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Nutritional Info
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 314.0
  • Total Fat: 13.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 79.3 mg
  • Sodium: 348.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 31.9 g

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Apricot Pork Chops


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Apricot Pork Chops

Introduction

Peach preserves or orange marmalade can be used instead of apricot preserves. Serve these tangy chops with a dressed baked potato and sugar snap peas. Peach preserves or orange marmalade can be used instead of apricot preserves. Serve these tangy chops with a dressed baked potato and sugar snap peas.

Ingredients

    Cooking spray4 (4-ounce) boneless loin pork chops 1/4 cup prechopped onion1/4 cup apricot preserves1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 cup sliced green onions

Directions

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan; keep warm.

Add prechopped onion to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in preserves, soy sauce, garlic, and salt; cook 3 minutes or until thickened. Add pork to pan, turning to coat. Sprinkle with green onions.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 pork chop and 1 tablespoon sauce)

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  • Incredible!
    10 of 10 people found this review helpful
    I substituted citrus conserve for the apricot marmalade, used country style ribs (that's what we had on hand) and baked them covered w/foil @375 degrees for about 1 hr. You have to adjust the nutritional info. Delicious - 7/14/08

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  • 8 of 9 people found this review helpful
    This was easy and great! I sprinkled hickory BBQ seasoning on the pork chops before browning to give it a smoky flavor and de-glazed the pan with 2 T white wine before adding the preserves. Definitely a keeper. - 10/24/08

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  • Incredible!
    7 of 7 people found this review helpful
    i made the chops its great i didnt have apricot though so i used strawberry preserve and it turned out awesome just use what you got save money and make good food - 7/17/08

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  • 6 of 7 people found this review helpful
    I have made a similar recipe. If your doctor says no pork, then try the pork tenderloin. Extremly low in fat. I have used the apricot/soy sauce/ garlic plus added ginger thing with chicken, beef, fish and pork tenderloin. My family loves it. - 7/15/08

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  • Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    I used chicken tenders instead of pork-wonderful Asian flare. - 7/10/08

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  • 6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    I make a version of this. I use 1/2 C sugar free apricot perserves or orange marmalade. Combine it with 1 T prepared horseradish and fresh rosemary. Bake that with chicken or pork and it is delicious!!! - 7/9/08

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  • Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    This was so so good! My hubbie and I loved it. I left out the salt and we didn't miss it. - 7/27/08

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  • 4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Just what I was looking for in a work week. Quick & easy...tastes like you went to a lot of trouble. Pretty too! Thanks - 4/14/09

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  • Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    My daughter helped with this one and we both loved it! I think we will make it again tonight using chix breast instead just to change it up a little. I can't see myself using the apricot preserves in too many other dishes. - 7/11/08

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  • Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Excellent! This is one to cook for guests! Even my junk food junkie hubby gave a thumbs up on this one! Side Note: I substituted sugar free preserves for regular preserves and omitted the 1/4 teaspoon salt. - 4/1/08

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  • Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I liked this recipe. Next time I want to try it in the crock pot. - 7/11/08

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  • Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I used sugar free apricot preserves and fresh garlic
    (i1 clove minced) it was great.. will have again & again. - 7/9/08

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  • Incredible!
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    This very good done in a crock pot!! To hot to put thr oven on and with my busy life this was a 'BIG' hit at our house! served with brown rice, - 7/9/08

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    YUMMMMM!!! My boys, husband & I all LOVED it!!! I don't think I can go back to regular pork chops on the grill now!! - 9/19/09

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  • Very Good
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Very tasty, next time i would use less garlic otherwise i thought it was great and so did my BF. - 6/8/09

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  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    It is one of those recipes that is sooo good it is tempting to over eat. Will definitely make again. - 3/9/09

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Easy and quick to make as well as quite tasty - 3/7/09

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  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Tried this last night and it was wonderful. certainly not like diet food. Keep them coming. - 1/29/09

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Awesome recipe. My wife and I had this replacing Thanksgiving Turkey. Perfect blend of flavors - 11/28/08

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  • 2 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Made this tonight with some extra spices sprinkled on the pork while it was cooking, DELISH!!! - 8/8/08

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  • 2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I really like this!! My kids even ate it and they will usually only eat chicken! :) - 7/21/08

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This is a really good recipe for pork. My husband loved it!!! - 7/17/08

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  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I used fresh garlic, pressed, and fresh apricots. It was wonderful! - 7/13/08

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  • Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Made this recipe with peach preserves instead of apricot -- very good and easy! - 7/11/08

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  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is a great recipe. A mix of sweet, delicious tastes blended with pork - 7/9/08

