Caramel Apple Pork Chops
Caramel Apple Pork Chops features caramel sauce spooned over pork chops and apples, then sprinkled with pecans.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
4 boneless pork chops, 3/4 inch thick
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Salt and black pepper, to taste
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
2 medium tart red apples, cored and sliced into 1/2-inch wedges
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
Instructions
- Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté chops for 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until both sides are evenly browned. The safe internal temperature for pork is 145 degrees F, as recommended by the USDA. Remove; keep warm.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add butter to skillet; stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or just until apples are tender.
- Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of chops; keep warm.
- Continue cooking mixture in skillet, uncovered, until sauce thickens slightly.
- Spoon sauce over apples and chops.
- Sprinkle with pecans.
- Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans.
Notes
Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Pork Board
Nutrition
- Calories: 330
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
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