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Pork Chops with Cranberry-Mustard Sauce

February 25, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

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pork chops with cranberry-mustard sauce

Oh.my.yum-ness.

Here’s how this pork chop recipe went down. I found some pork chops in the freezer that I’d purchased before Austin was born. And I also came across a bag of fresh cranberries that I’d dropped in the freezer during the holidays. I was *supposed* to make and bring homemade cranberry sauce to our family’s holiday feast this past year…but we were hit with some kind of weird virus, so we were quarantined and I never did get to make my cranberry sauce (or my pies.)…so I had a couple bags of fresh cranberries left over in the freezer. (And yes, I was able to get them for $.25 using the $1/1 coupon that came out during the holidays.)

The pork chops were $1.99/lb…that’s my ‘never pay more than price’…and paired with ingredients I already had on hand, plus rice and some frozen veggies I stocked up on when they were $1 per bag…I’ve got a simple, well balanced and well round dinner on the table!

pork chops with cranberry mustard sauce

Season the chops, while the cranberry sauce is simmering.

pork chops with cranberry mustard sauce

Douse the chops in the sauce. And then bake…

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Pork Chops with Cranberry-Mustard Sauce

Simple ingredients with a complex, delightful flavor!
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time35 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 4 pork chops about 1.5 lbs.
  • Salt and pepper
  • Dash of cinnamon on top of each chop
  • 12 oz. fresh cranberries or one 15 oz. can
  • 1/4 cup spicy mustard
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 16 oz frozen veggies

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375. Spray a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, spicy mustard, sugar with 1 cup of water.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook at a rolling boil for about 20 minutes, or until the cranberries have popped and sauce begins to thicken.
  • (If using canned cranberries, stir together the cranberries, spicy mustard and half of the sugar in a bowl, then spread over the chops.)
  • Add the pork chops to the baking dish and season with salt and pepper and a dash of cinnamon to each chop.
  • Pour the cooked sauce over the top of the pork chops and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until pork chops are cooked through. Cooking time may vary, depending on thickness of the chop.
  • Serve Pork Chops with Cranberry-Mustard Sauce with a side of rice and veggies.

 

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  1. Amber Ashford says

    June 19, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    I made this the other night and it was soooo good!!!!! I have to say this is now on my top 5 !

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  2. Stephanie says

    October 17, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    So easy and delicious!! My boyfriend mmmm’d all the way thru dinner…I’ll definitely make these again. Thanks for sharing!
    NOTE: I used canned whole berry sauce and dijon mustard with just a 1/4 cup of sugar. For 1lb of boneless NY style chops in an 11×7 Pyrex, cook time was 30 minutes.

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  3. Deb says

    September 1, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    5 stars
    This was very good. I used canned cranberries and the 1/4 c sugar. Next time I may try without the sugar as I think it was sweet enough. Definitely will make again.

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