Apricot Pork Chops

All you need is four ingredients and an hour to have these amazingly flavorful apricot pork chops on your table. It will be a family favorite!

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I’m back with yet another recipe from my mom’s recipe box! This one takes a little longer to cook (1 hour) but the prep could not be simpler. And there are minimal ingredients which are quickly mixed together before baking. 

Just four ingredients:

• Apricot preserves
• Russian dressing
• Dry onion soup mix
• Pork chops 

As many of the recipes my mom passed on to me, I initially found myself skeptical of the flavor combination. Apricots with Russian dressing? But I should know by now to trust the magic because sure enough this was another winner. In fact, it was an instant favorite for Bob and has been requested to be added into our normal rotation. 

The flavor is reminiscent of Americanized Chinese food, sweet and tangy like sweet and sour chicken but with apricots and more depth of flavor. That’s not the most enticing comparison, but I promise it’s absolutely a must make. 

The recipe card said to serve with potatoes or rice. We opted for rice this time around which probably added to the Asian-like flavor of the overall dish. Honestly I am not sure if I would have liked it as much with potatoes. But if you try it let me know how it goes!

Can I use other meat?

The original recipe from my mom was actually called “Apricot Chicken” but next to chicken breasts on the ingredient list she wrote “or pork chops or turkey thighs” so hence the change to “Apricot Pork Chops” for the recipe I shared. I am sure you could also use chicken thighs or wings as well. Heck I bet this would be a killer sauce for wings. What meat would you cook in this recipe?

One year ago: Everything Breakfast Pizza

Five years ago: Cherry-Root Beer BBQ Ribs

Six years ago: Sweet Orange Risotto with Strawberries

Ten years ago: Roasted Potato Salad

APRICOT PORK CHOPS

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Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cooking Time: 1 Hour 1 Hour

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 8 oz. apricot preserves
• 8 oz. Russian dressing
• 1 envelop dry onion soup mix
• 4 pork chops*

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat an x quart shallow baking dish with non stick spray, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, blend together the preserves, dressing, and onion mix.
3. Place pork in the prepared dish and cover with the sauce. Cover tightly with foil, then bake for 30 minutes, remove foil, and bake another 30 minutes.
4. Serve with potatoes or rice.

Notes

* Could also use chicken breasts or turkey thighs

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