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Orange Pork and Sweet Potatoes

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Updated Feb 14, 2016
Bake-Off® Contest 41, 2004
April Carty-Sipp
Collingswood, New Jersey
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This pork and sweet potato bake is topped with a quick, creamy orange sauce.

Orange Pork and Sweet Potatoes

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 4 boneless pork loin chops (about 1 lb.)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 medium dark-orange sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices (about 1 lb.)
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® Original yogurt orange crème

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add pork chops; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 2 to 4 minutes, turning once, until browned on both sides.
  • Step 
    2
    In ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish, layer sweet potato slices. Place pork chops over potatoes.
  • Step 
    3
    In same skillet, cook orange juice and brown sugar over medium heat until brown sugar is melted; pour over pork and potatoes. Cover dish tightly with foil.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake at 375°F. for 35 to 50 minutes or until pork is no longer pink and meat thermometer inserted into center of pork chop reads 160°F.
  • Step 
    5
    Remove pork chops and potatoes from dish; place on serving platter. Pour remaining liquid from dish into small saucepan; stir in yogurt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thoroughly heated. Pour sauce over pork chops and sweet potatoes.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/4 of Recipe
Calories from Fat
160
Trans Fat
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
190%
190%
Exchanges:
Free
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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