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Sausage Stuffed Apples Easy Dinner Idea Sausage Stuffed Apples

I love sweet and savory flavors together and while chocolate covered bacon fits the bill, it isn’t the best for a nutritious meal idea. These Sausage Stuffed Apples are a great dinner idea and their fun packaging makes them appealing to kids. (My kids also love stuffed sweet potatoes if sweet potatoes are more of a favorite in your house.

They are easy to make ahead and can be packed for lunches (or breakfasts!) the next day. This is a fun one to have kids help with. Best served with salad or some steamed veggies.

Sausage Stuffed Apples
 
Sausage Stuffed Apples Easy Dinner Idea Sausage Stuffed Apples
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Apples stuffed with a sausage filling!
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients
  • 4-6 apples (or 1 per person you are serving)
  • 1 lb sausage (ground italian or breakfast sage, nitrate free)
  • 1 red onion, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
  • 1 large rib of celery, finely diced
  • spices to taste, I used 1 tsp each of rosemary, thyme, sage, garlic powder, salt and pepper

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375.
  2. Brown the sausage in a large skillet until completely cooked.
  3. Remove sausage and add onion and celery to pan and saute until starting to soften.
  4. Return sausage to pan, mix well and spice to taste.
  5. Drizzle with the maple syrup or honey.
  6. Cut each apple in half (don’t peel) and scoop out the seed area with a spoon or sharp knife to make each apple a “bowl.” Alternately, you can use a corer to remove most of the inside and leave the apples in tact (as pictured).
  7. Spoon some of the sausage mixture into each apple and place on the bottom of a large baking dish.
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes until apples are cooked and fragrant.
  9. Remove and serve with salad.
  10. Enjoy!

 

 Do you use fruit in cooking? What is your favorite recipe? Share your secrets!

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  • Tarah @ Whatigather

    This looks so good – I love sweet and savory dishes and I particularly love apples and sausage! Can’t wait to try it.

  • JennL

    This will be on my Fall meal planning list, with my apple tree! I will be in need of some tasty recipes to use all those apples up. Cannot wait to try it. Way to hot right now and no fresh in season apples here in Utah. 

  • D & L Sand

    My go-to meal of meat and fruit is one I call Peachy Chicken. Place chicken pieces in baking pan. Top with peaches. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until chicken is done. Yes, it really is that easy. I also make Pear of Chickens the same way except using pears and ginger or nutmeg depending on my mood. I’m a lazy cook.

  • http://mamarama.me/ Mamarama

    Yum!  Made this for dinner last night and just finished the leftovers for breakfast.  Wish I’d made a double batch!  I left out the maple syrup because it was plenty sweet from the apples.

  • Wanda

    I absolutely love the flavours I this dish. I only wish it wasn’t so crumbly… I think next time I would skip cookin the sausage and just stuff the apple halves with raw sausage. I’d probably cook it at a low temp fr longer too… But it reminds me of the old days when I’d stuff my turkey with sausage bread stuffing. Same flavours, no whet after effects!!

  • http://twitter.com/steviesun steviesun

    I sometimes in the autumn stir fry up some pork, apple and cabbage, with some cumin and paprika for flavouring. It’s like a sweet and savoury dish all in one.