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Southwest Skillet Chops

Name: Southwest Skillet Chops
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 4 boneless pork loin chops (6 ounces each); 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons butter, divided; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 small red onion, sliced; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives or green olives with pimientos, optional

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Makes

4 servings

This is one of my go-to meals because I usually have the ingredients to make these pork chops in my kitchen. I can't get enough of the corn relish. —Linda Cifuentes, Mahomet, Illinois

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Ingredients

4 boneless pork loin chops (6 ounces each)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons butter, divided
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 small red onion, sliced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup sliced ripe olives or green olives with pimientos, optional

Directions

Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops on both sides. Remove from pan.
In same skillet, heat remaining butter. Add onion and jalapeno; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Return chops to skillet. Add corn, lime juice and, if desired, olives; cook, covered, 4-6 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 pork chop with 1/4 cup relish: 330 calories, 19g fat (8g saturated fat), 97mg cholesterol, 542mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 33g protein.

Southwest Skillet Chops

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