Santa Fe Pork Chops
Created by Derf on March 24, 2013
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 18m
- Recipe #8733
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest (divided)
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds pork chops (4 pork loin rib chops 3/4 inch thick)
- 1 tablespoon oil (olive oil or veggie oil)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (quartered)
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped (or crushed)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped roughly
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine 1 teaspoon lime zest, chilli powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt; rub on all sides of pork chops. Heat olive oil on medium high in a large non stick frypan, add pork chops; cook turning once , about 7 or 8 minutes on each side or until no longer pink near bone. Remove to a warm platter, cover to keep warm.
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Step 2: Using the same frypan, over medium heat; cook tomatoes, garlic and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally until heated thrugh, about 1 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice and remaining 1/2 teaspoon lime zest. sprinkle with cilantro and serve warm over pork chops.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (282.9 g)
- Calories 427.6
- Total Fat - 25.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.8 g
- Cholesterol - 118.6 mg
- Sodium - 1403.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 2.7 g
- Protein - 43.2 g
- Calcium - 46.1 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg