Pork Chops with Homemade Herb Rub

Name: Pork Chops with Homemade Herb Rub
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings (1-1/4 cups rub).
Ingredients: 1/3 cup dried parsley flakes; 1/4 cup dried marjoram; 1/4 cup dried thyme; 3 tablespoons rubbed sage; 2 tablespoons garlic powder; 2 tablespoons onion powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 4 boneless pork loin chops (1 pound); 1 tablespoon canola oil

Pork chops (and other meats) really perk up when they're seasoned with this homemade herb blend. Watching your sodium? Leave out the salt...and you'll still get plenty of flavor, Jean Morgan of Roscoe, Illinois shared the recipe.

Ingredients

1/3 cup dried parsley flakes
1/4 cup dried marjoram
1/4 cup dried thyme
3 tablespoons rubbed sage
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 boneless pork loin chops (1 pound)
1 tablespoon canola oil

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Rub 1/2 teaspoon herb mixture over each pork chop. In a nonstick skillet, brown chips in oil for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reaches 160°. Store remaining rub in a covered container.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 190 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 62mg cholesterol, 51mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Herbed Pork Chops in Taste of Home October/November 2001

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cwbuff

Nov 1, 2009

Easy and tasty dish. The rub holds well in the fridge and the amount is large enough for a church supper or other affair. However, I just kind of guessed in reducing the amt for my family of 6 - but it still came out great! Make and take this rub on a camping trip or cookout - that it's dry enables it to travel easily.