Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops With Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice
- 4 (8-ounce) bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce {Check for Gluten}
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup walnuts, finely ground
- 1 bacon slice
- 1/4 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth {Check for Gluten}
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 2 teaspoons diced seeded jalapeno pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 cups chopped Swiss chard
- 1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped peeled Granny Smith apple
- 2 cups cooked wild rice
- 1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth {Check for Gluten}
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Place pork in a shallow dish; drizzle evenly with Worcestershire sauce. Combine salt, sage, and black pepper in a small bowl. Reserve 3/4 teaspoon salt mixture. Add walnuts to remaining salt mixture; toss well. Press walnut mixture onto both sides of pork. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Cook bacon slice in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Add pork to drippings in pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Add 1/4 cup chicken broth to pan. Cover, reduce heat, and cook 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Remove pork from pan.
- Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and next 3 ingredients 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. Place 1 cup rice mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 pork chop. Drizzle each serving with pan drippings, and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon parsley.
pork chops, worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, sage, freshly ground black pepper, walnuts, bacon slice, chicken broth , cooking spray, onion, carrot, pepper, garlic, swiss chard, cremini mushrooms, apple, rice, chicken broth , parsley
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/walnut-crusted-pork-chops (may not work)