Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops with Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops with Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 4
Lunch

This Walnut-Crusted Pork Chops with Autumn Vegetable Wild Rice Recipe | MyRecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Apples, mushrooms, and Swiss chard make a nice contrast to the texture of wild rice.

Ingredients

  • 4 (8-ounce) bone-in center-cut pork chops, trimmed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce {Check for Gluten}
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup walnuts, finely ground
  • 1 bacon slice
  • 1/4 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth {Check for Gluten}
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup diced carrot
  • 2 teaspoons diced seeded jalapeno pepper
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped Swiss chard
  • 1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
  • 1 cup chopped peeled Granny Smith apple
  • 2 cups cooked wild rice
  • 1/2 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth {Check for Gluten}
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

  1. Place pork in a shallow dish; drizzle evenly with Worcestershire sauce. Combine salt, sage, and black pepper in a small bowl. Reserve 3/4 teaspoon salt mixture. Add walnuts to remaining salt mixture; toss well. Press walnut mixture onto both sides of pork. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  2. Cook bacon slice in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Add pork to drippings in pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Add 1/4 cup chicken broth to pan. Cover, reduce heat, and cook 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Remove pork from pan.
  3. Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and next 3 ingredients to pan; cover and cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in reserved 3/4 teaspoon salt mixture, chard, mushrooms, and apple. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until carrot is tender. Stir in rice and 1/2 cup broth. Bring to a simmer; cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in bacon. Place 1 cup rice mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 pork chop. Drizzle each serving with pan drippings, and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon parsley.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Nuts, Walnuts.

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