#TDT Tasty Dinner Tuesday!! This is a quick 20 min dinner for the mom-to-be!! Broiled Pork Chops…

#TDT Tasty Dinner Tuesday!! This is a quick 20 min dinner for the mom-to-be!!

Broiled Pork Chops with Apple Slices

Serves 4

4       4-ounce pork loin chops

1       teaspoon salt, divided

½     teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

2       tablespoons vegetable oil

1      Gala apple, cored and thinly sliced

1      15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained

¼    teaspoon cayenne pepper

Juice of 1/2 orange

Preheat oven to broil. Rub pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Line a 10-by-12-inch pan with foil and place pork chops on it; fold up edges of foil and set aside.

Warm oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat until it smokes. Add apple; cook until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Add beans, cayenne pepper, and remaining salt and pepper. Pour orange juice over mixture; stir. Cook until beans brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer.

Place pork chops under broiler for 5 minutes on each side. Serve with apple slices and bean mixture.

Nutritional information per serving (1 pork chop plus 1/3 cup apple-bean mixture): 408 calories, 32 percent fat (14.5 grams), 37 percent carbohydrate, 31 percent protein, 5.4 grams fiber, 2.7 milligrams iron, 75 milligrams calcium, 92 micrograms folate.