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Pork Chops Skillet Recipe

It's hard to believe that Susan Taul's tender pork chops and honey-mustard sauce are so low in carbohydrates. "It's a light, easy meal that doesn't involve a lot of grease," writes the Birmingham, Alabama reader.

This recipe is:

Healthy

Diabetic Friendly

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Pork Chops Skillet Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 bone-in pork loin chops (3/4 inch thick and 6 ounces each)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup water, divided
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork in butter for 4-6 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove and keep warm.
In the same pan, saute onion in drippings until tender. Add 3/4 cup water; stir to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in the honey, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Return pork to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-10 minutes or until meat is tender. Remove and keep warm.
In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth. Gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over pork chops. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with 1/4 cup sauce equals 237 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 81 mg cholesterol, 503 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Skillet Pork Chops in Light & Tasty April/May 2006, p36