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Cranberry-Ginger Pork With Glazed Acorn Squash

Name: Cranberry-Ginger Pork With Glazed Acorn Squash
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 acorn squash (about 2 lb); 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries; 1/3 cup orange marmalade; 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot; 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon butter or margarine; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 boneless center-cut pork chops (4 oz each); 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Cranberry-Ginger Pork With Glazed Acorn Squash

Prep 20 min
Total 60 min
Servings 4

The squash will finish baking at the same time as the pork chops if it´s precooked in the microwave. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated September 20, 2016

Ingredients

acorn squash (about 2 lb)

1/4

cup sweetened dried cranberries

1/3

cup orange marmalade

teaspoon grated gingerroot

1/8

teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

tablespoon packed dark brown sugar

teaspoon butter or margarine

1/4

teaspoon ground nutmeg

boneless center-cut pork chops (4 oz each)

1/4

teaspoon salt

Steps

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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.