Baked Savory Apples

from Parents Magazine

Baked Savory Apples
Servings: 4 Prep 30 mins Bake 375°F 30 mins to 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces sweet pork or turkey sausage
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • dash ground black pepper
  • 4 large Braeburn apples (about 8 to 10 oz. each)
  • 3/4 cup apple juice

Make It

1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F. In a large skillet cook sausage and onion until sausage is brown, stirring to break up sausage. Drain off any fat. In a medium bowl combine sausage mixture, rice, rosemary, thyme, oil, and pepper; set aside.

2. Slice the tops off of each apple and a thin slice from the bottom to allow them to stand flat. Core apples, starting from the stem end, using a melon baller or small spoon, going to but not through the bottom of the apple. Use the melon baller or spoon to scoop out the apple, leaving about 1/4-inch apple shell. Chop 1/2 cup of the scooped-out apple and add to sausage mixture.

3. Place the apples in a 2-quart square baking dish. Fill with meat mixture. Pour apple juice into the bottom of the baking dish.

4. Bake, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm in shallow dishes drizzled with cooking liquid. Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 4; Amount Per Serving: cal. (kcal): 240, Fat, total (g): 15, chol. (mg): 31, sat. fat (g): 4, carb. (g): 46, Monounsaturated fat (g): 8, Polyunsaturated fat (g): 2, fiber (g): 7, sugar (g): 30, pro. (g): 8, vit. A (IU): 194, vit. C (mg): 13, Thiamin (mg): , Riboflavin (mg): , Niacin (mg): 3, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg): , Folate (µg): 12, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg): , sodium (mg): 277, Potassium (mg): 445, calcium (mg): 30, iron (mg): 1, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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