Pork Chops with Apple Cabbage Slaw

This Oven Baked Pork Chop Recipe is an easy sheet pan dinner that you will turn to time and time again.  The pork chops stay moist and juicy and the apples and cabbage are crisp tender.   All of the flavors blend together into amazing comfort food.

Easy Sheet Pan Pork Chop Dinner!

If I had to choose my favorite easy way to make dinner, it would definitely be roasting everything in one pan.  I think our mothers and grandmothers had the right idea with a Sunday pot roast.

It always seemed like such a complex meal to me.  There was perfectly roasted meat, falling apart tender.  Potatoes, carrots and celery tender and flavored from the beef juices.  Now I know it was easy.  Time and a warm oven did most of the work for you.

So, when I saw the book, Sheet Pan Suppers, I didn’t hesitate to grab it.  So much to love about this book.  The recipes are all made on a sheet pan and they are all pretty simple.

Ingredients in this Oven Baked Pork Chops with Apples and Cabbage

• Napa Cabbage – I just used regular green cabbage. 
• Granny Smith Apples – add a nice tartness.  If you can’t find them, use a good cooking apple.
• Olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt and black pepper.
• Pork Chops – use bone in, they have the best flavor.
• Dijon Mustard. 
• Maple Syrup.
• Fresh Thyme – substitute 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of dried. 
• Scallions. 

This turned out to be every bit as good as it sounded.  I loved being able to do the whole dinner in one pan.  I love the combination of pork chops with apples and cabbage.  Though, I’m sure I’m showing my age when I say that I think of the Brady Bunch episode with pork chops and applesauce every time I have pork chops.

How to Make Sheet Pan Pork Chops

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Shred your cabbage (I used my favorite food processor) and core and slice your apples.
• Toss the apples and cabbage with ingredients as directed and spread out on a baking sheet.
• Pat your pork chops dry (helps them brown) and mist with cooking spray.
• Whisk together the sauce ingredients and brush on the pork chops, place them on a rack over the slaw.
• Roast for 35 minutes, then do a quick broil to brown the chops a bit more.
• Let chops rest for 10 minutes to let the juices redistribute.
• Stir scallions into apples and cabbage.

Enjoy!

This turned out to be every bit as good as it sounded.  I loved being able to do the whole dinner in one pan.  I love the combination of pork chops with apples and cabbage.  Though, I’m sure I’m showing my age when I say that I think of the Brady Bunch episode with pork chops and applesauce every time I have pork chops.

More Pork Chop Recipes:

You’re going to love these Grilled Pork Chops with Espresso Cardamom Rub!

Take pork chops to a whole new level with these Pork Chops with Bacon and Cabbage!

How about some Juicy Pork Chops – these are topped with an amazing black olive tapenade! 

Find even more on my Pork Recipes Board on Pinterest. 

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Oven Baked Pork Chops with Apples and Cabbage

This Pork Chops with Apple Cabbage Slaw is an easy sheet pan dinner! 

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Resting 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 470kcal

Ingredients

• Olive oil cooking spray
• 6 cups napa cabbage shredded
• 2 Granny Smith apples unpeeled, cored, sliced into thin matchsticks
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 bone-in pork loin chops about 1 1/2 inches thick
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon thyme fresh, chopped
• 3 scallions thinly sliced

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375. Spray a sheet pan with olive oil cooking spray.
• Toss the cabbage and apples with the olive oil, 1 tablespoon of the vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the pepper on the sheet pan. Spread out in a layer. Place a wire rack over the slaw and mist it lightly with cooking spray.
• Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and mist lightly with the cooking spray. In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, maple syrup, the rest of the vinegar, and the thyme. Spread this on both sides of the pork chops. Place the chops on the rack over the slaw.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until pork chops reach 130 degrees fahrenheit and the thickest part.
• Remove the pan from the oven and turn on the broiler.
• Broil until the chops are golden and are 145 degrees fahrenheit.
• Remove chops from rack and let rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with foil. Stir scallions into the slaw.
• Serve the chops with the slaw on top.

Notes

Be sure and use bone in pork chops they have the best flavor. 

If you don't have fresh thyme use 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of dried. 

Can substitute regular cabbage for napa cabbage. 

Nutrition

Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 45.1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1.9mg