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Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

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Recipe courtesy of the National Pork Board

Preparation facts

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hr

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 loin chops, cut 3/4- to 1-inch thick

Salt and pepper, to taste

3/4 cup plain flour

2 tsp vegetable oil

3-4 cooked sweet potatoes, cut into pieces

1 Tbs butter or margarine

1/2 cup currant jelly

1/2 cup orange juice

1 Tbs lemon juice

Rind of one lemon, grated

1 tsp dry mustard

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp ground ginger

Directions

Combine salt, pepper and flour in a shallow pie pan. Dredge the chops in flour mixture and brown in hot oil in frying pan. Remove chops to shallow baking dish, add sweet potatoes. In a saucepan, stir together remaining ingredients and simmer 3 minutes. Pour 3/4 cup sauce over chops and potatoes and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F., for 40 to 45 minutes. Baste during cooking time with remaining sauce.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 517
Calories from Fat 155 (30%)
% Daily Value*
26%Total Fat 17g
28%Saturated Fat 5.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.7g
19%Cholesterol 58mg
15%Sodium 367mg
36%Potassium 1266mg
22%Total Carbohydrate 66g
50%Dietary Fiber 12.5g
Sugars 14g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
50%Protein 25g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.