Thyme-Marinated Pork Chops Recipe

Thyme-Marinated Pork Chops Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Be the first to write a review

Rate recipe

A garlic and thyme marinade and a crisp bread-crumb coating enhance these juicy chops. "They're great for an everyday dinner or even when you want to have a special meal for two," says Allyson Harms of Edmond, Oklahoma.

This recipe is:

Healthy

Diabetic Friendly

[X]

Rate Thyme-Marinated Pork Chops Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Thyme-Marinated Pork Chops Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + marinating Cook: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 bone-in pork loin chops (7 ounces each)
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil

Directions

In a resealable plastic bag, combine the wine or broth, 1 tablespoon thyme and garlic; add pork. Seal bag and shake to coat; refrigerate for 30 minutes. Turn and refrigerate 30 minutes longer.
Drain and discard marinade. In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt, pepper and remaining thyme. Coat pork chops on both sides with crumb mixture. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook pork in oil for 8 minutes on each side or until golden brown and a meat thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One pork chop equals 287 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 81 mg cholesterol, 269 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Thyme-Marinated Pork Chops in Light & Tasty August/September 2004, p62