Apple Sausage Breakfast Patties

We discovered this recipe in our Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.  It's actually fairly quick to throw together once you have the onion and apple chopped up, and went really well with those rhubarb waffles we did.

1 slightly beaten egg white
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh apple
3 Tbsp quick-cook oats.
2 Tbsp fresh parsley or 1 Tbsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground sage
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp pepper
dash of ground red pepper to taste
1/2 lb lean ground pork or ground turkey breast (we've only ever made this with ground pork, because it tends to be cheaper)

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the egg white, onion, apple, oats, parsley, salt, sage, nutmeg, pepper, and ground red pepper.  Add ground meat.  Mix well.  Shape the mixture into eight 2-inch-wide patties.  Spray a cold 10-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray and preheat over medium-low heat.  Cook patties over medium-low heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear, turning once.  Drain off fat.