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Apple-Cherry Glazed Pork Chops
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Apple-Cherry Glazed Pork Chop
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients:
1/4
to 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8
teaspoon salt
1/8
teaspoon black pepper
2
boneless pork loin chops (3 ounces each), trimmed of fat
Nonstick olive oil cooking spray
2/3
cup unsweetened apple juice
1/2
small apple, sliced
2
tablespoons sliced green onion
2
tablespoons dried tart cherries
1
teaspoon cornstarch
1
tablespoon water
Preparation:
1.
Combine thyme, salt and pepper in small bowl. Rub onto both sides of pork chops. Spray large skillet with cooking spray. Add pork chops. Cook over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until barely pink in center, turning once. Remove chops from skillet; keep warm.
2.
Add apple juice, apple slices, green onion and cherries to same skillet. Simmer, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes or until apple and onion are tender. Combine cornstarch and water in small bowl; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened. Spoon over pork chops.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 pork chop with about 1/2 cup apple-cherry glaze | |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Total Fat | 8 g |
| Calories from Fat | 31 % |
| Calories | 243 |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Sodium | 191 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1 |
| Meat | 2 |
| Fruit | 1-1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Pork
