perfect for fall

Last night Nathan and I hosted a small dinner party with some friends from church. Since I needed something yummy, quick and easy, I chose this: Spiced Pork Chops with Apple Chutney. It's truly delicious and so easy!

Spiced Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

(via myrecipes.com, a Cooking Light recipe)

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chop and about 1/3 cup chutney)

Ingredients

• Chutney:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 5 cups (1/4-inch) cubed peeled apple (about 3 apples)
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 
  Pork:
• 3/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut pork loin chops, trimmed
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. To prepare chutney, melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple; sauté 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add cranberries and the next 6 ingredients (through allspice); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until apples are tender; stir occasionally.

2. To prepare pork, while chutney simmers, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Combine chipotle and next 4 ingredients (through black pepper); sprinkle over pork. Coat grill pan with cooking spray. Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Serve with chutney.

Slender haricots verts are a pretty and quick-cooking complement to the meal. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 12 ounces haricots verts to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, and 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves; cook 5 minutes or until garlic is lightly browned.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 321

Fat: 9.6g (sat 4.2g,mono 3.6g,poly 0.7g)

Protein: 24.4g

Carbohydrate: 34.6g

Fiber: 2.4g

Cholesterol: 72mg

Iron: 1.1mg

Sodium: 520mg

Calcium: 45mg

peanut gallery says:

This is the second time I've cooked this dish. It got RAVE reviews for all our guest and Nathan thinks it was even better the second time around. I think it's a keeper! I didn't deviate from the recipe at all. It's perfect just the way it's written. The chutney is the best part to me. If you like apple pie filling, I think you'll love this. Plus pork and apples are a great combo. For side dishes, I made green beans and Colonial Corn Pudding (see the next post for the recipe). We also had yeast rolls (but those were reheated not made from scratch;)). It was the perfect Fall dinner.