Savory Baked Apples

Name: Savory Baked Apples
Prep time: 1 h 18 min
Cook time: 1 h 18 min
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters apple cider; 4 larges Rome apples, cored; 79 milliliters uncooked brown rice; 2 Tbsps butter, melted and divided; 79 milliliters finely chopped carrot; 79 milliliters dried cranberries; 1 teaspoons dried rubbed sage; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 3 Tbsps minced green onions; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 113 grams sweet Italian sausage, casings removed; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 158 milliliters fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth; 118 milliliters shredded Swiss cheese; 59 milliliters chopped walnuts, toasted; 177 milliliters finely chopped yellow onion

This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 12g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 451 calories. If you have ground pepper, ground cinnamon, carrot, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 18 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Bring broth to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes.

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Broth

Rice

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Remove from heat.

Let stand 10 minutes.

Combine cranberries and cider in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave at HIGH 1 minute.

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Cranberries

Cider

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Bowl

Let stand for 10 minutes.

Add mixture to rice.

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Rice

Using a small spoon, carefully scoop out centers of apples, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell, and chop apple flesh.

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Apple

Brush the inside of apples with 1 tablespoon butter.

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Apple

Butter

Place apples on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until just tender.

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Apple

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Oven

Preheat broiler to high.

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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add sausage, and saut 5 minutes, stirring to crumble.

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Sausage

Remove from pan; drain. Wipe skillet, and melt remaining butter in pan.

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Butter

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Add chopped apple, yellow onion, and next 3 ingredients (through pepper); saut 4 minutes.

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Yellow Onion

Pepper

Apple

Add garlic; saut for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

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Garlic

Add sausage, onion mixture, walnuts, and next 3 ingredients (through sage) to rice; toss. Divide rice mixture evenly among apples; top with cheese. Broil for 5 minutes or until golden.

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Sausage

Walnuts