Healthy Instant Pot Pork Chops

Cinnamon Apple Instant Pot Pork Chops

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.

Cinnamon Apple Instant Pot Pork Chops

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

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.

Cinnamon Apple Instant Pot Pork Chops

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.

Cinnamon Apple Instant Pot Pork Chops

How to Make Skinny Cinnamon Apple Pork Chops:

  1. Set the Instant Pot to “sauté, medium heat.” 
  2. 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.
  3. Transfer the pork chops to a plate. 
  4. 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).
  5. Return the pork chops to the pot.
  6. Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. 
  7. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release the remaining pressure.
  8. Remove the Instant Pot Cinnamon-Apple Pork Chops and half the apples to a plate to rest. 
  9. Set the pot to “sauté, medium heat” and cook to boil down the sauce until thickened, about 10 minutes. 
  10. 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

Cinnamon Apple Instant Pot Pork Chops

Low Calorie Instant Pot Pork Chops

Lose Weight By Eating
This low calorie Instant Pot Pork Chop Recipe is just 386 calories and so easy to make!
Cinnamon and apples give this easy instant pot recipe a bold and comforting flavor.
Special Tip: See Below for 10 Healthy Pork Chop Side Dishes!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Instant Pot
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 373 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
 
 

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

Serving: 1pork chopCalories: 373kcalCarbohydrates: 37.8gProtein: 26.1gFat: 14.8gSaturated Fat: 5.2gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 734mgPotassium: 239mgFiber: 6.4gSugar: 29.7gCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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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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