Stuffed Apples

Recently I wrote about my mission to give my family an apple a day to keep the colds away.  It didn’t exactly work.  My loving, beautiful family went all snotty on me last week complete with fevers, coughs, aches and pains.  At first I thought my plan was flawed.  Maybe there is some hole to this whole ”apple a day” thing.  But I am not a quitter.   So with resolve I marched to the grocery store and purchased more of the miracle fruit.  Maybe apples as a side dish is just not enough.  So this time I went bolder – apples as the main course.  (I know – I am really living on the edge here.)  If at first you don’t succeed, try try again! 

Ingredients:

• 1 (16oz) pkg cornbread stuffing mix
• 1/2 (1lb) pkg ground porksausage
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 5 large apples
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup apple cider

Putting It All Together:

1. Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions.
2. Set aside to cool.
3. Cook sausage in skillet in skillet until no longer pink.
4. Remove sausage from pan leaving drippings in pan.
5. Cut apples in half.
6. Using small melon baller, remove pulp from apples, discarding core and seeds. 
7. Keep apple pulp and set aside.
8. Brush inside of each hallowed out apple with lemon juice.
9. Chop apple pulp and add to skillet along with onion.
10. Cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes.
11. In a large mixing bowl combine stuffing, sausage, apple and onion. 
12. Mix well.
13. Spoon stuffing mix into each apple shell.
14. Place apples in 13×9 inch baking dish.
15. Pour 1 cup of apple cider into bottom of baking dish.
16. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Enjoy!

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