Pan Grilled Sausage with Apples and Onions

If you have a negative idea of what an organic sausage recipe might be like … get it out of your mind. This will blow away any dish with any sausage you've ever had.

Serves 2 | Total Time: Less Than 30 Mins

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, divided
4 Applegate Organics^® Chicken & Apple Sausage
1 small onion, minced
1 Granny Smith Apple. peeled, sliced
1/2 cup apple cider
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon sage, chopped fresh
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º.
Melt one tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add sausages and cook until brown, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes.
Remove sausages from skillet and transfer to a heat-proof dish.
Cover with foil and place in oven to keep warm.
Add onion and apple to pan; cook until onion and apple are tender and brown, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
Add apple cider and chicken broth; increase heat to high and stir until liquid is reduced and thickened slightly, about 2-3 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Remove sausages from oven and transfer to serving platter.
Remove pan from heat.
Whisk sage and remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into cider mixture.