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Pork Chops with Spiced Sweet Potatoes and Apples

3.5

(79)

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Round out this menu with boiled green beans and corn muffins. Finish with chocolate pudding topped with whipped cream.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2; can be doubled

Ingredients

4 3/4-inch-thick boneless pork chops
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 8-ounce red-skinned sweet potato (yam), peeled, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 large unpeeled apple, halved, cored, thickly sliced
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup canned low-salt chicken broth

Preparation

  1. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; sauté until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate. Add potato and onion to skillet. Reduce heat to medium; sauté until onion is golden, about 7 minutes. Mix in apple and cinnamon; season with salt and pepper. Nestle pork among vegetables. Pour in broth; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer until pork and vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

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