Balsamic Pork Chops
Weight Watchers Five Ingredient 15 Minute Cookbook Copyright 2005
4 (4-ounce) boneless, center-cut loin pork chops, trimmed (3/4-inch thick)
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
cooking spray
½ cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
1. Sprinkle chops evenly with lemon pepper. Heat oil in a heavy skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat; add chops. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chops from pan; keep warm.
2. Combine vinegar and broth in pan, stirring to loosed any browned bits. Cook over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until mixture is reduced to a thin sauce. Spoon evenly over chops.
Yield: 4 servings Per serving: 242 cal, 13.3 g fat, 24.2 g protein, 4.9 g carbs, 73 mg chol, 1.2 mg iron, 340 mg sodium
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These Weight Watcher magazine-style cookbooks have given me some really good recipes but this one was a bit too vinegary for my taste. I ended up just lightly drizzling some of the sauce over the chops but don't worry - these were still very good. Turns out pork chops sprinkled with lemon pepper and pan-fried are great without any further adornment.
I did some recipe planning last night so next week should be a bit more interesting than this week. Have a nice weekend!
Blast From The Past: Sautéed Shrimp and Vermicelli from November 2005. We don't do shellfish right now but I was thinking this might work with chicken too.
Question of the Day: How do you prepare pork chops?
Last time I did them I seasoned them with Mrs. Dash and grilled them on my George Forman. I usually bake them. That's how my grandfather did it and his were the best.
ReplyDeleteI like porkchops with apple butter on the bbq.
ReplyDeleteMy mom always panfried chops then added them to jarred pasta sauce and served them with spaghetti. A few months into our marriage, I made these for hubby and he loved them. He can't believe something so simple tastes so good.
ReplyDeleteI like my chops stuffed :)
Just about every way imagineable. We eat a lot of "lean" pork. Tenderloin, loin, that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteI make a sauce of soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, and pepper. Brush that on the chops, and grill. Man oh man! Add ginger powder to the above and use as a marinade then bake or panfry, and that is excellent as well.
I cook them several ways - pan fried, baked, etc. I also make two casseroles with them that are really good. One involves sour cream, cr. of mush. soup, cheese, etc. and one is with bread/apple dressing (or stuffing as it is called by some). Very good. I started buying the loins. I either slice off the "chops" or roast a chunk. I get them when they're on sale, usually l.99 to 2.99 a pound. Can you believe it? A real bargain!
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Lowrys Seasoning...pan fried chops with this is a favorite of mine and sooooo easy to do.
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