Turkey Sausage Rolls are a favorite holiday snack or appetizer. They pair really well with a few cocktails too! The ground turkey keeps these light and healthy, instead of weighing you down like a full-fat ground beef or pork sausage would. Store-bought puff pastry is easy, inexpensive, and tasty, so I recommend using it over homemade. It gives these rolls a buttery, crunchy bite.
The thyme and sage are the key ingredients in this so don’t skip it. It gives that “hmm what is that I’m tasting?” flavor that makes people constantly ask for the recipe. The herbs allow you to use a lean ground turkey instead of an actual sausage and no one will know the difference. No one will be disappointed when you show up with these!
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
They’re a fantastic healthy appetizer.
When feeding a crowd, you want something that’s easy to make. Turkey sausage rolls are just that, but they’re healthy as well. No one has to know! It ensures you have something to munch on during the party that would ruin your goals.
Turkey Sausage Rolls look like you put in a lot of effort.
Even though they’re easy, they bake up beautifully and can be presented in a way that makes you look like a wiz in the kitchen. Get ready to make these for all parties, because people will be begging for them every time.
They are very balanced nutritionally.
Each sausage roll has 4 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbs, and 4 grams of protein. You can’t get more balanced than that!
Ingredients you need to make Turkey Sausage Rolls:
- 1 lb ground turkey weighed raw
- 1 egg
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- dash salt and pepper
- 1 package of puff pastry
- 1 egg beaten with a splash of milk or water (Egg wash for brushing on top ) *you won’t use much of it so I do not include it in the ingredients when I am figuring out the points.
How to make Turkey Sausage Rolls (step by step):
- Preheat the oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix the raw ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, and seasonings.
- Flour the surface of a counter a little and roll out the puff pastry dough. Depending on what brand you use, it will have 2 sheets that are around 10×10. I rolled them out a little to get them to more of a 10×12 rectangle and then cut each piece into 3 long strips, giving me 6 strips in total.
- Separate the meat mixture into 6 equal portions and press each portion onto each pastry strip. You want it the full length of the pastry strip, but not the full width.
- Fold over the pastry vertically and use a fork to seal the ends.
- Use a little egg/milk egg wash to brush them, then cut each long piece into 6 pieces. The easiest way to do that would be to cut each in half, then each half in 3. This way they will all be about the same size. You should have 36 pieces in total.
- Place on the cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and make sure to keep them an inch or two apart.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve.
Makes 36 rolls. Nutrition info for 1 roll: Calories 69, Fat 4 g, Saturated fat 1.7 g, Carbs 5 g, Fiber .4 g, Sugars .4 g, Sodium 59 mg, Protein 4 g.
WW Points
- Lean ground turkey 0 points
- Egg 0 points
- Bread crumbs 7 points
- Thyme 0 points
- Sage 0 points
- Garlic powder 0 points
- Onion powder 0 points
- Salt and pepper 0 points
- Puff pastry ~100 points
- Egg wash 0 points
3 points per roll based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Personal Points- 2 using WW recipe builder
Smart points- blue, purple & green- 2SP
2 for 3SP blue/purple- using WW recipe builder
Points plus- 2 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- If you have the points for it, you could use a fattier meat like beef or pork sausage. But there’s really no reason to change these up when they taste this good!
- You could make a taco turkey pocket by using taco seasoning instead of the herbs and spices listed. It’ll save you time, and still be delicious.
- Ranch seasoning would also work in this recipe! Use lean ground chicken mixed with a bit of buffalo sauce and ranch seasoning and you’ve got a delicious buffalo chicken ranch roll.
Tips and Tricks for Making Turkey Sausage Rolls:
- I used the pre-made puff pastry to keep things quick and easy, and there are a few different brands out there so points could vary. I can only give points based on what I used. Double check your recipe and ingredients to stay accurate.
- Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. They also will freeze well, so you could store them in freezer zip lock bags for up to 3 months. To re-heat, pop them in an air fryer or oven at 400 degrees for 3-5 minutes – until heated through.
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Turkey Sausage Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey, weighed raw
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp thyme
- 2 tsp sage
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- dash salt/pepper
- 1 package puff pastry
- Egg wash for brushing on top, 1 egg with a splash of milk *you won't use much of it so I do not include it in the ingredients when I am figuring out the points.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix the raw ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, and seasonings.
- Flour the surface of a counter a little and roll out the puff pastry dough. Depending on what brand you use, it will have 2 sheets that are around 10x10. I rolled them out a little to get them to more of a 10x12 rectangle and then cut each piece into 3 long strips, giving me 6 strips in total.
- Separate the meat mixture into 6 equal portions and press each portion onto each pastry strip. You want it the full length of the pastry strip, but not the full width.
- Fold over the pastry vertically and use a fork to seal the ends.
- Use a little egg/milk egg wash to brush them, then cut each long piece into 6 pieces. The easiest way to do that would be to cut each in half, then each half in 3. This way they will all be about the same size. You should have 36 pieces in total.
- Place on the cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and make sure to keep them an inch or two apart.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
With these Turkey rolls, may I substitute with Italian ground sausage, or would that be too greasy?
Sorry for the late reply, yes I think ground sausage will still work well
Hi! Do you use fresh thyme or dried?
Hi I usually always use dried seasoning as it just keeps better
Thanks so much for the recipe. I love sausage rolls. Using turkey is definitely a different experience but they were good. There could be improvements though. Because it’s turkey it tends to be quite bland. It was more bland for me and I feel that there could be more spices used. I’m just not sure which LOL. Definitely taste better with a little more salt on them but I’m sure there’s others spices out there we could put in there without using salt and have it taste really good. Either that or maybe add some onion to it? All in all it is a good recipe worth making with that one improvement. They are very fun to make and when I was finished I felt like a chef! I’m not the best cook which is why I looked to these recipes. I wasn’t disappointed.
HI Colleen, I am so glad you enjoyed the sausage rolls, spices are definitely a great addition, everyone has different taste buds so it’s about finding one you like 🙂
Hmm. I have all but puff pastry, however I have reduced fat crescent rolls that really need used up. I might try this and substitute.
Oh that sounds interesting, I think they would taste good in the crescent rolls 🙂