Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops with Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice

Name: Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops with Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bacon slice; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters diced carrot; 473 milliliters cooked wild rice; 237 milliliters sliced cremini mushrooms; 1 teaspoons dried sage; 59 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 118 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 garlic clove, minced; 237 milliliters chopped peeled Granny Smith apple; 2 teaspoons diced seeded jalapeño pepper; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 237 milliliters finely chopped onion; 907 grams bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed; 355 milliliters finely trimmed chopped Swiss chard; 79 milliliters walnuts, finely ground; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops with Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 56g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 573 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It works well as a main course. If you have walnuts, swiss chard, less-sodium chicken broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the walnuts you could follow this main course with the Pistachio Cake with Walnuts as a dessert.

Instructions

To prepare pork, place chops in a shallow dish; drizzle evenly with Worcestershire.

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Combine salt, sage, and black pepper in a small bowl. Reserve 3/4 teaspoon salt mixture.

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Add walnuts to remaining salt mixture; toss well. Press walnut mixture onto both sides of pork chops. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

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Cook bacon slice in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp.

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Remove bacon from pan; crumble.

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Add pork chops to drippings in pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

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Pork Chops

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Add 1/4 cup chicken broth to pan. Cover, reduce heat, and cook 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.

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Remove pork from pan.

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To prepare rice, heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Add onion and next 3 ingredients (through garlic) to pan; cover and cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in reserved 3/4 teaspoon salt mixture, chard, mushrooms, and apple. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until carrot is tender. Stir in rice and 1/2 cup broth. Bring to a simmer; cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in bacon.

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Place 1 cup rice mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 pork chop.

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Drizzle each serving with pan drippings, and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon parsley.

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Servings:

bacon slice 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 118milliliters

diced carrot 473milliliters

cooked wild rice 237milliliters

sliced cremini mushrooms 1teaspoons

dried sage 59milliliters

fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 118milliliters

fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 59milliliters

chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1

garlic clove, minced 237milliliters

chopped peeled Granny Smith apple 2teaspoons

diced seeded jalapeño pepper 1teaspoons

kosher salt 237milliliters

finely chopped onion 907grams

bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed 355milliliters

finely trimmed chopped Swiss chard 79milliliters

walnuts, finely ground 2teaspoons

Worcestershire sauce

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Pork Chops works really well with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. You could try Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay Wine. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.