This non-traditional hash combines root vegetables with sweet-tart apples and apple chicken sausage.

The Aidells Chicken Apple is not recommended. An 85-gram link has 12 g fat, 640 mg sodium, 190 calories. $5.49 for 12 ounces at Raley’s. 4 stars Applegate Organics Roasted Red Pepper Chicken ...

Studded with apples and onions, and scented with cinnamon and chopped sage, it’s wonderfully fragrant and tender -- the perfect breakfast sausage. Or riff on a classic, such as bratwurst.

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Here, diced apples are cooked with mild sausage to make the base for a hearty risotto, perfect for the cooler nights ahead. The risotto takes about 40 minutes to prepare.

Typically chicken sausage is made of dark meat, but many fresh versions contain chicken breast. Chicken sausage typically has less calories and fat than pork sausage and full-fat beef hot dogs.

When I get chicken apple sausage, I often serve them up with some pancakes or waffles. But I also love this alternative to the usual breakfast-for-dinner routine.

It relies on cooked apple-chicken sausage, which has become a refrigerator staple at my house. The “relish” is sweet-salty. Serve with a salad of crisp greens, or sauteed broccolini.

Total time: 35 minutes, plus chilling time Servings: Makes about 4 pounds sausage Note: Adapted from "Bruce Aidells' Complete Sausage Book" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly.