Pork Chops with Spiced Applesauce and Vegetables
A complete meal featuring savory pork chops, sweet applesauce, and a healthy green side.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs. pork chops
- 1 onion diced
- 2 apples peeled, cored, and diced
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 pinch all spice
- 3.5 tbsp oil divided
- 1 bunch baby spinach trimmed
- 8 oz white or baby bella mushrooms sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Combine cinnamon, all spice, and nutmeg in bowl and set aside.
- Melt 2 tbsp oil in large skillet (cast iron works great if you have one). When hot, cook pork for 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to baking dish and roast in oven, 10 -15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt 1 tbsp oil in the same pan, and ½ tbsp oil in saucepan.
- When saucepan is hot, add mushrooms and spinach. Cook until mushrooms are soft and spinach wilted, stirring occasionally. If done before apples, remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, add onion to skillet used to cook pork for 2-3 minutes. Add apples, apple cider, and spices and cook until apples are tender. Use fork, masher, or immersion blender to mash apples to desired consistency.
- Keep vegetables and apples warm until pork is done. serve pork hot.
Notes
This recipe is 9 Green, Blue, or Purple WW Points.