Making the perfect Lighter Fried Pork Chop should only take approximately 16 min . It’s considered an Easy level recipe. Below are the ingredients and directions for you to easily follow. The Lighter Fried Pork Chop recipe can feed your family for 1 serving.
There are many different ways to make this Lighter Fried Pork Chop recipe. Once you’re familiar with our recommended ingredients and directions, you can add your own twist to this recipe to make it your own! We’ve also listed potential Cookware items below that might be necessary for this Lighter Fried Pork Chop recipe.
Lighter Fried Pork Chop Popular Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- One 6-ounce bone-in center-cut pork chop
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, cut in half, 1 half cut into wedges
- One 14.5-ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 10 ounces baby spinach
Steps for making Lighter Fried Pork Chop
- Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Put the flour in a shallow dish. Season the pork chop with salt and pepper. Dredge in the flour and add to the skillet. Cook until golden, about 5 minutes, then flip and cook to desired doneness, about 3 minutes more. Give the lemon half a good squeeze over the chop.
- Next, add the cannellini beans and spinach to a medium skillet set over medium-high heat. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are warmed through and the spinach is just wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Give the beans and spinach a good squeeze of the lemon half.
- Serve the beans and spinach alongside the pork chop with the lemon wedges for squeezing over.
Popular Categories for this Recipe
- Pork Chop – A pork chop, like other meat chops, is a loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig and is usually a rib or part of a vertebra. Pork chops are unprocessed and leaner than other cuts. Chops are commonly served as an individual portion, and can be accompanied with applesauce, vegetables, and other sides. Pork is one of the most commonly consumed meats in the world. In the United States, pork chops are the most commonly consumed meat cut from the pork loin and account for 10% of total pork consumption. It comes from the pork shoulder.
- Pork – Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC.Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved. Curing extends the shelf life of the pork products. Ham, smoked pork, gammon, bacon and sausage are examples of preserved pork. Charcuterie is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, many from pork.Pork is the most popular meat in the Western world and in Central Europe. It is also very popular in East and Southeast Asia (Mainland Southeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, East Timor, and Malaysia). It is highly prized in Asian cuisines, especially in China, for its fat content and texture.Some religions and cultures prohibit pork consumption, notably Islam and Judaism.
- Main Dish
- High Fiber
You might need the following Cookware
In this section we’ve listed Cookware items that might be helpful to make this Lighter Fried Pork Chop recipe (or similar recipes). If certain tools or utensils are not applicable, then ignore and choose relevant items.
- Cooking pots
- Frying pan
- Steamers
- Colander
- Skillet
- Knives
- Cutting board
- Grater
- Saucepan
- Stockpot
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Wooden Spoon
