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Pork Chops with Roasted Cauliflower and Onions

Golden pork rib chops, seasoned with thyme and cracked pepper, sizzle beside sweet roasted cauliflower and onions until the meat turns juicy and the vegetables soften with caramelized edges. Fresh basil, parsley, and chives finish the plate with bright herbal notes.

Pork Chops with Roasted Cauliflower and Onions
Total
50 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2

Nutrition per Serving

Calories
297
Protein
32g
Carbs
11g
Fat
14g
Fiber
4g
Sugar
5g
Sodium
389mg

Ingredients

  • 2 pork rib chops, cut 3/4 inch thick (8 ounces total)
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried, crushed
  • 1/4 tsp salt, divided
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper, divided
  • 3 cup cauliflower florets
  • 1 small onion, cut into wedges
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 leaf Chopped fresh basil, Italian parsley and/or chives

Instructions

  1. Trim fat from meat. Stir together thyme, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly on both sides of each chop. Rub in with your fingers. Set the chops aside.
  2. Coat a very large unheated nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Preheat over medium-high heat. Add cauliflower and onion; sprinkle with remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook and stir about 5 minutes or until almost tender. Remove skillet from heat. Push cauliflower and onion to the edge of the skillet.
  3. Add oil to the skillet. Arrange the seasoned chops in a single layer in the skillet. Return the skillet to the heat and cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until the pork chops are done (160 degrees F) and the vegetables are tender, turning the chops to brown evenly and stirring the vegetable mixture often.
  4. Add oil to skillet. Arrange seasoned chops in a single layer in skillet. Cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until pork chops are done (160 degree f) and vegetables are tender, turning chops to brown evenly and stirring vegetables often.
  5. Transfer the chops and vegetable mixture to dinner plates. If desired, sprinkle the vegetable mixture with basil, parsley and/or chives.