Fall Recipe

I love fall and all the delicious food that comes with it. How can you not love pumpkin roll, pecan pie, turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and apples? This is a dinner from my Mother In Laws Cooking Light  Cookbook. Its one of my favorite meals but now its low calorie and hits all the nutritional reqs.

Pork Loin Chops with Cinnamon Apples

1tsp dried rubbed sage
1/2tsp salt
1/4tsp fresh ground pepper
4 (4oz) boneless center cut loin pork chops, about 1/2 in thick
1/2 tsp vegetable oil
cooking spray
1tsp butter

• 4 cups (1/2-inch) slices peeled Granny Smith apples (about 4 medium) 
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar 
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Dash of salt 

Preparation

• Combine first 3 ingredients, and sprinkle over the pork. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add pork; cook 3 minutes on each side or until done. Remove the pork from pan. Cover and keep warm.
• Melt butter in pan over medium heat. Add apples and remaining ingredients, and cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Serve the apples with pork.
• Calories 251  Fat 8.3 Protein 24.1 carb 20.2 Sodium 388
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And because no fall meal or really any meal is not complete without mashed potatoes, here is the recipe from cooking light

Mashed Potatoes

1/2 lb red potatoes quartered

1tsp butter

1 garlic clove

3 tbl fat free milk

1/8 salt

put potatoes in a small saucepan and cover with water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer until tender

combine butter and minced garlic in a microwave safe bowl, microwave on high for 30 seconds or until butter melts add potatoes, milk. and salt, mash mixture to desired consistency

serving size 3/4 cup

Calories 208, fat 3.9, Protein 7.9 Sodium 357