Baked Apple Pork Chops with Steamed Broccoli

by | Jun 4, 2019

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless pork chops
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil or avocado oil
  • ½ tsp sea salt, divided
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp raw honey or coconut nectar
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
  • 1 medium red onion, sliced into small wedges

Directions

  1. Season pork chops on both sides with salt, pepper, and cinnamon.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add 1 1/2 Tbsp oil.
  3. Add pork chops to hot skillet and brown on each side 3 minutes (they won’t be fully cooked yet), then remove and set aside.
  4. Lower heat to medium and add remaining oil. Add apples and onions to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes, until the apples start to soften.
  5. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and pepper, then add the broth, mustard and fresh thyme, and stir.  
  6. Return pork chops to skillet, moving the apples and onions to the outside of the skillet to make room for the chops. Continue to simmer over medium heat until pork chops are cooked through – shouldn’t take more than a few minutes, depending on how thick they were to start.
  7. Steam the broccoli and serve on the side with the chops!
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