Sugar-Spiced Pork Chops with Chipolte Pumpkin Sauce

By á-47

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned solid pack pumpkin
• 1 chipotle pepper, snipped into tiny pieces
• 8 oz. jar salsa
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1/4 tea. ground nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tea. ground cumin
• 1 tea. chili powder
• 1/2 tea salt
• 1/4 tea pepper
• 4 boneless pork chops, 1" thick
• 1 tea. olive oil
• 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
• 4 tea. chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Step 1

In saucepan, over med. heat, combine pumpkin, chipotle pepper, salsa, parmesan cheese and nutmeg. Cook until mixture almost boils, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low, cook 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.

In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper; sprinkle evenly over pork chops. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add pork chopsl; cook 8-10 mins. turning ocasionally.

To serve, spoon a generous 1/3 cup pumpkin mixture over the bottom of the plate. Place pork chop on top, sprinkle with tomatoes and cilantro.