Savory Baked Apples Food

EASIEST EVER BAKED STUFFED APPLES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Trim the tops and scoop out the center and the seeds of each apple and rub the edges of the trimmed fruit with the lemon. In a medium bowl, combine the butter, cereal, sugar, and walnuts. Fill the apples with the cereal mixture. Set the apples upright in muffin tins and bake until tender and bubbly, about 20 minutes. Transfer to serving dishes, top with ice cream and serve hot.

SAVORY APPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pork chops in a foil lined 9x9 inch baking dish and season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the sliced apples over and around the chops and brush all liberally with the ketchup. Then sprinkle with the brown sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SAVOURY BAKED STUFFED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375°F.
• Peel, core and chop 1 apple into 1/3-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Cut one-fourth off the top of the remaining apples and discard the tops. Using a melon baller or a spoon, hollow out the apples, leaving 1/3 inch of the flesh on the inside. Set aside.
• In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a large bowl.
• In the same pan, combine the celery, onion and chopped apple and sauté until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the celery mixture, the thyme, sage, parsley and bread cubes to the bowl with the sausage, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Spoon the stuffing into the apples, packing it lightly. Arrange the apples in a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and continue baking until the apples are tender and the stuffing is golden on top, 15 to 20 minutes more. Serve immediately.

SAVORY BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a skillet over a low flame, saute onion in the butter for 5 minutes. Add pork and spices and cook slowly for 12 minutes. Stir in nuts. Peel, core and mince one apple; add to the meat mixture and remove from flame.
• Core remaining apples and stuff with the pork mixture. Put stuffed apples in a shallow baking dish. Warm the cider and pour around the apples. Put apples in oven and bake for 40 minutes. Remove and, if serving later, cover the baking dish with foil. Apples can be reheated in a 350-degree oven for 5 minutes or served at room temperature.

SAVORY RICE-STUFFED APPLES

Steps:

• Core apples, leaving bottoms intact. In a medium bowl, combine the brown rice and next 8 ingredients; mix well. Fill each apple with about 2 tablespoons filling, packing it well. Place the stuffed apples in a greased 4-quart slow cooker. Pour in the apple juice and chili sauce. Cover and cook on high until the apples are soft, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Spoon liquid over each apple serving.

SAVORY STUFFED BAKED APPLES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter and sauté onion and celery until softened. 6-8 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper. 2. Add sausage and cook, breaking sausage up as you go, until browned and cooked through. Season with salt and pepper. 3. Transfer sausage mixture to a large bowl, then add in stuffing mix and dried cranberries. Pour in 1 1/4 cups chicken broth and stir until everything is combined and just moistened. 4. Preheat oven to 350º F. 5. To prepare apples: cut off the tops of each one, then take a tablespoon or melon baller and scoop out the core, making sure to leave at least 1/4-inch around the bottom and sides. 6. Spoon sausage stuffing mixture into cored apples, then transfer to a large baking dish. Pour remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth over the apples, then remaining 1/4 cup into the bottom of baking dish. 7. Place dish in oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until stuffing has browned and apples are tender. 8. Remove from oven and serve hot.