Beef / Pork

Stuffed Double Pork and Sage Baked Apples takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Stuffed Double Pork and Sage Baked Apples takes 45 minutes to cook.

Stuffed Double Pork and Sage Baked Apples makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Stuffed Double Pork and Sage Baked Apples are:

4 slices of bacon
5 apples (I used honey crisp), halved and hollowed out using a melon baller
1 tablespoon ghee
2 garlic cloves, minced
? yellow onion, chopped
1 pound ground pork
2 stalks of celery, chopped
2 teaspoons fine sea salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
? teaspoon paprika
? teaspoon cayenne
pinch of black pepper
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced fresh sage

Here is how you make Stuffed Double Pork and Sage Baked Apples:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.2.Place bacon on a baking sheet and bake bacon in oven for 15 minutes or until crispy then chop into small pieces.3.While bacon is cooking, cut apples in half then use a melon baller to hollow out each apple then set aside.4.Place a large saute pan over medium heat. Add ghee and minced garlic.5.Once garlic becomes fragrant, add onion and ground pork.6.Brown pork and break into small pieces, then add celery, salt, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne, black pepper, red wine vinegar, sage and chopped bacon. Mix well until combined.7.Scoop mixture into each apple half. Top each apple with about 1 teaspoon of ghee on top of the mixture.8.Place in a baking dish and bake for 40-45 minutes until apples are tender.Serving Size: Makes 5 servings (two apple halves each)Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KMBACHMAN22.

The nutritional information for Stuffed Double Pork and Sage Baked Apples is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 390.2

• Total Fat: 23.9 g
• Cholesterol: 95.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,087.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 25.8 g