Skillet Apple Pork Chops with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Zucchini

Instructions

1- Serves 2 1.

2- Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 450 degrees.

3- Wash and dry all produce.

4- Dice sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces.

5- Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.

6- Roast on top rack for 12 minutes (we'll roast the zucchini then).

7- 2.

8- Meanwhile, halve and core apple; thinly slice into half-moons.

9- Peel and finely chop garlic.

10- Quarter lemon.

11- Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons.

12- Toss on a second baking sheet with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.

13- Set aside.

14- 3.

15- Pat pork dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper.

16- Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.

17- Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side.

18- Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.

19- 4.

20- Once sweet potatoes have roasted 12 minutes, transfer baking sheet with zucchini to middle rack and continue roasting until both veggies are browned and softened, 12-15 minutes more.

21- 5.

22- Meanwhile, melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for pork over medium-high heat.

23- Add apple and season with salt and pepper.

24- Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until apple is slightly softened, 2-3 minutes.

25- Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.

26- Add 1/z cup water (3/4 cup for 4), stock concentrate, and 11/2 tsp sugar (3 tsp for 4).

27- Cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened and apple is very tender, 3-5 minutes.

28- Season with salt and pepper.

29- 6.

30- Remove pan with apple from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and a squeeze of lemon juice.

31- Divide pork, zucchini, and sweet potatoes between plates.

32- Top pork with glazed apple sauce.

33- Top zucchini with a squeeze of lemon juice.