Grilled pork chops with apple sauce

5 ratings

Prep Time:10 mins

Cooking Time:20 mins

Serves:4 Adults

Cost:Low

Many cuts of pork are as lean or leaner than chicken. This meal is also very quick and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

4 lean pork chops
4 medium potatoes
360g / 12oz. of green beans or French beans
30g apple sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Pre-heat the grill for 10 minutes
Wash the potatoes and put in a saucepan of water
Boil the potatoes in their skins until tender. Remember, larger potatoes take longer to cook
Wash the beans and put in another saucepan of boiling water
Boil the beans until tender but still slightly crunchy
Drain the potatoes and beans once cooked
Trim off any excess fat from the pork chops and season with salt and pepper
Cook under a hot grill for about 5-7 minutes each side
Check that the juices run clear and there is no pink meat
Season with salt and pepper, to taste
Serve with the apple sauce

What you will need

Chopping knife
Saucepan
Sieve

Serving suggestions

Try swapping the potatoes to sweet potatoes to change it up

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/4 of the recipe contains

Energy

1063kj

252kcal

13%

Fat

5.9g

Saturates

10%

Sugars

6.4g

Salt

0.14g

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HEALTHY EATING

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs, Beans and Nuts

Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, pulses, beans and nuts are rich in protein. They also provide other very important vitamins and minerals such as iron. Choose a variety of different foods from this group.

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