Spiced Apple Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 4 (8-ounce) bone-in center-cut pork chops (about 1 inch thick)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• Cooking spray
• 1 (8-ounce) container refrigerated prechopped onion (about 1 3/4 cups)
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 (5-ounce) package dried apples

Preparation

1. 1. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add pork to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer pork to a 5-quart electric slow cooker coated with cooking spray, reserving drippings in pan. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion to drippings in pan; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in 2 cups water, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in brown sugar and next 3 ingredients (through ginger). Remove pan from heat.
2. 2. Add apples to slow cooker; pour onion mixture over apples. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until tender. Serve pork chops with apple mixture.