Recipes and Cooking Pork Recipes Pork Chops Apple-Pecan Pork Chops 4.0 (77) 2 Reviews Brown sugar and butter create a sweet sauce that marries well with pork chops and apples. Choose a tart apple for more flavor and contrast. No matter your apple choice these apple brown sugar pork chops are a family favorite! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on December 31, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jacob Fox Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 4 boneless pork loin chops, cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick Salt Ground black pepper 2 tablespoon butter 1 cup thinly sliced red apple (1 medium) ¼ cup chopped pecans 2 tablespoon packed brown sugar Directions Trim fat from chops. Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper; set aside. In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat until it sizzles. Add apple; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Push apple to sides of skillet. Add chops; cook for 4 minutes. Turn chops, moving apple aside as needed. Spoon apple slices over chops. Sprinkle with pecans and brown sugar. Cook, covered, for 2 to 4 minutes more or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of chops registers 145°F. Serve chops with apple slices and cooking juices. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 400 Calories 18g Fat 14g Carbs 44g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 400 % Daily Value * Total Fat 18g 23% Saturated Fat 6g 30% Cholesterol 152mg 51% Sodium 314mg 14% Total Carbohydrate 14g 5% Total Sugars 12g Protein 44g Vitamin C 2.2mg 11% Calcium 51mg 4% Iron 1.6mg 9% Potassium 808mg 17% Folate, total 3.2mcg Vitamin B-12 1mcg Vitamin B-6 1.5mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.