One Pan Fall Dinner
This One Pan Fall Dinner recipe checks all the boxes. It’s loaded with crispy bacon, lightly browned sweet potatoes, seared chicken apple sausage, warm green apples, and tender brussel sprouts. All topped with a simple and delicious yogurt honey mustard dressing, this recipe is the ultimate fall comfort meal.
Plus, this entire dish comes together in under 40 minutes, making it perfect any night of the week. Plus, you only need one pan so cleanup is a breeze. For a heartier meal, serve this dish over a bed of rice or quinoa. Let me know if you give this delicious combination a try!
Try my Roasted Butternut Squash with Brussel Sprouts, Creamy Chicken and Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Spaghetti Squash or my Celery Salad.
Ingredients Needed for One Pan Fall Dinner
- Protein – You’ll need four slices of thick, center cut bacon and two links of chicken apple sausage for this recipe. Be sure to slice the sausage into easy to eat coins before browning.
- Avocado Oil – While you’ll be able to use the bacon fat to sauté the vegetables and fruit, you’ll still need to add about 1 tablespoon of avocado oil to the pan.
- Fruit / Vegetable – You’ll need diced sweet potato, halved brussel sprouts, and diced green apple for this recipe. Make sure everything is roughly the same size for even cooking and easy eating.
- Seasoning – Season this dish with kosher salt and cracked black pepper.
- Dressing – Combine 0% Greek yogurt, honey, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, paprika, and warm water in a mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined. If you use a thicker yogurt, you may need more warm water depending on how thick you like your dressing.
How to Make One Pan Fall Dinner
Make the Dressing
Combine 0% Greek yogurt, honey, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, paprika, and water in a mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined. If you use a thicker yogurt, you may need more warm water depending on how thick you like your dressing. Set aside.
Make the One Pan Fall Dinner
In a large sauté pan add the bacon over medium high heat. Cook the bacon until crispy. Remove it from the pan and set it aside.
In the same pan, (with the bacon grease) add about 1 tablespoon of avocado oil add the diced sweet potatoes. Sauté for 4-5 minutes then add the halved brussel sprouts. Sauté for another 2-3 minutes then add the sliced chicken sausage and diced apples. Season with kosher salt and cracked black pepper.
Once the sausage is warmed through and seared on both sides, and the apples are tender but not mushy, you can top the dish with crumbled bacon. Serve with a drizzle of yogurt honey mustard and enjoy.
How to Store
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Reheat in the microwave until warmed though. Leftover dressing should be store in a separate airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days. Looking for more recipes? One Pan Chicken Ravioli Bake
Other One Pan Dinners to Consider
- One Pan Spicy Buffalo Chicken
- One Pan Tuscan Chicken Thighs
- One Pan Chicken Cacciatore
- One Pot Homemade Hamburger Helper
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Once you remove the bacon from the pan add the avocado oil and cubed chicken breasts to the pan. Ensure they are cooked through. You can then follow the rest of the steps as listed. You can also use cubed chicken thighs as well.
You can try broccoli or cauliflower!
Yes! This is great for meal prep throughout the week. Simply add the dressing as needed.
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One Pan Fall Dinner
Equipment
- 1 large saute pan
- 1 measuring cup for dressing
Ingredients
One Pan Fall Dinner
- 4 slices center cut bacon, thick
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1.5 cups sweet potatoes, diced medium
- 1.5 cups brussel sprouts, cleaned and halved
- 1 green apple, cored and diced medium, about 1 apple
- kosher salt, to season
- cracked black pepper, to season
- 2 links chicken apple sausage, sliced into coins
Yogurt Honey Mustard
- ¼ cup 0% greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2.5 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1-2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- kosher salt, to taste, about ¼ teaspoon
- paprika, to taste, about ¼ teaspoon
- 1 tablespoon warm water, as needed to thin out dressing
Instructions
How to Make One Pan Fall Dinner
Make the Dressing
- Combine 0% Greek yogurt, honey, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, paprika, and warm water in a mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined. If you use a thicker yogurt, you may need more warm water depending on how thick you like your dressing. Set aside.
Make the One Pan Fall Dinner
- In a large sauté pan add the bacon over medium high heat. Cook the bacon until crispy. Remove it from the pan and set it aside.
- In the same pan, (with the bacon grease) add about 1 tablespoon of avocado oil add the diced sweet potatoes. Sauté for 3-4 minutes then add the halved brussel sprouts. Sauté for another 2-3 minutes then add the sliced chicken sausage and diced apples. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Once the sausage is warmed through and seared on both sides, and the apples are tender but not mushy, you can top the dish with crumbled bacon. Serve with a drizzle of yogurt honey mustard and enjoy.
12 Comments on “One Pan Fall Dinner”
First time making this healthy recipe. Good quick meal and I love the yogurt sauce. Thanks
I am so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the review!
This is one of my favorites! I’ve made it multiple times now and my daughter said it’s one of her favorite meals I make! So easy, hearty and healthy!
The sauce makes it!! I added fresh sage and rosemary for more flavor and it was so good! Def going to be a go to for meal prep. Will make a bigger batch and just roast it all to make life easier!
So glad you enjoyed it!
What kind of chicken sausage do you recommend?
I was using Smart Chicken but they stopped making sausage… so I haven’t found a new brand yet… LMK if you find something you like!
forgot to click 5 stars!
Trying it tonight with Chef Bruce Aidells all natural Chicken and apple sausage. Never had but it’s all natural ingredients so we’ll see!
LMK how it goes!!
Just finished making this and love it. I did make it for a family so roasted everything rather than pan fried due to space. I do think the bacon fat would have added a lot more flavor (i just added left over bacon from breakfast) but it was still very good. I wonder about adding a sweeter apple next time? The yogurt sauce is a must! Overall, very good, and will make again!
Okay, in true fashion, we had just gotten back from a Costco and grocery store run and I still had to make dinner. It was fate as I had just picked up some chicken sausages and a bunch of veggies. This was the PERFECT dish to make. It was so good! Definitely going to make it again. I think I’ll turn the little bit of leftovers I have into an omelet tomorrow morning!