Such a good dish! I went apple picking and looked up dinners to make with apples and this did not disappoint. I’m planning on making it again for Friendsgiving but I’m wondering what you would add to make it just a little bit sweeter. Maybe brown sugar? Thanks!
Hi John! Personally I love the recipe as is, but I guess if you needed to add sweeter to it for your taste you could add brown sugar? Or maybe even try a different variety of apple that is sweet, such as fuji or gala. Hope this helps!
I’m so sad :( I wanted to love this recipe but it did not come out like your beautiful pictures! lol
And based on all of the outstanding reviews I’m wondering if it was user-error? ;)
I used a ceramic plated cast iron pan…
My bacon did not produce a whole lot of excess grease though…a little of course but I doubt it was 1.5 tbsp’s so I added a bit of olive oil to supplement (maybe this was a mistake?)
So maybe I didn’t cook the bacon quite long enough?
And my veggies did not have that crispy-roasted texture like your pictures & I’m not sure why. I almost feel like I would have been better off roasting them in the oven.
And there was a lot of excess liquid which kind of made the dish just kind of soupy. Perhaps I should have decreased the amount of chicken broth?
It also just seemed like it needed more flavorful…perhaps lacking in flavor because I didn’t have more bacon grease? Or maybe I just needed to add more salt? I don’t know!
I would be willing to give this another shot and would love any recommendations of where I might have gone wrong.
Hi Jen! I’m sorry you had trouble with this recipe. It’s really hard to know what went wrong without being in the kitchen with you. It sounds like you might be onto something with the bacon. The longer you cook it, the more grease it should produce but you definitely don’t want to burn it. As far as the flavor, I think it has great flavor but we all have different taste. Definitely adjust the seasonings to your taste. To get a nice crispy look to the dish, you might need to cook the veggies at a higher temperature. Hope this helps!
I’ve made this twice so far, and each time I forget how yummy the flavors all blend together. It’s such a delightful fall dish and honestly the most “difficult”part is all the chopping and that’s not even that bad if you do everything before hand so it’s ready to go. I can see myself making this several more times this fall/winter. Any excuse to use my giant cast iron for a one pot meal!
I have made this several times and love it! But now I would like to make it as a Thanksgiving side dish with a couple of people being Vegan. Any suggestions?
The cinnamon and apples do not go well with the other ingredients. I can see how this dish be good with no apples and a different spice: maybe chili powder or almost anything else. Haha. Neither my husband nor I enjoyed this dish, and I’m dreading eating the leftovers because I don’t like to waste food.
I ‘m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the recipe, Melissa. I know it’s frustrating to try a new recipe and not have it turn out. I (and many other readers) have enjoyed them, so I really wish they would’ve been a hit for you too!
I’m always looking for a way to make Brussels sprouts more palatable for me. This is very exciting. I’ll be making it right away. For John who wanted it sweeter. Maybe some Craisins? I will make it as is though. Thank you so much!
Hello, This is an outstanding recipe. My wife and son loved it. I am new to cooking so I was pleased with the success. My wife claimed the leftovers for work.
Thank You for sharing this recipe.
Lon
Super delish and great combination of flavors! With all the veg and apples, you feel like you’re eating all the healthy things! Hubby was skeptical as I was preparing, because he is suspicious of most things vegetable..but loved it!
Thank you for this recipe – I’ve made it several times and like it better and better each time. Last night I used pork chops instead of chicken (because I had some on hand), and tossed the cubed chops in “Memphis Dust” (a grilling/smoking rub) before cooking. It was the best iteration to date!
It came out delicious. The only changes I made was I didn’t have low sodium chicken broth so I used regular chicken broth but only 1/2 tsp. of the salt instead of the tsp. Also, I agree with one reviewer when they said it needs a touch of sweetness ( just a touch!) So what I did was stirred in about 2 Tbsp. of maple syrup sugar-free to the finished recipe. Yum! That was just the thing!
Excellent recipe, only thing I did different was to cook cut sweet potatoes in microwave, 5 minutes before adding to skillet. My 12” cast iron skillet too small so I had to transfer to large aluminum skillet
I followed this recipe, but I did not use bacon and subbed apple chicken sausage instead of chicken. I wanted to like this, but just didn’t :( the sweet potatoes weren’t cooked through all the way. Also I think it was la king flavor. If I were to try it again, I would add the bacon and maybe roast instead of sauté as well as add more seasonings.
