Spicy Tomato Pork Chops Recipe

The first step to cooking a delicious pork chop is to keep it moist and juicy – no pork-flavored shoe leather! Here, instead of pan-frying the chops, you’ll sear them quickly and then bake them at a gentler temperature, minimizing moisture loss and resulting in a more toothsome chop.

But even perfectly tender pork is still pretty mild, so why not kick the flavor up a bit with a fiery-sweet topping of tomatoes and jalapeño?

Or if you don’t love spicy food, just leave out the jalapeño: you’ll end up with a savory-sweet vegetable salsa baked over the pork chops. Either way, the meat soaks up the vegetable juices, making the finished dish full-flavored and ready to make a big impression.

This recipe could go with pretty much any kind of side: a salad is always good, or try any oven-roasted vegetables to balance out the spiciness of the main dish.

Or what about a plate of sweet potato fries? Don’t be afraid to experiment; with such a delicious recipe, you’ll want to make it more than once, so you’ll have plenty of chances to try out a new set of sides.

Spicy Tomato Pork Chops Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 40 min

Ingredients

• 4 pork chops;
• 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes;
• 2 medium sweet bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced;
• 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, minced;
• 2 to 3 green onions, sliced thinly;
• 1 tsp. dried oregano;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Preparation

1. Preheat your oven to 350 F.
2. Season the pork chops to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
3. In a large skillet, heat some cooking fat over high heat and add the chops. Cook until lightly browned (about 2 minutes per side) and transfer to a baking dish.
4. In a bowl, combine the diced tomatoes, jalapeño, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Heap the tomato-jalapeño mixture, bell peppers, green onions, and oregano on top of the pork chops.
6. Bake everything in the oven for 35 minutes or until the pork is cooked and tender.

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Spicy Tomato Pork Chops Recipe

Add some serious flavor to ordinary pork chops with this delicious vegetable topping and a technique for keeping the pork tender and juicy.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 247 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 pork chops
• 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes
• 2 medium sweet bell peppers seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 fresh jalapeño pepper minced
• 2 to 3 green onions sliced thinly
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 350 F.
• Season the pork chops to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 4 pork chops
• In a large skillet, heat some cooking fat over high heat and add the chops. Cook until lightly browned (about 2 minutes per side) and transfer to a baking dish.
• In a bowl, combine the diced tomatoes, jalapeño, and salt and pepper to taste.
  14.5 oz. diced tomatoes, 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Heap the tomato-jalapeño mixture, bell peppers, green onions, and oregano on top of the pork chops.
  2 medium sweet bell peppers, 2 to 3 green onions, 1 tsp. dried oregano
• Bake everything in the oven for 35 minutes or until the pork is cooked and tender.

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 31gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 78mgPotassium: 859mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2107IUVitamin C: 91mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 2mg

Keyword pork chops, spicy, tomato

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