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Apple Sage Pork Chops

Published: Feb 22, 2017 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Aug 29, 2022 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 16 Comments

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Pork Chops with Apple Sage Sauce |savory apple dish- foodmeanderings.com

“So what did you have for dinner?"

When I was a kid, this was one of the typical topics of conversation with my friends. I used to love to say, proudly, that I had 'Pork Chops with Apple Sauce.' I guess I liked saying it because it sounded so much fancier than the usual fare. And it wasn't just meat - it was a meat with a sauce.

Apple sage pork chops in a skillet

But now I can say, "I had Apple Sage Pork Chops," for dinner tonight, which sounds even fancier! This recipe is especially popular in the fall during apple season, although it's great anytime of the year.

Jump to:
  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 💭What to do with fresh sage
  • 📖Variations & Substitutions
  • 🥗 Side dishes
  • 🍽Equipment
  • 💭Top Tip
  • 🌡️Storage
  • 👪 Serving Size
  • 🔢WW Points
  • ❔ Frequently Asked Questions
  • ⭐ Reviews
  • 📋 Apple Sage Pork Chops Recipe
  • 🐖More Easy Pork Recipes

This Apple Pork Chops recipe is one that you will want to make for dinner!  It's another one of my favorite go-to dinner recipes that can be made in under 30 minutes, so it's a healthy and quick dinner that's realistic for a weeknight and Weight Watchers friendly.

½ pan of apple and pork chops with sage leaves

🥘 Ingredients

For this recipe, you'll need:

  • pork chops
  • apples
  • butter
  • minced garlic
  • apple juice
  • Dijon mustard
  • ground sage leaves *fresh or dried
  • chili flakes (crushed red chili pepper)
  • salt
  • fresh sage leaves (optional)

💭What to do with fresh sage

If you have a lot of sage, this recipe is perfect! And if you're looking for additional recipes for fresh sage, then check out my Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe and Sausage & Apple Rice.

sage plant on blue faux wooden surface

📖Variations & Substitutions

  • Pork - you can use bone in or boneless pork chops, pork loin or pork tenderloin for this recipe
  • Sage - if you are using fresh sage in the recipe (not just the garnish), you'll need to use double the amount you'd use of dried sage
  • Garlic - you can use minced garlic in a jar, if you don't have fresh
  • Apples - Granny Smith apples are best, as they hold their shape but you could use Honeycrisp

🥗 Side dishes

If you are looking for side dishes for this apple pork, here are some suggestions:

  • 3 Ingredient Onion Baked Potatoes in Foil (shown)
  • Spinach Salad
  • Shredded Zucchini and Feta Sauté
  • Healthy Potato Salad
  • Caesar Twice Baked Potatoes
  • Healthy Mexican Street Corn (Elote)
  • Easy Tuna Casserole (with macaroni)
Baked Potatoes in Foil | with onion soup mix

🍽Equipment

You'll need a sharp knife, a cutting board and a large nonstick skillet or a heavy cast iron skillet. An apple corer (affiliate links) comes in handy too for this pork chops with apple sage sauce.

💭Top Tip

The best way to check for doneness is internal temperature, with an instant read thermometer (affiliate link). This ensures the pork chops won't dry out.

and orange Thermapen - Mk4 thermometer

🌡️Storage

Store these apple sage pork chops in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. This dish doesn't stand up well to freezing, as the apples tend to turn mushy.

👪 Serving Size

This apple and sage pork chops recipe makes 4 servings. However, you can half, double or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

skillet pork chops with apples and sage in a skillet

🔢WW Points

This pork chop recipe is Weight Watchers friendly @ 5 WW points on my plan. You can further reduce the points in this recipe by using a light butter. Plug the ingredients into the recipe builder in the app to see how much it is on your plan.

❔ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best way to cook pork chops without them drying out?

The best way to cook pork chops to prevent them from drying out is to season them with salt and use a meat thermometer to check for doneness with internal temperature (155 degrees F) so you do not overcook them.

What apples go best with pork?

Apples that hold their shape (Granny Smith, Fuji and Honeycrisp) tend to pair well with many pork dishes. Sweet apples also go well with pork.

So, if you are looking for sage pork chop recipes or easy dinner recipes that are a little fancier than the usual fare, this Apple Sage Pork Chops is the one.

Hey, it's meat with a sauce!

