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Apple-Balsamic Pork Chops Recipe

When I want to get dinner on the table, I look for recipes that meet my EFF standards—easy, fast and frugal. These sweet and delicious Apple-Balsamic Pork Chops score on all three counts. —Jami Wells, Boise, Idaho

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Diabetic Friendly

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Apple-Balsamic Pork Chops Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

4 boneless pork loin chops (5 ounces each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider or juice
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup apple jelly
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet brown chops in oil. Remove and keep warm.
Add apple cider to the skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in the broth, jelly and vinegar. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/3 cup.
Return chops to the skillet. Cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until meat is tender, turning once. Add butter and stir until melted. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with about 1 tablespoon sauce equals 298 calories, 13 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 499 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Apple-Balsamic Pork Chops in Simple & Delicious December/January 2012, p32