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  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I like using sugar-free jams in dishes such as this. But I use thin or pounded thin boneless fillets, coated with a little cornstarch. Pam them and add the jam, plus balsamac vinegar. I don't add onion or garlic or soy, so it is not a remake of this featured dish --- just another way of using jam. - 7/9/08

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was very good! I left out the green onion and salt. - 5/7/08

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Excellent! Could have used a bit less garlic, or either I needed to cook it a bit more. Also left off the green onion. Served with the Not Fried Rice recipe. - 4/1/08

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  • Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I can see where this recipe would be delicious, however, my husband overcooked the meat so it was a little tough. The apricot really adds the kick I was hoping for. - 3/26/08

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  • Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was delicious. Whole family loved it. I served it w/brown rice and it had a great sweet-n-sour taste to it. - 2/4/08

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  • Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was sooo good. I added a little bit of water to the apricot/soy/garlic mixture once I put it in the pan. Then finished the pork chops in it. It reduced and the cops were so tender! - 9/28/07

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  • Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was very good and easy to make. I used a light orange marmalade for a perfect sauce. It was great with a potato and green beans. - 8/15/07

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  • Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I loved that it was so easy to make. I didn't add salt and I used Polaner All Fruit for the preserves, and I'm not sure if it made much of a difference, but I would have liked a little more apricot taste. I will definitely make this again, but I might tinker with it a little! - 7/11/10

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was really good, i did mine on the broiler first since my husband got me chops with the bone, than after trying to cook as much fat out as possible, i put in oven with mixture and onions, covered and baked. Excellent flavor and so tender. Husband loved it. Thank you - 5/18/10

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was very good! The pork chops were very moist and the glaze was just sweet enough without being too sweet. I'll definitely make this again. I also used orange marmalade and left out the salt. I also sprinkled some fresh dried sage on the pork chops while they were cooking. - 5/6/10

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very yummy! I added a little chicken stock to deglaze the pan and it still thickened up great. I loved the sweet, garlicky flavor. It's a keeper! - 5/1/10

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I didn't have any green onions. I added some water to the apricot/soy/garlic mixture and cooked it down a little . Then I served it over brown rice with the sauce. Added a little broccoli and it was a meal that we will have again and again! - 4/29/10

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very nice. Omitted the salt since soy sauce still had plenty. - 3/18/10

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I tried this. Great taste pork chops. I will make this once a week. - 1/7/10

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    My family loved this recipe, it is excellent and easy! - 1/7/10

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Love this sauce! I used a blend of onion and shallots, then used some garlic salt in place of the regular salt and added a dash of ginger. I also used a splash of OJ to deglaze the pan while I cooked down the onions. - 11/11/09

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Quick and easy to make! - 10/14/09

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This recipe was easy to make and tasty. My BF also really enjoyed it. I didn't add salt to the recipe. I will make it again. - 9/25/09

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Made this tonight - substituted peach jam for the apricot. Excellent recipe - very tasty and lots of flavor. Will definitely make this one again! - 9/8/09

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Even my 'full fat please' husband says these are a 'do-again'!! Yeah, please both of us! - 9/6/09

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Yummy!!! So easy, so good, so a do over. - 9/1/09

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Wow! Tasty and sooo easy to make! I used orange marmalade on mine. Will def make this one again! - 8/31/09

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Delish!
    This is a great recipe. Even my picky grandchidren liked them. - 8/26/09

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  • Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Using the preserves puts a delightful glaze on the porkchops. My significant other is not a fan of soy sauce or apricots and he ate the whole thing. Dinner was a success. - 8/17/09

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I thoroughly enjoyed this meal. Next time I will cook the pork for 5 min each side. - 8/17/09

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS! - 8/17/09

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very good! I used chopped, dried apricots instead of preserves, since I don't eat sugar plus fresh pressed garlic and it was great! - 8/17/09

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    We've been using this recipe for 2 years. I make it when we want something special! - 8/17/09

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Loved it!! I used orange marmalade with reduced sugar and served it with brown rice and pan-fried zucchini. Yummy!! - 8/17/09

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  • Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    It was good, I don't think there was enough flavor to it. - 3/16/09

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  • Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I used marmalade instead of Apricot Preserves because they didn't have any at the IGA. All in all it was tasty, but not my all around favorite. - 9/9/08

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I loved the tangy taste! - 8/16/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was an easy meal to make and was very good. - 7/15/08

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Was very good over rice! I would absolutely make this again! Yummy. - 7/14/08

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Definitely will make again. - 7/13/08

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Awesome!!! - 7/13/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    A great way to cook pork chops--easy, fast, good. - 7/11/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds very good. I have a similar recipe with pork. In mine, I just sprinkle both sides of pork with French onion soup mix. Cover baking pan. Bake in slow oven. Serve with apple sauce, or I guess apricot preserves would be novel. - 7/9/08

