Pork & Pears


Serves: 4
Total Calories: 498

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, divided
2 pears, cored and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon brown sugar, packed
4 pork chops, 1-inch thick
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Directions:

Melt one tablespoon butter in a 12" skillet add pears and brown sugar. Stir occasionally until tender, about 5 to 10 minutes pour pears and sauce into a serving bowl and set aside. In the same skillet, melt remaining butter brown pork chops on both sides. Remove pork chops to a platter keep warm. Stir flour into drippings gradually whisk in broth and vinegar until thick and bubbly. Return pork chops to skillet warm thoroughly. Serve pear sauce over pork chops.

TIP: Keep a spray mister full of lime or lemon juice in the fridge. So handy for spritzing sliced pears, apples or peaches...adds extra zing and prevents browning too!

From "Meals in Minutes." Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 498
Calories from Fat: 179

This Pork & Pears recipe is from the Gooseberry Patch: Meals in Minutes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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