Sausage is a tasty and versatile food, but not one I typically think of as healthy! The brand Amylu is trying to change that by offering a wide array of chicken sausages made with simple ingredients. Costco sells a few different kinds. Are the Amylu Chicken Sausages tasty enough to replace the traditional versions anywhere you use them, or will they only appeal to health nuts?
Other sausages from Costco are the Kirkland Signature All Beef Wieners, Siwin Japanese Style Sausages, Connie’s Kitchen Feta and Spinach Chicken Sausages, Kirkland Signature Brats, Kirkland Signature Beef Polish Sausages, Greenfield Natural Meat Co. Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage Rounds, Smokey River Meat Company Turkey Breakfast Sausage and the Beyond Meat Beyond Sausage.
Location in Store
I bought both the andouille and breakfast links at the Kalispell, Montana Costco and they’re located in the refrigerated deli section at Costco. The item number for the andouille sausage is 1451835 and the breakfast links item number is 1380296.
Taste
Amylu Paleo Andouille Chicken Sausages
The first thing I wanted to know about this sausage is how spicy it is. The package says it’s spicy, but that word can be a little bit subjective. So what’s the verdict? Well, they’re not going to light your mouth on fire, but they’re definitely hot. People who dislike spicy foods will want to avoid them. I found the spiciness really enjoyable though.
I grilled my sausages for about six minutes on medium heat and they came out very nicely. They’re slightly greasy, but not too bad for sausage. Taste wise the main thing I noticed was the spice, but there’s a nice mild smokiness to them too.
They’re very tasty. You get the odd bite of something hard or gristly, but those little bits are small enough that they don’t ruin the experience.
I tried my sausages plain, but I think they’d be great in the jambalaya we make!
Amylu Paleo Chicken Breakfast Links
I pan-fried my sausages, first steaming them in a tiny bit of water and then adding a tiny bit of olive oil to brown them. It worked pretty well, though I probably could have done without the olive oil.
The first thing I noticed was that sausages have a very strong herb flavor. I think it’s mainly from the rosemary. It’s not bad, but I would have preferred less herb flavor. It’s not what I’m used to in a breakfast sausage. The quality of the meat was good, with no gross/gristly bits.
I served my sausages with an egg and they went well together. The egg helped lessen the herby flavors a bit.
Cost
Amylu Paleo Andouille Chicken Sausages
The chicken andouille sausage cost $14.99 USD and there are approximately 16 sausages in the pack.
Amylu Paleo Chicken Breakfast Links
The breakfast links cost $13.49 USD, so they’re similar price points. There are approximately 54 breakfast sausages in the pack.
Convenience
Amylu Paleo Andouille Chicken Sausages
The andouille sausages can be grilled, microwaved or cooked in a frying pan. You’re basically just warming them up so whichever method you choose is very convenient. The sausages need to be kept refrigerated and can be frozen up to 6 months.
Once the package is open they should be used within four days. The best-before date on the andouille sausages is about six weeks from when I purchased them. I think these are great for jambalaya or can be enjoyed with a side like green salad, rice, potato salad or grilled vegetables.
Amylu Paleo Chicken Breakfast Links
The breakfast links also just need to be heated, you can grill them, cook them in a frying pan or microwave them. They also need to be kept refrigerated and can be frozen for up to six months. Like the andouille sausages, the package recommends consuming the breakfast links within four days of opening them.
The best-before date on the breakfast links is about seven weeks from when I purchased them. These Amylu Paleo Breakfast Links would work well with eggs, pancakes, and waffles or can even be used to make a breakfast hash.
Nutrition
Calories
Amylu Paleo Andouille Chicken Sausages
One 71 gram sausage contains 110 calories, six grams of fat, 500 milligrams of sodium, one gram of carbohydrates, zero grams of fiber and sugar and 13 grams of protein. These are low in calories, sugar and carbohydrates but the sodium is pretty high for one sausage.
This isn’t surprising though, most sausages are pretty high in sodium.
Amylu Paleo Chicken Breakfast Links
Three breakfast links (65 grams) contain 130 calories, eight grams of fat, 540 milligrams of sodium, one gram of carbohydrates, less than a gram of fiber, zero grams of sugar and 12 grams of protein.
Compared to the andouille sausages these are higher in calories, fat, sodium and have less protein for a smaller serving. The serving size of the breakfast links is only six grams less than the andouille sausages but if I were really paying attention to nutrition facts I’d go for the Amylu Andouille Chicken Sausages over these breakfast links.
Ingredients
Amylu Paleo Andouille Chicken Sausages
The andouille sausages ingredients list is short and sweet with chicken and spices being the only ingredients. The sausages are gluten-free, dairy-free, are made of chicken raised without antibiotics and also have no casing.
Amylu Paleo Chicken Breakfast Links
The breakfast links have pretty much the same ingredients list as the andouille sausages. They’re also gluten-free, dairy-free, made of chicken raised without antibiotics but do not speivy that they’re casing-free.
Scoring
Taste: Andouille sausages: 8.5/10. Breakfast links 7/10
Cost: 8/10
Convenience: 9/10
Nutrition: 7.5/10 for the andouille. 7/10 for the breakfast Links.
Overall
Give it a try!
I appreciate the short ingredients list and that these are both paleo. I definitely prefer the flavor of the andouille sausages over the breakfast links and likely wouldn’t buy the breakfast links again. If you’re on a paleo or low-carb diet these are a great option.
Have you tried the Costco Amylu Paleo Chicken Sausages? What did you think of them?
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TERRIBLE! Shame on me for not reading the Nutrition Facts before buying this stuff. Over 500 mg of sodium PER SAUSAGE LINK! Is it any wonder why high blood pressure is so prevalent in America? So salty they are almost inedible. It would have been better had they used things like oregano, sage, thyme,…whatever, to add flavor. Place one piece of these sausages in your mouth and your tongue shrivels like a slug under a layer of salt and you can’t actually taste how bad they are. If you value your health, then do yourself a favor and leave these on the shelf – there are a lot of better alternatives out there.
Crazy good.