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Pork Chops in Salsa Verde
Recipe for Mexican pork chops in salsa verde, chuletas de puerco en salsa verde. A quick, easy, and delicious weeknight meal.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
267 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 8 pork chops about 2 pounds, very thinly sliced
- 2 cups salsa verde see recipe
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- salt as necessary
Instructions
- Trim most of the fat off the chops
- Heat a frying pan very hot
- Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
- Brown the pork chops on both sides
- Set the browned pork chops aside
- Once you have browned all of the meat add ½ of the salsa verde to your frying pan
- Add all of the pork chops to the pan
- Pour the remaining salsa over the pork chops
- Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes until the salsa has noticeably reduced
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Notes
- Serving
- Serve 2 pork chops per person with white rice on the side.
- Be careful when browning the meat. The oil tends to spatter and you want to avoid getting burned.
- Substitutions
- You can substitute bottled salsa verde for homemade and you will still get great results.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2pork chops
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Sodium
648mg
(27%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2pork chops | |
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Sodium | 648mg | 27% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.