Delicious Roast Pork Chops with Apple & Cabbage - Easy Recipe

Roast Pork Chop with Apple and Cabbage

Make-Ahead Time up to 1 day in refrigerator
Final Cook Time 20 minutes

YIELD Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

3 teaspoons olive oil, divided 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 pork chops (6 to 8 ounces each), 1 inch thick Salt, plus additional to taste 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus additional to taste 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar 1 large McIntosh apple, chopped 1/2 (8-ounce) package shredded coleslaw mix

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat over to 375°F.
2. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; cook, covered, 4 to 6 minutes or until tender, stirring often. Add thyme and garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Transfer to small bowl; set aside.
3. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to same skillet. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Place in skillet; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove pork chops from skillet; set aside.
4. Remove skillet from heat. Add vinegar, brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; stir to dissolve sugar and scrape cooked bits from skillet. Add onion mixture, apple and coleslaw mix; do not stir.
5. Arrange pork chops on top of cabbage mixture, overlapping to fit. Cover pan; place in oven. Bake 15 minutes or until pork chops are just barely pink in center.

Tip This recipe can be made up to a day ahead. Prepare and separately wrap pork chops and cabbage-apple mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place cabbage mixture in large ovenproof skillet. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until blended and liquid comes to a boil. Lay pork chops on top of cabbage mixute, overlapping to fit. Continue as directed in recipe. This recipe appears in: Pork NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Sodium 66 mg Protein 19 g Fiber 1 g Carbohydrate 13 g Cholesterol 60 mg Total Fat 13 g Calories from Fat 49 % Calories 241 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Meat 2-1/2 Vegetable 1 Fruit 1/2 Fat 1