Healthy Winter Recipes to Get You Through the Holidays

Pork Chops with Apples and Ginger

Ingredients:

1  teaspoon ground coriander

¾ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon black pepper

2  teaspoons olive oil

4  (5-ounce) lean center-cut boneless pork loin chops, trimmed

1  large shallot, finely chopped

1  tablespoon grated peeled 
fresh ginger

2  apples, cored and cut into ½-inch pieces

1⁄3 cup chicken broth

2  tablespoons whole-grain 
 mustard

2  tablespoons chopped fresh 
flat-leaf parsley

Directions:

1. Stir together ¼ teaspoon of coriander, ½ teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of cumin, and pepper in cup. Rub spice mixture onto both sides of pork.
2. Heat oil in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook, turning once, until instant-read thermometer inserted into sides of chops registers 145°F, 5–6 minutes. Transfer to plate.
3. Spray same skillet with olive oil non-stick spray. Add shallot and ginger; reduce heat and cook, stirring constantly, until shallot softens, 1–2 minutes. Add apples and remaining ¾ teaspoon coriander, remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt, and remaining ¼ teaspoon of cumin. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in broth and scrape up browned bits from bottom of pan. Cover and cook until apples are tender, about 3 minutes. Return pork and any accumulated juices to skillet and cook until heated through, 1–2 minutes. Stir in mustard. Sprinkle 
with parsley and serve.

Per serving (1 pork chop with ½ cup apple mixture): 289 Cal, 11 g Total Fat, 3 g Sat Fat, 
656 mg Sod, 16 g Total Carb, 10 g Sugar, 3 g Fib, 30 g Prot. SmartPoints value: 5

Pro Tip:

Serve the pork chops with heat-and-serve brown rice available in plastic pouches near the dry rice in supermarkets (1⁄3 cup cooked brown rice will increase the per-serving SmartPoints by 2).

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