Apple Chicken Sausage and Vegetable Skillet
This apple chicken sausage and vegetable skillet is an easy one-pan meal that’s perfect for fall! With sausage, sweet potato, apple, and seasonal herbs, it’s a balanced and simple recipe.
This easy sausage and vegetables dish features a delicious combination of savory sausage and flavorful vegetables plus sweetness from the apples! It’s an amazing fall meal, but really, it’s a great dinner option any day that you want something delicious with just one pan!
Why you’ll love this apple chicken sausage skillet
- Fewer dishes! This recipe is made in one pan for fewer dishes, and overall less work and clean up!
- Chicken sausage is a simple protein option. Since most chicken sausages are fully cooked, they take less prep and cook time.
- Fall flavors galore! Apple, Brussels sprouts, sweet potato, and herbs all in one pan!
What else can you make with apple chicken sausage?
- Apple Chicken Sausage Pasta. A pasta dish with pasta, spinach, and a cream sauce would be the perfect play on a sweet-and-savory meal!
- Sheet pan dinner. You can also make a dish similar to my gnocchi & sausage sheet pan dinner, but with apple chicken sausage!
- Apple chicken sausage bowls. A recipe like my Copycat Sweet Green Harvest Bowl would also be perfect with apple chicken sausage instead of the cubed chicken.
Recipe Ingredients
- Apple Chicken Sausage. I like this one! The apple chicken sausage from Applegate is a great option, but you can also use Aidells.
- Avocado oil. You can also use other oils such as olive oil, if you prefer.
- Yellow onion, sweet potato, and brussels sprouts.
- Salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. To season it!
- Honeycrisp apple.
- Kale.
- Chicken broth and apple cider vinegar.
- Thyme leaves.
- Parsley. To top it all off!
How to make Apple Chicken Sausage and Harvest Vegetable Skillet
- Cook the sausage. Cook 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned.
- Saute the vegetables. Add the onion, sweet potato, and brussels sprouts. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, stirring to saute for 8-10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and crisp.
- Add the apple, kale, broth, apple cider vinegar, and thyme. Allow to simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the broth has absorbed, the apple is soft, and the kale is wilted.
- Stir in the sausage. Stir to reheat & top with parsley!
Michelle Tips & Tricks
- Be sure that your chicken sausage is uniformly chopped. This ensures that the chicken sausage will cook evenly!
- The uniform chopping also goes for the vegetables! Each vegetable should be chopped in a similar size to ensure that they cook evenly. For example, chop the sweet potato into similar-sized cubes, and the kale into similar-sized pieces!
Where can you buy apple chicken sausages?
Apple chicken sausages are usually in the prepared meat section of the grocery store, near the bacon and other packaged meats. Applegate has an apple chicken sausage that is available at several stores, but there are many other brands as well!
Are Chicken Apple Sausages already cooked?
Yes, for the most part, they will be! Make sure to check the package, but we still definitely want to cook them to get that beautiful crisp.
How to tell your apple chicken sausages are cooked
You can always check with a meat thermometer to ensure that the sausages are cooked to 165 F, but you’ll also want to make sure they’re crisp for the best flavor and texture.
Recipe FAQS
Most sausage isn’t AIP-compliant. This is the bratwurst that I like to use for a nightshade-free sausage, but it’s not AIP-friendly. To make this recipe AIP, you can use ground pork or turkey instead of regular sausage.
Apple chicken sausage is made with herbs, diced apples, and ground chicken. The casing depends on the brands, but it could be a pork casing or a pork-free casing!
If you tried this Apple Chicken Sausage and Vegetable Skillet or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting!
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- Carrot Apple & Bacon Breakfast Hash
- Bacon, Date & Apple Brussels Sprout Skillet
- Jicama Breakfast Hash
Apple Chicken Sausage and Vegetable Skillet
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 12 oz chicken apple sausage, chopped
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 2 cups sweet potato, diced
- 1 ½ cups Brussels sprouts, halved
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup Honeycrisp apple, peeled and diced
- 1 cup kale, chopped
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Using a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Cook the sausage for 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned. Set aside.
- Using the same pan, add the onion, sweet potato, and brussels sprouts. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, stirring to saute for 8-10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and crisp.
- Add the apple, kale, broth, apple cider vinegar and thyme to the pan and stir to combine. Allow to simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the broth has absorbed, the apple is soft and the kale is wilted.
- Stir in the sausage and stir to reheat. Remove from the heat.
- Serve topped with parsley.
My family loved this!
Perhaps I’m reading the recipe incorrectly? Does it say 1.5 Brussels Sprouts?
Sorry about that- 1 1/2 cups!
I made this recipe – I used spinach rather than kale because that’s what I had – it was delicious and I will definitely make it again.
So glad you enjoyed!!