Another one from cooking light

Ingredients: 5 t of olive oil divided, pork loin or chops, 1/2 of pepper and salt each divided, 8 shallots, 1 garlic glove minced, 1/2 C of water, 2 T of balsamic vinegar.

First heat 1 T of oil in a pan over medium-high heat, sprinkle pork with half of the salt and pepper.

Cook for three minutes on each side, or until done. Remove from pan, and keep warm.


Then heat the other 4 T of oil- lower heat to medium


Add shallots to pan; cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup water and vinegar; simmer 6 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper.


Spoon shallot mixture over pork. Serve immediately.
The flavor of this was amazing! We loved this recipe and will make it again. Even if you don't like shallots, the flavor was good, and you could just pour the sauce over. 6 WW points per serving.
Printable recipe HERE.

Easy BBQ Pork Sandwiches

I hate to have one of those blogs that never gets updated! We have been really busy this summer going out of town or eating old stand-bys. Here is another quick and easy one:


All you need is a crockpot, bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce, and pork loin in the amount that you want. This pork loin made about 5 sandwiches.


Place the meat in the crock pot and cover with the BBQ sauce. Cover the pot and set on the lowest setting. This picture looks sick...I know! I let this cook from 8-5. I love meals that you can come home to that require little effort.


Then tear the meat apart with forks. It will be very tender. You can chop it to your desired size.


And serve on sandwiches, buns, or however you like. (Try to take the picture before you take a bite out!) We like our sandwiches with coleslaw!

Honey Mustard Pork Chops

What you will need: bone-in loin pork chops, 4 t honey, 1/4 C dijon mustard, 1 t cider or wine vinegar, and a zip lock bag


Pour your honey in a microwaveable bowl and heat for 30 seconds to liquefy


Pour your 1/4 C of dijon in the zip lock bag


Pour in the 1 t of cider or wine vinegar


Pour in the 4 t of heated honey


Mix the marinade around together


Place the chops in the bag and mix the bag around to coat
Marinade in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight and remove the chops from the fridge 30 minutes before broiling


Place the chops in a baking dish and preheat the broiler


Place the chops on the broiler rack or under the broiler 3-4 inches from the heat until cooked through which will take about 6-7 minutes on each side


Here is the finished product
The chops are only 4 WW points and good too!!

Smothered Pork Chops

Some dishes are hard to cook just for one or two people, this is a dish that can easily be made for a few people, and is a favorite in our home.


The cast: thick cut pork chops, can of tomatoes, garlic, potato, spinach, shallots, mushrooms


Chop up the shallots (from the onion family, but milder and smaller so I don't cry a river)


Saute' the shallots in olive or grape seed oil on high heat


Place chops in pan and cook for 3 minutes on each side on high heat. Sprinkle some Italian seasonings or herbs on top


Turn the heat down to low and cover each chop with diced tomatoes (petite diced are best)


Chop up some potatoes and place them in the pan. Cover the pan and cook for 45 min on low heat.


While that is cooking chop up some mushrooms. After the dish has cooked for about 20 minutes add in the mushrooms.


Then add some fresh spinach for some green (or don't if you don't like it). The dish is ready when the chops are cooked through and the potatoes and mushrooms are soft.


Dish up and serve the chops with the potatoes, mushrooms and spinach. Great with a side of green beans.
(If you or others you are serving don't like tomatoes they can be taken off and the chop alone is tender and tasty!)
This whole meal is only 8 WW points!