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Low Sodium Apple Cider Pork Chops
Christopher Lower

Low Sodium Apple Cider Pork Chops

Slow cooked in the crock pot, these root veggies and pork are braised in an apple cider and ginger beer mixture. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 1 2 cup serving
Course: Entree, Everyday Meal
Cuisine: American
Calories: 485.8
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 6 small Red Potatoes halved
  • 1 large Sweet Potato cubed
  • 1 medium Onion
  • 2 medium Carrots sliced
  • 1 medium Yellow Squash sliced
  • 2 stalks Celery diced
  • 4 cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 whole Apples (Green or Braeburne) cored and quartered
  • 6 4 oz Pork Chops
  • 2 cups Apple Cider
  • 1 12 oz serving Ginger Beer (like Gosling's)
  • 1.5 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth I use Swanson's Unsalted
  • 1.5 cups Water
  • 2 sprigs Rosemary diced
  • 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • .5 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Method
 

  1. In the bottom of your slow cooker layer the potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, onion, apples, carrots, and celery. 
  2. Lay the Pork Chops flat over the root vegetables
  3. Add your liquids: apple cider, ginger beer, broth, and water
  4. Use the seasonings to taste. Check every hour while cooking and add more if needed: Rosemary, Black Pepper, and Red Pepper. 

Nutrition

Serving: 340gCalories: 485.8kcalCarbohydrates: 49.8gProtein: 23.9gFat: 20.5gSaturated Fat: 7.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 9.1gCholesterol: 79.9mgSodium: 134.5mgPotassium: 446.3mgFiber: 3.4gSugar: 11.5gVitamin A: 1880IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2.2mg
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