Pork Chops With Apples and Thyme

photo by lazyme

- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup fat free chicken broth, divided
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch or 1 1/4 teaspoons arrowroot
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 4 (4 ounce) lean boneless pork chops, 1/2 inch thick, trimmed of fat
- 1 small onion, halved and sliced
- 1 tart apple, such as Granny Smith, cored and sliced (not peeled)
- 1⁄4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup apple juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper
directions
- Using a fork, whisk together 2 tablespoons of the chicken broth and the cornstarch in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add chops and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-high and add onion to the skillet. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Onions should become somewhat translucent. Add the apple slices and cook, stirring often, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining broth, cider (or juice), mustard, thyme and the cornstarch mixture.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring, until thickened and glossy, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Return the chops to the pan and heat through.
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Delicious! After suddenly finding myself unexpectedly solo for dinner, I was looking for a pork chop recipe I could make for myself. I used two pork chops and, as suggested, the full amount of everything else. The sauce was fantastic as a gravy for potatoes, although I might use only 1/2 as much apple in the future, along with cider instead of juice. Great blend of flavors! Thanks!
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Delicious! I had huge Costco pork chops so I browned them and then microwaved them at 1/2 power for about 10 minutes to get the insides done without over cooking the outsides. Although I only made 2 chops, I did make the full batch of the sauce - so glad that I did. The sauce is wonderful and DH asked that I make even more sauce the next time, lol. Thanks toni for good comfort food that we will be repeating.
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Delicious! After suddenly finding myself unexpectedly solo for dinner, I was looking for a pork chop recipe I could make for myself. I used two pork chops and, as suggested, the full amount of everything else. The sauce was fantastic as a gravy for potatoes, although I might use only 1/2 as much apple in the future, along with cider instead of juice. Great blend of flavors! Thanks!
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