Baked Pork Chops With Apple Cranberry Sauce
A wonderful fruit sauce adds the perfect touch to these pork chops—try serving
with a side of brown rice and steamed broccoli.
CAL/SERV :
232
PREP TIME :
10 MINS
YIELDS :
4 SERVINGS
COOK TIME:
30 MINS
INGREDIENTS
For pork chops:
- 4 boneless pork chops (about 3 oz each)
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 medium orange, rinsed, for ¼ tsp zest (use a grater to take a thin layer of skin off the orange;
- save the orange for garnish)
- ½ Tbsp olive oil
For sauce:
- ¼ C low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 medium apple, peeled and grated (about 1 C) (use a grater to make thin layers of apple)
- ½ cinnamon stick (or 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon)
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ C dried cranberries (or substitute raisins)
- ½ C 100 percent orange juice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Season pork chops with pepper and orange zest.
- In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add pork chops, and cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Turn over and brown the second side, an additional 2 minutes. Remove pork chops from the pan, place them on a nonstick baking sheet, and put in the oven to cook for an additional 10 minutes (to a minimum internal temperature of 160 °F).
- Add chicken broth to the sauté pan and stir to loosen the flavorful brown bits. Set aside for later.
- Meanwhile, place grated apples, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the apples begin to soften.
- Add cranberries, orange juice, and saved broth with flavorful brown bits. Bring to a boil, and then lower to a gentle simmer. Simmer for up to 10 minutes, or until the cranberries are plump and the apples are tender. Remove the cinnamon stick.
- Peel the orange used for the zest, and cut it into eight sections for garnish.
- Serve one pork chop with ¼ cup of sauce and two orange segments.
Nutrition (per serving):
Calories 232, Total fat 7 g, Saturated fat 2 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 42 mg, Total fiber 2 g, Protein 18 g, Carbohydrates 25 g, Potassium 384 mg, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 60%, Calcium 4%, Iron 6%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie
Courtesy of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute