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Cranberry-Ginger Pork With Glazed Acorn Squash

Cranberry-Ginger Pork With Glazed Acorn Squash
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The squash will finish baking at the same time as the pork chops if it´s precooked in the microwave. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:1 hr
makes:4 servings
1acorn squash (about 2 lb)
1/4cup sweetened dried cranberries
1/3cup orange marmalade
1teaspoon grated gingerroot
1/8teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
1teaspoon butter or margarine
1/4teaspoon ground nutmeg
4boneless center-cut pork chops (4 oz each)
1/4teaspoon salt
1.Pierce squash 3 times with meat fork; place in microwave oven. Microwave on HIGH for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.
2.Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine cranberries, marmalade, gingerroot and red pepper flakes; mix well. In another small bowl, combine brown sugar, margarine and nutmeg; mix well with fork. Set aside.
3.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch baking pan or broiler pan without rack with nonstick cooking spray. Place pork chops in sprayed pan; sprinkle with salt. Spoon cranberry mixture evenly over pork.
4.With pot holder, remove squash from microwave oven; place on cutting board. Cut squash into quarters; cut each quarter in half again. Remove seeds. Arrange squash in pan around pork. Brush squash with brown sugar mixture.
5.Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until pork in no longer pink in center.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 400 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 51g (Dietary Fiber 7g, Sugars 24g); Protein 26g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 8%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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