Had all the ingredients in my kitchen and made this last night for dinner. It is a delicious recipe and my husband loved it. The flavors are so great you could easily make a vegetarian version deleting the chicken and bacon and using apple cider instead of chicken broth. Had the leftovers tonight wrapped in tortillas as stuffed burritos. This will be in a monthly rotation regardless of the season.
I had to tweak the recipe due to dietary restrictions, so i used chicken bacon, and my brussel sprouts went bad, so i used cauliflower. I also don’t own a cast iron skillet, so i roasted the veggies and apples, cooked the chicken and bacon on the stove top and combined it. I was concerned that without the bacon drippings that it would be dry, but it wasn’t at all. It was a complete success!!! Thank you so much!!
I was so excited to make this. I literally spent 2 1/2 hours chopping and cooking. Well, it was inedible. I followed the directions to a t. I’m so disappointed. We ended up throwing it all out and having chicken nuggets for dinner. :(
This recipe was easy to pull together with flavorful and healthy results. The only hiccup was in the body of the recipe, the directions omitted the 4 minced garlic cloves. I added them to the brussel sprouts, onion, and sweet potatoes step. Super yummy recipe!
Hi Julie! It’s actually there. In the recipe card you’ll see that is in Step 4 when you are stirring in the apples. In the body of the blog post where I do a brief overview of the recipe, you’ll see it was listed in Step 3. Hope this helps! Glad you were able to enjoy it!
Such a good dish! I went apple picking and looked up dinners to make with apples and this did not disappoint. I’m planning on making it again for Friendsgiving but I’m wondering what you would add to make it just a little bit sweeter. Maybe brown sugar? Thanks!
Hi John! Personally I love the recipe as is, but I guess if you needed to add sweeter to it for your taste you could add brown sugar? Or maybe even try a different variety of apple that is sweet, such as fuji or gala. Hope this helps!
I’m so sad :( I wanted to love this recipe but it did not come out like your beautiful pictures! lol
And based on all of the outstanding reviews I’m wondering if it was user-error? ;)
I used a ceramic plated cast iron pan…
My bacon did not produce a whole lot of excess grease though…a little of course but I doubt it was 1.5 tbsp’s so I added a bit of olive oil to supplement (maybe this was a mistake?)
So maybe I didn’t cook the bacon quite long enough?
And my veggies did not have that crispy-roasted texture like your pictures & I’m not sure why. I almost feel like I would have been better off roasting them in the oven.
And there was a lot of excess liquid which kind of made the dish just kind of soupy. Perhaps I should have decreased the amount of chicken broth?
It also just seemed like it needed more flavorful…perhaps lacking in flavor because I didn’t have more bacon grease? Or maybe I just needed to add more salt? I don’t know!
I would be willing to give this another shot and would love any recommendations of where I might have gone wrong.
Hi Jen! I’m sorry you had trouble with this recipe. It’s really hard to know what went wrong without being in the kitchen with you. It sounds like you might be onto something with the bacon. The longer you cook it, the more grease it should produce but you definitely don’t want to burn it. As far as the flavor, I think it has great flavor but we all have different taste. Definitely adjust the seasonings to your taste. To get a nice crispy look to the dish, you might need to cook the veggies at a higher temperature. Hope this helps!
I’ve made this twice so far, and each time I forget how yummy the flavors all blend together. It’s such a delightful fall dish and honestly the most “difficult”part is all the chopping and that’s not even that bad if you do everything before hand so it’s ready to go. I can see myself making this several more times this fall/winter. Any excuse to use my giant cast iron for a one pot meal!
Hi Juliana! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
I have made this several times and love it! But now I would like to make it as a Thanksgiving side dish with a couple of people being Vegan. Any suggestions?
Hi Mama lina! I’ve only made this recipe as written, but I do have side dishes that you might enjoy! https://www.wellplated.com/roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-garlic/ Or https://www.wellplated.com/roasted-sweet-potatoes/ Also here is a link to all of my vegan recipes: https://www.wellplated.com/category/recipes-by-diet/vegan/ Hope this helps!
Fantastic!!
Hi Vanessa! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
I made this a second time today and substituted Aidells chicken apple sausage for the chicken.
It came out great!
Hi Cindy! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
Tried and was very delicious! I did omit the bacon & brussel sprouts and added spinach and pecans. Yum!!
