3-Ingredient Pork Chops With Roasted Apples and Sage

Juicy bone-in pork chops seared to perfection and roasted with sweet apple wedges and fragrant sage leaves. This simple yet elegant dish combines the savory flavors of pork with the natural sweetness of roasted apples.

4 servings
25 min

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces (1 1/4"-thick) bone-in pork chops
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more
  • 1 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 medium medium crisp, sweet apples (such as Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Gala), cut into 2" wedges
  • 10 leaves sage leaves

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Sear pork chops, turning occasionally (including outside edge of fat cap), until browned all over, 8-10 minutes. Transfer chops to a roasting pan.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Cook apples, sage, and 1/2 tsp. salt in same skillet over medium heat, turning apples, until browned on all sides, about 3 minutes. Transfer apples and sage to roasting pan, nestling around chops.

    3 min

  3. 3.

    Transfer roasting pan to oven and roast until chops are cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 160°F, 8-10 minutes.

    10 min

  4. 4.

    Divide chops among plates and serve with apples and sage alongside.

    2 min