Aloha Pork Chops

Everybody Hula! Straight from the 1001 Slow Cooker Recipes cookbook here's a good dish for you. Pork can be a good lean meat, and the pepper, onion, pineapple, and papaya give you some great fruits and veggies in one meal.

 I'm not sure of the nutritional breakdown of this meal, but I looked at sparkpeople.com and entered it in. For a serving with a 4 oz piece of meat with it guesstimates about 300 calories (before rice and carrots).

Aloha Pork Chops
Serves 6-8


1 Green Bell Pepper, seeded and julienned
1 Red Bell Pepper, seeded and julienned
1 Onion, sliced
6-8 (1/2 inch thick) boneless Pork Chops
1 can (15 oz.) Pineapple Chunks with juice
1 T. Mustard
2 T. White Wine Vinegar
1 T. Brown Sugar
1 Papaya, peeled, seeded, and sliced
Macadamia nuts, chopped, optional

Place bell peppers and onions in sprayed slow cooker and place pork chops on top.

Combine juice from pineapple, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar and 1/2 t. salt in bowl. Mix and pour over chops. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours.

Place pork chops on serving plate and keep warm. Increase heat to high and stir in pineapple chunks and papaya. Cook additional 10 minutes. Pour over pork chops and sprinkle with macadamia nuts.

Serves great over rice!

This one has a great flavor with the papaya and pineapple and peppers. The fruit and veggie blend gives it a unique taste. Try it out!

Papaya

Pineapple Smoothies

This was a nice cool drink to go with our citrus dinner of Lemon Fried Rice and Lime Pork with Peppers. Play with it until you find your desired consistency and flavor.

Note: This didn't all fit in my blender. Make it half at a time and it leaves room for more ice.
Pineapple Smoothie
serves ~6


1 1/2 c. unsweetened Pineapple juice
1 c. Buttermilk
2 c. Ice Cubes
16 oz. Crushed Pineapple
optional-1/4 c. sugar (I didn't use it)

Combine all in blender. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Nutritional Information:
133 cal
trace fat
1mg chol
50mg sodi
31 carb (less if you don't add sugar)
1g fib
2g pro

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