Quick and Easy Pork Chop Bake

Tonight, I tried a new recipe. The result was a tasty dish that can be prepared ahead of time and heated with little worry. In this busy world, there is true value in a recipe that one can prepare when convenient and heat-and-eat in the crunch time of a busy weeknight.

I’ll admit this dish has that “something Mom would make” flair. I think the chow mein noodles give it that feel. It is good food.

Quick and Easy Pork Chop Bake

6 pork chops ( I prefer boneless, but any will do)
Salt and Pepper
1 bag frozen French cut beans
1 TBSP Olive oil
½ cup mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup green pepper, chopped
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup ( I prefer Campbell’s Healthy Requests—lower sodium)
2 TBSP Milk
½ tsp. dried basil
½ tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
2-3 drops of Hot Sauce (like Tobasco)
1 can (3 ounces) chow mein noodles

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a skillet, brown pork chops, salt and pepper to taste. Place in baking dish, arrange green beans in a layer over the chops. Sauté mushrooms, green pepper, and onion in olive oil. Drain and place vegetables to top of green beans.
Mix together: soup, milk, basil, Worcestershire and hot sauce. Pour mixture over panned ingredients.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle Chow Mein noodles over dish and bake another 10 minutes.

This dish has very stable ingredients and can be prepared well ahead and refrigerated until ready to cook. Freezing would not be difficult either, but make sure it is well wrapped.