1 lg Pear, ripe, cored & sliced
1/4 c  Finely chopped onion
1/3 c  Maple-flavored syrup
1 tb Margarine or butter, melted
1/4 ts Ginger
4    (4 oz) boneless pork loin
-chops, trimmed of all fat
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 ts Maple flavor

1. In a medium bowl, combine pear, onion, syrup, margarine (butter) and
ginger; mix well. Set aside. 2. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with salt
and pepper. Spray heavy nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat
over medium high heat until hot. Add pork chops. Cook 2-3 minutes on each
side or until browned. Pour pear mixture over pork chops. Reduce heat to
medium-low heat and cover and cook 12-15 minutes or until pork chops are no
longer pink. 3. Place pork chops on serving platter; cover to keep warm.
Cook sauce over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes or until sauce is
thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in maple flavor. Spoon sauce over
chops.