Curried Pork Chops with Pears

By Tonya_Speed

NUTRITION per serving: 222 Calories; 6g Fat; 25g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 44mg Cholesterol; 299mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit. Points: 4

Ingredients

• Water/oil mixture
• 4 (4- to 5-oz.) loin pork chops, trimmed
• 2 ripe Bosc, Bartlett or Anjou pears, peeled, cored and diced
• 3 tablespoons raisins
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• Black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 to 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Aluminum foil wrap

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a baking dish with water/oil mixture. Trim visible fat from chops. Lightly coat a skillet with water/oil mixture over medium-high heat; add the chops and brown them for 3 minutes per side, turning once; transfer to prepared baking dish. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine pears, raisins, chicken broth and pepper; set aside.
In the same skillet, saute onion and garlic over medium heat for about 4 minutes, stirring often. Sprinkle with curry powder and flour then gradually stir in pear/broth mixture. Cook and stir for 3 minutes, loosening any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet and spooning pear mixture over the chops in the baking dish. Cover with foil wrap and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes or until chops are cooked through.

SERVING SUGGESTION: Brown rice and steamed kale.