I need a HEALTHY recipe for center cut pork chops

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  • eganita
    eganita Posts: 501 Member
    This is my favorite pork chop recipe... LOVE IT. I usually serve w mashed potatoes.

    http://therecipecritic.com/2013/06/brown-sugar-glazed-pork-chops/

    I'm not sure how you are defining "healthy" per say, but that recipe generally fits fine into my calories/macros for the day personally.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Oh my goodness, so many options. Grilled, baked or pan seered would be my personal favority. Roast them in the oven with some sweet potatoes or carrots (I love orange vegetables w pork).

    For me, breading and frying is a way to mask the flavor and make things like oysters or okra that don't taste good edible. Pork chops are delicious. I would never bread and fry a pork chop.

    If you are not opposed to processed boxed foods, here is a recipe my husband loves - take a box of Stove Top stuffing mix and prepare as directed with just a little extra water. Mix in sauteeed chopped peppers, onions, celery and carrots, plus some cooked white quinoa (about half as much as the stuffing). Brown the pork chops, but don't fully cook them. Put the chops and stuffing in a large baking pan and bake on med-high heat until the chops are done and everything is nicely browned.

    Or you could make your own stuffing, but I rarely take the time to do that.
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    Just had to chuckle because when I clicked on this thread an ad for Hebrew National hot dogs popped up. Kind of the opposite of pork chops. Oy vey!
  • gotonenerveleft
    gotonenerveleft Posts: 40 Member
    Tyler Florence"s smothered pork chops are wonderful. My husbands all time favorite and he's picky. Don't know the calories but think they can be tweaked to make the numbers better. I think a bit of buttermilk is the biggest culprit and I know you can find it fat-free.
  • willywonka
    willywonka Posts: 743 Member
    ooh i'm trying this!!!
  • bohemian124
    bohemian124 Posts: 152 Member
    Season with garlic salt and lime juice, let that sit for about 30 minutes. Then grill and serve with corn tortillas and salsa verde (or your favorite salsa). Yum!
  • JodehFoster
    JodehFoster Posts: 419 Member
    I like to season mine with salt/pepper/ground thyme & quickly brown in a skillet over high heat, then place in a baking dish (this could be done w/ nonstick spray & a few drops of oil). In the same skillet after browning, I add about a half chopped onion (scraping up bits from chops) over med-low heat until it starts softening, 1-2 cloves chopped garlic & then about 1/4-1/2 cup of madiera wine. Let that reduce til it gets syrupy & add a can of chicken broth. Season it with italian seasoning & bring to a boil. Once boiling, carefully pour over chops in baking dish & cover with foil. Put in a 375f oven for 45-60min until tender. Remove chop from liquid & thicken liquid to make gravy, or reduce in the skillet for pan sauce.

    Adding cooked mushrooms to the gravy is very good as well. I cook these in the skillet once the chops are in the oven, no need to rinse the pan between steps.

    I also love chops rubbed w/ bbq rub & quickly seared on a super-hot grill, then brushed w/ BBQ sauce & quickly caramelized.
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
    My alltime favorite pork chop recipe is:

    1 can pineapple rings
    1/2 c. soy sauce
    1/2 c. brown sugar

    Mix the juice from the pineapple rings, the soy sauce and brown sugar in a large ziploc bag, and marinate pork chops overnight. Grill on each side until cooked through. When they're almost done, throw the pineapple rings on the grill and cook them until they're warm and have grill marks on each side.

    NOM NOM NOM.
  • KimR87
    KimR87 Posts: 295 Member
    http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/03/herb-crusted-pork-chops.html
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    bump

    yum !
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Slow cooker would be awesome.

    Here are some recipes, pretty much guaranteed to be yummy.
    TOH is great.
    http://www.tasteofhome.com/search/index?search=center+cut+pork+chops
  • forgivensins
    forgivensins Posts: 90 Member
    My go-to lately has been diluting some low cal/low sugar BBQ sauce (or homemade) in lots of various seasonings (garlic/onion powder, cilantro, cayenne, etc. everything except salt but heavy on the cilantro), smearing the sauce lightly on both sides so like half-1 tsp then wrapping it in foil and letting it steam in the oven in its own juices (and the yummy sauce mix). You can also save the sauce for later and just use the seasonings with lots of cilantro. I've been using the cilantro base from Goya in my mixture as well.
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