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Instant Pot Orange-Apricot Pork Chops - Dump and Go Dinner

<p>These orange apricot pork chops make a delicious Instant Pot dinner. The perfect blend of apricot jam, oranges, and spices, serve these pork chops over rice for a tasty meal.</p>
4 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Pork Chops, Boneless
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth/Stock
  • 2/3 cups Apricot Jam
  • 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2/3 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
  • 1/3 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/3 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoons Cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoons Chili Powder
  • 1/8 teaspoons Ginger, Ground
  • 7 1/3 ounces Mandarin Oranges, Canned

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 2 cups cook White Rice, Long-Grain

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 8 oz pork & 1/2 cup rice
  • 815 Calories
  • 30g Total Fat
  • 10g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 135mg Cholesterol
  • 577mg Sodium
  • 86g Total Carb
  • 1g Fiber
  • 34g Total Sugars (Includes 6g Added Sugars)
  • 53g Protein
  • 25 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
  2. Put pork chops into Instant Pot. Add broth.
  3. In a small bowl, combine jam, brown sugar, and spices. Spoon over pork chops.
  4. Add mandarin oranges evenly over the top.
  5. Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
  6. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
  7. Let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then release any remaining pressure.
  8. Serve over rice.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Divide all ingredients among indicated number of round freezer containers making sure mandarin oranges are on the top.
  2. Seal, label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: Prep from frozen
  2. **Depending on your container size/shape and your serving size, you may need to adjust cooking times given as it is based on 4 servings frozen in indicated container.**
  3. Add frozen contents to Instant Pot.
  4. Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
  5. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
  6. Let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes then release any remaining pressure.
  7. Serve over rice.

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