Pork Chops, Pork Chops, Easy, Easy

Every time I hear someone say 'Pork Chops'..... my brain automatically hears this little cheerleading cheer.... Pork Chops, Pork Chops.... Greasy, Greasy..... We'll beat your team.... Easy Easy!  LOL LOL  When my girls were young I used to Co-Coach the community cheerleading squad they were on..... and that was just one of those favorite cheers 6 -10 year olds just love to do!

Here is a really super simple, but super yummy pork recipe, perfect for this time of the year and is wonderful served with the potato gratin recipe.  And this recipe can easily be altered for any amount of guests you are serving, even for just two people, it is quite easy and simple.  All you need is a thick boneless pork chop per person (unless your family/guests are 2nd helpers, then you might need one or two extra).  Boneless, skinless chicken breasts may also be substituted for the pork chops.

1.  Dry pork chops with paper towel, salt and pepper each side

2.  Dip pork chops (one at a time) into either a beaten egg(s) or egg beaters (if you are counting calories), shaking off all excess egg

3.  Dip pork chops (one at a time) into seasoned bread crumbs, shaking off all excess bread crumbs

4.  Saute the pork chops in a hot skillet that has about an inch of oil (oil of your choice, either vegetable or olive oil, or canola oil if you are counting calories) until slightly browned.... about 2 minutes per side

5.  Thinly slice an onion or two (depending on how many pork chops you are preparing) and punch out the individual rings.  Place the onion rings in the bottom of an un-greased casserole dish

6.  Place the sauted pork chops on top of onion rings,  then place a lemon slice on top of each pork chop

7.  Bake un-covered in 350 oven for 30 minutes.

Pork chops are tender and juicy and have wonderful flavoring from the onions and lemon.  I personally don't eat either the onions or the lemon, but they can be eaten if desired.  And of course you can take any drippings, and make a sauce or gravy to pour over the pork chops, but they are so good on their own, I do not make a sauce to pour over them.  This is such a quick and simple dish to make, it takes about 45 minutes from prep to serving.  All you need is a nice salad to go with the pork and gratin potatoes for a well balanced and low calorie meal.

This is actually a very old weight watchers recipe that I have been making for about 10 years, but is soooo easy to make.  My oldest daughter makes it so often that the recipe has become known amongst me and my other daughters as "Amber's pork chops"!!  How funny is that!???  How she gets to claim credit for this dish is beyond me...... but...... we all refer to calling them as Ambers pork chops when we girls are talking about making that dish and we all know immediately what dish is being discussed.

Hope you enjoy!