Dad's Best Pork Chops Recipe

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My son, Kenneth, has loved pork chops since he was little, and he requests them often. He particularly likes this recipe because we pick the mint from the garden. —Greg Fontenot, The Woodlands, Texas

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Dad's Best Pork Chops Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons minced fresh mint
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons key lime juice
1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
4 bone-in pork loin chops (3/4 inch thick)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Chill until serving.
Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Grill chops, covered, over medium heat or broil 4-5 in. from the heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with salsa. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Cooking for 2: Dad's Best Pork Chops for Two

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with 1/3 cup salsa equals 342 calories, 19 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 111 mg cholesterol, 229 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 37 g protein.

Originally published as Dad's Best Pork Chops in Taste of Home June/July 2011, p75