Savory corn bread like you have never experienced! This show stopping dish combines the tastiest fall flavors: apples and bacon. Yum!

Carmel apples and maple bacon cupcakes are fall staples for me. These flavors make me feel warm and cozy. This cornbread combines both of these tasty flavors! Crispy bacon and tender apples pair perfectly with flavors sage and rich Pioneer Country Gravy. This dish will go fast at your dinner table, guaranteed!

Apple Bacon Cornbread Ingredients

• 6 oz. Morrison’s Corn Kits Cornbread Mix, prepared
• 2.75 oz. Pioneer Country Gravy, prepared
• 1 cup Onion, sliced in to half moons
• 1 tbsp Garlic, sliced thin
• 8 oz. Bacon, thick cut, diced
• 2 pc Red Apples, core removed and diced in to large pieces
• 1 tbsp Sage, chopped
• 1 ½ cups Chicken Stock

Apple Bacon Cornbread Instructions

1. PREHEAT oven to 375.
2. DICE prepared cornbread, about 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
3. Next, in a skillet, BROWN the bacon. When fully browned remove from pan and drain all but 1 tbsp of fat.
4. Then, in another skillet, ADD onions, garlic, sage, and apples. SAUTE for 2 minutes on medium-high heat. Transfer all contents of the pan to a large bowl.
5. In an empty skillet, ADD the diced cornbread and top with contents of a large bowl.
6. ADD chicken stock to prepared Pioneer Country Gravy then pour the contents over the ingredients in the skillet and bake for 30 minutes.
7. GARNISH with additional sage sprigs.

Time Saving Tips

According to to Pioneer’s Head Research & Development Chef Brian Mannett, there are a few key ways to save time in the kitchen:

1. Prep. Pre-chopping vegetables, pre-baking bread, you name it! The more you can do ahead of time the better!
2. Partial Cooking. Some dishes can even be cooked part of the way through, and then reheated closer to dinner time! Simply undercook your dish and then close to serving quickly reheat to finish cooking! This is something my family has always done especially with stuffings, mac and cheese, and corn pudding.
3. Set out your turkey. Room temperature turkey cooks faster and tastes better!
4. Gravy. Gravy is a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving ingredients list and not just for the mashed potatoes. Use Pioneer Country Gravy to quickly add flavor during the cooking process.

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