Email to Phyllis_ aka_ Filus      

Apple Topped Chops

Source of Recipe

Low-Fat Country Cooking – S. Vinson; Granite Falls, NC
Apple Topped Chops
Serves: 6

6 loin pork chops (3/4-in thick), trimmed
1 medium onion, thinly sliced into rings
1/2 c. raisins, ‘divided’
3 medium apples, cut into 1/2-in. slices

1 c. apple juice
1 T. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves

In a large skillet coated with cooking spray. Brown pork chops over medium heat. Place in an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish. Place onion rings over chops. Sprinkle with 2/3 of the raisins. Arrange apple slices on top and sprinkle with remaining raisins. Combine the remaining ingredients, pour over all. Cover and bake at 350º for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer or until meat is tender.

1/6 of recipe equals: 240 calories…6 gm fat (2 gm saturated)…54 mg cholesterol…51 mg sodium…28 gm carbohydrate…20 gm protein