom half of your sandwich bread and top with sausage, egg and swiss cheese. Put in toaster oven (or regular oven) for about 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Toast the top bread, I usually add horseradish mustard and mayonnaise, garnish with mixed greens. I paired this meal with tropical flavored emergen-c and a cup of coffee (i didn't have the fixins for a bloody mary).

Another favorite breakfast using chicken sausage is a basic egg scramble with spinach and feta sausage and some sharp cheddar cheese. Super easy and tasty.