Monday, December 7, 2009

Today's Recipe: Pork Chops with Country Gravy and Mashed Potatoes

This is a Cooking Light recipe I haven't tried yet but I was interested in giving it a whirl since it is taking a home comfort favorite and cutting the calories and fat.  Will it taste as good??? 

Pork Chops with Country Gravy and Mashed Potatoes

Refrigerated mashed potatoes are widely available and are already seasoned, so no additional salt is needed. The five-ingredient gravy would go well over pan-sautéed or oven-fried chicken. It's also great over an open-faced turkey sandwich. You can add mushrooms, onions & steak seasoning... Served with green beans and applesauce:)

4 Servings

Ingredients
3/4 teaspoon salt divided
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 1 inch thick)
1 teaspoon butter
1 1/3 cups 1% low-fat milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (20-ounce) package refrigerated mashed potatoes (such as Simply Potatoes) or Country Crock or my favorite, Bob Evans


Instructions
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt evenly over both sides of pork. Add 1 teaspoon butter to pan, stirring until butter is melted. Add the pork to pan, and cook pork for 3 minutes on each side. Remove pork from pan, and keep warm.

Combine low-fat milk and flour, stirring with a whisk. Add the milk mixture to pan, stirring with a whisk. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, poultry seasoning, and black pepper. Return pork to pan. Cover; reduce heat, and simmer for 7 minutes or until gravy is thick and pork is done.

While pork cooks, prepare potatoes according to package directions. Serve with pork.

Lorrie Hulston Corvin, Cooking Light, JANUARY 2004

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