Ranch House Pork Chops

This is yet another crock pot recipe from Pinterest.  If you can't tell, most of my cooking these days involves the crock pot and most of my recipes are coming from Pinterest!  I just made the pork chop part of this recipe and served it with boiled potatoes and butter which is one of our favorites but I'm sure it would be just as good, if not better, with the parmesan potatoes that the original author mentions.  Another good, easy recipe that's great for cool nights.

Ranch House Pork Chops

6 Pork Chops, 1/2 inch thick

1 packet Ranch Dressing/Seasoning Mix

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

1. Place pork chops in the bottom of a slow cooker.

2. Mix soup and dressing mix.  Pour over pork chops.

3. Cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 6 hours.  

Prairie Pork Chop Bake

We hadn't had pork chops in a while so I went back to Tasty Kitchen to look for a pork chop recipe and found this recipe that looked SO SIMPLE! So I tried it and it was really good. Just as simple to assemble as it looks in the instructions (cutting the fat off the pork was the most time intensive part!) and tasted great. It has a little bit of a sweet taste but I'm not sure if that was the kind of mustard I used (Boar's Head Deli Mustard) or just all the brown sugar. But regardless this is definitely a recipe I will be using frequently. It would probably be great over chicken also if you don't like cooking pork.

PS One thing I love about Tasty Kitchen is that you can change the servings online for whatever the recipe is and it will do all the math for you. If you haven't checked it out make sure you look at it next time you're looking for a recipe!

Prairie Pork Chop Bake
Serves 4

4 whole Pork Chops
1/4 c Prepared Mustard
1/4 c Brown Sugar
1/2 box Stove Top Stuffing (6 oz box)
1/2 can 15 oz Niblet Corn
1/2 c Water

1. Mix brown sugar and mustard together. Cover each side of each pork chop evenly.
2. Then combine stuffing, corn, and water. Top each chop with 2-3 spoonfuls of stuffing mixture.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Brown Sugar Pork Chops

I will be the first to tell you that this recipe is not your typical southern fare. However, Jason had a brown sugar tenderloin on our first trip to The Masters and he talked about how interesting it was so I thought I'd try to come up with a recipe that was similar. They turned out really good but you need to be prepared for a sweet main dish. I will serve mashed potatoes with them next time instead of onion potatoes and green beans because you kind of need a thick, blander starch to counteract all of the sugar. Mac and Cheese would probably go great with it also. I did really like them though and will probably try the recipe on chicken sometime soon. If you do it before I do I would love to hear how it is on chicken! I hope you enjoy them! I did make this up so it's very unprecise and open to your own interpretation.

Brown Sugar Pork Chops

Pork Chops
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Brown Sugar
Maple Syrup (our's was light maply syrup -- any kind of breakfast syrup should be fine)

1. Trim fat from pork and tenderize with mallet or fork
2. Drizzle olive oil on one side, turn over and do the same
3. Lightly salt and pepper one side, turn over and do the same
4. Heap 1 - 2 teaspoons brown sugar on each side of pork rubbing into meat, turn over and do the same
5. Drizzle mape syrup over pork chops until the tops are barely covered
6. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to a couple hours to let the pork absorb the juices
7. Bake at 350 for 30 - 45 minutes depending on the thickness of your pork chops

Cheesy Pork Chop Casserole

I found this recipe on AllRecipes.com and it is so good.  I would guess that this would be just as good with chicken as it is with pork.  It's a very easy recipe!  Enjoy!

Cheesy Pork Chop Casserole

Serves 4

4 potatoes, peeled and sliced

4 thick cut boneless pork chops

1 10.75 oz can condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup

1 10.5 can condensed French Onion soup

1 8 oz package shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan with sliced potatoes.  Arrange the pork chops on top of the potatoes.
3. In a bowl, stir together the cheddar cheese and French Onion soups. Pour the soup over the pork chops. 
4. Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 160 degrees.
5. Sprinkle pork chops with Monterrey Jack cheese and serve.

BBQ Pork Chops

I've seen some blogs that post recipes once a week and I decided to start this also. That way, if you have a great recipe you can post it in the comments or send it to me and we can all share! I'm always on the lookout for new recipes. Kelly, this is your cue to start posting some of your fantastic recipes that we always forget to share! :)

So in honor of the first ever Recipe Wednesday I'm posting one of my favorite recipes. It's from Paula Deen's Lady and Sons cookbook and is super easy!

BBQ Pork Chops
6 pork chops
1 T vegetable oil
14 1/2 oz can of crushed tomatoes (or any kind of cut tomatoes)
2 T mustard
1/2 c Ketchup
1/4 c Dark Brown Sugar
2 T Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t salt

Preheat oven to 350
Brown pork chops in oil and then drain them
Place pork chops in 9x13 dish
Combine remaining ingredients in a separate bowl and spoon over pork chops
Bake for 43 minutes

Jason and I usually eat this with a salad and boiled potatoes smushed up with butter, salt, and pepper. It's a great meal because there's always sauce left over and the sauce is TO DIE FOR so you can use it for your potatoes also!

Let me know how yours turns out!