Savory Apple Recipes
It’s apple season and we’ve got a list of Savory Apple Recipes to get you excited. From brunch to dinner, here are several delicious dishes that’ll make your taste buds go wild! You’ll love these Easy Apple Recipes!
When the weather turns crisp, everyone and their brother starts making pumpkin recipes, but let’s not forget that it is apple season, too! With their crisp tartness, apples are the perfect fruit to make delicious dinners with!
Be sure to check out my Easy Fall Recipe Ideas for even more ideas!
With so much going on in our lives, time can be scarce. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of 10 savory apple recipes that are easy to make and perfect for busy moms.
These recipes will save you time in the kitchen, while still delivering all the autumn flavor your family craves!
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What do apples go well with?
Everything!! Ok, not quite, but it sure seems like it. The recipes in this post are going to help you understand the best spices, fruits, vegetables, and meats to pair with apples, but I am going to share my own personal opinion, too.
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Apples have such a sweet and tart flavor that they tend to pair best with nuttier and spicier flavorings like: cinnamon, nutmeg, cheddar cheese, peanut butter, and walnuts.
They also can add amazing flavor to the milder tastes like: pork, chicken, cottage cheese, lettuce, and cabbage. You can use Apple Pie Spice Blend Recipe in many recipes, too!
For more delicious pairings, check out the recipes in my article and these tips from Produce Made Simple!
How do you use a bunch of apples?
I have compiled a list of tried-and-true savory apple recipes below, but if you have a TON of apples you may also be interested in these delicious desserts:
Savory Apple Recipes
The apple is a fruit that's loved by many. But it can be difficult to find savory recipes for this favorite food.
Here are some of the best, most delicious ways to include apples in your brunch or dinner plans!
Using apple along with onions and garlic, you get a delicious yet subtle sweet-savoury contrast. Dijon mustard always works beautifully with apple, but it is completely optional.
This recipe defines the smell of fall comfort food. My house smelled amazing while this was cooking in the crockpot last week.
This Creamy Apple Cider Chicken Skillet is an easy, delicious Fall dinner with sweet and savory flavors. Serve it with mashed red potatoes with the easy pan sauce spooned over the top.
Sweet and savory, dairy-free beer bread with the classic flavor combination of apples, cheddar cheese, and fresh rosemary.
The taste of pork goes wonderfully with apples and putting it all in the crockpot takes the work out of cooking it up. Plus, you can serve it directly from the crockpot to your hungry brood!
Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin is a beautiful and tender pork dinner. Apples are tucked into the pork loin and cooked with onions, butter, honey and a touch of cinnamon.
Tart green apples, creamy garbanzos, crunchy walnuts, and nutty ribbons of raw kale are tossed in a sweet maple and apple cider vinaigrette for a tasty side dish salad you won't soon forget.
The simplicity of a gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, egg-free, dairy-free, and vegan dinner recipe that's healthy and flavorful with the saltiness of sauerkraut and the sweet spice of an applesauce topping!
These Autumn Roasted Vegetables feature oven-roasted sweet potatoes, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, and tart apples.
This is not your average potato salad! The addition of Kale, apples, and creamy yet tangy MIRACLE WHIP takes your potato salad from boring to oh so wonderful!
Making your own breakfast sausage isn't hard. You can grind your own pork or purchase ground pork from your butcher.
Try this easy skillet pork chops recipe when apples are in season, on a crisp autumn evening.
Sweet, savory, and filling: Skillet pork chops with apples & onions is a naturally gluten-free recipe.
Savory Apple Sausage Balls make the perfect party food! With a touch of apple and cheddar, this appetizer is great for the holidays and game day!
Savory and sweet, this applesauce chicken will soon become a family favorite. Paleo and gluten-free with no refined sugars, healthy and simple at it's best!
I buy the 16-ounce bags of chopped kale when it is in season…so it is super simple to just pull out what I need and throw it into a pan with some oil. While it is cooking, I chop up an apple and get out the Newman’s Own.
This Savory Sausage, Apple, and Sage hand pie recipe is adapted from King Arthur Flour's Sausage, Apple, and Cheddar Pocket Pies.
This apple cider pork loin cutlets recipe is incredibly simple! Pair it with some fresh apples & asparagus for a heart-healthy dinner in just minutes.
The savory flavor of the pork tenderloin is complemented by the sweetness and tartness of the apples. They just work together.
An easy, one-pan dinner just in time for fall! With sweet potatoes, sausage links, and apples, this chicken sausage apple skillet is perfect for fall!
A warm sorghum salad paired with roasted kohlrabi, ginger gold apple, and fennel. This gluten-free vegan recipe is slightly sweet, comforting, and nourishing for the cold months ahead.
This fall comfort food is as cozy as it gets. Melted cheddar, sweet apples and fresh thyme are stuffed in chicken thighs and then baked to perfection in a creamy garlic sauce.
This roasted vegetable galette has a buttery and flaky crust and is filled with roasted Brussels sprouts, bacon, apple and Asiago cheese.
This Pork with Apple dish is ready in under 30 minutes and is really quite simple. Saute apples in butter, sear the pork loin on all sides in a cast-iron skillet, then finish cooking it in the oven.
This apple and coconut chia bowl recipe is perfect to help you start the day off on the right food, feeling wholesome and productive.
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I agree. Yummy!! There are a few recipes I’m going to have to try : ) Thanks!
They all look great! I love apple season!