Applesauce Pork Chops

By rockyb63

Pork chops are baked with a savory applesauce glaze for a quick and easy weeknight main dish

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and sliced
• 2 (1/2-inch thick) pork chops
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and apple slices in the melted butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion and apple to a bowl.
3. Place pork chops in the same skillet; cook over medium heat until pork chops are browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
4. Mix applesauce, brown sugar, mustard, and cinnamon into onion and apple mixture.
5. Place pork chops in a 9x9-inch baking dish; season with salt and black pepper. Spoon applesauce mixture over pork chops; cover dish.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops are no longer pink in the center, about 30 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).