Kirkwood Mild Turkey Breakfast Sausage

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A while back, Aldi sold some rolls of fresh turkey breakfast sausage as a limited-time special in the fresh meat aisle. I bought a couple of packages to try instead of traditional pork sausage in some of my family’s favorite breakfast recipes, including breakfast bowls as well as biscuits and homemade sausage gravy.

We ended up liking the turkey sausage a lot. It’s a leaner option compared to pork sausage, so we feel better about eating it. I went back to Aldi and bought several more packages while supplies lasted.

Fast forward to the present, and the mild turkey breakfast sausage rolls are back at Aldi again for a limited time. I bought several pounds and stashed them in my freezer.

Kirkwood Mild Turkey Breakfast Sausage is an Aldi Find. That means it’s in stores for only a short time. Each store gets a single shipment, and that is not restocked. So, after it sells out, it’s gone until whenever Aldi might decide to sell it again. Aldi does not offer online ordering if this is sold out at your local store.

We buy products for review using our own funds. I paid $3.49 for a 16-ounce package at my local Aldi in March of 2025. That’s around 22 cents per ounce.

For comparison, I found name-brand Butterball Turkey Breakfast Sausage for $4.12 per pound, or around 26 cents per ounce, at Walmart.

The packages I bought had plant number 551 stamped on them. That is the number for a Jennie-O plant in Willmar, Minnesota, according to Pro Publica.

The packages I bought had use- or freeze-by dates of almost a month out from my purchase date.

Ingredients are turkey, salt, spices, sugar, and rosemary extract. It would be helpful if Aldi listed what “spices” are used in this.

There are about five servings per package. One serving has 90 calories, 6 grams of total fat (8% DV), 1.5 grams of saturated fat (8% DV), 340 mg of sodium (15% DV), no carbohydrates, and no dietary fiber. The nutrition label says there are no total sugars or added sugars in this, although sugar is listed in the ingredients. I’m assuming the amount of sugar is so small it isn’t factored into the nutrition label. One serving of this sausage also has 11 grams of protein.

With 6 grams of total fat and 1.5 grams of saturated fat, this turkey sausage has less fat than the Regular Buy pork sausage Aldi sells, which has 16 grams of total fat and 5 grams of saturated fat. The turkey sausage also has slightly less sodium, coming in at 340 mg versus 420 mg in the pork sausage.

The turkey sausage package has directions for making sausage patties with this. You can either bake them in the oven or cook them on the stovetop.

To bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a shallow baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Remove the sausage from the package and slice the roll into half-inch-thick patties. Place the patties in the pan. Bake approximately 20-25 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees as measured by a meat thermometer.

I tried baking these, and they turned out fine. Do be aware that they shrink a lot during cooking, possibly by as much as 50 percent.

To cook on the stove, spray a skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat the skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the sausage from the package and slice the roll into half-inch-thick patties. Place the patties in the hot skillet. Turn occasionally, and cook for approximately 15-17 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees.

My favorite method of cooking this is to dump the whole roll of meat into a skillet and cook it as crumbles. I use the crumbles to make homemade sausage gravy to serve with biscuits, and it always turns out great. I’ve also used the cooked sausage crumbles in breakfast casseroles and breakfast bowls. It’s good in any recipe that calls for ground sausage.

It’s so lean that I don’t usually need to drain much, if any, grease out of the pan after cooking. It’s flavorful, and my family never feels like we’re missing out on anything by not using pork sausage.

The Verdict:

Kirkwood Mild Turkey Breakfast Sausage is a leaner alternative to traditional pork sausage. It’s sold in a roll and can be sliced into patties and cooked, or you can make cooked sausage crumbles for use in all kinds of recipes. We really like this sausage, and we buy several pounds every time it shows up at Aldi.