Zesty Italian Pork Chops Recipes

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ZESTY ITALIAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown pork, about 2 minutes on each side; remove from the pan., Add wine to pan, stirring to loosen browned bits from the bottom. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by about half. Stir in dressing. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened., Return pork to pan; simmer, covered, for 3-5 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°. Stir in butter. Let pork rest for 5 minutes before serving.

ZESTY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with pepper and salt. Place flour in a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork chops, one at a time, and shake to coat., In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chops on both sides. Transfer to an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Top with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and olives. Sprinkle with garlic, basil and oregano., Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

MISTAKENLY ZESTY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, honey, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and cool.
• Place the pork chops in a large, resealable plastic bag. Pour the soy sauce mixture into the bag, seal, and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 to 6 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain the pork chops, and discard remaining marinade. Arrange the pork chops in a baking dish, cover, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
• In a bowl, blend the ketchup, cocktail sauce, brown sugar, water, and mustard. Pour over the pork chops, and continue baking 30 minutes, to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

ZESTY ITALIAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Brown pork chops on both sides in a skillet.
• Add onion and Zesty Italian dressing.
• Cover and cook on medium/low about 30 minutes or until internal temperature measures 170.

EASY BAKED PORK CHOPS MARINATED IN ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Combine pork chops, Italian dressing, salt, and pepper in a resealable bag. Shake to evenly coat pork chops with the dressing. Spread out in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops are no longer pink in the center, 45 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SLOW-COOKER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine 1/4 cup flour, mustard, garlic pepper and seasoned salt. Add pork chops, one at a time, and dredge to coat. In a large skillet, brown chops in oil on both sides. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Pour broth over chops. Cook, covered, on low for 2-3 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove pork to a serving plate and keep warm. Whisk remaining flour into cooking juices until smooth; cook, covered, on high until gravy is thickened.

ZESTY MARINATED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the vinegar, wine, 1 teaspoon oil, chili powder, horseradish, dill, garlic powder and salt. Add the pork chops; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for eight hours or overnight, turning occasionally., Drain and discard marinade. In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook chops in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

ZESTY BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Arrange pork chops in a single layer in a 3 quart oblong baking dish.
• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until chops begin to brown.
• Spoon off excess fat.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine soup, water, vinegar, Worcestershire Sauce, brown sugar, and hot pepper sauce.
• Spoon soup mixture over chops.
• Bake 15 minutes or until done and no pink remains.
• Stir sauce before serving.

ITALIAN SPICED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. In small bowl, combine salad dressing mix, vinegar, Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes; beat with wire whisk until mix is dissolved. Add oil, beat well.
• 2. In shallow glass baking dish, arrange chops in single layer. Spread oil mixture over both sides of pork. Let stand 15 minutes. Grill or fry until no longer pink.

ZESTY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Coat the pork with the flour. Stir the picante sauce, brown sugar and apple in a medium bowl.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until well browned on both sides. Pour off any fat.
• Pour the picante sauce mixture over the pork. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the pork is cooked through.
• FLAVOR VARIATION: You can really spice up this recipe by adding 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce to the picante sauce mixture.

30-MINUTE ITALIAN PORK CHOP DINNER

Steps:

• Cook rice as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, cook chops in large nonstick skillet on high heat 2 min. or until bottoms of chops are browned; turn. Sprinkle with oregano; top with peppers, dressing and tomatoes. Bring to boil on medium heat; simmer on low heat 10 min. or until chops are done (145ºF).
• Remove chops from skillet, reserving vegetable mixture in skillet. Cover chops to keep warm. Cook vegetable mixture on high heat 1 to 2 min. or until peppers are crisp-tender and sauce is thickened, stirring frequently.
• Spoon rice onto serving plates; top with chops, vegetable mixture and cheese.