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Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions

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This Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions is a delicious and healthy holiday-inspired main dish made in one pan in less than an hour!

Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions

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  Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions Happy Monday friends! Don’t you just love a good, meaty, comfort food meal on a cold winter night? Our family sure does, and this Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions is not only comfort food – it’s also a healthy main dish that’s bursting with seasonal flavours!

Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions We love to enjoy pork because it’s a lean meat that can be prepared in so many different ways. Our favourite way to enjoy pork is actually with sweet flavours so the apples and maple syrup in this Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions really take it over the top!!

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Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions The ingredients for this Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork  are so simple that they’re probably already in your kitchen. But one thing you definitely need for this recipe is a good old cast iron skillet. I’m a big fan of cooking with cast iron because it helps develop such delicious flavour and colour on roasted meats – check out the cast iron pan I use HERE if you’re in the market for a good one that’s not too expensive! (affiliate link).

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  Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite thing to make in a cast iron pan? I’d love to know!  

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Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions

This Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions is a delicious and healthy holiday-inspired main dish made in one pan in less than an hour!
5 from 7 votes
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Course: Dinner, Main Course, Pork
Cuisine: American, Canadian, Comfort Food, Fall, Pork, Winter
Keyword: Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Resting Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 301kcal
Author: Chrissie (thebusybaker.ca)

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pound lean pork loin roast, visible fat trimmed
  • salt and pepper to season the roast
  • 3 large sweet onions, coarsely chopped
  • 4 large gala apples (or other sweet apples of your choice), coarsely chopped, peels on
  • 1 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

For the glaze:

  • 1/3 cup real maple syrup
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh or dried rosemary, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium, if you prefer)
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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
  • Pat the pork roast dry with a paper towel and generously season all sides with salt and pepper.
  • Brown all sides of the pork roast in the hot cast iron pan until the outside of the roast is golden brown. Don't worry about cooking in all the way through here (it will finish cooking in the oven!), just get that nice golden brown colour on the outside.
  • Remove the pork roast from the pan to a plate and set aside. 
  • Add the onions, apples, thyme, rosemary and paprika to the pan and toss well in the meat juices.
  • Let the onions and apples cook just until they begin to soften and take on colour.
  • Prepare the glaze by whisking together the maple syrup, garlic, dijon mustard, thyme, rosemary and soy sauce in a small bowl.
  • Add the pork roast back to the pan and nestle the roast into the bed of apples and onions.
  • Brush the glaze over the pork roast to coat it generously on all sides. Use all the glaze, and if necessary pour the remainder over the roast.
  • Place the skillet in your preheated oven (to 375 degrees Fahrenheit) and roast for about 35 minutes or until the center of the roast reaches an internal temperature of 65 degrees Celsius or 145 degrees Fahrenheit. 
  • Remove the skillet from the oven when the pork is cooked through and cover with foil, letting it stand for about 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

This recipe is best served with roasted or mashed potatoes.
Use an instant-read thermometer to ensure you don't over-cook the pork by cooking it only until the desired temperature is reached. Because pork roasts come in different thicknesses, it's best to rely on temperature rather than a specific amount of time in the oven (although expect anywhere between 25 and 40 minutes, to be safe).
Garnish the dish with fresh sprigs of rosemary and/or thyme (if desired).

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 660mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 122IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg
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  10. Kathy Young says

    This was absolutely delicious! I added small baby Yukon gold potatoes into the pan right before putting in the oven . Totally delighted the family with this easy yet special “quarantine “ meal!!

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  11. Deena Bartley says

    5 stars
    I have made this a few times and have passed it on to my daughter. We do use pork tenderloin and it works out well. Such a great fall recipe!

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  12. Cathy Eichhorn says

    Delicious combination of apples and onions to complement the pork. I used a pork tenderloin and it was perfect cooked to 145 on my meat thermometer. Loved the maple garlic glaze. I added a handful of craisons to the apple, onion mix. The cranberries not only added colour but were delicious with the pork. Thanks for the recipe.

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  13. Janet says

    This sure isn’t your mama’s pork roast! So flavourful and moist – this is the best pork roast I’ve ever made!

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  14. Lorrie Thomas-Dossett says

    I have been trying new recipes and I am so glad I tried this one. It was delicious! My husband and son want me to make this again (and again). Thank you for sharing it.

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  15. Raena says

    What would be the best way to make this ahead of time for a dinner party. I don’t want to be cooking it in the pan while my guests are here. Is it possible?

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    • The Busy Baker says

      You can do the first half of the recipe ahead of time and pop it in the oven right when your guests arrive. You won’t have to be in the kitchen any more and your house will smell amazing!

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  16. Brianna says

    I just cooked this (waiting for it to get a bit less pink although temp says ready). I noticed you say coarsely chopped vegetables so I used my chopper, but in the pictures you have, it’s not coarsely chopped (which I like better)… can you tell me should I coarsely chop or go by the size of cuts of onions and apples in the pics? Thanks so much. This is a dry fun for a Friendsgiving. I have a big pork loin (not sure how you can brown on more than two sides)… another question I guess. I may do pork loins instead when I do the real run of it.

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    • The Busy Baker says

      I would chop them by hand in the sizes shown in the picture. To brown your loin on all sides, you can engage the help of a pair of tongs. Happy cooking ☺️

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