Brown Sugar-Pineapple Pork Chops

Simple-simple ... good-good-good!

Excellent recipe! I made this with pork sirloin as it was on sale, and everything come out beautifully. Tragically I forgot to buy chipotle powder, so I subbed 1/2 tsp ground cayenne and 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika to get a decent approximation. Overall, the prep was simple enough for a weeknight, but the result was “special” enough for Sunday dinner, and it was given the “knocked it out of the park” and “heck yes, I’d pay for a plate of this” designations. 10/10, WILL make this again.

I made this for my wife and I and loved it. I only made two chops so I halved the seasoning for the meat but made 4 pineapple rings and half a red onion. We both loved it. Simple and delicious.

My family lived this recipe, even my picky eater at it. I added extra brown sugar because we like sweet. We didn't use the goat chz

I switched apples for pineapple and left off the cheese!

Very interesting combination of flavors! I'm not sure the goat cheese is what it needed; maybe feta would have been better. It all came together easy enough and looked pretty on the plate. Hubby and I both agreed that it was different and we'd eat it again, just not anytime too soon.

We really enjoyed this recipe! I added a little more pineapple juice because we love it!

Made it with pork tenderloin-awesome! Used feta instead of goat cheese and paprika instead of chipotle chili powder. My family loved it!

Fantastic! The flavours in this recipe are not ones I would normally put together... but they work wonderfully! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

This is a dish that you either love or hate. My husband and son loved this and both rated it 5 stars. I hated it -- it was too spicy and I didn't like the cinnamon -- and rated it as 2 stars. I've averaged the rating to 4 stars. Edit: I forgot to add the goat cheese when I served it. I put the goat cheese on the leftovers. The goat cheese helped a lot with mellowing out the heat, and took it from 2 stars to 3 for me.

Sorry, not a big fan.

Very tasty, I followed the recipe and the port chops were juicy and so good. The pineapple pairs well with the meat, and I will try it again. Using a whole onion makes for lots of onion, which is good for me. One warning: figuring what is the difference I used cayenne pepper instead of chipotle. Cayenne pepper is much (much)hotter though, which is a good thing or not so good depending on how much you like heat. Next time I make this I will use chipotle pepper and see how it tastes.

This is now my family’s favorite pork dish! Than you for making me look like a gourmet mom and wife.

Quick and easy to make. I always follow the recipe the first time I make it. It was tasty and the pineapple and caramelized onions made a nice topping.

Some members of my family don't like onions so I left those out. I baked the pork shops in a baking dish with a bit of chicken broth together with the seasonings in this recipe. Everyone liked it!

Tastes great and easy to make - but it looks like something special from a restaurant. Mix of spices with pineapples and goat cheese is an interesting & perfect combination of flavors.

I took a chance and doubled the recipe the first time I made it - everyone liked it! I Didn't change anything.

Excellent

I love the pork chops!! They were delicious!!

Fantastic recipe! I used feta cheese crumbles, and it's perfect for this recipe. The cheese offset the sweetness of the pineapple and chops beautifully. Served with white basmati rice and roasted carrots. If you don't add the cheese, a bit of pink salt might help offset the sweetness, but you'd be missing the wonderful, creamy texture the cheese adds. The cheese, more than anything else, was truly the belle of the ball. The salty, creamy crumbles balanced out the sweetness of the caramelized onions, brown sugar, pineapple, etc,. The only other revision: substituted Flatiron Pepper Co Sweet Heat pepper flakes for the chipotle powder. This recipe is a keeper, for sure.

This instantly became one of our favorite recipes. There is a perfect balance of flavors with hints of spice, savory, sweet, and tart. No one flavor overwhelms the dish. I am surprised by how much the goat cheese adds at the end. And the cinnamon. All of it surprising & delicious. Boyfriend thought it would be good with tofu too. I can mess up any recipe. I've made this twice. It's been delicious both times. Glad I found this.

This wasn't too bad at all. We all felt the goat cheese was what threw it off. Way too strong and you either love or hate goat cheese, that is why it isn't used in many recipes. We loved all the spices, sugar, onion, and pineapple - everything really complimented each other except for the goat cheese. I did make it again 3 days later and I used Feta - WOW!!! You have one heck of a recipe here!! Thank you so much for sharing - this will be on a regular rotation in my house! A recipe to be proud of for sure!

Made as directed except left out the chile powder as we do not eat spicy foods. It was delicious! Next time I will only use half an onion though.

After browning the meat, I tossed it in a deep pottery dish with the topping and finished it in the oven for 30 minutes. It was a touch spicy and I think that I would substitute the chipotle for some nice smoked paprika next time. The goat cheese gave it an interesting texture and toned down the spice.

Made this for dinner tonight and got an enthusiastic thumbs up from my family.