Baked Pork Chops with Apples

Apples and onions are baked atop pork chops smothered with a rich chicken stock, applesauce, and ketchup reduction.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 285 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 2 cups applesauce
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 onion, sliced
• 6 pork chops
• 1 pinch garlic pepper seasoning
• 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon black cherry balsamic vinegar
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup ketchup
• 0.25 cup brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add pork chops and cook until browned, seasoning with salt and pepper, about 5 minutes per side. Place pork chops in a large ceramic casserole dish.

Step 3

Add applesauce, chicken stock, ketchup, brown sugar, flour, vinegar, and garlic pepper to the skillet with the pork juices. Stir until thickened and smooth, about 5 minutes. Place sliced onion and apple on top of pork chops; pour applesauce mixture on top.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the pork reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 45 minutes.