Got to Be NC
Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Country Apple-Sausage Pie

Of course we had to use NC pecans instead of walnuts and we chose granny smith apples.  Jill Mills won first place in the North Carolina Apple Growers Association Apple Recipe contest last year with this savory breakfast pie.

Servings: 8
Cook Time: Prep Time: 30 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: Sausage, Apples

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Ingredients

1
lb. loose pork sausage
1/2
c. diced celery
1/2
c. diced onion
1
tsp. Accent
1
tsp. dried marjoram
1/2
c. nuts (Walnuts were used in winning recipe), finely chopped
2
c. diced North Carolina apples
2
½ c. shredded Cheddar cheese
9
inch unbaked pie crust

Directions

Preheat oven to 400.

Brown sausage, celery and onion together until sausage is cooked, drain grease.

Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.

Pour into pie crust.

Cover top with foil. Bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Remove foil and bake 15 more minutes.

Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

 
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Recipes found on this page are from Got to Be NC members, staff, industry partners and Stove Side Chats. Stove Side Chats is Got to Be NC’s cooking show hosted by restaurant marketing specialist Chad Blackwelder. This series invites chefs and home cooks from around the state to teach you how to cook with in-season North Carolina deliciousness.