Oven-Barbecued Pork Chops
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Need a little summertime flavor? Try this swift recipe and enjoy a "barbecue" indoors. Make it a meal: Serve with coleslaw and cornbread.


Oven-Barbecued Pork Chops


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Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
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Ingredients
 
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  • 1 1/2-1 3/4  pounds  bone-in, 3/4-inch-thick pork rib chops, trimmed of fatOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  saltOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground pepperOn Sale
  • 3  teaspoons  canola oil, dividedOn Sale
  • 1  medium  onion, dicedOn Sale
  • 1  clove  garlic, mincedOn Sale
  • 1/3  cup  orange juiceOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  barbecue sauce, (see Tip)On Sale
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2.
Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
3.
Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the pan. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add orange juice and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in barbecue sauce. Return the pork chops to the pan, turning several times to coat with the sauce.
4.
Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the pork chops are barely pink in the middle and an instant-read thermometer registers 145 degrees F, 6 to 10 minutes. Serve the sauce over the pork chops.

Tip:
Tip: Check the sodium content of your favorite barbecue sauce if you have sodium sensitivity - some can be quite high. This recipe was developed with Annie's Natural Hot Chipotle BBQ Sauce, which has only 240 mg sodium per 2-tablespoon serving.

Nutrition information
Calories 250, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 69 mg, Sodium 452 mg, Carbohydrate 10 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 27 g, Potassium 474 mg. Daily Values: Vitamin C 25%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 0.5,Lean Meat 3.5. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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How to Make Cornbread
Cornbread connoisseurs have a long line of people to thank for making this quick bread a mainstay in American cooking. In fact, this staple of Southern and Southwestern cuisine may be one of the most truly American foods there is. Native Americans used corn, or "maize," in cooking all sorts of dishes--including cornbread--for thousands of years before colonists first set food in what we now know as the United States. Since cornbread is leavened with baking powder instead of yeast, it was easy for early settlers to master how to make cornbread even with limited resources. So, it's no wonder the dish caught on. Its unique flavor and texture have kept it a favorite over the years.

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