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!

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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!

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!!

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).

Looking for more one-and-done weeknight meals? You’ll LOVE this Easy Chicken and Shrimp Paella or this One Pan Roasted Chicken Dinner!

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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!

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 301 kcal

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)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil.

3. Pat the pork roast dry with a paper towel and generously season all sides with salt and pepper.

4. 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.

5. Remove the pork roast from the pan to a plate and set aside. 

6. Add the onions, apples, thyme, rosemary and paprika to the pan and toss well in the meat juices.

7. Let the onions and apples cook just until they begin to soften and take on colour.

8. Prepare the glaze by whisking together the maple syrup, garlic, dijon mustard, thyme, rosemary and soy sauce in a small bowl.

9. Add the pork roast back to the pan and nestle the roast into the bed of apples and onions.

10. 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.

11. 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. 

12. 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.

Recipe 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 Facts

Easy One Pan Maple Glazed Pork with Apples and Onions

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 301 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 71mg24%

Sodium 193mg8%

Potassium 660mg19%

Carbohydrates 30g10%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 22g24%

Protein 27g54%

Vitamin A 122IU2%

Vitamin C 10mg12%

Calcium 41mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.