Authentic Creole Smothered Pork Recipe | Easy & Flavorful

Cook Time 11 minutes
Prep Time 20 minutes

YIELD Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

Nonstick cooking spray 4 pork loin chops (5 ounces each), trimmed of fat 1 cup chopped green bell pepper 3/4 cup chopped yellow onion 3/4 cup thinly sliced celery 1 (14-1/2-ounce) can stewed tomatoes 1 cup fresh or frozen cut okra, thawed 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1 bay leaf 1 packet boil-in-bag rice or 1 cup uncooked instant rice 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

PREPARATION:

1. Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add pork; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned on one side. Remove pork from skillet; set aside, browned side up.
2. Add pepper, onion and celery to drippings in skillet; lightly spray with cooking spray. Cook and stir over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until onion is translucent.
3. Add tomatoes, okra, thyme and bay leaf to skillet. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add pork and any accumulated juices; spoon some sauce over all. Reduce heat. Cover tightly; simmer 10 minutes or until pork is barely pink in center. Remove porkto serving platter; keep warm.
4. Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
5. Increase heat of skillet to medium-high. Bring tomato mixture to a boil; cook 1 minute to reduce slightly. Remove skillet from heat. Add parsley, salt and hot pepper sauce; stir to blend.
6. To serve, spoon rice around outer edges of pork chops. Spoon tomato mixture over pork.

This recipe appears in: Pork NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 pork chop with 1/2 cup vegetable mixture and 1/2 cup cooked rice Fiber 4 g Carbohydrate 37 g Cholesterol 72 mg Saturated Fat 3 g Total Fat 9 g Calories from Fat 25 % Calories 331 Protein 26 g Sodium 424 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Vegetable 1 Starch 2 Meat 3