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Instant Pot Cinnamon-Apple Pork Chops

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Boneless pork chops on a platter with herbs topped with applesauce.
Photo by Carl Kravatz

These pork chops are a fantastic way to take advantage of fall flavors. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger. Or, you can just skip the spice mixture and add a second cinnamon stick.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    50 minutes

  • Yield

    2 servings

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
2 (1-inch-thick) boneless pork chops
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Granny Smith apples, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
2 sage leaves, minced
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup water

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Set the Instant Pot to “sauté, medium heat.” Once it reads “hot,” add the oil and pork chops, sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, and brown for 5 minutes, turning them over halfway through.

    Step 2

    Transfer the pork chops to a plate. Add the apples, cinnamon stick, sage, pumpkin pie spice, applesauce, and water to the pot. Mix to combine and return the pork chops to the pot.

    Step 3

    Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release the remaining pressure.

    Step 4

    Remove the pork chops and half the apples to a plate to rest. Set the pot to “sauté, medium heat” and cook to boil down the sauce until thickened, about 10 minutes. Pour the sauce over the pork chops and apples and serve.

The cookbook cover featuring chicken thighs over rice with a yogurt sauce, plates, and an Instant Pot in the background.
From Lose Weight With Your Instant Pot: 60 Easy One-Pot Recipes for Fast Weight Loss © 2018 by Audrey Johns. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow Cookbooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon.

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