Name: Instant Pot Cinnamon-Apple Pork Chops
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 (1-inch-thick) boneless pork chops; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Granny Smith apples, sliced; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 sage leaves, minced; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1/2 cup water

Boneless pork chops on a platter with herbs topped with applesauce.

Photo by Carl Kravatz

These pork chops are a fantastic way to take advantage of fall flavors. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger. Or, you can just skip the spice mixture and add a second cinnamon stick.

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