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is definitely one I want try. I'm off of red meat for now. This recipe will add somezip to my menu. - 7/9/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is great ! Sometimes I add salsa for a sweet and hot taste - 7/9/08

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  • O.K.
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I thought the sauce was dominated by garlic and soy sauce flavor. The men seemed to like it, but this combination was very unappealing to me. I was expecting soemthing totally different I guess. - 5/30/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    just teriffic!! - 4/5/08

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was so good we fought over the last piece of meat! I used sugar-free apricot preserves to cut the calories even more! It's almost a sweet&sour taste. SOOOOO good! - 1/28/08

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This recipe was excellent! Very good flavor - just a hint of sweet (I used Orange Marmalade instead of Apricot) and nice garlic flavor. I will definitely make this again. - 1/16/08

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    My whole family loved this meat dish. In fact, we have had it several times in the last few months. - 1/14/08

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very easy to make and ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!! I paired it with stir fried green beans...works perfectly. - 1/6/08

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Easy to make and good, but I accidently got bone in chops so I think they could have been a little thicker. Will pay more attention next time! ;D - 12/18/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I have made this a bunch of times, and leave out the salt and green onions. We call this "sploosh" after the peaches + onions mixture from Holes. :) - 11/25/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Was a great, quick easy meal. My young boys loved it which is wonderful. Thanks - 11/7/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is great!!! Super easy and the flavor is terrific. I will make again and again. - 9/20/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This recipe was incredibly easy to prepare and make. My husband had to have more so I'm making it again tonight!! Thank you for sharing! - 9/3/07

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I liked this a lot, and so did my DH. I will definitely be making this again! - 7/31/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was sooooo good. I have already prepared this meal twice this week for my family and it has become one of their favorites as well. - 7/29/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    awesome! and so easy! - 7/15/07

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  • Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very good, easy to make. - 6/22/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is soooo great! It has become a hit with my Husband and 3 kids! Thanks for the recipe. - 6/13/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Fantastic recipe. I will definitely be preparing this again. - 6/3/07

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  • Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Great recipe for the pork chops. They were very moist. I served it with my brown rice recipe and steamed broccoli. Will definitely make it again. - 5/27/07

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  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Delicious & fairly simple to make. I omitted salt & green onions. - 5/20/07

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  • Easy, quick, and good. - 3/3/13

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  • Delicious - 2/21/13

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  • Yum!! A Crockpot recipe for me. - 8/23/12

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  • WOW! Super good! I used sugar free Apricot Preserves, I'm really impressed, Hubby loved it too, we will be making this again I'm sure! I wasn't sure if I was to cover while cooking the chops, I did and the meat is really tender! YUM!
    - 4/24/12

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  • Recipe fell on floor and slid UNDER fridge. Couldn't retrieve it so made from memory, forgot garlic. Still VERY YUMMY THANKS
    Gotta try using garlic next time. Used Marmalade as that is what I had on hand
    Oh, Hubby and I did find some dirt from under the fridge - LOL. Still got our humor so it's O - 3/20/12

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  • Very good. Be careful not to overcook pork chops...whole family enjoyed it... - 11/8/11

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  • Incredible! - 10/17/11

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  • I made it with Orange Marmalade (my fav!) and added General Tso's sauce and red pepper flakes. It was beautiful and sooooo good! Served over brown rice with Italian green beans! - 8/11/11

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  • My husband enjoyed this. Used thin cut boneless pork chops and they turned out well. - 8/4/11

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  • This was delicious!!!! Made it just like recipe. The pork was juicy and flavorful! Definitely will make again! - 6/9/11

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  • My husband who HATES pork chops said pretty good for a pork chop. Used sugar free apricot preserves and added a little hot sauce for some more zing. I would make again. - 5/25/11

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  • these really good! I omitted the salt. served with mixed veggie stir fry and brown rice. I will make again. - 2/24/11

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  • I served these for my husband and parents on Valentine's Day. Even my dad, who doesn't care for pork, really liked them. The sauce is wonderful! - 2/14/11

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  • omitted the salt, used low sugar orange marmalade, cut pork up into cubes and added defrosted stir fry veggies and served over rice. Very good, will be making again. I like a little kick so I did pour a little chili hot sauce over it too. - 2/9/11

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  • O.K.
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Something was missing and I couldn't figure out what it was. I thought it was black pepper but maybe it just wasn't our taste. I might try it again with less garlic and soy sauce. - 2/3/11

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  • I followed others suggestions and deglazed the pan with white wine, used hickory seasoning on the chops before cooking them, and I used peach perserves instead o apricot. This receipe is amazing! The chops were moist and flavorful. Thanks for sharing. - 1/30/11

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