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Honey-Chipotle Pork Chops with Summer Watermelon Salad
4 servings
35 minutes total
  • 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

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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

    1. Place 1 cup romaine on each serving plate.
    2. Drain oranges. Cut watermelon and pineapple into bite-size pieces. Combine all fruit and divide mixture evenly over romaine.
    3. 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%