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Picante Pork Skillet Recipe

"I found this recipe around 10 years ago and added the picante sauce, vegetables and crunchy water chestnuts," says Margaret Morton of Eau Claire, Michigan. "I've used apricot preserves or orange marmalade in place of the peach preserves," she adds.

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Picante Pork Skillet Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

1 pound boneless pork, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 cup salsa
1 cup picante sauce or additional salsa
1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
1/3 cup peach preserves
Hot cooked rice

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the pork and taco seasoning. Seal and shake to coat. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry pork in oil for 3 minutes.
Add the onion, green pepper and celery; stir-fry until vegetables are tender. Add the salsa, picante sauce, water chestnuts and preserves. Cook until heated through. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (prepared with pork tenderloin and 16 ounces salsa; calculated without picante sauce and rice) equals 335 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 1,010 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 starch, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Picante Pork Skillet in Quick Cooking January/February 2004, p34

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2012 by esthereckert

This is very similar to a recipe I have been making for years with Chicken breasts. It is just as good with pork. I used country style chops, salsa and apricot preserves to make the recipe for supper today. Loved it this way as well.