Makeover Pork Chops with Gravy Recipe

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“My daughter and I made this recipe to create a special meal. I saw all the fat that went into it, and at my age, I can’t handle all those calories,” writes Betty from Sun City, Arizona. Our pros made a few changes to the recipe to improve its nutritional profile and found that Makeover Pork Chops with Gravy captures the home-style feel of the original recipe, but with less than half the fat.

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Makeover Pork Chops with Gravy Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 egg
1-1/4 cups 2% milk, divided
1-1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
3 teaspoons minced fresh parsley, divided
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
4 bone-in pork loin chops (7 ounces each)
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
3 tablespoons reduced-fat butter, divided
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/3 cup half-and-half cream
1/3 cup reduced-sodium beef broth

Directions

In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and 1/2 cup milk. Combine the bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon parsley and thyme in another shallow bowl. Sprinkle pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Dip chops in egg mixture, then crumb mixture.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook pork chops in 2 tablespoons butter for 4 minutes on each side. Transfer to an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Meanwhile, in the same skillet, melt remaining butter. Stir in flour and remaining salt and pepper until smooth; gradually stir in the cream, broth and remaining milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve gravy with chops; sprinkle with remaining parsley. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Land O'Lakes light stick butter.

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with 1/3 cup gravy equals 392 calories, 19 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 126 mg cholesterol, 799 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 35 g protein.

Originally published as Makeover Pork Chops with Gravy in Healthy Cooking June/July 2008, p11