Barbecue Pork Chops

I am always looking for ways to change up things that I already make.  Usually when I make pork chops we grill them. Jay is the grill master but he was not going to be home during prep time last night so I had to find a new way to cook my chops. 

I googled baked pork chops and stumbled upon this recipe that intrigued me.  Easy BBQ Baked Pork Chops

The recipe has you put one inch of water in a pan, add onions and the chops, and then cover it all with water.  That is definitely a cooking technique that I have never tried before so I decided to give it a go. 

I didn't know what to expect, so I was very surprised at how well the chops came out.  They were very flavorful and yummy.

Easy BBQ Baked Pork Chops

adapted from Cooks.com

Ingredients:

9 x 13 pan

cookie sheet for broiling

tin foil

4 boneless pork chops

1 large onion - chopped

1 bottle of beer

salt and pepper

bottle of barbecue sauce


Pre-heat the oven to 450.  Add about an inch of water to the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.  Then line the bottom of the pan with chopped onions (save some to put on top of pork chops).  Salt and pepper the chops and add them on top of the onions.  Put the remaining onions on top of the chops.  Then add the bottle of beer and more water until liquid level just covers the chops. 

Here is a picture so you can see the level of the liquid

Cover the pan with foil and bake for about 1 hour until chops are done. 

Remove chops from pan and put on foil lined cookie sheet.  Pour barbecue sauce over the top of each chop and broil so that the sauce gets slightly caramelized and bubbly.  (Note - I put some of the onions on the pan to see if they would caramelize in the broiler but they weren't in long enough and didn't do anything so we didn't eat the onions)

I served these chops along side some roasted broccoli and Cheddar Biscuits (oh my were they delish!!  -  recipe coming soon!!!)



Productive Afternoon and Go-To Meal

I had a very productive afternoon cleaning up my closet.  I purged about 4 bags of clothes that I haven't worn in forever to donate to Goodwill. 

My closet went from this:

(My half is the overflowing mess on the bottom.  My 6'4" husband gets the top rack)

I weeded out a lot of stuff

And ended up with this much space:

Yay!!

Then I tackled the mess in my armoire:

In the midst of cleaning Spot decided he would help direct where things go:

Hopefully I can keep it neat for a while....

Then it was time for dinner and I hadn't really thought about what we were going to have.  Sooo... I whipped up one of my go-to quick and easy meals. 

Panko Chicken with Roasted Broccoli and Baked Potatoes

I preheated the oven to 375 degrees, washed two potatoes, poked some holes in them, and threw them in the oven to bake.

Then I put some broccoli in a 9x13 pan, drizzled it with olive oil, salt and pepper, and put it in the oven as well. 

While those cooked, I cut chicken breasts into bite sized pieces and used a simple three step prep to bread them in panko breadcrumbs. 

I dredged the chicken pieces in flour, dunked them in a bowl of beaten eggs, and shook them in a bag of panko bread crumbs. 

Then I put them on a cookie sheet, drizzled a little melted butter on each piece, and cooked them for about 16 minutes, flipping once. 

Mine (the first plate) were plain, and for Jay's (the second plate) I added some Celestial Seasonings barbecue seasoning to the bag of panko breadcrumbs.

This is the seasoning that I added:

Jay puts this stuff on EVERYTHING.  He even puts it on his mashed potatoes...which I think is utterly gross... yuck!!

This is one of our favorite meals and we tend to have it often. :)