Quick Pan-Seared Pork Chops
with Buttery Lemon & Green Bean Orzo
Cooking time
10 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
620 /serving
When time is tight and you need to go chop chop, there’s nothing like pork chops to save the day in the most satisfying way. Low on fuss and high on flavour, this 10-minute recipe will win over the whole family with tender pan-seared meat dusted in lemon-kissed herbs. Watch the kids sink forks into a bed of teeny tiny orzo, pasta’s answer to rice, studded with green beans, swirled with butter and cream, and squirted with lemon.
We will send you:
- 4 Pork chops
- 15ml Minced garlic
- 600g Green beans
- 1 Lemon
- 280g Orzo
- 60ml Heavy cream
- 18g Zesty Herbs spices (garlic, dehydrated carrots, red bell pepper, onion, chives, salt, spices, mustard, sugar, sunflower oil, lemon oil)
Contains: Milk, Mustard, Wheat
You will need:
Medium pot
Strainer
2 tbsp Butter
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Large pan
Oil
Total Fat
21 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Sodium
510 mg
Total Carb
66 g
Sugars
8 g
Protein
46 g
Fibre
7 g
Preparation
Mise en place
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Cut the lemon into 6 wedges. Remove the stem ends of the green beans; cut crosswise into thirds.
Cook the orzo
Add the orzo to the pot of boiling water and boil, 9 to 10 min., until just tender. In the final 3 min., add the green beans. Drain the orzo and green beans. In the same pot, heat 2 tbsp butter and the garlic on medium. Add the orzo, green beans, cream and ⅓ of the spices; stir well.
Cook the pork
Meanwhile, pat the pork dry with paper towel; season with the remaining spices and S&P. In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high. Add the pork* and cook, 3 to 5 min. per side, until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 5 min. before slicing against the grain.
Finish & serve
To the pot of orzo, add the juice of 2 lemon wedges; stir well. Divide the orzo and pork between your plates. Garnish with the remaining lemon wedges. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking pork to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
