SKINNY BAKED BBQ PORK CHOPS

SKINNY BAKED BBQ PORK CHOPS image

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 - 4 oz pork chops, trimmed of fat (approx. 12oz)
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 Tbsp garlic, minced
⅓ cup reduced-sugar orange juice
½ cup reduced-sugar BBQ sauc

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season pork chops lightly with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the pork chops to pan. Cook until they are lightly brown (1 to 2 minutes per side). Transfer to a plate (or anywhere but your frying pan). Add the remaining 1 tsp oil to the pan (same one the pork was in - toss it right in, don't clean the pan). Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened (3 to 4 minutes). Add orange juice and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated (about 1 minute). Stir in barbecue sauce. Return the pork chops to the pan, turning several times to coat with the sauce. I just used a fork and rubbed the pork chop around, flipped, and repeat. If you have an oven proof pan - just leave all of the chops in that to bake with the extra sauce. I do not own one of those gems, so I transferred my chops to a baking dish and poured the extra sauce on top. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the pork chops are not pink in the middle.