Sweet & Spicy Pork 

Serves 6; Prep time: 20 minutes

2-1/2 pounds pork loin
2 medium onions
2 (14.5-oz.) cans green beans
2 t. Cajun seasoning
1/3 cup sugar-free butter-flavored syrup
2 T. honey
1/4 t. ground black pepper

Instructions for entrée:

• Preheat a 12-inch nonstick saucepan on high heat.
   
• While the pan is preheating, trim and remove all visible fat from the pork loin. (After the fat is removed, it will yield approximately 1-3/4 pounds of meat.)
   
• Cut the pork loin into 1-inch chunks.
   
• Place the pork into the preheated pan and brown on high heat.
   
• Cover and continue cooking on high, stirring occasionally.
   
• While the meat is cooking, cut the onions in half, and then cut the halves into thin slices. (While cutting the onions, remember to occasionally stir the meat.)
   
• Drain the green beans.
   
• Reduce the heat to medium.
   
• Stir the sliced onions, Cajun seasoning, syrup, and green beans into the cooked meat.
   
• Cover and continue cooking.
   
• Remove from heat and stir in the honey and ground black pepper.

Reprinted with permission from Dawn Hall’s Busy People’s Fast & Frugal Cookbook (Thomas Nelson, 2009).