Hi Rhonda! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
The cinnamon and apples do not go well with the other ingredients. I can see how this dish be good with no apples and a different spice: maybe chili powder or almost anything else. Haha. Neither my husband nor I enjoyed this dish, and I’m dreading eating the leftovers because I don’t like to waste food.
I ‘m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the recipe, Melissa. I know it’s frustrating to try a new recipe and not have it turn out. I (and many other readers) have enjoyed them, so I really wish they would’ve been a hit for you too!
Hi Erin –
I’m always looking for a way to make Brussels sprouts more palatable for me. This is very exciting. I’ll be making it right away. For John who wanted it sweeter. Maybe some Craisins? I will make it as is though. Thank you so much!
Stan Fitzgerald
Hope you enjoy it Stan! Thanks for the suggestion!
Hello, This is an outstanding recipe. My wife and son loved it. I am new to cooking so I was pleased with the success. My wife claimed the leftovers for work.
Thank You for sharing this recipe.
Lon
Hi Lon! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
Super delish and great combination of flavors! With all the veg and apples, you feel like you’re eating all the healthy things! Hubby was skeptical as I was preparing, because he is suspicious of most things vegetable..but loved it!
Hi Lisa! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
Thank you for this recipe – I’ve made it several times and like it better and better each time. Last night I used pork chops instead of chicken (because I had some on hand), and tossed the cubed chops in “Memphis Dust” (a grilling/smoking rub) before cooking. It was the best iteration to date!
Hi Lauren! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review and feedback on the pork chops!
It came out delicious. The only changes I made was I didn’t have low sodium chicken broth so I used regular chicken broth but only 1/2 tsp. of the salt instead of the tsp. Also, I agree with one reviewer when they said it needs a touch of sweetness ( just a touch!) So what I did was stirred in about 2 Tbsp. of maple syrup sugar-free to the finished recipe. Yum! That was just the thing!
Hi Catherine! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
Excellent recipe, only thing I did different was to cook cut sweet potatoes in microwave, 5 minutes before adding to skillet. My 12” cast iron skillet too small so I had to transfer to large aluminum skillet
Hi Josette! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
I followed this recipe, but I did not use bacon and subbed apple chicken sausage instead of chicken. I wanted to like this, but just didn’t :( the sweet potatoes weren’t cooked through all the way. Also I think it was la king flavor. If I were to try it again, I would add the bacon and maybe roast instead of sauté as well as add more seasonings.
Hi Jocelyn! Use sausage and leaving out the bacon will give you a different result than the one you see here. Hope you will give it another try!
Had all the ingredients in my kitchen and made this last night for dinner. It is a delicious recipe and my husband loved it. The flavors are so great you could easily make a vegetarian version deleting the chicken and bacon and using apple cider instead of chicken broth. Had the leftovers tonight wrapped in tortillas as stuffed burritos. This will be in a monthly rotation regardless of the season.
Hi Mo! So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for this kind review!
Love this recipe! Reheating in the air fryer keeps the bacon crispy!
Hi Chelsea! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!
I had to tweak the recipe due to dietary restrictions, so i used chicken bacon, and my brussel sprouts went bad, so i used cauliflower. I also don’t own a cast iron skillet, so i roasted the veggies and apples, cooked the chicken and bacon on the stove top and combined it. I was concerned that without the bacon drippings that it would be dry, but it wasn’t at all. It was a complete success!!! Thank you so much!!
Hi Janet! So glad it worked out for you in the end! YAY! Thank you for this kind review!
I was so excited to make this. I literally spent 2 1/2 hours chopping and cooking. Well, it was inedible. I followed the directions to a t. I’m so disappointed. We ended up throwing it all out and having chicken nuggets for dinner. :(
I’m so sorry to hear that Samantha! What made it inedible? That is not normally the feedback we get on this recipe, so curious as to what happened.
This recipe was easy to pull together with flavorful and healthy results. The only hiccup was in the body of the recipe, the directions omitted the 4 minced garlic cloves. I added them to the brussel sprouts, onion, and sweet potatoes step. Super yummy recipe!
Hi Julie! It’s actually there. In the recipe card you’ll see that is in Step 4 when you are stirring in the apples. In the body of the blog post where I do a brief overview of the recipe, you’ll see it was listed in Step 3. Hope this helps! Glad you were able to enjoy it!