Roast Pork with Apples & Onions

The sweetness of the apples and onions nicely complements the roast pork. With its crisp skin and melt-in-your-mouth flavor, this is my family's favorite weekend dinner.

Roast Pork with Apples & Onions

Average Rating: 4.222222

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 45 min. + standing
YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless pork loin roast (2 pounds)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 large Golden Delicious apples, cut into 1-inch wedges
  • 2 large onions, cut into 3/4-inch wedges
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; brown roast on all sides. Transfer to a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Place apples, onions and garlic around roast; sprinkle with rosemary.
  • 2. Roast until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 45-55 minutes, turning apples, onion and garlic once. Remove from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing roast. Serve with apple mixture.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 210 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 57mg cholesterol, 109mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 fat.