Thursday, September 27, 2012

Marinated Pork Chops

Oh my goodness!  What a busy week this has been!  I can't believe it is already Wednesday.  This is the perfect quick weeknight meal for busy days like today.  We just made some ranch roasted potatoes and green beans to round out the meal.  Perfect, easy, and yummy!



Marinated Pork Chops
4 Pork Chops
1/4 cup honey
2 TBS reduced sodium soy sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp lime juice
1 pinch red pepper flakes

  • Place all ingredients in a ziploc bag except for pork chops and shake vigorously to mix well
  • Add pork chops and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, but no more than 4 hours
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees
  • Line a cookie sheet with foil and place pork chops on pan (or do what I do and set a cooling rack inside the cookie sheet and place pork chops on the cooling rack)
  • Bake for 10 minutes 
  • While pork chops are baking bring remaining marinade to a boil in a small saucepan
  • Baste meat with marinade, flip, and bake for an additional 10 minutes
A simple and delicious way to enjoy pork chops.  We love this recipe and it is a nice change from pan fried or breaded and baked pork chops.  It seems those just get old after a while don't they?!?  So give these a try and I'm sure you will love them!

The nutritional value is per serving.  This recipe yields approximately 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 146 g
Amount Per Serving
Calories
303
Calories from Fat
105
% Daily Value*
Total Fat
11.6g
18%
Saturated Fat
3.8g
19%
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
83mg
28%
Sodium
351mg
15%
Total Carbohydrates
18.4g
6%
Sugars
17.6g
Protein
30.7g
Vitamin A 1%Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1%Iron 6%
Nutrition Grade B-
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

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4 comments:

  1. wow this one looks really good i hope you cook for me when i come to kansas

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  2. Where is your recipe for the potatoes?

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    1. Cut up your potatoes (about 2 lbs). Place in a large Ziploc bag and toss with about 1/4 cup olive oil. When all the potatoes are coated add a packet of ranch dressing mix and shake to coat everything. Pour everything into an ungreased baking dish. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until potatoes are crisp and tender. I believe I found it on the box of a ranch dressing mix. I've also done this with onion soup mix. Both are really good :)

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