Pork Chops w/ Baked Apple Wedges

I don't know about you, but I have an AWFUL hard time turning down a pork and apple combination EVER!  In fact, pre-clean eating days, I had found a recipe on how to re-create a very popular restaurant's Fried Apples at home.  I would make a few batches of them and put them in the freezer for use either over pancakes or with pork chops.

BUT, now, I have found that I don't need all those added ingredients (butter, brown sugar, etc.) to have awesome baked apples with my pork chops.  I found this recipe and LOVE it.  Not to mention, it is so much easier than those days of making the fried apples.   

Hope you enjoy it!

Pork Chops w/ Baked Apple Wedges

Ingredients:

1-5oz. Lean Center Cut Pork Chop per person

Sea Salt

Black Pepper

1 Apple, cut into thick wedges per person

1/2 tsp. Lemon Juice per Apple

Ground Cinnamon (could also use nutmeg & allspice if desired)

Directions:

-  Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees.

-  Toss the sliced apple wedges with lemon juice and ground cinnamon; place on a rimmed baking sheet or in a shallow baking dish and cook until tender and bubbly (about 110-20 minutes or more depending on thickly sliced your wedges are.)

-  Season the pork chop with a little salt and black pepper.  Grill, broil or bake the pork chop on both sides until heated through.

-  Once the pork chops are cooked through and the apples are cooked, place the pork chops on a plate and top with the baked apples.

Serve alongside a mixed green salad or with a 1/2 medium sweet potato and some vegetables.

For the 21 Day Fix meal plan, this would count as 1-Red, 1-Purple for the meat and apples and then add in the containers for your sides (1/2 sweet potato = 1 yellow; and then veggies of your choice for the green container).

ENJOY!!!

Thanks for checking this out and visiting my blog today!  Have a great day!

~Sarah Strubhar

Independent Team Beachbody Emerald Coach