Friday, November 07, 2008

A Complete Apple Meal

Savory Selections
Meal Plan Solution-11/07 & 11/08
Apple Glazed Pork Chops
Crunchy Apple Walnut Salad
Cranberry Apple Crisp


Apple Glazed Pork Chops
8-12 Country Style Pork Ribs
1 tart green apple - peeled, cored and chopped
¾ c. WF apple juice 2 tsp ginger
2 tsp. garlic salt ¼ c. corn syrup
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
Preheat oven to 375. In a medium skillet over medium heat, add ¼ cup of apple juice and pork chops, brown about 5 minutes on each side. In a medium sauce pan combine remaining apple juice, corn syrup and 2 TB of dry onion soup mix. Bring to a boil and add garlic salt, chopped apple and ginger. Allow to boil for another couple of minutes. Place the browned pork chops in a medium baking dish. Top with the apple mixture. Bake pork chops about 30 minutes in the preheated oven, to an internal temperature of 160 F
Crunchy Apple Walnut Salad
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2 braeburn or fuji apples, cut into bite-sized pieces
6 cups mixed salad greens
1/4 cup (1 oz.) chopped walnuts
2-3 Tbs freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Dressing:
1/4 cup walnut or olive oil 2 Tbs apple juice
2 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper
In a large salad bowl, combine apples, salad greens & walnuts. In a small jar with tight-fitting lid, combine dressing ingredients & shake well, Pour dressing over salad & toss. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Cranberry Apple Crisp
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5 c. tart apples 1 ½ c. cranberries
1/2 c. sugar ½ c. flour
½ c. brown sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ c. butter
Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease a 9 inch square baking pan. Pare, core and chop apples. Layer apples and cranberries in pan sprinkling with sugar as you layer. Mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Work in butter until light and crumbly. Sprinkle topping evenly over apples and cranberries. Bake 45 minutes or until apples are tender.

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