Pork slow cooks to superb tenderness with apricots and apples.
Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes for Two
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 6 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 2
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
- 1 medium (12-oz.) dark-orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 2 onion slices
- 2 (1-inch-thick) boneless pork loin chops (about 1 1/4 lb.)
- 6 dried apricots
- 1 small apple, peeled, sliced
- Salt
- 3 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon grated gingerroot
Instructions
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Step1In 3 to 4-quart slow cooker, combine 1 tablespoon of the margarine, sweet potato and onion; mix to coat potato well. Cut slit horizontally in each pork chop, cutting to within 1/2 inch of opposite edge to form pocket.
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Step2Insert 3 apricots and several apple slices into each chop. (If necessary, cut apples slices in half.) Sprinkle chops with salt. Add any remaining apple slices to sweet potato mixture.
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Step3Heat remaining tablespoon margarine in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until browned, turning once. Place chops over potato mixture in slow cooker. In same skillet, combine syrup and gingerroot; mix with pan drippings. Drizzle mixture over chops and potatoes.
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Step4Cover; cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours.
Nutrition
890
Calories
33g
Total Fat
65g
Protein
82g
Total Carbohydrate
34g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/2 of Recipe
- Calories
- 890
- Calories from Fat
- 300
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 51%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 50%
- Cholesterol
- 170mg
- 57%
- Sodium
- 580mg
- 24%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 82g
- 27%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 32%
- Sugars
- 34g
- Protein
- 65g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 720%
- 720%
- Vitamin C
- 50%
- 50%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 2 1/2 Fruit; 8 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
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