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skillet pork chops with apples and sage in a skillet
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📋 Apple Sage Pork Chops Recipe

Apple and sage are the perfect pairing in this quick, easy and delicious Apple Sage Pork Chops Recipe. This skillet pork chops with apples dinner can be made in under 30 minutes!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: apple, pork chops, sage
Special Diet: Weight Watchers
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 275kcal
Author: Terri Gilson
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 17 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 pork chops each about ½ inch thick
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 apple, cored, peeled and sliced into thin wedges green, preferably Granny Smith
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ cup apple juice
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon ground sage leaves *if using fresh sage, use 2 tsp
  • ¼ teaspoon chili flakes

Garnish:

  • fresh sage leaves optional
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Instructions

  • Peel and cut apples into quarters, then slice out the core. Cut into thick wedges.
  • Pat pork dry with paper towels and season pork chops with salt.
  • Melt butter with garlic in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. When bubbly, add apple wedges. Turn occasionally, until golden on both side, 2-3 minutes, then remove to a small plate.
  • Add pork to pan and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side.
  • In a small bowl, stir apple juice and Dijon mustard and seasonings.
  • Once pork is browned, pour in juice mixture and add apples. Reduce heat, cover and simmer, turning pork occasionally, until cooked through for 5-7 minutes (or until meat thermometer reaches internal temperature of 155 degrees F or 68 degrees C)
  • Remove pork and apples from pan.
  • Boil sauce, stirring often, until as thick as you desire, 3 to 5 minutes. Return pork chops and apples to pan, then remove from heat.
  • Spoon sauce and over pork chops with apples and serve.

Notes

Please see post contents for important recipe information and tips!
Nutrition Facts
📋 Apple Sage Pork Chops Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 275 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 97mg32%
Sodium 136mg6%
Potassium 579mg17%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 150IU3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg3%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal (14%) | Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) | Protein: 29g (58%) | Fat: 12g (18%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) | Cholesterol: 97mg (32%) | Sodium: 136mg (6%) | Potassium: 579mg (17%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 7g (8%) | Vitamin A: 150IU (3%) | Vitamin C: 2.4mg (3%) | Calcium: 15mg (2%) | Iron: 0.8mg (4%)
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Comments

  1. Tasty Eats Ronit Penso

    February 22, 2017 at 2:59 pm

    This looks so tasty! 🙂

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      February 22, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      Thanks - it is very yummy!

      Reply
  2. Tasty Eats Ronit Penso

    February 22, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    p.s. young lamb has a more subtle smell, and it also depends on what it was fed. But it's really mostly personal. Like cilantro, for example - people either love it or hate it passionately. 🙂

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      February 22, 2017 at 5:12 pm

      I agree - must be a personal thing like cilantro!

      Reply
  3. thefoodblognet

    February 22, 2017 at 8:05 pm

    This looks very delicious, and your post reminds me of when I first ate escargot years ago. I was young and it sounded fancy, and everyone encouraged me to order it. It was smothered in garlic butter and toasted bread crumbs. Then someone told me it was Snails. I've never eaten it again. As you mentioned, its a personal thing. 🙂

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      February 22, 2017 at 8:33 pm

      Thank you and yes, fancy isn't always what it's cracked up to be, is it?! I forgot to mention caviar in my list haha....

      Reply
  4. Cathy

    February 24, 2017 at 10:25 am

    There is a reason why apple with pork is such a classic combination! The sage leaves make yours look very pretty! I was amused as I began to read about your desire for mutton, expecting the outcome to be much as yours was!

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      February 24, 2017 at 10:31 am

      Thanks, Cathy!

      Reply
  5. foodinbooks

    February 24, 2017 at 3:40 pm

    Lovely recipe. I made it, omitting the apples, the other night and the combination of sage and pork was divine. I'd not thought about using sage this way, and now it's a keeper. I made it with these Brussels sprouts https://frugalhausfrau.com/2017/02/20/cream-braised-brussels-sprouts/ and it was a heavenly combination!

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      February 24, 2017 at 5:30 pm

      So glad you liked it! And those brussels sprouts look so good too!

      Reply
  6. The Finer Cookie/Kim

    February 24, 2017 at 5:23 pm

    Pork chops and apple sauce was a kid favourite meal. This recipe is all grownup. Looks great. Boy would I love to come home to this meal after a long day. Nice post.

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      February 24, 2017 at 5:31 pm

      Thanks.. I agree - I make it ahead sometimes, then I'm guaranteed to come home to it!

      Reply
  7. chefkreso

    March 02, 2017 at 3:05 pm

    Delicious combo of flavors!

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      March 02, 2017 at 3:45 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  8. Tiffany

    September 16, 2017 at 2:38 pm

    This was so good! we had it last night for dinner and loved every bite 😉 Your food list is so interesting! I agree...you need to try many different things to actually have a full culinary experience. I think the strangest thing I have ever eaten is definitely deer heart. I can't say I would eat it again (it's really gamey) but I never regretted trying it.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      September 16, 2017 at 3:29 pm

      Hi Tiffany- glad you guys loved it! Wow- deer heart?! I am seriously surprised I have never tried it, given my Dad is a deer hunter! But yeah, would probably be like you, thinking, "once is enough" 🙂

      Reply

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