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Cooking at Home - Baked Pork Chops
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Makes: 6 servings
Green and red peppers top these festive pork chops.
Ingredients
- 6 pork chops (lean center-cut, 1/2-inch thick)
- 1 onion (medium, thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)
- 1/2 cup red pepper (chopped)
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Trim fat from pork chops. Place chops in a 13x9 inch baking pan.
- Spread onion and peppers on top of chops. Sprinkle with pepper and salt. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 °F.
- Cover pan and cook 30 minutes.
- Uncover, turn chops and re-cover with onions and peppers, and continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145 °F.
- Garnish with fresh parsley.
Source: Heart Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style, US Department of Health and Human Services, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 1 pork chop, 1/6 of recipe (196g)
Nutrients | Amount |
---|---|
Total Calories | 225 |
Total Fat | 5 g |
Saturated Fat | 2 g |
Cholesterol | 88 mg |
Sodium | 182 mg |
Carbohydrates | 3 g |
Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
Total Sugars | 2 g |
Added Sugars included | 0 g |
Protein | 38 g |
Vitamin D | 1 mcg |
Calcium | 17 mg |
Iron | 1 mg |
Potassium | 409 mg |