There is nothing that beats the Italian flair when it comes to food on your dinner table. Italian food has been commended for its exuberant taste and in all actuality, it does have some of the most lavish flavors to it.
These pesto baked pork chops are tender and succulent since they add to your dinner-table experience with a bang. This recipe will take 2 hours to make and serves a group of 6 people.
Health Benefits
Pork chops deliver a great boost of complete protein to the body. Men tend to get 43 percent of their required daily protein intake through these, while women get 52 percent of it. Proteins are beneficial for the body, which is why pork chops help our bodies grow.
Ingredients
pork chops for the main course: 6
teaspoon of garlic powder: 1
teaspoon of salt to add to the taste: 1
Eggs: 2
a quarter of a cup of all-purpose flour
cups of seasoned bread crumbs in Italian style: 2
a quarter of a cup of olive oil
condensed cream chicken soup: 1 can (10.75)
cup of milk: 1/2
tablespoons of pesto for flavor: 3
How To Make Pesto Baked Pork Chops
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Season pork chops with seasoned salt and garlic powder
- Beat the eggs in a bowl until they turn smooth. Pour the flour into a separate bowl and then pour the bread crumbs into another bowl
- Gently press all the seasoned pork chops into the different bowls that you prepared earlier. Gently shake the pork chops to make sure that all bread crumbs that haven’t stuck can fall. Place the chops into a plate one after the other.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet placed over medium-high heat
- Cook the prepared pork chops in the oil until the crumb coating is brown. Transfer pork chops to a baking dish covered with aluminum foil once ready.
- Bake the chops in the preheated oven for an hour.
- Whisk a concoction of cream of chicken soup, pesto and milk together and pour it over the chops. Continue baking for another 30 minutes and you will be ready.
Trivia
Pork is one of the most popular forms of meat across the world and it is estimated that we eat around 85 billion tons of it on an annual basis. A third of the consumption here is being done via bacon, since it is the favorite when it comes to pork products.