Glazed Pork Chop and Pear Casserole
We’ve all had pork chops, but in a casserole?! Time to add sweet to your chops with pear and apple juice. Get ready for a saucepan sensation!
Ingredients
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4 lb.
Center-cut pork loin chops
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1 lb.
Sweet potatoes, peeled
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1
Large green Anjou or Bartlett pear (may be substituted with large Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apple)
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1
Small red onion, sliced
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1/2 cup
Apple juice
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1/2 teaspoon
Dried thyme
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1/2 cup
VERMONT MAID Pancake Syrup
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1/2 tablespoon
POLANER Chopped Garlic
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1 teaspoon
ACCENT Flavor Enhancer
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F. In large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork chops on both sides, about 10 minutes. Place chops in 3-qt baking dish. Cut sweet potatoes lengthwise in half. Cut each piece crosswise in half. Cut each quarter crosswise into slices about 1/3-inch thick. Cut pear (unpeeled) into 8 wedges and remove core. Arrange sweet potato slices, pear wedges and onion wedges over chops. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over casserole. Bake, uncovered, 45 minutes, basting occasionally, or until sweet potatoes are tender. Spoon pan juices over each serving.
