Recipes
Shopping list
- Preheat grill and prepare pork chops (30 minutes)
- While pork stands, prepare salad; serve (5 minutes)
Honey-Chipotle Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 1 lime, for zest/juice
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons chipotle pepper sauce
- 4 (1-inch-thick) boneless pork chops (about 2 lb)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Steps
- Preheat grill (or grill pan) on medium-high. Zest lime (1 teaspoon), then juice (2 ½ teaspoons). Whisk honey, pepper sauce, and lime zest and juice until blended.
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper, then coat with oil (wash hands). Grill 5–6 minutes on each side until 145°F. During last minute of grill time, baste both sides of pork chops with honey sauce.
- Remove pork chops from grill and baste again; let stand 5 minutes to rest. Drizzle remaining sauce over pork chops. Serve.
Summer Watermelon Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- ⅓ cup canned mandarin oranges
- 1 cup watermelon chunks
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- 2 tablespoons raspberry vinaigrette
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons shelled sunflower seeds
Steps
- Place 1 cup romaine on each serving plate.
- Drain oranges. Cut watermelon and pineapple into bite-size pieces. Combine all fruit and divide mixture evenly over romaine.
- Drizzle dressing over salads; top with even amounts feta and sunflower seeds. Serve.
Serving Suggestions
- Complete your meal with roasted potatoes and chocolate pudding for dessert.
- The grill time of the pork chops may be affected by the thickness of the meat. We used 1-inch-thick pork chops in our testing.
Honey-Chipotle Pork Chops
Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 370, Total Fat 16g, Sat Fat 4.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 105mg, Sodium 260mg, Total Carb 18g, Fiber 0g, Sugars 16g, Protein 38g, Calc 2%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 6%
Summer Watermelon Salad
Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 100, Total Fat 4.5g, Sat Fat 1.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 10mg, Sodium 135mg, Total Carb 15g, Fiber 2g, Sugars 10g, Protein 3g, Calc 6%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 6%