These Healthy Instant Pot Pork Chops are just 373 calories, and from the bestselling cookbook Lose Weight With Your Instant Pot.
This delicious cinnamon apple pork chops recipe is easy to make, and comes with helpful resources to make instant pot cooking easier.
This healthy pork chop recipe tastes like comfort food, but really- it’s packed with metabolism boosting ingredients like apples and cinnamon. Making it a great meal for those looking to trim down, or maintain weight.
These Cinnamon Apple Instant Pot Pork Chops are just 373 calories…
Healthy Instant Pot Pork Chops
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Ingredients in Low Calorie Instant Pot Pork Chops
You can use any apple for pork chops in the instant pot. I love granny smith as they have a lower sugar and calorie content, plus they hold up better when cooked. But you can use your favorite apples, or a combination.
A note on getting different apples- the softer the flesh or the apple, the mushier they will be. So if you like them to still have a little bite, stick the granny smith.
Shopping List for Skinny Instant Pot Pork Chops:
- Olive oil
- 1-inch-thick boneless pork chops
- Salt and pepper
- Granny Smith apples (or your favorite- see notes above)
- Cinnamon stick
- Sage
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Unsweetened applesauce
- Measurements in recipe card below
Healthy Tips and Swaps
It’s easy to modify these healthy instant pot pork chops to your own dietary needs!
Low Sodium Instant Pot Pork Chops
If you want to make a low sodium pork chop, remove the salt from the recipe and replace it with fresh lemon juice.
Low Carb Instant Pot Pork Chops
To lower the carbs in the pork chops, remove the apple sauce and replace it with water. Also remove one of the apples to reduce the carbs and sugar more.
Gluten Free Instant Pot Pork Chops
These pork chops are already naturally gluten free! Just make sure you serve these pork chops with gluten-free sides and you’ll be good to go.
Low Sugar Instant Pot Pork Chops
Remove the apple sauce and replace it with water. This will help lower the sugar in the pork chops.
How to Make Low Calorie Instant Pot Pork Chops
Over the years, working with different instant pots in different sizes, I have learned each size has its own special needs.
If you are cooking this in a large Instant pot, you should add an additional 1/4-1/2 cup of water. And if you are using a small instant pot, you can stick to the 1/2 cup.
In all cases, it is important to scrape the bottom of your pot after sautéing (always do this!) as tiny browned bits (aka flavor!) can cause the “burn” reading we all dread.
How to Make Skinny Cinnamon Apple Pork Chops:
- Set the Instant Pot to “sauté, medium heat.”
- Once it reads “hot,” add the oil and pork chops, sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, and brown for 5 minutes, turning them over halfway through.
- Transfer the pork chops to a plate.
- Add the apples, cinnamon stick, sage, pumpkin pie spice, applesauce, and water to the pot. Mix to combine and scrape the bottom of the inner pot well (scraping the bottom will help avoid a “Burn” reading).
- Return the pork chops to the pot.
- Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release the remaining pressure.
- Remove the Instant Pot Cinnamon-Apple Pork Chops and half the apples to a plate to rest.
- Set the pot to “sauté, medium heat” and cook to boil down the sauce until thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Pour the sauce over the pork chops and apples and serve.
Healthy Instant Pot Pork Chops Recipe
These delicious pork chops were made famous in my bestselling Instant Pot Cookbook.
Now you can find the same recipe with a nutrition label, shopping list, and this printable recipe card that you can bring to the store with you!
Be sure to try my 10 low calorie pork chop sides…
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Low Calorie Instant Pot Pork Chops
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 1-inch-thick boneless pork chops
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 Granny Smith apples sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 sage leaves minced
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup water
10 Healthy Pork Chop Sides:
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to “sauté, medium heat.”
- Once it reads “hot,” add the oil and pork chops, sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, and brown for 5 minutes, turning them over halfway through.1 teaspoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 2 1-inch-thick boneless pork chops
- Transfer the pork chops to a plate.
- Add the apples, cinnamon stick, sage, pumpkin pie spice, applesauce, and water to the pot. Mix to combine and scrape the bottom of the inner pot well (scraping the bottom will help avoid a "Burn" reading).2 Granny Smith apples, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 sage leaves, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1/2 cup water
- Return the pork chops to the pot.
- Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release the remaining pressure.
- Remove the Instant Pot Cinnamon-Apple Pork Chops and half the apples to a plate to rest.
- Set the pot to “sauté, medium heat” and cook to boil down the sauce until thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Pour the sauce over the pork chops and apples and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Instant Pot Pork Chops
The nutrition below is based off 1 pork chop and about 1/2 cup of apples and sauce.
This recipe for low calorie pork chops is also in our best selling Instant Pot Cookbook. In the cookbook the calories are slightly higher, and this is because my favorite nutrition database has grown and expanded over the years, and now has more options so that the writer can get a more accurate reading. It’s a great website, and completely free… check it out for yourself at Very Well Fit.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published March 11, 2019 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 6, 2022 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 25, 2023 by Audrey Johns
