Spicy Breaded and Baked Pork Chops.

I have vowed to my friend Trish that this winter I would post healthier dishes. Don't get me wrong we love comfort food, I won't neglect that this winter but with the new year coming up I thought I would get a jump start on a healthier habit.

Every time I think 'healthy', chicken comes to mind. Honestly, I get pretty bored with chicken so I like to explore other healthy options. Pork - 'the other white meat' has about a 160 calories and 26 grams of protein while a chicken breast has about 120 calories and 23 grams of protein. Being so similar why not mix it up a bit!


Spicy Breaded and Baked Pork Chops


Ingredients:

•  2 boneless pork chops
• 1/2 cup of skim milk
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced ( I used the Garlic Zoom)
• 1 tablespoon of crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• 1/2 breadcrumbs
• 1/4 romano cheese
• salt and pepper TT

Preheat oven to 400

In a medium bowl, combine the milk, garlic, red pepper, paprika, salt, pepper TT. Stir well

Add pork chop and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile in a medium bowl add breadcrumbs, romano cheese, chili powder, salt and pepper TT

One pork chop at a time, add into the breadcrumb bowl and coat well

Place on pan, bake for 20-25 min until top is golden brown

~j