You all know what kind of rut I'm talking about...the one where you are trying to make your grocery list or dreading the dinner hour because you feel like you make the same rotation of meals over and over again. Well, I'm in the rut, but I came up with an idea. To the bottom of this post I'm going to add the recipe for one of my more original (I hope) dinner ideas. I'm hoping that many of you will be willing to post a recipe on your blogs and leave a comment on mine so that I will be able to get some new and different meal ideas. Sound good? Okay then....here's mine!
Cranberry Sauced Pork Chops
4-8 pork chops
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
1-1 1/2 cups apple juice
1 can cranberry sauce
3 tbsp. cornstarch
3 tbsp. brown sugar
pepper
In a large frying pan or skillet melt butter/margarine. Brown pork chops adding pepper to each side. Once brown, add apple juice to skillet (more or less depending on number of pork chops). Cook pork chops through, turning occasionally. While pork chops are cooking, combine the cranberry sauce, brown sugar and corn starch in a bowl and set aside. When chops are done cooking, remove them from pan. Add cranberry mixture to the apple juice in the pan and heat on low until it reaches the consistency of a sauce. Serve sauce over or on the side of the pork chops. I usually make smashed potatoes to go with the chops. Enjoy!!!
5 comments:
I LOVE this idea!! I am leaving to Indiana on Saturday and don't know if I will have time to post something before then but I will as soon as I can. I love cooking and I'm always looking for new ideas. Have you ever heard of Deals to Meals? Every week I get 7new meals and a shopping list. So, I have some good recipies, come on over if you ever want to take a look. :)
When Bonnie and I first were married she used to cook (and by cook she meant open a box of hamburger helper and voila). Through the years she has really tried to improve and I would dare say that she has become amazing at it. One of the things that helped her when she was in a rut was a book called "Saving Dinner" by Leanne Ely. The meals are well balanced, super tasty, most are fairly simple, and the best part is each week has a shopping list so you go, get what you need, and nothing spoils before you can use it!
One of our favorites from the book:
DIJON MAPLE CHICKEN
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper to taste
2 T. butter divided
½ c. onion chopped
1 c. chicken broth
½ c. half and half
3 T. Dijon mustard
1½ T. Maple syrup
Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a skillet, melt ½ the butter over medium-high heat and cook chicken till browned on both sides. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
In the same skillet, add the rest of the butter and cook onion until translucent. Stir in broth with a whisk, making sure to whisk the browned bits up off the bottom of the pan. Add half and half, mustard, and maple syrup.
Bring to a low simmer and cook till thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken and serve. Goes well with brown rice, baked sweet potato and a big green salad.
Hey Sam! I hate the rut, too! I have 2 binders full of saving dinner recipes and love them. You can borrow anytime.
We love soups this time of year. I like to make homemade chicken noodle with those thick noodles you buy in a bag that looks like a bread bag. I don't have an exact recipe, but it's just chicken broth, chicken, onion, carrots (celery, if you like it) salt, pepper and a little thyme boiled all together and then add the noodles. This might still be ruttish, but it sure tastes good.
Keith has out done himself again! Darrin would be totally jealous of that AWESOME snowman in the pictures below. Your Cranberry pork chops sound delish!
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