Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Roasted Apricots, Cabbage, and Blue Cheese Crumbles
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 12 min
- Cook
- 18 min
- Cost
- $18.75
- Nutrition
- 520 cal · 42g protein
- quick
🍳 2 pans · Picky-eater safe bet: cheese
Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Roasted Apricots, Cabbage, and Blue Cheese Crumbles is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 minutes, for around $19 in groceries. You'll need 2 pans, and the 9 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain cheese works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Warm pita and hummus (5 min)
Contains: Dairy— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 12-inch nonstick skilletDon't have one? Amazon →
- Rimmed half-sheet panDon't have one? Amazon →
- Parchment paperDon't have one? Amazon →
- Heavy-duty foilDon't have one? Amazon →
- 12-inch locking tongsDon't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 4 count pork chops
- 1/2 head red cabbage
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a sheet pan with foil; arrange sliced red cabbage and dried apricots on the pan, drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and apple cider vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and roast for 15 minutes.
- While vegetables roast, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then sear pork chops 4 minutes per side until internal temp reaches 145°F, then rest 3 minutes.
- Drizzle roasted cabbage and apricots with honey and toss; divide onto four plates.
- Top each pork chop with a quarter of the blue cheese crumbles and place on plates with the cabbage mixture.
- Picky eaters can have a plain pork chop, with the cabbage, apricots and blue cheese on the side or left off.
- Make ahead: slice the cabbage up to 2 days early and store it in the fridge in a covered container.
On the side: Warm pita and hummus (5 min)
1 package pita bread, 1 container hummus
- Warm the pitas in a dry skillet or the oven for 1 to 2 minutes, cut into wedges and serve with the hummus.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 42 g
- Carbohydrates
- 28 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 16 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Saturated fat
- 9 g
- Sodium
- 720 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: Bárbara Heringer / Unsplash