Sick of the same old pork chops for dinner? Need an easy, delicious one-pan meal? Try these Brown Sugar Pineapple Pork Chops for a tasty dish that you and your family will love!
Why You’ll ❤️ These Pork Chops
- ONE pan! This is a one-pan dish, making cleanup quick and easy!
- FAST and easy! You can whip this together and have dinner ready in less than 30 minutes! (and if you’re looking for another fast, easy, unique option, check out my Mojo Pork Chops recipe)
- DELICIOUS! The combination of sweet pineapple with the pan-seared pork chops and homemade spicy brown sugar sauce is incredible!
Ingredients for This One-Pan Pork Chop Recipe
You can use fresh or canned pineapple chunks, and you only need ONE pan! It’s sweet (and spicy if you use a spicy BBQ sauce), and riced cauliflower saves on carbs (compared to rice) and cooks quickly. It’s also dairy-free, soy-free, and gluten-free (be sure to read the labels of the BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce you use – some contain gluten or soy).
How to Make
What to Serve with These Pineapple Pork Chops
Some of my favorites to pair with this easy pork chop dish include:
- Zoes Kitchen Potato Salad copycat recipe (regular or grilled potato salad version)
- Skillet Roasted Baby Potatoes
- 5-Minute Easy Coleslaw Recipe
If you tried these Brown Sugar Pineapple Pork Chops or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. Thank you! 🙂
Brown Sugar Pineapple Pork Chops
Equipment
- 1 large skillet
Ingredients
- 1.25 lbs. center cut pork chops (1/2 inch thick)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 20 oz can pineapple chunks (or equivalent fresh pineapple chunks) (you'll use the juice from the can)
- bag of pearled/riced cauliflower (fresh bag or frozen bag)
- 3/4 cup pineapple juice (the juice in a 20 oz can should be approx 3/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup your favorite bbq sauce (I use a sweet & spicy gluten-free bbq sauce)
- 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce (make sure it's gluten-free if eating g-f; soy-free if eating soy-free)
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil in large skillet – get it hot, but not smoking
- Meanwhile, pat pork chops dry and generously salt and pepper both sides
- When oil is hot and glossy (but not smoking), place salt and peppered pork chops into the skillet
- Cook on both sides for 5-6 minutes (adjust if your chops are thinner or thicker); cook until 140-145 degrees F
- When done, pull out of pan and rest on a large plate or cookie sheet and cover with aluminum foil
- In the same pan, saute the pineapple and a full bag of pearled/chopped cauliflower “rice” for 3-4 minutes
- Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl (pineapple juice, brown sugar, lemon juice, bbq sauce, olive oil, worc. sauce and spices)
- Add 3/4 cup of sauce mixture to the pan; lower to simmer, cover and cook for 5 minutes (save the remaining sauce to serve on the side with the meal)
- Add the pork chops back to the pan and cover with sauce and pineapple; garnish with fresh parsley and serve! 🙂
These pork chops are so delicious, quick, easy and on a regular rotation in our house! Bonus: only one pan to clean!