Farro and Sausage-Stuffed Baked Apples
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Serves: 4
 
A savory take on stuffed apples.
Ingredients
  • 4 large apples (I used Honeycrisp)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ⅓ cup diced yellow onion
  • 1 large vegetarian sausage, crumbled (I used Field Roast Apple Sage Sausage)
  • ⅓ cup farro, cooked according to package directions
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
  • ¼ cup chopped chestnuts
  • ¼ teaspoon McCormick ground nutmeg
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
  2. Use an apple corer to core each apple, then use a paring knife to widen the hole in the center to 1½ to 2 inches. You need room for all that tasty stuffing! Put the apples in a small baking dish that's been sprayed with oil or cooking spray.
  3. Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the crumbled sausage and cook about 3 minutes more, or until browned.
  4. Combine the onion and sausage with the farro, ¼ cup of Parmesan cheese, chestnuts, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Season to taste with salt.
  5. Use a spoon to stuff the farro filling into each apple. Pack them as full as you can! Top each apple with a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese. Spray a piece of foil with oil or cooking spray and use it to cover the baking dish (sprayed side down--this keeps the cheese from sticking to the foil). Bake the apples for 20 minutes covered, then 15-20 minutes more uncovered, or until the cheese is golden brown and the apples are tender.
Recipe by Potluck at Oh My Veggies at https://potluck.ohmyveggies.com/farro-sausage-stuffed-baked-apples/