Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs sweet potatoes, peeled
• and cut into 1 ” chunks
• 1 banana, cut into pieces
• 2 TBSP butter
• 2 TBSP heavy cream
• almond slices
• 1 lb green beans, trimmed
• 4 pork chops, thick cut
• honey

Directions

1. In a medium pot, combine the sweet potatoes with enough salted water to cover and bring to a boil over medium -high heat. Lower the heat and simmer until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes; drain. Add cooked sweet potatoes, banana, butter and cream to food processor or blender and blend till smooth; season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. While the potatoes are cooking, in a skillet toast the almond slices , 3 to 5 minutes and then set aside. Add the green beans , a swirl of olive oil and some water and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until crisp -tender, about 5 minutes.
3. Heat a large pan over medium -high heat and pour enough oil in to coat the bo ttom of the pan . Season the pork chops with salt and pepper; add to the pan and cook, about 7 minutes.
4. While cooking brush both sides of pork chops with honey several times.
5. Serve with the green beans topped with toasted almonds and banana -mashed sweet potatoes.

Notes

• NOTE : Instead of blending banana potato mixture you mash in the pot. By blending the mixture you are just making it a smoother consistency.