Dec 5, 2010 Posted in Entrées, Recipes

Baked Apples & Sausages with Baked Potatoes

 

This dinner was a family favorite when I was growing up, but not for me. The sausage choices from today’s charcuteries make this dish much healthier and more interesting on a cold winter night. It’s almost effortless to create dinner!

6 to 8 apples, Fujis, Braeburns and Jonagolds work great
4 to 6 organic chicken sausages
½ c maple syrup
Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, one per person
Butter, sour cream, salt and pepper or your favorite garnishes for the potatoes

Preheat the oven to 400°. Slice and peel the apples and place them in a large baking pan. Place the sausages on top of the apples. Drizzle the maple syrup over the top. Cover with foil or a lid and pop in the oven.

Scrub the potatoes, puncture them so they don’t explode and put them in the oven along side the entree. After a few minutes reduce the oven temperature to 350 without opening the door. After about half an hour, uncover the pan of apples and sausages. Baking time is about an hour. Test the apple slices and the potatoes with a fork or paring knife to see if they are soft.