Receta Pork chops stuffed with tomatoes and spinach
A complete, mouth-watering meal.
Ingredientes
- 1 tbs olive oil + 1 tbs
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, diced
- 200g cleaned fresh spinach, blanched* cleaned or
- 280g frozen spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- 3 tbs feta cheese, crumbled
- ¼ cup cream cheese
- 4 boneless pork chops
- 1 cup chicken broth from ½ cube
- ½ lemon, zested
- 2 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
Direcciones
- Warm the 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat and add the garlic and cook about 1 minute.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until combined, for 2 more minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and add the feta and the cream cheese. Stir to combine and set aside.
- Thinly beat with a meat mallet each chop. Place ¼ of the spinach and sun-dried tomato mixture on the each chop, fold in half and secure with a wooden or metal toothpick. Season the outside of the pork with pepper.
- In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, and mustard.
- Warm the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
- Transfer the pork to a side dish and tent with foil to keep warm.
- Add the chicken broth mixture to the skillet over medium-high heat. Scrape up the bottom of the pan and cook for 8 minutes to reduce the broth by half.
- Before serving spoon some sauce over the pork.
- *Cook spinach in a microwave oven with 2 tablespoons water for 2 minutes on MAX (this way you preserve all the vitamins).
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 276g | |
Recipe makes 4 servings | |
Calories 222 | |
Calories from Fat 108 | 49% |
Total Fat 12.27g | 15% |
Saturated Fat 5.55g | 22% |
Trans Fat 0.0g | |
Cholesterol 60mg | 20% |
Sodium 661mg | 28% |
Potassium 901mg | 26% |
Total Carbs 8.21g | 2% |
Dietary Fiber 3.7g | 12% |
Sugars 1.68g | 1% |
Protein 21.51g | 34% |