Pork with Squash and Onions

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Pork with Squash and Onions
Submitted by: Betty Crocker(R)


Ingredients
1 large acorn squash
4 lean pork loin or rib chops, about 1/2 inch thick
1 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 onion, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 cooking apple, unpeeled and cut into eighths
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper



Directions
1 Cut squash crosswise into 1-inch slices; remove seeds and fibers. Cut each slice into fourths; set aside.

2 Remove fat from pork. Mix sage, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the garlic; rub on both sides of pork.

3 Cook pork in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat about 6 minutes, turning once, until brown. Place onion on pork. Pour broth around pork. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.

4 Place squash and apple on pork. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until squash is tender and pork is slightly pink when cut near bone.

Makes 4 servings