We were extremely honored to be featured on the cover of the Meat & Poultry Magazine Annual Sausage Issue for 2011! What a privilege to be recognized for our 30 year history in the business, as well as for being an industry trendsetter with our new line of chicken sausage rolls and expanding nationwide distribution.
Click here to read the full article (starting on page 30).
This weekend we’re hittin’ the road (ok just down the road from our plant) to the Seattle 4th Ave. Costco to do a fun road show with our Chicken Sausage Rolls! This Friday, Saturday and Sunday (2/11-2/13) we’ll be sampling 4 varieties and you can mix-&-match your own variety pack – 3 rolls for $8.99!
We got off to a great start this morning – here are some photos of the fun so far. If you’re in the area, come on out and see us – Frank will be there too! Pick up some sausage for your Valentine, or stock up your freezer with this great all-natural chicken sausage.
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certain fast food chain has been in the news lately because their “seasoned beef” taco filling actually contains a substantial amount of non-beef ingredients including binders, fillers and unnecessary sugar, and they’re being sued for it.
Reactions to this news has been across the board – from being disputed by Taco Bell, to experts claiming this is par for the course, to just plain disgust from the public. Regardless of your opinion, there’s no denying that controversy over processed meat products has been all over the place in recent years. As a meat producer we take this very seriously, and our stand is simple: Real food makes for a healthier you.
Here’s the ingredient listing for that “seasoned beef” filling:
Beef, Water, Seasoning [Isolated Oat Product, Salt, Chili Pepper, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Oats (Wheat), Soy Lecithin, Sugar, Spices, Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil (Anti-dusting Agent), Garlic Powder, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Silicon Dioxide, Natural Flavors, Yeast, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Smoke Flavor], Salt, Sodium Phosphates.
As a contrast, here’s the ingredient listing for Isernio’s Italian Chicken Sausage:
Chicken, water, salt, fennel, spices (including pepper), bell pepper, paprika, dehydrated garlic, parsley, natural flavor, lemon juice concentrate.
Which one would you rather eat? We feel it’s important to know what you’re putting in your body, and that eating “real” food and ingredients is key to a healthy lifestyle – which is why we’ve never used any sort of fillers, binders, extenders, artificial colors or flavors, or unnecessary sugars and corn syrup.
We have no problem showing you there’s absolutely no mystery in our meat. In fact, here’s a photo taken of a whole chicken thigh in our plant right before it was ground and combined with spices to make our sausage:
Nothing too mysterious there – ours is really the sausage you want to see made! For more info on our company and production processes, check out this video that takes you behind the scenes. We’re proud of what we make, and hope you and your family enjoy it too!
The USDA has just released their 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, urging us to basically eat less, drink more water than sugary drinks or alcohol, lower fat and sodium intake, eat more fruits and veggies and balance our calorie intake with physical activity. Seems fairly obvious…? Maybe that depends on who you ask, but in any case we’re pleased to see the USDA encouraging healthy habits to help combat obesity and related health problems.
Not to toot our own horn (ok, maybe a little), but Isernio’s sausage products are a fantastic lean protein option that we feel have always been a good fit into a healthy diet, and are indeed a good fit with these new USDA guidelines as well. Our chicken sausage is made from 95% lean skinless chicken thigh – that’s only 5% fat; just 3.5 grams of fat per link. Plus, the premium seasonings we use add a ton of flavor to any dish, so even a little can go a long way.
Now that we have the horn-tooting out of the way, we’re interested to know your thoughts – will you and your family be making any changes to your diet as a result of these new guidelines? Or is this all just old news to you now?
Our favorite part came actually after the taping was over: One member of the audience asked if Frank drained the sausage before adding it to the sauce. He showed her the pan in which the sausage had been cooked – there was almost NO fat in the pan to drain. There were literally “oohs” and “ahhs” coming from the audience. You have to love it when sausage can elicit such a lively reaction!
Thanks very much to everyone at KING for hosting us yesterday. Here is a link to video footage of Frank’s appearance, and be sure to check out the Rigatoni with Sausage Sauce recipe on our website.
Hard to believe the end of the year (decade, actually!) is almost here!
For you, what was the best part of 2010?
For us, the best part was YOU! We’ve loved getting to know all our “fans” online, as well as folks across the country who are just discovering our chicken sausage. We got this email today from Jason in Seattle, which is just one example. It’s emails like this that really make us feel great about what we do:
This company is great, I recently tried your Italian Chicken sausage and wow, I found a sausage that I can have with my diet! I recently lost 55 pounds and still need to lose 30 more, I used to love good bratwurst and all kinds of wurst. But thank you for making a chicken sausage that I can eat, stay under 300 calories for a dinner with. Tastes great too!
Thanks to all of YOU for a great 2010, and here’s to an even better, tastier and healthier 2011! Have a safe and happy New Year!
It’s our holiday gift to you – the 12 Days of Sausage giveaway! We’ve been collecting your favorite recipes using our sausage, and drawing winners to receive a FREE box of chicken sausage rolls delivered right to their door! Today’s winner is Diane M. of Sumner, WA. Below is her recipe for Chicken Meatballs – what a great idea to use chicken sausage and ground turkey to make a lean AND tasty meatball! For the sausage, you can use either Isernio’s chicken links removed from the casing, or save a step and use our Chicken Sausage Rolls, either Hot or Mild Italian. Congratulations Diane, and thanks for the recipe!
Add dried bread crumbs until you get good consistency. Form balls and cook in skillet with olive oil or bake in oven on parchement paper. Great for Italian Meatball soup!
Congratulations to today’s winner in the 12 Days of Sausage giveaway – Oliver T. of Seattle, WA with his recipe for Uncle Bob’s Isernio’s Chicken Chili! Oliver wins a box of FREE chicken sausage rolls delivered to his door!
In these busy days leading up to Christmas, sometimes it’s nice to have a no-fuss recipe like this one that can be assembled in the morning and cooked in a slow cooker for the evening’s meal. Using our low-fat Hot Italian Chicken Sausage makes it a healthy, guilt free meal too!
Here is Oliver’s recipe:
Uncle Bob’s Isernio’s Chicken Chili
Uncle Bob would put this in a slow cooker early Sunday morning and by lunch time (say 4-5 hours of cook time) we would chow down on this amazing meal.
We have another winner in our 12 Days of Sausage giveaway! Barbara M. of Kirkland, WA wins a box of FREE chicken sausage rolls delivered right to her door! Congrats Barbara! Below is her recipe for tomato sauce with sausage – it looks delicious and easy. What could be better?
And there is STILL time for you to enter your favorite recipe using our sausage. Just email it to us at info@isernio.com. We’ll be drawing another winner tomorrow, Thursday and Friday!
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