Looking for main dish recipes with apples? I’ve got you covered! Apples are more than just a fall treat—they’re a versatile ingredient that can add sweetness, tartness, and depth to your favorite main dishes.
Whether paired with tender meats, wholesome grains, or flavorful vegetables, apples shine in savory recipes. From comforting skillet meals to one-pot wonders, here are some of the best main dish recipes with apples to inspire your next dinner.
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Fall Salad with Apples, Almonds and Feta
This fall salad with apples, almonds, and feta combines crisp apples, crunchy almonds, and tangy feta for a hearty, nutrient-packed main dish that’s perfect for a light meal. Serve with a slice of whole-grain bread or a bowl of butternut squash soup for a satisfying, autumn-inspired dinner.
Healthy Fall Salad with Apple and Feta
This Healthy Fall Salad with Apple and Feta is a colorful, nutrient-packed dish that brings fall flavors to your table in just 15 minutes. Try it for Thanksgiving or any fall gathering because its sweet-savory crunch will steal the show!
Apple cider glazed chicken paired with roasted sweet potatoes and apples creates a flavorful sheet pan dinner. This easy recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or cozy family meals.
Sheet Pan Chicken and Sweet Potatoes with Apples
Looking for a chicken breast recipe with some actual flavor? This Apple Cider Glazed Chicken and Sweet Potatoes recipe is nothing short of incredible!
This creamy Apple Chicken Skillet is a quick and delicious dinner option. The blend of tender chicken, apples, and creamy sauce makes it a comforting and satisfying meal.
Apple Chicken Skillet
A quick and easy chicken skillet with apples in a creamy sauce.
Stuff your chicken with creamy Brie, sweet apples, and a drizzle of maple syrup for a fall-inspired dish that’s as elegant as it is delicious. It’s a flavorful combination that’s hard to resist.
Apple & Brie Stuffed Chicken
Because nothing says “Fall” like shoving apples, syrup, and cheese inside a chicken. Sure, you could use whatever cheese you want, but I’m going with Brie because its creamy, nutty, slightly pretentious flavor just happens to play nicely with the sweetness of maple syrup and apples. It’s ridiculously easy and pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. Give it a whirl and let me know if you think it’s as amazing as I do.
Packed with flavor, this Easy Creamy Apple Chicken Curry is a one-pan wonder. Juicy chicken and apples come together in a creamy curry sauce, making it ideal for both weeknights and dinner parties.
Easy Creamy Apple Chicken Curry
This Easy Creamy Apple Chicken Curry is great for busy weeknights because it’s prepped, cooked, and served in one pan. It’s also fancy enough for a dinner party without any heavy lifting.
Apple cider braised pork shoulder is a fall favorite. This one-pot recipe delivers tender, juicy pork infused with the tangy sweetness of apple cider, making it perfect for a cozy evening.
Apple Cider Braised Pork Shoulder
This Apple Cider Braised Pork Shoulder is an easy one-pot dinner recipe that is so cozy and perfect for the fall months.
Chicken Normandy with Apples, Brandy, Onions, and Cream
A classic French dish, Chicken Normandy combines chicken, apples, brandy, and onions in a creamy sauce. It’s a rich and flavorful recipe that’s perfect for special occasions.
Chicken Normandy, Chicken with Apples, Brandy, Onions and Cream
Comforting chicken browned and braised in apple cider and brandy, cooked with apple slices and onions, served with a cream sauce.
Apple Pork Chops are smothered in a sweet and savory sauce, complemented by slices of tender apples. This skillet dish is quick, easy, and incredibly tasty.
Apple Pork Chops
These Apple Pork Chops are smothered in a sweet and savory sauce with freshly cooked apple slices! This recipe is easy to make in a single skillet and has the best flavor!
This grain-based Autumn Harvest Bowl features chicken, sweet potatoes, and apples. It’s a nutritious and satisfying meal that’s perfect for meal prep or a cozy dinner.
Autumn Harvest Bowl
Autumn Harvest Bowl made with tasty grains, chicken, sweet potatoes, and apples. For fall and winter months for a meal prep lunch or dinner.
This one-pan Roasted Pork and Apples recipe pairs tender pork tenderloin with caramelized apples, all glazed with a garlicky brown sugar sauce. Ready in under 30 minutes!
Roasted Pork and Apples
Easy and incredibly delicious one pan roasted pork tenderloin and apples with garlic brown sugar glaze is ready in less than 30 minutes!
Baked Apple and Pork Meatballs are a flavorful and healthier alternative to fried meatballs. These Whole30, paleo, and gluten-free meatballs are perfect for busy nights.
Baked Pork & Apple Meatballs
Tasty baked apple and pork meatballs rather than fried. This recipe is great for using up ground pork mince. Whole30, paleo, gluten-free.
This one-pot Spiced Chicken and Rice dish is infused with the warm flavors of cumin and cinnamon. Apples and raisins add sweetness, making it a perfect fall meal.
Spiced Chicken and Rice with Apples and Raisins
This Spiced Chicken and Rice recipe includes chicken thighs seasoned with warm cumin and cinnamon, baked on top of basmati rice with apples and raisins for an easy, warm, one-pot fall meal!
Cranberry Apple Beef Stew is a hearty, one-pot dish that’s full of fall flavors. Apples, cranberries, and apple cider add a sweet and tangy twist to this comforting classic.
Cranberry Apple Beef Stew
Cranberry Apple Beef Stew – Enjoy an autumn twist on this classic one pot dish with apples, cranberries, and apple cider for a taste of fall!
This slow-cooked Apple and Onion Beef Pot Roast is topped with a thick apple gravy, making it a comforting and flavorful meal for any season.
Apple and Onion Beef Pot Roast
Rely on your slow cooker to help prepare this moist pot roast. I thicken the juices to make a pleasing apple gravy that’s wonderful over the beef slices and onions. —Rachel Koistinen, Hayti, South Dakota
Add a burst of sweetness to your vegetarian curry with juicy fall apples. Paired with chickpeas, kale, and crunchy cashews, this cozy dish is a nutritious and satisfying option.
Curry with Apples, Kale, Chickpeas & Cashews
Juicy fall apples add a burst of sweetness and fall flavor to this cozy vegetarian curry featuring chickpeas, kale, and crunchy cashews.
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.
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