Easy Applesauce Pork Chops Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and sliced
• 0.25 cup chopped onion
• 2 (1/2-inch thick) pork chops
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 0.75 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground mustard
• 0.13 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for baking.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the diced apple and onion in the melted butter until they become tender, approximately 5 minutes. Transfer this flavorful apple and onion mixture to a separate bowl.
3. Place the pork chops in the same skillet over medium heat. Cook the pork chops until they are nicely browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the browned pork chops to a 9x9-inch baking dish. Season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
4. In the bowl with the apple and onion mixture, combine applesauce, brown sugar, mustard, and cinnamon. Mix well to create a delicious sauce. Spoon this mixture evenly over the pork chops in the baking dish.
5. Bake the pork chops, covered, in the preheated oven until they are no longer pink in the center. This should take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Use an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a pork chop to ensure it reaches an internal temperature of at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Nutrition

• Calories: 386 kcal
• Fat Content: 15 g
• Fiber Content: 4 g
• Sugar Content: 35 g
• Sodium Content: 625 mg
• Protein Content: 21 g
• Cholesterol Content: 81 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 43 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g