Here are 10+ of the best Savory Apple Recipes for Dinner! Apples shine in sweets, but also steal the show when it comes to dinnertime. When paired with roasted meat, pureed into soups and sauces, and baked into side dishes, you’ll find there are unbelievable combinations of flavors when apples are included. Check out these incredibly delicious recipes next time you’re craving an apple-infused meal!
Fruit and Meat Pairings
When thinking of pairing meat and fruit together in a meal, you might initially think it’s uncommon. Or even a little weird. But once you start looking it’s really not hard to find!
To celebrate my 100th blog post, I created a fruit-centered dinner party consisting entirely of meals that included fruit. I didn’t realize just how much I used fruit in recipes until I took a step back!
Chicken and pineapple skewers, a mango-based marinade, chipotle lime chicken, and apple-roasted pork are just a few ideas that quickly come to mind if you’re looking for a good place to start.
This article from Spoon University is a tremendous resource when it comes to pairing meat with fruit and how to properly incorporate both into the same dish. I swear they have thought of EVERY possible combination and have helped get my creative juices flowing when planning future fruity recipes!
Some of my favorite combos from Spoon University are chicken with pomegranates, turkey with plums, pork with melon or persimmons, and beef with kiwi. I can’t wait to get in the kitchen – especially with pomegranate and persimmon season quickly approaching.
Cooking with apples essentials
Sheet Pan Apple Chicken
This Sheet Pan Apple Chicken dinner has perfectly seasoned chicken breast that’s roasted with apple slices and Brussels sprouts. Serve it on a bed of mashed potatoes for a cozy meal!
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions is a wholesome dish for the whole family featuring the succulent duo of apples and pork.
Apple Pork Breakfast Sausage
This homemade breakfast sausage is filled with bits of apples and maple syrup. Perfect for weekend and holiday breakfasts.
Apple Stuffed Pork Chops with Herbed Gravy
A peppery gravy with aromatic herbs adds the finishing touch to succulent Apple Stuffed Pork Chops. This is one fantastic meal! Stuffed Pork Chops I’ve always loved a good stuffed pork chop.
Sauerkraut Chickpea Flour Pierogies with Spiced Applesauce
Homemade sauerkraut filled chickpea flour pierogies in seconds! Mix, roll, cut, stuff, boil! The simplicity of a gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, and vegan dinner recipe that's healthy and flavorful with the saltiness of sauerkraut and the sweet spice of an applesauce topping!
Authentic Spicy Apple Curry {Sweet, Spicy & Vegan!}
A warm, sweet, spicy Green Apple Curry dish that transforms the sourness of green apples with the earthy spiciness and robust flavours of Sri Lankan roasted curry powder! This Sri Lankan apple curry is an easy, vegan side dish to prepare that’s full of flavour!
Pork Chops with Apples and Butternut Squash
Pork Chops with Apples and Butternut Squash brings all the delicious flavors of fall right to your dinner table. Cooked in just one skillet, this easy Pork Chop Recipe requires simple ingredients like sweet apples, butternut squash, fresh rosemary, apple cider, and juicy bone-in pork chops.
Baked Apple Salad
The perfect way to turn salad into comfort food!
Chicken Normandy Recipe � la Marie-Celine
You have to make Chicken Normandy if you love French chicken recipes. It's a one-pot chicken dish made with apples and brandy.
Roasted Parsnip and Apple Soup with Parsnip Crisps
This cozy soup makes the most of winter produce! Earthy parsnips and sweet apples make this soup delicious and different. The perfect appetizer for a winter dinner party.
Gluten-Free Stuffing with Sausage and Apples
This gluten-free stuffing with apples and sausage is so flavorful and delicious! It has all the traditional flavors you love in stuffing with very little effort in the kitchen.
Vegan Omelette with Smoked Bacon, Apple & Thyme and Vegan Cheese!
This yummy vegan omelette is stuffed with sweet apple, savoury vegan cheese & vegan bacon. Super easy to make and delicious for breakfast or lunch!
Chicken and apple meatballs
This recipe for chicken and apple meatballs takes a quick and easy meatball dinner and adds a bit of sweetness with chopped apple. Winner winner weeknight dinner.
Grilled Caramelized Onion, Apple and Canadian Bacon Flatbread
This savory recipe mixes caramelized onions, apples and canadian bacon and is sure to become a family favorite. Classy enough to serve to guests but easy enough to enjoy with family.
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Making apple recipes for dinner
I hope you’ve been inspired to cook apple recipes for dinner! I know one thing for sure, my stomach is READY. How will you incorporate granny smiths or red delicious varieties into meals this month? I want to hear about your favorite ideas below!
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Yummy. Omelette with an apple. Very fun.
Okay, so much inspiration here!!! This all looks and sounds delicious – we have apples in our garden so I’m going to try some of these!
Katie May x | postcardsfrom.co.uk
Okay, so much inspiration here!!! This all looks and sounds delicious – we have apples in our garden so I’m going to try some of these!
Katie May x
Oh these recipes sound absolutely delicious! I used to really not like sweet and savoury pairings but I’ve grown to love them as an adult so these would be right up my street. I’m not vegan but actually the vegan curry appeals to me the most!
Funny this came up in my Twitter links-was just thinking how good a chicken sheet pan dinner would be tonight. I have not thought much of cooking with apples beyond baking and apple sauce, but lots of great ideas here.
Very good recipes they look very nice and awesome great healthy meals.
That parsnip soup sounds delicious!! I may just need to make that soon!
These are some amazing recipes. The pork tenderloin is definitely my favorite in this list.
Your recipes look super delicious! I have a difficult time picking the first one to try. Which one is your favorite?
This is great as I have so many apples from the garden to eat right now! I’ll be making as many of these as I can
Cant wait to try these savory apple recipes! all mouthwatering
Yes + yes! I’m a huge fan of fruit with savory dishes, too! Can’t wait to try some of these…especially the breakfast sausage and chicken meatballs (we just had a store-bought chicken-apple sausage last night that was so good…but if I can replicate that flavor at home? game changer!)
Where do I even start?!?! All these apple recipes look amazing!
Love all the inspirations, thank you for sharing. Pork chops with butternut squash sounds amazing
This is such a great roundup of apple recipes for dinner! I am so excited to try several of these for dinner in the next few weeks! Thanks for sharing with us!
I love adding apples to savoury dishes such as pork tenderloin. This is a delicious round-up!
This is such an amazing collection. Bookmarking it.
Yum! So many yummy recipes!
I love to cook with apples. These are all delightful recipes for the fall.
I love apple desserts, but I haven’t really cooked with apples before. I’ll have to try some of these recipes especially the curry & omelet!
Ohh that sound really interesting. Keeping this recepies to try some, specially the flat bread with apple and caramelised onions. Delicious 😋
So many yummy apple recipes! Can’t wait to try them all! This is quite the line up!
Sounds like a great combo.
I’ve always found it a little strange for meat and fruit to be paired together ever since I hear of duck a l’orange
Wow such great recipes and ideas for cooking. I’m not a huge cook but I try…. these apple recipes with meat/chicken sound amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I tried the Apple breakfast sausage and it was amazing! I can’t wait to try a few of the other recipes.
These all look so good! Its a good time of year to make these cozy foods.
I like the idea of an apple curry — the flavour and spice combination sounds incredible!
Oh these sound delicious. Perfect timing for me as my grandmother dropped off some apples from her tree today and I need to use them up x
The baked apple salad was new to me, what an absolute treat.